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Mehmet Onur
Balkan

Mehmet Onur
Balkan

Associate Professor,
Captain Pilot Sunexpress

Doctorate

İnönü University - Management Organization Department, 2010

Master's

İnönü University - Management Organization Department, 2004

Bachelor's

Military Academy, Systems Engineering



Biography
M. Onur Balkan completed his bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering at the Turkish Military Academy in 1999. Between 1999 and 2013, he served in the Turkish Land Forces as a helicopter pilot, fulfilling roles as captain pilot, instructor pilot, and check pilot. From 2013 to 2017, he worked as a faculty member at various universities. In 2017, he joined SunExpress Airlines and currently serves as a captain flying the Boeing 737-800 fleet. He earned his master's degree in Business Administration from İnönü University in 2006 and completed his Ph.D. in Business Administration at İnönü University in 2010. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2016. His research focuses primarily on Emotional Intelligence, personality traits, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
Research Areas

Management Organization, Strategic Management, Professional Flight