Corporate Structure

Board Of Directors

Ziya AKKURT Chairman of the Board of Directors

Ziya Akkurt, who graduated from the Department of Public Administration at the Middle East Technical University, started his professional life in 1983 at Interbank. He worked in the Credit and Marketing Department of BNP-AK-Dresdner Bank and the International Banking Department of the Ottoman Bank / Banque Paribas / Paris, respectively. Akkurt, who started working for Akbank Corporate Banking 1996, worked in different departments of Akbank over the years and then served as the CEO of the bank between 2009 and 2012. Between 1996 and 2012, he served as a Board Member and Executive Director Responsible for Credits at BNP-AK-Dresdner Bank, Akbank A.G, BNP-AK-Dresdner Leasing and Ak Yatırım A.Ş. Ziya Akkurt has been serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nurol Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. since February 2016.

Mehmet Oğuz ÇARMIKLI Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

M. Oğuz Çarmıklı graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering of İstanbul State Academy of Engineering and Architecture, Yıldız Technical School. M. Oğuz Çarmıklı thereafter served as a senior manager at Nurol Construction Company which was the first company of the Nurol Group of Companies and was then transformed to Nurol İnşaat ve Ticaret A.Ş. He has been serving as the Vice Chairman of Nurol Yatırım Bankası Board of Directors since 1999 and has been a Member of the Bank's Remuneration Committee since 13.12.2011.

Dr. Eyüp Sabri ÇARMIKLI Board Member

He is a 1997 graduate of the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Essex, London. He pursued an academic career with a Master's Degree in International Relations and Political Theory at Westminster University, London in 2001. He received a master's degree in Contemporary History and Politics from Birbeck College, University of London, in 2002. in 2011, he received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Westminster, London. He started his professional life by working as a manager at the Riyadh representative office of Nurol İnşaat Ticaret A.Ş. between 1991 and 1992. Between 1992 and 1993, he served as the Manager of the Department of Land Development at Nurol Inşaat Ticaret A.Ş. He then served as a CEO at Nurol Pazarlama ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş. between 1993 and 1994. He has been serving as a Board Member of Nurol Holding A.Ş. since 1994. He has also been appointed as a Board Member of Nurolbank in September 2016.

Gürol ÇARMIKLI Board Member

He was born in İstanbul in 1975. In 2001, he received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Golden Gate University, USA; then received his master's degree in Human Resources Management from the same university. Following his graduation, he served as the President of Universal Materials in the USA. He is currently a Board Member at Nurol Holding A.Ş. and also serves as Corporate Development and Human Resources Coordinator. He further serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nurol Sigorta Aracılık Hizmetleri A.Ş. (a Nurol Group company) and the Board Member of Nurol Makina ve Sanayi A.Ş., Turser Turizm Servis ve Ticaret A.Ş., Nurol Teknoloji Sanayi ve Madencilik Ticaret A.Ş., Nurol Enerji Üretim ve Pazarlama A.Ş., FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş., Tümad Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, Bosfor Turizm, Nurol İnşaat ve Ticaret A.Ş, Nurol Göksu Enerji A.Ş. and Nurol Havacılık A.Ş.

Ahmet Kerim KEMAHLI Board Member

He is a graduate of St. Edward's School, Oxford. He completed the Business Organization Program at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Kemahlı, who started his professional life at West LB in 1990, thereafter worked for Finansbank, Abalıoğlu Holding and Çelebi Holding respectively. He has been serving as the CFO of Nurol Holding since 2010, the Board Member of Nurol Investment Bank since 2011 and the Member of the Audit Committee since 2014.

Mehmet Mete BAŞOL Board Member

He graduated from the University of Arizona with a BS degree in Economics. Başol, who started his career in 1984, served as the Executive Director of the Board of Directors of Interbank, Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank and Public Banks, respectively. He currently serves as a Board Member and as a Consultant in various companies. He has been serving as a Board Member and Corporate Governance Committee Member of Nurol Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. since 2014.

Ahmet ŞİRİN Board Member

He graduated from Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University. He received a Master's Degree from the University of Leeds. Şirin started his career in 1980 at the Inspection Board of the Ministry of Finance and served as the Head of General Directorate of Revenues, Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, Head of Finance at the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Second President of the BRSA and Advisor to the Presidency of the BRSA, respectively. He has been serving as a Board Member, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee at Nurol Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. since 2013.

Yusuf SERBEST Board Member

He graduated from İstanbul University, Department of Business Administration. Serbest started his career in 1989 in the Treasury Department of Töbank T.A.Ş. And thereafter worked at Nurol Menkul Kıymetler A.Ş., served as the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of ISE and as a Member of the Executive Board of Aydın Örme San. and Tic. A.Ş. He has been serving as a Board Member at Nurol Yatırım Bankası since 2001..

Özgür ALTUNTAŞ Board Member and CEO

He graduated from İstanbul Technical University, Department of Management Engineering. Altuntaş, who started his professional life at İstanbul Bankers Trust in 1993, thereafter served as the Director of Emerging Markets and Head of Türkiye Region at Garanti Bank, AMEX Bank, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley in Amsterdam, Bucharest and London, respectively. Altuntaş returned to İstanbul in August 2011 and served Royal Bank of Scotland as Chief Deputy General Manager for a two-year period until June 2013. He has been serving as a Board Member and CEO at Nurol Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. since 2013.

İzzet ŞAHİN Board Member

İzzet Şahin is a graduate of Marmara University Department of Mathematics and Gazi University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. He started his banking career in 1986 as Assistant Inspector at Akbank Inspection Board. Subsequently, he became an Inspector and Deputy Chairman of the Inspection Board in 1994. In 1996, he was appointed as the Samsun Regional Manager of the mentioned bank, and subsequently served as the Trakya, Istanbul I, Istanbul III, Ankara and Taksim Regional Directorates, respectively. In 2013, he was appointed as Head of Branch Management Department and was transferred to the Board Membership of Anadolubank in the same year. Şahin, who took on the position of Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Anadolubank in 2018, continued this duty until 2022. He also served as a Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Turkish Capital Markets Association between 2016 and 2022. İzzet Şahin was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of Nurolbank as of 02.05.2024.

Senior Management

Sezai TEZCAN Executive Vice President

He graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics. He started his professional life at Koçbank in 1995. He served as the Group Manager, Regional Manager and Director in the Private Banking business unit of Yapı Kredi Bank and Akbank. He started working as the Deputy General Manager responsible for Private Banking at Nurol Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. on 11.10.2023.

Dr. Çiğdem GÜVEN Executive Vice President

She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law. She completed her master's degree and doctorate in law at Ankara University Institute of Social Sciences, and her master's degree (LLM) in banking law and financial regulation at the London School of Economics (LSE) in England. GÜVEN, who started her career as Assistant Banking Specialist/Lawyer at the Banking Supervision and Regulatory Authority in 2001, served as Senior Chief Banking Specialist in the same institution until June 2023. GÜVEN, who started working as Group Manager Responsible for Internal Systems at Nurol Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. in June 2023, has been serving as Deputy General Manager Responsible for Legislation, Audit and Risk Management since January 2024.

Gülbin ÇAKIR Executive Vice President

She graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Economics. Gülbin Çakır, who started her banking career as an assistant specialist with Emlak Bank Executive Training Program in 1998, worked in various units of Ziraat Bank Treasury Management between 2001-2018; In June 2018, she was appointed as the Head of Financial Institutions and Investor Relations Department at the same institution. Çakır, who also served as a board member at KZI Bank and Arap Türk Bank, started working as Deputy General Manager responsible for Treasury at Nurol Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. on January 26, 2024.Executive Vice President

Recep GÜL Executive Vice President

After graduating from Boğaziçi University Department of Computer Engineering, he received his master's degree in Banking and Insurance from Marmara University. He started his career at Standard Chartered Bank Türkiye Headquarter in 1990, then served as a director in the Information Technologies and Finance departments of WestLB AG and Portigon AG. Recep Gül, who started working for Nurol Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. on 25 May 2015, has been working as the Deputy General Manager responsible for Financial Control, Operations and Information Technologies since then.

Ebru ERSOY Executive Vice President

After her graduation from Notre Dame de Sion High School in 1993, she studied at University of İstanbul Law School and graduated in 1998. Her career started at Pekin&Bayar Law Firm as Senior Legal Advisor in Banking&Finance unit. Later she was transferred to former ABN AMRO NV later The Royal Bank of Scotland İstanbul branch. She served there as Legal Affairs Country Director, member of Senior Management and Auditing Committee Chairperson until 2017. She worked at Odeabank as Chief Legal Officer and Sustainability Officer between 2017 and 2024. After working at Doğan Group Companies for a short period, she joined in our Bank as EVP for Legal Affairs. She speaks fluently French and English, she is certified as Anti Money Laundering Expert.

Dr. Murat ÇİMEN Chief Executive Vice President

He graduated from İTU, Department of Civil Engineering. He received a Master's Degree and PhD from Boğaziçi University. Çimen, who started his career at Interbank in 1996, thereafter served as a Senior Associate in the Project Finance and Financial Leasing Department and Deputy General Manager Responsible for Investment Banking at Nurol Yatırım Bankası in 1999. He has been serving as Deputy General Manager Responsible for Credits since 2017.

Zafer Babür HAKARAR Chief Executive Vice President

He is a graduate of Boğaziçi University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Hakarar started his professional life as an associate at Finansbank in 1995 and thereafter worked as the Director of Finance and Business Development at Credit Europe in Amsterdam and Tosyalı Holding, respectively. Z. Babür Hakarar has been serving as a Chief Deputy General Manager in Charge of the Treasury at Nurol Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. since 2013.

Özgür ALTUNTAŞ Board Member and CEO

He graduated from İstanbul Technical University, Department of Management Engineering. Altuntaş, who started his professional life at İstanbul Bankers Trust in 1993, thereafter served as the Director of Emerging Markets and Head of Türkiye Region at Garanti Bank, AMEX Bank, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley in Amsterdam, Bucharest and London, respectively. Altuntaş returned to İstanbul in August 2011 and served Royal Bank of Scotland as Chief Deputy General Manager for a two-year period until June 2013. He has been serving as a Board Member and CEO at Nurol Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. since 2013.

Organization Chart

Capital Structure, Shareholding Structure And Shares Of Board Members

NUROL YATIRIM BANKASI A.Ş. SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE

Shareholder# of SharesCorresponding EquityEquity Ratio
Nurol Holding A,Ş, 3,468,000,026 3,468,000,026 TL 96.33%
Nurettin ÇARMIKLI 23,466,662 23,466,662 TL 0.65%
Figen ÇARMIKLI 23,466,662 23,466,662 TL 0.65%
Mehmet Oğuz ÇARMIKLI 23,466,662 23,466,662 TL 0.65%
Eyüp Sabri ÇARMIKLI 20,533,330 20,533,330 TL 0.57%
Gürol ÇARMIKLI 10,266,664 10,266,664 TL 0.29%
Gürhan ÇARMIKLI 10,266,664 10,266,664 TL 0.29%
Oğuzhan ÇARMIKLI 6,844,443 6,844,443 TL 0.19%
Saadet Ceyda ÇARMIKLI 6,844,443 6,844,443 TL 0.19%
Eda ÇARMIKLI 6,844,443 6,844,443 TL 0.19%
TOTAL 3,600,000,000 3,600,000,000 TL 100.00%

Except for the Members of the Board of Directors listed in the table below, the CEO and other Members of the Board of Directors do not own any shares in the bank.

 # of SharesEquity Ratio
Mehmet Oğuz ÇARMIKLI - Vice Chairman of the Board 23,446,662 0.65%
Eyüp Sabri ÇARMIKLI - Board Member 20,533,330 0.57%
Gürol ÇARMIKLI - Board Member 10,226,664 0.29%

Committees

Corporate Governance Committee

The Committee was constituted to monitor and guide the Bank's corporate governance operations. It operates in accordance with the provisions of the "Regulation on Corporate Governance Principles of Banks" which came into effect after being published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 26333 dated 01.11.2006 by BRSA. The Committee works under the Board of Directors. It monitors the Bank's compliance with corporate governance principles and performs improvement efforts. Corporate Governance Committee convened twice in 2023. Corporate Governance Committee consists of the following members.

ResponsibilityName, SurnamePrimary Role
Chairman Ahmet ŞİRİN Board Member
Member Mehmet Mete BAŞOL Board Member
Remuneration Committee

Within the framework of the Capital Markets Board’s Communiqué No: II-17.1 on "Corporate Governance”, Remuneration Committee was constituted to operate within the scope of the Principle 6 of the Regulation on Banks' Corporate Governance Principles issued by the Banking Regulatory and Supervisory Agency (BRSA) with the purpose to monitor and supervise the Bank's policies and practices regarding the remuneration system under the Board of Directors. Remuneration Committee convened twice in 2023. Remuneration Committee consists of the following members.

ResponsibilityName, SurnamePrimary Role
Chairman Mehmet Oğuz ÇARMIKLI Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Member Ahmet Kerim KEMAHLI Board Member
Audit Committee

The Audit Committee was constituted to oversee (on behalf of the Board of Directors) the effectiveness and adequacy of the Bank's internal systems along with the operation of these systems and accounting and reporting systems within the framework of the Law and relevant regulations as well as the reliability and integrity of the information produced, to establish an audit and supervision process that will provide the necessary assurance about the adequacy and accuracy of ICAAP (Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process), to make the preliminary assessment on the independent audit firms, rating agencies, valuation and support service organizations to be selected by the Board of Directors, to regularly monitor the activities of the organizations nominated and contracted by the Board of Directors, to ensure the consolidation and coordination of the internal audit activities of the subsidiaries subject to consolidation in accordance with the regulations entered into force pursuant to the law and to fulfill the duties determined within the framework of Banking and Capital Market legislation. Audit Committee convened fourteen times in 2023. Audit Committee consists of the following members.

ResponsibilityName, SurnamePrimary Role
Chairman İzzet ŞAHİN Board Member
Member Yusuf SERBEST Board Member
Credit Committee

The Committee works under the Board of Directors. Te Committee was constituted in accordance with the articles of the “Regulation on Banks' Credit Transactions” published by BRSA. It ensures the Bank's credit transactions to be carried out within the framework of the established strategy and the limits determined by the Board of Directors. The Committee further evaluates, approves or rejects loan proposals throughout the Bank within the limits determined by the Board of Directors; it negotiates the systems related to the development of credit assessment process and quality and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors accordingly. Credit Committee convened 33 times in 2023. Credit Committee consists of the following members.

ResponsibilityName, SurnamePrimary Role
Chairman Ziya AKKURT Chairman of the Board
Member Mehmet Mete BAŞOL Board Member
Member Özgür ALTUNTAŞ Board Member - CEO
Assets-Liability Committee (ALCO)

Asset-Liability Committee (ALCO) convenes every week under the chairmanship of the CEO with the participation of Deputy General Managers and the Business Unit Managers who undertake operations that may affect the balance sheet. The agenda of the meeting consists of assessments on the Bank's balance sheet, the operations of the business units, general economic outlook and current political and economic developments and determination of the weekly strategy. Asset-Liability Committee (ALCO) convened 43 times in 2023. ALCO consists of the following members.

ResponsibilityName, SurnamePrimary Role
Chairman Özgür ALTUNTAŞ Board Member - CEO
Member Zafer Babür HAKARAR Chief Executive Vice President
Member Sezai TEZCAN Executive Vice President
Member Recep GÜL Executive Vice President
Member Nazlı BAYINDIR Financial Control Group Manager
Member Fatma KÜSDÜL Corporate Banking Group Manager
Information Systems Strategy and Steering Committee

The Committee works under the Board of Directors. The Committee operates within the scope of the “Communiqué on the Principles to be Considered in Bank Information Systems Management (“Communiqué”)” published in the Official Gazette Issue No: 26643 dated 14.09.2007. The Committee was established by the Resolution of the Board of Directors No: 336 dated 17/06/2008 for the management and administration of legislation/provisions related to Information Systems in order to inform the Board of Directors about strategic alignment to be able to make decisions to meet IS governance objectives and to ensure these are regularly addressed as part of the corporate governance at the Board level. Information Systems Strategy Committee convened 4 times in 2023. Information Systems Strategy Committee consists of the following members.

ResponsibilityName, SurnamePrimary Role
Chairman Özgür ALTUNTAŞ Board Member - CEO
Member Zafer Babür HAKARAR Chief Executive Vice President
Member Dr. Murat ÇİMEN Chief Executive Vice President
Member Pınar ÇETİNEL Executive Vice President
Member Recep GÜL Executive Vice President
Member Ramazan ESER Human Resources and Administrative Affairs Group Manager
Member Ahmet Burak ERKOL Audit and Compliance Mngmt. Group Manager
Disciplinary and Personnel Committee

The Committee was constituted with the recommendation of Human Resources and the approval of the CEO to monitor and lead the responsibilities, working conditions, personal rights and disciplinary procedures of the Bank's personnel, without prejudice to the mandatory provisions of the Labor Law No. 4857 and the relevant legislation. The Committee works under the CEO in order to determine the degree of fault and possible damages of the transactions and actions that require disciplinary action in accordance with the Labor Law, other relevant legal provisions and the Bank's internal legislation and disciplinary regulations. The committee convenes as necessary, with the participation of relevant managers, under the chairmanship of the General Manager to decide on the issues on its agenda. The Disciplinary and Personnel Committee consists of the following members:

ResponsibilityName, SurnamePrimary Role
Chairman Özgür ALTUNTAŞ Board Member - CEO
Member Dr. Murat ÇİMEN Chief Executive Vice President
Member Recep GÜL Executive Vice President
Information Security Committee

The Committee works under the Board of Directors. The Committee operates within the scope of the “Regulation on Information Systems and Electronic Banking Services of Banks” published in the Official Gazette Issue No: 31069 dated 15.03.2020. The Committee undertakes the activities of ensuring information security within the Bank, determining acceptable standards of use for information systems, developing and implementing information security policies on behalf of the Board of Directors. The Information Security Committee consists of the following members.

ResponsibilityName, SurnamePrimary Role
Chairman Özgür ALTUNTAŞ Board Member - CEO
Member Zafer Babür HAKARAR Chief Executive Vice President
Member Dr. Murat ÇİMEN Chief Executive Vice President
Member Pınar ÇETİNEL Executive Vice President
Member Recep GÜL Executive Vice President
Member Ahmet Burak ERKOL Audit and Compliance Mngmt. Group Manager
Member Ramazan ESER Human Resources and Administrative Affairs Group Manager
Member Tuğba USKUAY Risk Management Manager
Member Cemre Saraç (Attorney) Law
Information Systems Continuity Committee

The Committee is responsible for establishing a business continuity management process, ensuring the continuity of IS services, ensuring the preparation of a business continuity plan, declaring a crisis situation taking into account all factors relevant to the events taking place and deciding on to put the plan into action and ensuring the coordination with other rescue, continuity and response teams. Information Systems Continuity Committee consists of the following members:Chairman

ResponsibilityName, SurnamePrimary Role
Chairman Recep GÜL Executive Vice President
Member Zafer Babür HAKARAR Chief Executive Vice President
Member Dr. Murat ÇİMEN Chief Executive Vice President
Member Pınar ÇETİNEL Executive Vice President
Member Ramazan ESER Human Resources and Administrative Affairs Group Manager
Member Ahmet Burak ERKOL Audit and Compliance Mngmt. Group Manager
Advisory Committee

The finance facilities regulated in the second paragraph of Article 48 of the Banking Law, which defines the loan transactions, are considered as loans for development and investment banks as well as participation banks. Therefore, these types of finance facilities are, in a sense, considered common products of participation banks and development and investment banks though with different principles of application.

In this context, our Bank offers some of these finance facilities to its clients, in line with their preferences, with methods pursuant to Islamic Finance Principles.

Among the services offered by our Bank in accordance with the Islamic Finance Principles are lease certificates issued, particularly in order to ensure resource diversity, and the disbursement of the resources obtained from these issuances as financing to our clients through other appropriate methods, especially Murabaha.

These transactions and required documentation, structuring of products/services, product/service-based issued Certificates of Consent for Activity (icazet) and other operations required by the relevant legislation are executed by the Isfa Islamic Finance Advisory Committee, in accordance with the consultancy agreement concluded between our Bank and the Advisor.

Certificates of Consent for Activity (icazet) were issued for the Lease Certificates by the Advisory Committee on 06.04.2023, 17.08.2023 and 25.10.2023 in accordance with the rules of the “Communiqué on Compliance with Interest-Free Banking Principles and Standards” (Communiqué) dated 14.09.2019. The Advisory Committee convenes at least once every three months and shares its suggestions and recommendations on Islamic Finance products and operations with our Bank in line with the letter No: 27267485-3455 dated 03.03.2022 published by the Participation Banks Association of Türkiye, authorized by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency Department of Enforcement III, as an integral part of the relevant legislation.

Certificates of Consent for Activity (icazet) were issued for the Lease Certificates by the Advisory Committee on 06.04.2023, 17.08.2023 and 25.10.2023 in accordance with the rules of the “Communiqué on Compliance with Interest-Free Banking Principles and Standards” (Communiqué) dated 14.09.2019. The Advisory Committee convenes at least once every three months and shares its suggestions and recommendations on Islamic Finance products and operations with our Bank in line with the letter No: 27267485-3455 dated 03.03.2022 published by the Participation Banks Association of Türkiye, authorized by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency Department of Enforcement III, as an integral part of the relevant legislation.