Board of Directors

Elif Yener graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Boğaziçi University in 2004. Between 2004 and 2010, she worked in project finance at Denizbank. Subsequently, she pursued an MBA at Columbia University in the United States, graduating in 2011.
In the same year, Yener joined Zorlu Holding and, starting from 2012, served as Strategy and Business Development Manager. In 2014, she transitioned to Zorlu Energy Group, where she held progressively senior roles, including Group Financial Affairs Manager and Director of Financial Affairs. Between 2019 and 2024, she served as General Manager of Financial Affairs.
Elif Yener is a member of the Integrated Reporting Network of Turkey (ERTA) and a signatory of the CFO Principles for Integrated SDG Investments and Finance published by the CFO Coalition under the UN Global Compact.
As of January 1, 2025, Elif Yener has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Necmi Odyakmaz holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Boğaziçi University, a Master's degree in Economics from New York University, and a PhD in Economics from Hacettepe University.
He began his professional career in 1996 as a Foreign Trade Expert at the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade (Prime Ministry), where he served until 2003. Between 2003 and 2007, he worked as an Energy Expert at the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK). From 2007 to 2013, he led the Economic Evaluation and Regulation departments at E.ON Enerji. Between 2013 and 2019, he held a series of positions at Enerjisa, serving consecutively as Regulation Manager, Director of Corporate Affairs, and Director of Customer Technical Services, Regulation and New Business Development. From 2019 to 2025, he served as General Manager of Sakarya Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. (SEDAŞ).
As of 4 May 2026, Odyakmaz continues his career at Zorlu Enerji as General Manager of Osmangazi Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş.

Murat Şimşek completed his studies at Istanbul University's Department of Econometrics in 2006. Following his undergraduate studies, he received his master's degree in English Business Administration from Istanbul University in 2008. Şimşek, who began his career at Garanti Bank in 2006, worked in various departments in the Corporate and Commercial Banking field at the General Directorate until 2017. He started working at Turcas Petrol in 2017 and held the positions of Corporate Finance Manager and Finance Manager. Şimşek joined Zorlu Holding in 2020 and served as Finance Manager, Finance Director, and Financial Affairs General Manager, respectively. Şimşek assumed the role of Zorlu Energy Financial Affairs General Manager as of January 1, 2025.

Nihat Türksever began his professional career in 1997 at ENKA Construction and Industry Co., Inc. after graduating from Uludağ University, Department of Industrial Engineering. During his more than ten years at ENKA, he took part in various domestic and international projects, gaining experience in engineering and project management.

In 2008, he served as Director at Mircons, and in 2009, he joined Zorlu Energy Group. Within the Group, he held managerial positions in key areas such as contract management, procurement, and logistics. Since April 2017, he has assumed various Deputy General Manager roles, and as of April 2025, he has been serving as Deputy General Manager of Investments, Operations, and Maintenance. As of September 2025, he has also taken responsibility for Projects and Implementations, continuing his career as General Manager of Electricity Generation.

Throughout his career, Nihat Türksever has led numerous large-scale energy investment and operation projects both in Turkey and abroad. He has contributed to enhancing organizational efficiency in line with the goals of operational excellence, process optimization, and sustainable growth.

Born in 1979 in Ankara, Ayhan Akın graduated from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Middle East Technical University in 2003 and completed his master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the same university in 2006.
He began his professional career at Zorlu Enerji in 2004, where he served in various roles including Project Engineer, Mechanical Group Chief, Construction Manager, and Project Manager in the company’s power plant construction projects. Between 2014 and 2017, he worked on various projects under Çalık Enerji.
In March 2017, he rejoined Zorlu Enerji Group and, since June 1, 2020, has been serving as Vice President of Projects and Applications, responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPC) of both domestic and international projects.

Ayşegül Öcal graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at Boğaziçi University in 2001 and completed her MBA at Sabancı University in 2003.
She began her career in 2003 at Yapı Kredi as a Project Finance and Corporate Banking Specialist. Between 2007 and 2018, she worked at Enerjisa in progressively senior roles, including Project Finance Process Leader, Treasury Manager and Finance Manager. In 2018, she joined Enerjisa Üretim as Treasury Manager, and between 2018 and 2020 she served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at MR İşletme Hizmetleri Danışmanlığı A.Ş. Between 2020 and 2026, she held the positions of Corporate Finance Group Manager and Finance Director at Enerjisa Enerji.
As of February 23, 2026, Ayşegül Öcal has been appointed as the 'Deputy General Manager of Finance' under the Financial Affairs Group Presidency at Zorlu Enerji.

Tuba Özerman graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Boğaziçi University and completed her master's degree in Finance at Koç University. She holds the title of Certified Public Accountant (CPA / SMMM) and the Capital Markets Board Advanced Level License.
Özerman began her career at Ernst & Young and subsequently held roles in financial reporting, auditing, control and tax within the finance function at national and international companies including Kazancı Holding (Aksa Enerji), Allianz Türkiye, Borusan EnBW Enerji and Reckitt Benckiser Türkiye. Throughout her career, she has led significant initiatives in financial transformation, IFRS reporting, digitalization (RPA), mergers and acquisitions, tax optimization, and the strengthening of internal control systems.
As of September 10, 2025, Tuba Özerman has been appointed as the 'Deputy General Manager of Accounting, Budget Planning and Consolidation Reporting' at Zorlu Enerji.

Born in 1975 in Istanbul, Ersen Özyılmaz graduated from the Department of Electronic Control Systems at Zonguldak Karaelmas University in 1997. Özyılmaz started his career as a Purchasing Officer in the Technical Purchasing department at Gönpa AŞ and joined Zorlu Energy Group in 2000. He has worked as Purchasing Specialist, Purchasing Supervisor and Purchasing Manager within Zorlu Energy Group for more than 20 years. Özyılmaz has contributed to Zorlu Enerji's purchasing and logistics operations, most recently as Deputy Director of Purchasing and Logistics. He was appointed as Zorlu Enerji's Purchasing and Logistics Director on September 1, 2020. He also took on responsibility for vehicle leasing and field operations.

Ramazan Harbili graduated from the Business Administration Department at Celal Bayar University in 2004. He completed his master’s degree in Management and Organization at the same university in 2006.

He joined the Zorlu Group in 2005 and served as a Human Resources Specialist at Vestel’s Human Resources Department between 2005 and 2009. From 2010 to 2016, he worked as a Human Resources Manager at the Zorlu Holding Human Resources Group Presidency. After joining Zorlu Real Estate in 2016, he held the positions of Human Resources Manager and then Group Manager of Human Resources. Since 2021, he served as the Human Resources Director at Zorlu Real Estate. As of July 1, 2024, Ramazan Harbili has been appointed as the Human Resources Director at Zorlu Enerji.

Tamer Akaslan graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Geomatics Engineering in 1993.

He started his career in 1991 as a Survey Engineer at Sae International, where he later served as Project Coordinator from 1995 to 1998. Between 1998 and 2007, he held various positions at İzgaz, including Chief Survey Engineer, Survey and Design Manager, and Project Study Manager. In 2007, he served as Regional Manager at Aksa Natural Gas – Black Sea Region, and in 2008 as Deputy General Manager at Uzfederal Gaz.
Akaslan joined Zorlu Enerji in 2008 and held roles such as Regional Manager of GAZDAŞ Trakya and Director of Natural Gas Distribution for the Trakya Region. Since August 1, 2024, he has been serving as Director of Osmangazi Electricity Retail Sales Inc. within Zorlu Enerji.

Neslihan Seçen graduated from Hacettepe University, Department of Translation and Interpreting in 2007. She completed her MBA at Sabancı University in 2019.

Her professional career began in 2007 as a Translator at Gantek Technology. Between 2009 and 2021, she worked at SEDAŞ in various roles including Translator, Executive Office Coordinator, and Corporate Communications Manager.
She joined Zorlu Enerji in 2022 as Corporate Communications Manager. As of July 1, 2024, she served as Corporate Communications Manager at Electrip Global, and as of March 1, 2025, she continues her role within Zorlu Enerji as Manager of Corporate Communications and Marketing.

Tamer Soylu graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry, with a degree in Forest Engineering in 1998.

He started his career in 2000 as a Project Manager at the TEMA Foundation. Between 2013 and 2014, he worked as Operations Manager at Enat A.Ş.
He joined Zorlu Enerji in 2014, where he served as Environmental and Corporate Responsibility Manager and later as Sustainability Manager.
Since June 1, 2020, he has been serving as Group Manager of Sustainability, Quality, and Occupational Health, Safety & Environment (OHS-E) at Zorlu Enerji.

Halil Öz graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2012 and completed his master’s degree in Financial Engineering at the same university in 2017.

He began his career at Ford Otosan in 2012 and joined Zorlu Enerji in 2013 as an Associate Specialist in the Electricity Trading Department. Over the years, he assumed various roles within the same department, including managerial and director-level responsibilities.
In the field of electricity trading, he has been involved in managing generation and consumption portfolios, bilateral agreements, trading strategies, and electricity price forecasting.
As of March 1, 2025, he serves as Group Manager responsible for the Electricity Trading and CEO Office.