Management

Board of Directors

Mr. Melih Han Bilgin, the President and CEO of Turkish Petroleum Corporation since September 2017, served various roles at the defense and aerospace industry as an expert, senior executive and entrepreneur. He led and involved in many projects with strategic importance. Before his career on aircraft engines and gas turbines from GE Aviation, Mr. Bilgin received his M.Sc. degree from Hacettepe University, Applied Economics Department and B.Sc. degree from Istanbul Technical University, Aeronautical Engineering Department. He is married with two children.

21 Mayıs 2021 tarihi itibariyle Cumhurbaşkanlığı Strateji ve Bütçe Başkan Yardımcılığı görevini sürdürmekte olan Kutluhan Taşkın, 27 Kasım 2021 tarihinde Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı Yönetim Kurulu Üyeliği görevini üstlenmiştir. 2018-2021 yılları arasında Cumhurbaşkanlığı Strateji ve Bütçe Başkanlığı Plan ve Programlar Genel Müdürlüğü; 2016-2018 döneminde Kalkınma Bakanlığı Ekonomik Modeller ve Stratejik Araştırmalar Genel Müdür vekilliği, 2011-2016 döneminde Kalkınma Bakanlığı Kurumsal ve Stratejik Yönetim Dairesi Başkanlığı görevlerini yürütmüş, 2003-2007 ve 2009-2011 dönemlerinde Yıllık Programlar ve Konjonktür Değerlendirme Genel Müdürlüğünde görev yapan Taşkın, 2006 yılında Planlama Uzmanlığına atanmış, 2001 yılında Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı Ekonomik Modeller ve Stratejik Araştırmalar Genel Müdürlüğünde Planlama Uzman Yardımcısı olarak kariyerine başlamıştır. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi İşletme Bölümü mezunu Kutluhan Taşkın, yüksek lisansını Cornell Üniversitesi (ABD) kamu yönetimi programında tamamlamıştır.

Mutlu Koç is a Member of the Board of Directors of Turkish Petroleum Corporation since September 12, 2022. He graduated from the Department of Economics at Boğaziçi University in 2000, from Koç University Graduate School of Business (full scholarship, MBA Degree) in 2002. In 2004, he started to work as an Assistant Specialist in the Energy and Mining Sector Department of General Directorate of State Economic Enterprises in Turkish Treasury. He completed his master's degree in Public Administration focusing on energy and environment at Columbia University in the USA between 2010 and 2012. He started to work as the Head of Department for Annual Programs and Budget of the General Directorate of State Economic Enterprises in Turkish Treasury in 2012. From January 2014 to September 2022, he respectively served at Ministry of Transportation, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Development, Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and Presidential Strategy and Budget Directorate as an Advisor to Minister / Head of Strategy Development Department. He served as a Board Member at Turkish Post (PTT) between 2014-2016 and at Ziraat Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş. between 2021-2022.

Edip Müyesseroğlu is a Member of the Board of Directors of Turkish Petroleum Corporation since February 5, 2018. He graduated from Middle East Technical University, the Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering. He worked in TPAO District Managements between 1986 and 2005, and in the private sector between 2005 and 2018. He served as a Vice President at Turkish Petroleum Corporation between 2018 and 2019. From November 2019 to August 2023, he served as TPIC Board Member and General Manager. He has been working as the General Manager Advisor at Turkish Petroleum Corporation since August 18, 2023.

Since 2018 Mr. Ferruh Akalın is a Member of the Board and Deputy General Manager at Turkish Petroleum Corporation. He worked for TPAO during 1984-2004 and for PETRONAS during 2004-2016. Mr. Akalın completed his Ph.D. degree in Geophysics at Ankara University, his M.Sc. degree in Exploration Geophysics from Stanford University and he received his B.Sc. degree in Geophysical Engineering and Mathematics from Colorado School of Mines.

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