Advisory Board

The Advisory Board of HMAN Program at Özyeğin University sets a new standard for hospitality education in Turkey and abroad by being the first of its kind with a unique program, as it was developed during the initiation of the HMAN department on July 16, 2009.

History

Being the first and only one in Turkey, the Hotel Management Program at Özyeğin University introduced several new initiatives on international level, prior to the launch the academic program. One of these is the composition and activation of the Hotel Management Program’s Advisory Board. Formed by active and leading doyens of the tourism and hospitality industry, the Hotel Management Advisory Board Members have been introduced during the press conference on 16 July 2009 and the mission and vision of the program are made public. Following the press conference, the Hotel Management Program Advisory Board got together for the first official meeting and started to carry out its duty.

• Advisory Board Bylaws

Hotel Management Department Advisory Board Members 

• Ata Eremsoy – Chief Operating Officer (COO), The Marmara Collection
• Utkan Gülaçtı – General Manager, Swissôtel The Bosphorus Istanbul
• Orkun Petekçi – Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Elite World Hotels
• Ceren Akyüz – Director of Human Resources & Culture, The Peninsula Istanbul
• Funda Eratıcı – Senior Director of Development, Türkiye, Hilton Türkiye
• Hediye Güral Gür – Chairperson, NG Hotels
• Metin Arghan – Chairperson, Protel
• Oğuz Vardar – Director of Operations, Hilton Istanbul Airport
• Sinan Köseoğlu – Vice President of Operations, Türkiye, Accor
• Prof. Dr. Metin Kozak – Faculty Member, Department of Advertising, Kadir Has University Faculty of Communication
• Banu Dedeman – President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dedeman Tourism Management Corp.
• Yonca Erdoğ – Director of Revenue, Kempinski Hotels
• Yeşim Doğukan – Senior Public Relations & Field Activation Manager for Georgia, Azerbaijan, Libya, Lebanon, and Iraq & Regional Public Relations and Communications Manager for Türkiye, Ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, Radisson Hotel Group
• Okan Karadağ – General Manager, JW Marriott Hotel Istanbul Marmara Sea
• Çiğdem Özdemir – Talent & Culture Director, Accor

Honorary Advisory Board Members

• Dr. Erkan Yağcı – Chairperson, TÜROFED & General Manager, Concorde Hotels
• Oya Narin – Chairperson TTYD & Chaiperson, Martı Hotels&Marinas
• Müberra Eresin – Chairperson, TÜROB & Chairperson, Eresin Hotels
• Tekin Ertan – Our former faculty member