Mustafa Köksalan is an entrepreneur from Ankara, Turkey, primarily focused on tourism, property management, and international trade.Born in 1981 in Ankara, he spent much of his childhood working in the family-owned and managed Hotel Best, gaining extensive experience in hotel management, finance, negotiation, business planning, sales, sales management, and project management.As a teenager, he moved to Geneva, Switzerland, to study at an international high school. After graduating from College Du Leman, he pursued higher education in Canterbury, England, earning a degree in Business Administration from the University of Kent.Upon returning to Turkey in 2004, he began working with think tanks and non-governmental organizations to contribute to his country's development. In 2018, he became a board member of Oy ve Ötesi, an election monitoring association, where he was responsible for fundraising activities. On 19 May 2019, he was elected president of the association and led it for two years, during which he developed Turkey's first participative digital democracy platform, dijitaldemokrasi.org.Committed to lifelong learning, Mustafa completed a certificate program at the Harvard Kennedy School, receiving his Public Leadership Credential. He is proficient in Turkish, English, and conversational in French. He enjoys playing the piano, reading books, writing essays, and participating in sailing competitions to enhance his teamwork skills.Mustafa currently lives in Ankara, Turkey, with his wife, newborn son, and dogs. He manages his businesses and contributes to Turkish democracy by actively participating in NGOs.