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Corporate Structure

Units within the Scope of Internal Systems

Dr. Kaan Ramazan Çakalı

Head of the Inspection Board

He was born in Istanbul in 1980. He received his bachelor’s degree in English from Marmara University in 2002 and his master’s degree in business administration from ITU in 2003. In 2008, he received his Ph.D. in Business Management from Işık University.

He began his professional career as an Assistant Inspector at Finansbank Board of Inspectors in 2002 and worked in the same company as an Assistant Inspector, Senior Assistant Inspector, Inspector, Senior Inspector, Manager, and Department Manager until 2018. He worked as Department Manager at the Risk Management Department from 2018 to 2019. Since May 27, 2019, he has served as Chair of the Board of Inspectors.

Burhan Serhan Peker

Internal Control and Compliance Manager

He was born in 1983 in Ankara. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Boğaziçi University’s Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in 2006.

He began his first work as an Assistant Inspector at T. Garanti Bank in 2006. Between 2010 and 2014, he was an Inspector, and between 2015 and 2016, he was the Internal Audit Manager at Garanti Fleet Management Services. He worked at Garanti Investment Securities as the Audit Unit Manager and the Internal Control Manager between 2017 and 2018. On February 14, 2019, he joined the Development and Investment Bank team as Internal Control and Compliance Manager.

Dr. Semra Pekkaya

Head of Risk Management Department

She was born in Ankara in 1969. In 1989, she received her bachelor’s degree in economics from Ankara University’s Faculty of Political Sciences. In 1997, she obtained her master’s degree from the Institution of Economics at Gazi University, and in 2005, she received his Ph.D. from the same institution. She began his work as an Assistant Specialist at the Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye in 1990. Within the bank, she worked as a Specialist in Economic and Social Research, Resources, and External Relations, and Development and Investment Securities Departments. Since its inception in 2001, she has served as Assistant Manager in the Risk Monitoring Department until 2006 and as Manager since 2006. She worked as a Manager in the Treasury Department from 2011 to 2013. Since September 13, 2013, she has been serving as the Head of the Risk Management Department.