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Gülden Nacar – Independent Member of the Turkish Airlines Board of Directors

 
Gülden Nacar has served as an Independent Member of the Turkish Airlines Board of Directors since May 2025.


Metin Gülşen graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Industrial Engineering, in 2000. He subsequently completed his Master’s Degree in Banking at Marmara University and also holds a second Master’s Degree in Technology and Engineering Management from Doğuş University.

Mr. Gülşen started his professional career at Kuveyt Türk participation bank in June 2002 and held various positions in the areas of financial control and budget management for nearly 15 years. In March 2017, he joined Turkish Airlines as Budget Manager. In addition to this role, he also served as Acting Head of Financial Analysis between March 2018 and February 2020. In February 2020, Mr. Gülşen was appointed as Vice President of Financial Planning and Reporting. Between April 2022 and 2026, he served as Senior Vice President of Accounting and Financial Control.

As of April 9, 2026, he was appointed as Chief Finance Officer. In this role, he is responsible for the Company’s finance, treasury, accounting, financial control&reporting, procurement and investor relations operations. Mr. Gülşen also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Turkish Airlines.

Mr. Gülşen speaks English fluently and holds the Capital Markets Activities Level 3 License. He is married and has two children.