Meet Our Ambassadors

Our Ambassadors are leaders from the world of academia, NGOs, business, government, and media. They give strategic advice and support to the Board of Directors to stay true to CTC's mission and to shape its outreach activities.

Mehmet Aksel (Turkey), Founder & CEO Mutfak Sanatları Akademisi (MSA; Culinary Arts Academy)

Zeynep Alemdar (Turkey), Next Generation Fellow at the Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative and professor of Political Science and International Relations at Okan University

Ali Bayar (Turkey, USA), professor at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) and President at EcoMod

Soner Çağaptay (USA), Beyer Family Fellow and Director of The Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute

Rana Birden Corbacıoğlu (Turkey), heads the Technical Assistance program for the Promotion of Civil Society Dialogue Between the EU and Turkey IV, and the Active Civil Society Participation in EU Accession Talks

Burçin Didinedin (Turkey), Founding Partner of Nokta Inc.

Kanat Emiroğlu (Turkey), Chairman at Global Enerji and Senior Advisor for the Boston Consulting Group’s global energy practice

Devrim Erbil (Turkey), painter, State Artist

Tülin Erdem (USA), the Leonard N. Stern School Professor of Business and Professor of Marketing at the Stern School of Business, New York University

Erhan Erkut (Turkey), Board member three Turkish education associations

Tolga Gürbüz (Turkey), CEO at TUKIM Group and Partner at 3V International Consulting Group

Ümit Ertuğ Kumcuoğlu (Turkey), CEO at Kare Investments

Bertil Emrah Oder (Turkey), Dean and full professor of constitutional law at Koç University Law School, and member of the Science Academy

Aslı Ogay (Turkey), Managing Director and CEO at Douglas Cosmetics Turkey

Hüsamettin Onanç (Turkey), Supervisory Board member at Burgbad AG and V&B Fliesen GmbH in Germany

Ahu Serter (Turkey), CFO and Chair at the Management Committee of Farplas Group, and Founder of Casa dell-Arte and Arya Women’s Investment Platform

Esin Sile (USA), Partner and CEO at MindBridge Partners; Co-chair at TurkishWIN Boston Chapter; and Treasurer at Alumni Club Brown University

Serhan Süzer (Turkey), CEO at Eko Renewable Energy (EkoRE)

Ahmet Tamtekin (Turkey), Founder of Engaged4Results

Namık Tan (Turkey), Ambassador (most recently in the US)

Oltaç Ünsal (Turkey, USA), President at Smyrna Capital; President at Güç Birliği

Selçuk Şirin (USA), Associate Professor of Applied Psychology at New York University; Member, American National Academy of Sciences

Ozan Varol (USA), Associate Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School

Yasemin Koç (UK), Director of Aries-Collaborations Ltd

Burak Alıcı (USA), Founder & CEO at QVIDTVM

Efe Acaroğlu (UK), Entrepreneur at Curious Kids and Lecturer in Finance

Mustafa Osman Turan (Turkey), Diplomat by Profession, Social Architect by Passion

Hakkı Kızılok (Turkey), Managing Director at BaX Composites Inc.

Hakan Satıroğlu (USA), Metaverse Entrepreneur Vice President Strategy at The Glimpse Group