Turkish Airlines Announces New CEO and Chairman of the Board

Turkish Airlines has announced two changes to its executive team: Prof. Murat Şeker, has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee and Ahmet Olmuştur CEO of Turkish Airlines

Seker has served for many years in critical roles such as finance, treasury, and investor relations positions as Chief Financial Officer before his new appointment. Olmustur had been responsible for the company’s strategic sales and marketing operations for many years as Chief Commercial Officer before moving into his new role.

Prof. Murat Şeker, who earned his undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from Marmara University in 2000, received his Master’s Degree in Economics from Sabancı University and his PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota.

Prof. Şeker was assigned as the Chief Financial Officer of Turkish Airlines in July 2016, where he was responsible for financing, treasury operations, accounting, procurement and investor relations. He has served as Member of the Board and the Executive Committee of Turkish Airlines from March 2021. He also serves as a Board Member of Turkish Technic and SunExpress.

Ahmet Olmuştur’s career journey began in 2000 as a part-time employee at Turkish Airlines Call Center. Building on his experience at one of the airline’s key contact points, he has achieved exemplary success, culminating in his rise to the executive management position at the national flag carrier. He continued his career at the airline as a Flight Analyst in the Directorate of Revenue Management. In the following years, Mr. Olmuştur held various critical positions within the same department, including Manager of Global Distribution Systems, Manager of Revenue Management and Pricing, and Senior Vice President of Revenue Management.