In 1983, he received his Master's Degree in Applied Economics from American University, Washington DC, USA. In 1979, he graduated from George Washington University, Washington DC, USA, from the Department of Business Administration (Finance). Between 1984 and 1990, he worked as a Financial Expert and Investment Specialist at Islamic Development Bank (Jeddah-Saudi Arabia). He worked as Finance Director in a private company between 1990-1994 and International Finance and Banking Consultancy in Ankara Metropolitan Municipality. Between 1994 and 2017, he served as the General Manager, Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Partnership, responsible for the Finance and Bank Relations fields of several large companies in Izmir and Istanbul. He currently serves as the Chief Executive of Finance at Grand Medikal Grup A.G. and teaches courses in economics as a part-time lecturer.
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