Dr. Murat Yalçıntaş began his education (1977–1984) at Saint Joseph French Lycée in Istanbul. He studied Mechanical Engineering at Bosphorus University and holds a Joint master's degree (1988–1990) from Boston University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Corporate Management. He completed his Ph.D at the Faculty of Management, Istanbul University, focusing on customer service in the service industry. A father of three, Dr. Yalçıntaş speaks fluent English and French and intermediate German and Arabic.
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Experience
Throughout his career, Dr. Murat Yalçıntaş has held various positions at different institutions and organizations, including the following:
2009 – Vice-President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB)
2009 – Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC) Committee Member (Sanitation System and Climate Control Committee)
2007 – President of the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME)
2007 – Vice-President of the Turkish Wushu Federation
2006 – President of the Istanbul Convention Visitors Bureau (ICVB)
2006 – President of the Tourism Development and Education Foundation (TUGEV)
2005 – Member of the Istanbul Commerce University (İTİCÜ) Board of Trustees
2005 – Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Istanbul World Trade Center
2005 – President of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC),
2005 - 2009 Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC) Committee Member (Metal Goods Branch Committee)
2001 - 2005 Vice-President of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), Istanbul Province
2001 – Member of the AK Party Board of Founders
2001–2003 Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC) Metal Goods Branch Committee Member
1998 - 2001 Vice-President of the Fazilet (Virtue) Party, Istanbul Province
1996 - 1998 Member of the Board of Directors of the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association (MÜSİAD)
1995 - 2001 Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC) Committee Member (Metal Goods Branch Committee Member)
1991 - 1994 Islamic Development Bank, Project Head, Jeddah
1989 - 1990 European Union Research Specialist, Brussels
Honors
Murat Yalçıntaş has received various awards, some of which are listed below: