Edip Ilkbahar

Edip İlkbahar (born 1960 in Istanbul), Founder of Alarko – Hillside Leisure Group Founder and Coordinator, Businessman.

Started his education in Maçka Primary School, continued secondary school & high school in English High School and was graduated from Boğaziçi University. He joined Alarko in 1984 and founded the Hillside brand in 1990. Specializing in new enterprises within sports, entertainment, cinema and tourism; he established the Hillside Leisure Group as the first corporately developing Turkish leisure company.

Member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO), World Future Society, The Propeller Club, Young Businessman Association (Genç Yönetici ve İş Adamları Derneği - GYİAD) and Boğaziçi University Alumni Association (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Mezunlar Derneği - BUMED).