Board of Directors

Ali Şöner was born in Istanbul in 1968. He graduated from Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of International Relations. He worked as an Assistant Specialist and Specialist at Pamukbank TAŞ. Having worked as a Director and Head of Department at Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. since 2004, Şöner has been serving as the Deputy General Manager in charge of Treasury Management and International Banking at Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. since July 28, 2021.

Şafak Akdaş was born in Sivas in 1985. He completed his undergraduate education at Erciyes University, Department of Chemistry, and his graduate education at Cumhuriyet University, Department of Financial Econometrics. He started his career in capital markets in 2010 and held office in various positions. Joining Halk Invest in 2019 as the Manager responsible for the Domestic Sales Unit, Akdaş served as the General Manager responsible for Markets, Investment Advisory and Corporate Brokerage, and Sales Management and Branches, along with Operations. As of June 11, 2025, Şafak Akdaş has assumed the role of Deputy CEO and Member of the Board of Directors, as of September 2025, he has continued his duties as General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors.

Gökhan Fidan was born in Trabzon in 1975. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Atatürk University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in 1998. His banking career which started at Halkbank Araklı/ Trabzon Branch in 1999 continued under the title of Specialist at Treasury Management between 2003 and 2008. He served as Line Manager at Trabzon Regional Coordination Office from 2008 to 2013, and then as Commercial Branch Manager at Gümüşhane, Ortahisar, Ordu and Samsun, respectively, between 2013 and 2021. He has been serving as the Head of Department of Artisans Banking at Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. since July 2021

İbrahim Halil Kırşan was born in 1964 in Gercüş, Batman. He graduated top of his class from the Department of Mining Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Dokuz Eylül University, in 1987. He went on to complete a master’s degree in Mining Engineering at Hacettepe University, followed by a second master’s degree in Public Administration Specialization at TODAIE. In 1987, he began his career at the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) as a scholarship recipient. Over the years, he held various positions at MTA, including Technical Staff, Head of Department, and Deputy Director General. Between 1993 and 1995, he was temporarily assigned to the General Directorate of Mining Affairs. Mr. Kırşan also served as an Advisor to the Minister of State. In January 2010, he was appointed General Manager and Board Member of Başkent Doğalgaz Dağıtım A.Ş. Later that year, in November, he was appointed Vice President of the Privatization Administration. In September 2013, he became the General Manager and Board Member of TTA Gayrimenkul A.Ş. During his time at the Privatization Administration, Mr. Kırşan served on the boards of directors and audit committees of several companies, including Turkish Airlines. He retired from public service in July 2016 as Vice President of the Privatization Administration and transitioned to the private sector. He later served as President of the Energy and Mining Group and a member of the Advisory Board at Çiftay İnşaat ve Taahhüt Ticaret A.Ş. Since August 2016, he has been the Chairman of the Executive Board of Çiftay. Mr. Kırşan is also a member of the National Mineral Resource and Reserve Reporting Commission (UMREK) and serves as Chairman of the Turkish Mining Council under TOBB. He is married and has two children

Yusuf Duran Ocak was born in Kadirli Osmaniye in 1966. He graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Finance Department. After serving as an Assistant Inspector, Inspector, Deputy Head of the Board of Inspectors, and Department Head at Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş., Mr. Ocak has served as the Deputy General Manager in charge of Financial Management and Planning since July 18, 2017.

He was born in Kadirli in 1984. He graduated from Adana Atatürk High School in 2003. He completed his undergraduate education at Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations in 2007. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Istanbul Aydın University, Institute of Social Sciences. His banking career started when he began to serve as an Assistant Specialist at Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. in 2008. Later, he worked as a Specialist, Senior Specialist, and Director in the same institution. Between October 2018 and August 2021, he held office as the Line Manager of Liquidity Management in the Department of Asset-Liability Management. He has served as the Head of the Treasury Management Department since August 2021.

She was born in Ankara in 1976. She completed her undergraduate education at Gazi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration. She worked as Inspector, Assistant Inspector, and Head of Department at Sümerbank A.Ş. and OyakBank A.Ş. Ms. Öziçsel took office as Head of Department and Department Manager at Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. in 2011 and is currently the Head of the Retail Loans Department at Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş.