Corporate Members

Akbank is one of the leading banks in Turkey with over TRY 444 bn consolidated assets. Incorporated as a privately-owned commercial bank in Adana in 1948, the bank is 48.8% owned by H.Ö. Sabancı Holding, affiliated institutions and individuals, with a free float of 51.2%.With its dedication to innovation and technology, Akbank continues to provide unrivaled financial solutions to its customers leveraging its robust capital, diversified funding base, strong liquidity, ability to raise foreign financing on favorable terms and superior asset quality together with its subsidiaries Ak Asset Management, Ak Investment, Akbank AG, Ak Lease and AkÖde. Its strong presence in the country and extensive network of over 700 branches enable the group to reach all segments of the population and act as a vital pillar of the economy.

Doğan Group companies play a pioneering role across the wide variety of sectors in which they operate, including energy, industry, fuel, finance, internet & entertainment, automotive, tourism, and real estate Doğan Group operates across a vast geographical area, and regularly forms strategic partnerships with international groups in order to ensure efficient operations. Thanks to value-focused approach to investments, Doğan Group is a responsible investment holding that aims to extend its positive influence around the world.

Established in 2000, Esas is the largest family-owned investment firm in Turkey and is backed by the first and second-generation family members of Şevket Sabancı, one of the five founding members of Sabancı Holding, a leading Turkish conglomerate. With offices in Istanbul and London, Esas invests in various asset classes globally including private equity, real estate, venture capital, and liquid assets.

 

RPD Fund Management, LLC (“RPD”) is a New York-based hedge fund founded by Ahmet Okumus. Mr. Okumus serves as the Chief Investment Officer for the fund that pursues a deep value-driven long-short equity strategy. The fund has distinct style of investing only when there is an exceptional valuation disconnect through a focused, patient, and very disciplined investment approach. RPD takes advantage of structural inefficiencies in the marketplace that contribute to stock prices that do not reflect its fundamental value. The firm has a contrarian bent and often invests in companies that are oversold or out of favor. RPD’s goal is to earn superior and consistent returns for its clients with limited downside volatility regardless of market conditions

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ENKA İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş. is a Turkish construction, engineering, and project management company that was founded in 1957 by Sarik Tara and Sadi Gulcelik –two young civil engineers back then- as a Collective Liability Partnership in the construction business. Since their first project with their dedication on hard work, commitment, and company’s perception of safety, quality, and entrepreneurial spirit, ENKA became a corporation that is world-renowned and currently holds many important rewards for numerous outstanding projects. ENKA İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş.’s motto “Engineering for a better future” resumes ENKA’s corporate point of view on business and innovation. Not only with its many successful subsidiary companies but also with ENKA Scholls, ENKA Sports Club, and ENKA Art, ENKA has become one of the game changers in the globe which influences countless lives with integrity.

TBWA is The Disruption® Company: the cultural engine for 21st-century business. Named one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company, TBWA creates disruptive ideas that locate and involve brands in culture, giving them a larger share of the future. Their collective has 11,300 creative minds across 275 offices in 95 countries, and also includes brands such as Auditoire, Digital Arts Network (DAN), eg+ worldwide, GMR, The Integer Group®, TBWAMedia Arts Lab, TBWAWorldHealth and TRO. Global clients include Adidas, Apple, Gatorade, Henkel, Hilton Hotels, McDonald’s, Nissan and Singapore Airlines. TBWA is part of the Omnicom Group.

We’re a network of firms in 156 countries with more than 295,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory, and tax services.

PwC has been providing services to the Turkish business world since 1981, with a professional staff of 2.400 in İstanbul, Ankara, Bursa, and İzmir. We provide services to create the value that our clients look for to the top in the US with its Turkish investors.