About Us
Detailed information about our company history, board of directors and capital distribution.
Who We Are
Established in 1990 as the “first life insurance company of Turkey”, we are proud to be the leader that generated Turkey’s largest funds in the aggregate of life insurance and private pension system. We continue to empower our leadership position in the number of participants in private pension and auto enrolment systems combined.
We continue with the excitement on our first day to provide private pension and insurance products that suit most to the future expectations and current conditions of our valued customers with our headquarters in İstanbul, our regional offices in İstanbul, Ankara, Adana, Bursa, İzmir, Kocaeli, Antalya, Trabzon and Diyarbakır, our branch in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, our direct sales team, our almost 250 agencies and our extensive bancassurance network.
A subsidiary of Isbank, we are the first publicly traded private pensions company in Turkey.
We continue with the excitement on our first day to provide private pension and insurance products that suit most to the future expectations and current conditions of our valued customers with our headquarters in İstanbul, our regional offices in İstanbul, Ankara, Adana, Bursa, İzmir, Kocaeli, Antalya, Trabzon and Diyarbakır, our branch in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, our direct sales team, our almost 250 agencies and our extensive bancassurance network.
A subsidiary of Isbank, we are the first publicly traded private pensions company in Turkey.
Board of Directors
Yalçın Sezen
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Yalçın Sezen graduated from the Political Sciences and Public Administration Department of the Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. He started his career on the Board of Inspectors of İşbank in 1987. After serving in managerial positions in various units of İşbank from 1998, he was promoted to Deputy Chief Executive on 13 April 2011, in which role he is responsible for the Retail Banking Business Unit. He has been elected a Board Director of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 21 March 2019.
Hasan Koçhan
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Hasan Koçhan graduated from Ankara Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences, Banking Insurance Trade Institution of Higher Education, Banking Department. Beginning his career at İşbank as an Officer in the Maçka/Trabzon Branch in 1984, Mr. Koçhan was appointed to Bayburt Branch as an Assistant Section Head and served in the same position at Yomra/Trabzon, Bulancak/Giresun and Trabzon Branches. He served as a Sub-Manager and Assistant Manager at the Trabzon Branch. He was appointed as a Branch Manager to Park/Trabzon, Ordu, Gaziantep and İzmit/Kocaeli Branches. He was elected to İşbank’s Board of Directors on 3 November 2008, 31 March 2011 and 28 March 2014. He served as Member of the Credit Committee from 30 May 2011, and retired when he was a member of İşbank’s Board of Directors on 31 March 2017. He has been elected a Board Director of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 28 April 2017 and Vice Chairman of the Board on 26 March 2018.
Yılmaz Ertürk
Director and CEO
Yılmaz Ertürk received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the Faculty of Economics at İstanbul University in 1985 and his master’s degree in Economics from the same university, Institute of Social Sciences in 1988. He started his banking career at İşbank as an Assistant Specialist in the Economic Research Division in August 1987. He was appointed to İşbank’s Treasury Department as an Assistant Specialist in October 1990. He became the Head of Economic Research Division of İşbank in March 2003, Head of International Financial Institutions Division in October 2006, and Manager of Kozyatağı Corporate Branch in March 2011. Yılmaz Ertürk was promoted to Deputy Chief Executive on 30 January 2013. He has been named the CEO of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 26 August 2019.
Dr. Ahmet D. Erelçin
Director (Independent)
Dr. Erelçin received his B.A. degree in Business Administration at the University of Istanbul, M.Sc. degree in Accounting & Finance at LSE and his Ph.D. in Business & Economics at Lehigh University. Having 28 years of experience in Turkish Capital Markets, Dr. Erelçin started his career in banking at İktisat Bankası. Dr. Erelçin later worked at Treasury, Investment Banking and Asset Management departments of Garanti Bankası, Interbank and Finansbank. After appointed to Demir Yatırım General Manager in 1997, Dr. Erelçin was appointed as the General Manager of HSBC Investments in 2000 and served as a member of the Executive Committee of HSBC Turkey in charge of its Brokerage and Asset Management subsidiaries. In 2008, Dr. Erelçin established the Turkish desk of HSBC Principal Investments and invested in Turkish companies utilizing HSBC’s equity. During this period, Dr. Erelçin represented HSBC at the boards of its portfolio companies, Havaş and TGS. After ending his active professional career in banking, Dr. Erelçin started lecturing in finance courses at the Graduate Business Schools of Koç and Özyeğin Universities. Dr. Erelçin sits at the Board of Directors of Darüşşafaka Society and its various commissions. He has been elected a Board Director of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 26 March 2018.
Att. Med. Şebnem Ergün
Director (Independent)
Şebnem Ergün received her law degree in 1986 at Ankara University Faculty of Law. After completing her law internship, she started her professional carrier as an Assistant Legal Expert at the Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB) in 1988. Later she was promoted to Legal Expert and Senior Legal Expert posts, respectively and also served as the Deputy Head of the Corporate Finance Department for three years. After her retirement from the CMB in 2008, she started to provide services on her specialized areas such as Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law, M&A and Corporate Finance to publicly traded companies/holdings, companies who intend to go public, Capital Market Institutions, individual and institutional investors as a Legal Consultant and Attorney-at-Law. She was registered in the mediators list of the Ministry of Justice in 2017. She has Advanced Capital Markets Activities License, Corporate Governance Rating License, Real Estate Appraiser License, Derivatives License and Credit Rating License. She has served as a board member of Turkish Capital Markets Association for two periods. She was a member of the Advisory Board during the establishment phase of İstanbul Arbitration Center. She is an independent board member of Gimat Real Estate Investment Company Inc. She has been elected as a Board Director of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 26 March 2018.
M. Elif Germirli
Director (Independent)
M. Elif Germirli graduated from the Chemical Engineering Department of Boğaziçi University in 1990 and received her MBA in finance from Columbia University in the USA. She has held various positions in a number of departments at Citibank İstanbul including the capital markets and corporate finance departments until 2000. After working as a Director in the Global Securitized Markets at Citigroup in London between 2000 and 2007, the last position Elif Germirli held with the Citigroup was as a Director of Real Estate Finance for CEEMEA region. From 2008 to 2018, she worked for Tahincioğlu Holding as a Deputy Managing Director, CFO, and CEO respectively. Elif Germirli has been elected as a Board Director of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 21 March 2019.
Murat Bolat
Director (Independent)
He holds a bachelor's degree from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Economics and a postgraduate degree from Exeter University, Finance and Investment Department in England. Murat Bolat has 30 years of experience in the financial markets. He worked as a manager in Borsa Istanbul between 1990-2013. He served as a consultant and board member in the institutions of Eurasian and Eastern European country exchanges. Within the scope of ICMA and IIFM joint working committee membership, he worked in the Sukuk issue and secondary market project in Gulf countries, London and Brussels. He continued his carrier in Private Equity Fund business after his resignation from Borsa Istanbul. Within the scope of Private Equity Funds secondary transactions in the US and European markets, he contracted with NYPPEX, Rainmaker Securities and New Rye Securities in trading and transfer administration of private interests (i.e. secondary of private funds and shares of private companies). He currently advises companies and institutions resident in the United States and Turkey. Mr. Bolat holds various certificates and documents from institutions such as the Chicago Board of Option Trading (CBOT) and The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Kemal Emre Sayar
Director
Kemal Emre Sayar received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the Middle East Technical University. He then got an MS in Information Technologies in Management from Sabancı University and an MA in Economics and Finance from Boğaziçi University. He started his career as an Assistant Inspector on İşbank’s Board of Auditors in 1999, where he subsequently held managerial positions in various units of the Bank. Currently he serves as a Unit Manager in the Subsidiaries Department of İşbank. Having held seats in the boards of directors of various group companies, Mr. Sayar has been elected as a Board Director of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 27 November 2015.
Mesut Dinçer
Director
Mesut Dinçer received his bachelor’s degree in international relations from Uludağ University. He started his career at İşbank in 1999, where he held managerial positions in various units. He was promoted to Division Manager in the Private Banking Sales Department of İşbank on 26 August 2019. Mesut Dinçer has been elected as a Board Director of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 13 September 2019.
Zekai Mehmet Tuğtan
Director
Zekai Mehmet Tuğtan, who graduated from International Relations Department at Ankara University Faculty of Political Science, started his career as an Assistant Inspector at Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. in 2001. Zekai Mehmet Tuğtan who worked as the Assistant Manager in the Retail Banking Sales Division in 2009 and as the Unit Manager in the same Division in 2013, was appointed as the Branch Manager of the Çarşı-Bakırköy Branch in 2017. Mr. Tuğtan, still working as the Retail Banking Product Division Manager, was elected to the membership of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik Board of Directors as of 23.03.2020.
Ümit Bilik
Director
Umit Bilik received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Middle East Technical University. He also holds a master’s degree in business from Gazi University Institute of Social Sciences. He started his career as Software Specialist in the Software Development Department at İşbank in 1995. After performing management duties in various divisions of İşbank, he was appointed as Director of Financial Applications to Softtech, the technology company of İşbank, in 2011. Bilik, who was promoted to Deputy CEO position at Softtech in 2013, was appointed as Division Manager to İşbank’s Data Management Division on 26 August 2020. Bilik has been elected a Board Director of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 31 August 2020.
Executive Board
Yılmaz Ertürk
CEO
Yılmaz Ertürk received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the Faculty of Economics at İstanbul University in 1985 and his master’s degree in Economics from the same university, Institute of Social Sciences in 1988. He started his banking career at İşbank as an Assistant Specialist in the Economic Research Division in August 1987. He was appointed to İşbank’s Treasury Department as an Assistant Specialist in October 1990. He became the Head of Economic Research Division of İşbank in March 2003, Head of International Financial Institutions Division in October 2006, and Manager of Kozyatağı Corporate Branch in March 2011. Yılmaz Ertürk was promoted to Deputy Chief Executive on 30 January 2013. He has been named the CEO of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 26 August 2019.
Tuna Uğun
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
He graduated from the Economics Department (English) at Marmara University. He joined Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik in 1994 as a Fund Management Assistant Specialist in the Pension Accounting and Finance Department, where he was promoted to II. Manager in the Funds Management Department in 2000. Having started to work in the Private Pension Department, he promoted to the position of Assistant Manager and Manager in the same department in 2004 and 2007, respectively. Having served as the Marketing Manager between 2008-2014, Mr. Tuna Uğun has been appointed to the position of Deputy Chief Executive on 29 December 2014.
N. Cem Özcan
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Ankara University in 1996. He started his working career as Assistant Inspector at İşbank in 1997. N. Cem Özcan, who served as Assistant Accounting Manager between 2005-2008 and as Accounting Manager between 2008-2020 at Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik, has been appointed as Deputy Chief Executive on 27 July 2020.
Murat Atalay
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
He holds a degree in statistics from the Faculty of Science at Hacettepe University. He joined İşbank in 1996 as an Assistant Specialist and functioned as a Specialist and Manager in various Branch and Head Office divisions. He was a Board Director representing İşbank at Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik from 24 May 2011 until 31 October 2014. Serving as the Head of Retail Banking Marketing Division of İşbank since 2011, Mr. Atalay has been appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 1 November 2014.
M. Cengiz Aytekin
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
He holds a degree in law from İstanbul University. He joined Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik as a lawyer in 1995. He was promoted to the position of Assistant Legal Counsel in 1999, Legal Counsel in 2004, and Chief Legal Counsel in 2014. Mr. M. Cengiz Aytekin has been appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 29 December 2014.
Tayfun Ceyhun
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
He received his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Middle East Technical University in 1998. He started his working career as Software Specialist at İşbank in 1999. He served as Project Specialist, Assistant Project Manager and Project Manager at the Software Development Department. He was promoted to Assistant Manager position at the mentioned department in 2010. In 2011, he was appointed to Softtech as Manager and then promoted to Director position in the same year. Mr. Ceyhun was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 28 September 2020.
Coordinator
İsmail Hakkı Altay
Coordinator
He got his degree in economics from the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences at Hacettepe University. He began his career as an Assistant Inspector at Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 4 August 1997. He was appointed as Inspector (grade 2) at Marmara District Office on 5 April 2004 and as Assistant Manager at the same branch on 1 April 2006. Having been assigned to the Customer Relations and Operations Department on 1 May 2007 and as Manager on 1 April 2009, Mr. Altay has been serving as Coordinator since 9 October 2013.
Shareholder Structure
Our company's paid-in capital increased to TRY 430,000,000 pursuant to the board’s resolution dated 29/04/2016. The registration process of the capital increase was completed on 13/07/2016 and announced in the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette on 19/07/2016
Türkiye İş Bankası
64%
Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi
20%
Free float
15%
Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş.
1%
*The ratio of our publicly-held shares is 17%. As of 31 December 2018, Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. holds 1.89% of the publicly held shares.
There are no cross-shareholding relations between any shareholder and our company.
There are no cross-shareholding relations between any shareholder and our company.
Detailed information about our vision, mission, values and understanding of corporate social responsibility.
Our Vision
Our vision is to become the leading company in Turkey in all aspects of financial planning that are of concern to the future of Turkey and Turkish citizens.
Our Mission
- Develop and embed the awareness of individuals and their loved ones for securing their future
- Provide the financial solutions that eliminate individuals’ doubts regarding future and raise their quality of life
- Contribute to the development of the national economy by creating long-term funds
Our Values
- Customer satisfaction is the foundation of our services and products.
- We believe that innovation and creativity is an integral part of our business.
- We derive our strength from the common values of İşbank Group.
- We spend our energy and our corporate resources on activities that increase our profitability and create value for our shareholders.
- We use new technologies to increase our productivity.
- We participate in social activities to the maximum extent with the awareness of our social responsibility.
- We believe in an entrepreneurial team spirit.
Corporate Strategy
To contribute to the stable growth of the industry by developing and maintaining a diverse range of products capable of satisfying customers' needs and demands in terms of life insurance and private pensions.
To increase our market share by combining our achievements in offering innovative products and creating value through an extensive service network.
To provide customers with financial security and enable them to accumulate savings for their retirement by benefiting from our experience and effectiveness in the industry to achieve superior performance in the management of pension funds.
To maintain a sustainable level of profitability which is above the market average.
To increase our market share by combining our achievements in offering innovative products and creating value through an extensive service network.
To provide customers with financial security and enable them to accumulate savings for their retirement by benefiting from our experience and effectiveness in the industry to achieve superior performance in the management of pension funds.
To maintain a sustainable level of profitability which is above the market average.
Our Understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility
We put emphasis on implementing projects that support social and cultural development of women. We regard women as the main force in the development of our country and build our social responsibility projects on the basis of women’s empowerment.
The contest, having the theme of “About Life” and open to all professional and amateur women photographers, is Turkey’s first and only photography contest exclusive to women. We present the award winning works to photography enthusiasts at exhibitions organized in various cities and these photos take their place in a special catalogue published each year.
Shots From Life As Seen By Women Photography Contest
Shots From Life As Seen By Women” photography contest intends to contribute to Turkish women’s social and cultural development, while providing a platform where they can express themselves freely. The contest quickly became one of the most popular photography contests of Turkey with the contribution of 19 thousand women participating in more than thousand photos since its beginning in 2007 under the supervision of Photographic Arts Federation of Turkey up until today.
The contest, having the theme of “About Life” and open to all professional and amateur women photographers, is Turkey’s first and only photography contest exclusive to women. We present the award winning works to photography enthusiasts at exhibitions organized in various cities and these photos take their place in a special catalogue published each year.