Corporate Information
Shareholder Structure
The company's paid-in capital as of 13 July 2016 is TRY 430,000,000, consisting of fully paid 43,000,000,000 shares each with a value of Kr 1.
Breakdown of capital on the basis of shareholders is presented below:
| Title of the Commercial Partner | Shareholders (%) | Capital Amount (TL) |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.* | 63,92 | 274.843.478 |
| Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi | 20 | 86.000.000 |
| Milli Reasürans T.A.Ş. | 1 | 4.299.999 |
| Free Float* | 15,08 | 64.856.523 |
| Total | 100 | 430.000.000 |
* The rate of publicly traded shares is 17%. As at 21 February 2023, Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. owns the 1.92% of the publicly traded shares.
There are no cross-shareholding relations between any shareholders and our Company.
Of the 43,000,000,000 shares representing the capital in the amount of TRY 430,000,000, 100,000,000 consist of Class A shares, and the remaining 42,900,000,000 consist of Class B shares. As of the date of the balance sheet, all of Class A Shares are held by Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş., the Company’s shareholder.
Holders of Class A shares are not granted any privileges save for the nomination of the Board Members. Seven members of the Board Members are elected by the General Assembly from amongst candidates nominated by Class A shareholders, and four from amongst those nominated by Class B shareholders. The Company’s Articles of Incorporation do not allow creation of new Class A shares in capital increases.
Of the 43,000,000,000 shares representing the capital in the amount of TRY 430,000,000, 100,000,000 consist of Class A shares, and the remaining 42,900,000,000 consist of Class B shares. As of the date of the balance sheet, all of Class A Shares are held by Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş., the Company’s shareholder.
Holders of Class A shares are not granted any privileges save for the nomination of the Board Members. Seven members of the Board Members are elected by the General Assembly from amongst candidates nominated by Class A shareholders, and four from amongst those nominated by Class B shareholders. The Company’s Articles of Incorporation do not allow creation of new Class A shares in capital increases.
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Board of Directors
Sezgin Yılmaz
Chairperson of the Board of Directors
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Mr. Yılmaz graduated from Uludağ University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics and started his career at Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Bursa Branch in 1997 as an Officer. After working in various positions at İşbank, Mr. Yılmaz was appointed as Kayseri Regional Manager of SME Loans Allocation Department in 2012, İzmir Central Region I Manager of SME Loans Allocation Department in 2015, İzmir Central Region II Sales Manager of SME and SME Banking Sales Department in 2016.He worked as Support Services and Purchasing Manager in 2017, and as the Purchasing Manager in 2018. Mr. Yılmaz was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. on March 29, 2019 and served as a member of the Board of Directors. On July 29, 2020, Mr. Yılmaz was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. and is currently serving in this position. On March 24, 2023, he was elected as the Chairperson of the Board Members of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik.
Feray Demir
Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors
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She holds a degree in Business Administration from Anadolu University and Sociology from İstanbul University. Mrs. Demir started her professional career as an Officer at İşbank Sefaköy Branch in 1988. After serving at various levels, she was appointed as Çarşı-Güneşli Branch Manager in 2005 and served as Commercial Banking Sales Department Manager between 2007 and 2011, and İstanbul Corporate Branch Manager between 2011 and 2016. Mrs. Demir served as a member of the Board of Directors of İşbank between 2016 and 2023. She has served a member of the Board of Directors of İşbank Members Supplementary Pension Fund between 2011 and 2023. She has been elected as a Board Member of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 31 March 2023.
Serkan Uğraş Kaygalak
Board Member and CEO
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Serkan Uğraş Kaygalak is a graduate of the Business Administration Department of the Middle East Technical University. He started his career as an inspector at Isbank in 1997. Kaygalak worked in several positions within the company and while working as the Manager of the Card Payment Systems Division he completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School ın 2018. In July 2020, he was appointed as Deputy General Manager at Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş., ruling divisions such as Capital Markets, Private Banking, and Payment Systems. During the same period, he served as Chairperson of the Board of İş Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. In January 2022, Kaygalak was appointed as the founding CEO of Pazarama. In October 2024, he was appointed as the new General Manager of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş. In addition to this role, he continues to serve as the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Moka Payment Institution A.Ş., Board Member of the Pension Monitoring Center, and a member of the Association of Insurance, Reinsurance and Pension Companies of Turkey.
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Erol
Board Member (Independent)
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Ahmet Erol graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration with bachelor’s degree on International Economic Relations and started his professional career in 1986 as an assistant auditor at Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Finance Board of Auditors. He became finance auditor in 1989 and he was assigned to the United States by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Finance between 1993 and 1994 to conduct examinations and research on "Audit of Budget Expenditures in the United States". While he was in the United States, he gave a conference on "State and Control" at the University of Michigan. He was appointed as chief auditor to the Ministry of Finance in 1997. Between 1998 and 2001, he worked as a deputy manager at the Revenue Office of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance in Istanbul. He was appointed as assistant general manager at the General Directorate of the Mint and Stamp Printing House Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Treasury in 2001. In 2004, he was appointed as proxy General Manager in the same institution. Mr. Erol left his position 3 months later and was appointed as chief finance auditor in 2004. He retired from the Ministry of Treasury and Finance in 2020. In addition to his professional career, he has been working as a lecturer at Kadir Has University, since its establishment (1997), Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Faculty of Law. Ahmet Erol gives lectures related to Turkish tax system, tax law, tax disputes and tax judiciary. Furthermore, Mr. Erol instructs Turkish Tax System courses in the master's and doctoral programs at Özyeğin University Faculty of Law. Between 2006 and 2011, he taught public finance and tax law at Yeditepe University Faculty of Law and Turkish tax system and tax law in the Public Law master's program at Özyeğin University Faculty of Law. Ahmet Erol received his Doctorate degree (PhD) in 2002 and became an associate professor of Finance (Financial Law) in 2005, was appointed as a professor of financial law at Istanbul Beykent University Faculty of Law in 2020. He served as the Dean of this faculty in 2023-2024. He left Beykent University Faculty of Law on 31.07.2024 and started to work as a Financial Law Lecturer at Yeditepe University Faculty of Law as of 20.08.2024 and he still continues this position. Ahmet Erol was elected as a Board Member of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on October 16, 2023.
Prof. Dr. Nadir Eroğlu
Board Member (Independent)
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Eroğlu, a graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Marmara University, earned his master's degree in 1992 and his doctorate degree in 1997 from the Department of Economic Policy within the Social Sciences Institute of the same university. He became Assistant Professor in 2001 and Associate Professor in 2006, respectively, in the Department of Economics of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at the same university. Between the years 2007 and 2010, he held the position of Head of the Capital Markets and Stock Exchange Department at the Marmara University Banking and Insurance Institute. Nadir Eroğlu, who became a Professor at Marmara University in 2011, served as a Member of the Board of Directors and Faculty Board at the Faculty of Economics between 2011 and 2015. Eroğlu, who served as Deputy Director of the Marmara University Banking and Insurance Institute from 2012 to 2015 and Head of the Banking Department from 2014 to 2015, has several published scientific books and articles. Eroğlu was elected as a Member of the Board of Directors of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 22.03.2024.
Salim Can Karaşıklı
Board Member (Independent)
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Karaşıklı obtained his bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Business Administration at Boğaziçi University. From 1989 to 2005, he worked for Emek Sigorta, Aktif Finans Faktoring, Ekspres Faktoring, Toprak Leasing, Toprak Sigorta, Toprak Hayat Sigorta, and Toprak Yatırım Bankası (named C Bank and lastly Bank Pozitif). The positions he held in these institutions were, respectively, Analyst, Credit Risk Monitoring Director, Operations and Loans Manager, Deputy General Manager of Operations and Loans, General Manager, Board Member, and Chairperson of the Board. He instructed finance in the MBA program at Bilgi University from 2004 to 2018. Since 2005, Karaşıklı has been serving as an Independent Board Member and consultant for various companies and eventually he was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 22.03.2024. He also has published two books.
V.Burak Saltoğlu
Board Member (Independent)
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Burak Saltoğlu, a graduate of the Department of Economics at Middle East Technical University, completed his master’s degree in 1990 at the University of Guelph in Canada and earned his Ph.D. in 1996 from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. He was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 1998 and Professor in 2004. Since 2007, he has been serving as a Professor of Economics at Boğaziçi University. His recent research interests include Machine Learning and Behavioral Finance.
He has published numerous international articles and a book in Turkish on Financial Risk Management. In 2001, he founded Riskturk, a technology firm where he also serves as the General Manager. Through this firm, he provides financial risk analysis and technological solutions to banks, portfolio management companies, and real sector firms. Over the years, he has offered consultancy services to many banks and private sector companies in the financial industry. Saltoğlu was last elected as an Independent Member of the Board of Directors of our Company on 24.03.2025.
He has published numerous international articles and a book in Turkish on Financial Risk Management. In 2001, he founded Riskturk, a technology firm where he also serves as the General Manager. Through this firm, he provides financial risk analysis and technological solutions to banks, portfolio management companies, and real sector firms. Over the years, he has offered consultancy services to many banks and private sector companies in the financial industry. Saltoğlu was last elected as an Independent Member of the Board of Directors of our Company on 24.03.2025.
Gaffar Öney
Board Member
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Gaffar Öney graduated from Muğla University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics. In 1998, he started working as an officer at Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Topkapı Sanayi Sitesi/İstanbul Branch. After serving at various levels of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş., Mr. Öney was appointed as Cihanbeyli/Konya Branch Manager in 2009 and as an Assistant Manager at the Antalya Regional Sales Department in 2011. After being appointed as Edremit/Balıkesir Branch Manager in 2013 and Eskişehir Branch Manager in 2016, he was promoted to the position of Antalya Regional Sales Manager in 2018. Gaffar Öney has been working as SME and Corporate Banking Sales Department Manager since April 28, 2021. Between 2021 and 2023, Mr. Öney served as a member of the Board of Directors of İş Net Elektronik Bilgi Ür. Dağ. Tic. ve İlet. Hiz. A.Ş. Between 2023 and 2024, Mr. Öney served as a member of the Board of Directors of Topkapı Danışmanlık Elektronik Hizmetler Pazarlama ve Tic. A.Ş. Mr. Öney was elected as a Board Member of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş. on March 22, 2024.
Çağlar İlter
Board Member
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Mr. Çağlar İlter received his undergraduate degree from Middle East Technical University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics. In 2002, he started working as an Intern Assistant Inspector at Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. He was appointed as Assistant Manager in the Retail Banking Product Department in 2011, and as a Unit Manager in the same Department in 2017 and was promoted to the position of Retail Banking Product Manager in 2022. Mr. İlter has been working as Retail Banking Marketing Manager since June 27, 2024. Mr. Çağlar İlter was elected as a Board Member of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on July 31, 2024.
Zafer Arslan
Board Member
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Zafer Arslan, graduated from Uludağ University, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations and started his career at İşbank in 2001 as a Clerk at the Yeşilyurt/İzmir branch. Following his duties at various levels, he was appointed as Derinkuyu/Nevşehir Branch Manager in 2011, SME Credits Allocation Department Kayseri Regional Manager in 2013, SME Credits Allocation Department Erzurum Regional Manager in 2019, Antalya Commercial Branch Manager in 2021 and Agricultural Banking Marketing Department Manager in 2024. Zafer Arslan, who has been serving as SME and Business Banking Sales Department Manager since January 3, 2025, served as a Board Member at İmeceMobil Tarım Platformu Elektronik Hizmetleri Ticaret A.Ş. between 2024-2025. Mr. Arslan was elected as a Board Member of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş. on February 18, 2025.
Zeliha Göker
Board Member
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Zeliha Göker graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Business Administration and started her career at Türkiye İş Bankası Subsidiaries Department as Assistant Specialist. After working in different units of Türkiye İş Bankası as responsible for the companies in which Türkiye İş Bankası participates, she was appointed as Assistant Manager in Subsidiaries Department of Türkiye İş Bankası in April 2017. She currently serves as Unit Manager in the Subsidiaries Department and holds seats in the board of directors of various group companies. On January 16, 2024, Zeliha Göker was elected as Board Member of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik.
Executive Board
Serkan Uğraş Kaygalak
CEO
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Serkan Uğraş Kaygalak is a graduate of the Business Administration Department of the Middle East Technical University. He started his career as an inspector at Isbank in 1997. Kaygalak worked in several positions within the company and while working as the Manager of the Card Payment Systems Division he completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School ın 2018. In July 2020, he was appointed as Deputy General Manager at Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş., ruling divisions such as Capital Markets, Private Banking, and Payment Systems. During the same period, he served as Chairperson of the Board of İş Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. In January 2022, Kaygalak was appointed as the founding CEO of Pazarama. In October 2024, he was appointed as the new General Manager of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş. In addition to this role, he continues to serve as the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Moka Payment Institution A.Ş., Board Member of the Pension Monitoring Center, and a member of the Association of Insurance, Reinsurance and Pension Companies of Turkey.
N. Cem Özcan
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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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 17 August 2020.
Tayfun Ceyhun
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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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 14 October 2020.
Diğdem Makaskesen
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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She graduated from Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration. She started her career in 2002 as an Assistant Specialist at Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik Private Pension and Life Insurance Department. She started working as a Specialist in 2004 in the Marketing Department, and was promoted to Assistant Manager in 2011 and Manager in 2015. Diğdem Makaskesen having served as Marketing Manager between 2015-2021, was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 16 July 2021.
Zeynep Dolgun
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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After TED College, Zeynep Dolgun received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science and a Master of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Isik University, Istanbul. She also attended various trainings at Université Grenoble Alpes. She joined Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik in 2002 as Assistant Specialist at Research and Development Department. She later worked as Specialist and Assistant Manager at Agencies Department and Marketing Department. Zeynep Dolgun, who was appointed as Strategy and Corporate Performance Management Manager since July 2015, has been promoted to Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 16 November 2021.
Ahmet Altınsoy
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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He has completed his middle school and high school education at American Robert College in İstanbul and holds a bachelor’s degree from Business Administration Department of Istanbul University and a master’s degree in Financial Management from Graduate School of Business of the same university. He started his career as Assistant Inspector at İşbank in 2002. After working on Board of Auditors (2002-2012) and in Retail Banking (2012-2022), Ahmet Altınsoy was promoted to Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 20 May 2022.
Hakkı Altay
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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Mr. Altay has completed his high school education at Darüşşafaka. He received bachelor’s degree in Economics from Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Hacettepe University. He began his career as an Assistant Inspector on Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 4 August 1997. He was appointed as Assistant Manager in Marmara District Office in 2006, as Manager in Customer Relations and Operations Department in 2009 and as Coordinator in 2013. Hakkı Altay was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 20 May 2022.
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