Born in Istanbul, Türkiye 1981, Dr. Evren Ozturk is an alumnus of Marmara University's Ph.D. program in finance.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, he was awarded three Master’s degrees from Marmara University, Yildiz Technical University and Gebze Institute of Technology in Financial Markets and Investment Management, Economics, and Strategy Science. He completed his doctoral studies in Finance and Accounting at Marmara University to receive his Ph.D.

Evren Ozturk joined YILDIRIM Group in 2005. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer and the Board Member of YILDIRIM Group, He undertook various responsibilities that ensured continuous growth and strong financial structuring for the Group, accumulating more than 25 acquisitions and mergers projects in a global scope. Here are some key points regarding his position in YILDIRIM:

Dr. Ozturk is married with two children.

Oversight of YILDIRIM Group’s financial relationships and obligations – at the group and an entity level

Lead the Group’s capabilities across finance, capital raising, budgeting and expense management

Instrumental in establishing strong corporate governance frameworks and a disciplined investment approach

Strategic decision-maker in the qualifying/quantifying and awarding of advisory mandates to the international banking community

Managing Director of both YILDIRIM Asset Management & Yıldırım Overseas Investments

Ownership & oversight of investment strategies (both Private Equity and M&A) and shareholder relations

Fundamental to the success and diversification of YILDIRIM Group’s portfolio interests, both in Türkiye and specifically internationally

At the forefront of delivering exponential growth in EBITDA, revenues, and investment realization

Critical to the success in securing significant and/or full ownership of highly strategic assets:

Across multiple industries and positioning YILDIRIM as a market leader in a number of industry sectors