Responsible for long term business development and business planning projects & processes of Turk Telecom group companiesResponsible for 5 year Business Plan & Strategy study of whole Turk Telekom Group, which takes place between c. February – June annually.Coordinating feasibility of investment / acquisition / bidding projects, which are expected to have material impact on consolidated group level from scenario/case generation phases to valuation and Board Presentations.Some of the conducted projects are:4,5G spectrum tender (responsible for whole business plan and valuation including both commercial and investment perspectives),Acquisition of TV Broadcasting Rights -Responsible for whole business plan and valuation.Redefining the investment methodology of Turk Telekom Group by shifting to “commercial driven model”Turk Telekom Group Data Center Initiative - Responsible for whole business plan and valuation and Board PresentationsWhite papers for new market initiatives, coordinating /analyzing integration efforts between Turk Telekom Group companiesCoordinating the relations with any third parties that are in need of future projections & strategic essence regarding operations of Turk Telekom Group, such as governing institutions, investor relations, debtors & banks, auditors, etc

Acting as telco expert within EMEA region and responsible for business development activities as well.Conducted pitching and consultancy investment projects within Middle East, Turkey and Western Europe8 week project with a mobile telco company regarding its strategy and stance towards next generation technologies & trends (study is converted into a HBR pullout / Ad magazine by the client)Project for an international telco conglomerate, regarding the need for transformation of organizational structure towards “Digital Businesses”.

Business Planning: Responsible for business planning processes of Oger Telecom group companies, which are Turk Telekom, Avea, TTNet, Invitel, Cell-C (mobile operator in South Africa) and Cyberia (ISP in Saudi Arabia)In parallel, acting as the mother company secondee to fulfill business planning function of Turk Telekom for 2013.Preparing mid / long term strategic roadmaps of group companies together with their business plans and high level KPI setting exercises.Managing the process together with relevant stakeholders from each subsidiary (e.g. Chief Strategy Officers, business planning, finance, sales teams), such as Turk Telekom and Avea, from initial strategy development to final board presentation stages.Applying top-down and bottom-up modeling approaches, which are backed by strategy workshops, case studies and benchmarking practicesMergers & Acquisitions: Managing M&A and Greenfield investment activities of Oger Group, both in Turkey and various emerging markets, together with business development department and third party consultants.Some of the managed projects are listed below, others are not disclosed due to privacy issues.Preparing market entry options / strategies, business plan scenarios and market models for M&A, license tender and greenfield projects in Bulgaria (BTC, Globul), Hungary & CEE Region (Invitel / largest wholesale carrier in CEE region – size €220m), Macedonia (Cosmofon - size c. €180 m), Morocco (Meditel - 64% stake of Portugal Telecom and Telefonica – size c.EUR1.7 bn), Germany (Hansenet), Kosovo (3rd mobile license), Georgia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, MENA, Kazakhstan.Prepared the business model for and took an active role in the bidding process of football rights tender of Turkish Football Federation on behalf of Turk Telekom Group (US$ 321 million annually for 4 years)Prepared market entry strategies and detailed business plan for a search engine and digital advertising project for Oger Telecom in Turkey and MENA region.

Responsible for M&A transactions from business development phase until closing of the transactions.Running business development activities by preparing pitching documents and participating pro-actively scheduled prospective client meetings.Carrying the whole due-diligence, underwriting and valuation processes.Identifying prospective investors according the chemistry of the client and type of industry.Organizing and managing client – investor meetings, acting as a bridge between the client and third parties, such as investors, auditors, lawyers or consultants.

Carrying the audit process through the assignments in financial services industry.Applying the internationally accepted accounting standards to the financial statements

Monitoring financial institutions for international business development and processing the negotiations between domestic an international parties.Analyzing M&A transactions, preparing the necessary documentation, such as information memorandums, preliminary company teasers, financial modeling and forecasting.Sector analysis: Preparing detailed reports on logistics, tobacco, real estate, packaging, pharmaceuticals, industrial minerals and retailing.Tracking the activities of foreign financial institutions and building an efficient relation with international and regional private equities, mezzanine lenders, investment banks and other investment funds.