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Abdurrahman
Yıldırım

Author, Commentator

Biography

Who is Abdurrahman Yıldırım? 

Abdurrahman Yıldırım is a competent journalist and economist with to the point estimates on Turkish and global economy. He is among those who set the debate through TV shows, articles and commentaries.

Abdurrahman Yıldırım, graduated from Marmara University’s Press Institute, wrote articles on economy at Anadolu Ajansı, Cumhuriyet, Sabah, Yeniyüzyıl and Habertürk daily newspapers. He is known as a very good analyst and followed up by many people. Yıldırım also works on a number of books. He has 4 books on capital markets.

Yıldırım was granted with the ‘Economy Columnist’ award at the Economy Press Achievement Awards by research institutes and NGOs almost every year of his career.

Abdurrahman Yıldırım writes on the economy’s roadmap and markets and interprets hard-to-grasp analyses as easy as it can be done. 

Yıldırım often analyzes the global and Turkish economy, future estimations and a sustainable economy using objective data and is known for building his estimations on facts. 

Yıldırım makes solid arguments on the ever-changing FX markets and stock exchange and money markets. Yıldırım is focused on objective estimations passed with constructive suggestions and to the point analyses of the current situation. 

Abdurrahman Yıldırım meets the TV audience at Habertürk and Bloomberg. 

Speech Topics

  • Turkey and the World Economy
  • Economic Analysis and Forecasting
  • Sustainable Economy
  • Foreign Exchange Market, Stock Exchange and Money Markets

Saffet Emre
Tonguç

Historian, Travel Writer, Professional Guide

Biography

“Passion for travelling comes from seeing the world as a jigsaw puzzle. Every trip will be a piece in this puzzle.” 

Passion for travelling is genetic

Saffet Emre Tonguç travels, takes photographs and writes. Tonguç made it his profession to leave his home behind and travel. He explains his feelings thus: “passion for travelling is genetically coded into people. For me, this desire has broadened my horizons and perspectives. For most people life consists of working and acquiring property. For me, the important thing is to acquire mental affluence.”

Tonguç has been on numerous expeditions and journeys to more than one hundred countries. He says that Turkey should in theory be one of the world’s premier travel destinations, but there are major deficiencies in the way the country is promoted abroad. “Turkey is the shortest distance between points A and B. For this reason, an amazing number of civilisations left their mark on the country. One of the most reliable guide books, Lonely Planet, says ‘If you want to see Greek ruins, go to Turkey, not to Greece; if you want to see Roman ruins, go to Turkey, not to Italy’. This is so true! But we are not aware of this and we don’t appreciate it. I have been to more than one hundred countries; of all these places, Anatolia made one of the greatest impressions on me.”

Who is Saffet Emre Tonguç?

Saffet Emre Tonguç started working as a tour guide in 1987 whilst studying tourism. Since 1990 his amateur photographs have appeared in various international publications, primarily in the USA and Australia. He was a narrator on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” In 2005, he received the Rotary Club’s Professional Excellence Award. He has travelled to around one hundred countries both for professional reasons and personal interest. He was named Turkey’s most well-travelled tour guide by the Turkish Association of Tourist Guides in 2005. He holds the award for “Best Travel Writer 2006.” 

Speech Topics

  • 101 places to see: In the World, in Europe, in the USA and in Turkey…
  • Istanbul and night
  • Wealths of Turkey
  • Exclusive routes

Hakan
Kırkoğlu

Consultant, Astrologist, Writer

Biography

“Asking to see your astrological chart is a brave decision. When you see your chart, you are looking at yourself in the mirror.”

The DNA of life

R. Hakan Kırkoğlu is a colourful personality. He took the brave decision to leave behind his successful banking career to make his dreams come true. He compares astrology to DNA, claiming that astrology is the DNA of human life. “Our DNA structure shows the colour of our hair, eyes and the illnesses we are susceptible to. The astrological chart can also be regarded as the DNA of life. Let me put this another way: just like magnetic swipe cards that open certain doors for us, so does the chart, too, open certain doors in our lives and not others. Life tries to steer us towards particular doors. Astrology shows us how we can flow together with life, be in it. Astrology is about adjusting ourselves to the rhythm of life. It is an extremely simple, but at the same time, perfect language. Using this language of the 12 signs, we can better understand certain events and periods we encounter. We can see all of life’s dimensions in these 12 signs. We can see the different modes of behaviour in life from Aries to Pisces.”

Who is R. Hakan Kırkoğlu?

Hakan Kırkoğlu worked in treasury, research and financial institutions departments in the banking sector from 1993 until 2000. Denizbank was his last stop in his banking career which he left in 2000 to work on astrology. He studied at the Faculty of Astrological Studies in the UK. He set up his own consultancy firm in Turkey. With a group of colleagues, Kırkoğlu founded Astrobil (Association of Astrology Union) in 2000. He served as the global astrology coordinator at the United Astrology Conference (UAC 2008) held in the USA. Kırkoğlu is also in charge of the first ever course teaching astrology at a university in Turkey.

Speech Topics

  • The use of Astrology in HR
  • Trends for Turkey and the World
  • Astrology maps
  • Futurology

Sadi Uzunoğlu
Prof. Dr.

Ekonomist, Akademisyen

Yatırım Ekonomisi

Sermaye Piyasaları

Sermaye Araçları

Finansman Teknikleri

Makro Ekonomik Gösterge

Aktif Pasif Yönetimi

Biyografi

Sadi Uzunoğlu, ekonominin karmaşık yapısını basit bir dille halka aktarmasıyla ün yaptı ve para piyasalarını hem teorik hem de birbirinden ilginç yaşanmış örneklerle tarihsel bir perspektiften ele alıyor. Uzunoğlu’nun ekonomi dinletileri keyifle öğretiyor.

Ekonomist Prof. Dr. Sadi Uzunoğlu, Uludağ Üniversitesi İktisat Bölümü’nden mezun oldu. Sadi Uzunoğlu, akademik çalışmalarına 1985 yılında İstanbul Üniversitesi, İktisat Fakültesi’nde Araştırma Görevlisi olarak başladı. Ekim 2001 tarihine kadar aynı üniversitede doçent olarak görevini sürdüren Uzunoğlu, akademik kariyerine İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi’nde devam etti. Sadi Uzunoğlu, çalışmalarını 2004 yılından bu yana Trakya Üniversitesi İİBF’de sürdürüyor.

Uzunoğlu, akademisyen ve ekonomist kimliğini kusursuz bir şekilde sentezlemesi sonucunda mikro ve makro ekonomiye dair isabetli öngörülerde bulunuyor. Güçlü bir ekonomik duruş sergilemenin yolunun üretimden geçtiğini kaydeden Uzunoğlu, ancak ve ancak yüksek teknolojiye sahip, katma değeri yüksek ürünler üreterek dışa bağımlılıktan kurtulmanın mümkün olduğunu her fırsatta dile getiriyor.

Dünyanın ekonomik sınavdan geçtiğine işaret eden Sadi Uzunoğlu, “Artık eski alışkanlıklardan kurtulup kendimiz ve dünyamız için daha bilinçli yaşama zamanı” diyor.

Uzunoğlu’nun konuşmalarında da sıklıkla ifade ettiği önemli bir tespitini şöyle özetleyebiliriz; “Sıklıkla yaşanan finansal krizler dikkatleri finansal piyasalar ve işleyişi üzerine yoğunlaştırdı. Bankalar, finansal sistemin en önemli kurumları olarak başı çekerek ön plana çıktı. Artık ekonomi denince akla maalesef, finansal sistem ve bankalar gelmeye başladı. Reel ekonomi ikinci plana itildi. Oysa reel ekonomi olmadan finansal sistemin var olması mümkün değil.”

Uzunoğlu, aktif bir yazar ve çok sayıda kitabı var; Para ve Döviz Piyasaları, Temel Ekonomi, Finans Matematiği Çalışma Kitabı, HP Uygulamalı, Güncel ekonomik Sorunlar: Dünya Ekonomisi, Güncel ekonomik Sorunlar: Global Kriz.

Konuşma Konuları

  • Yatırım Ekonomisi
  • Sermaye Piyasası ve Araçları
  • Türkiye Ekonomisi ve Makro Ekonomik Göstergelerin Yorumlanması
  • Dünya ve Türkiye Ekonomisindeki Gelişmeler ve Beklentiler
  • Bankalarda Aktif – Pasif Yönetimi
  • Yeni Finansman Teknikleri
  • Bankalarda Kaynak Maliyeti Hesaplama Yöntemleri ve Finansal Matematik

Can Fuat
Gürlesel

Strategist, Chairman of Strategic Research Institute

Biography

“The search for a multilateral world is taking place against the background of the global crisis and the threat of chaos, whilst discussions about the end of history and the clash of civilisations are still ongoing. Welcome to a new century.”

Global power shifts and the search for a multilateral balance

After the end of the Cold War, the USA sought to implement unilateral foreign policies appropriate to the unipolar world. However, attempts to establish a new and consistent global balance in terms of policy, military and economy have not been successful. Over the last years, substantial losses and shifts in global power have occurred alongside the substantial effects of the global economic crisis. The uncertainty as to what kind of a balance this loss of power would result in means that chaos theories are of great use. According to Dr. Gürlesel, at the moment the USA is trying to avoid adopting multilateral policies based on realism and to establish a new multilateral balance by undertaking a leading role. Global and regional actors in the multilateral balance, its institutional structure, its rules and, above all, its centre of gravity, in other words its geopolitical area, will take become clearer in the coming era. Dr. Gürlesel says that Turkey will also be affected by the multilateral balance of the new era and Turkey may, for the first time, become a regional actor in the establishment of the new balance. However, it will only be possible to draw on Turkey’s potential as a regional actor by creating a healthy balance between idealism and realism.

Who is Dr. Can Fuat Gürlesel?

As the founder and director of Economy and Strategy Consultancy Services, he has, since 1991, been providing economic and sectoral consultancy and research services to financial sector institutions, business organisations, local governments, and public and foreign institutions.

He is the founding chairman of the Strategic Research Institute where he has worked since 2003. The institute carries out strategic research. He has written many books, articles, reports and similar works.

Speech Topics

• The global economic crisis and its aftermath

• The global power shift and the search for a multilateral balance

• Geopolitical options for the new power balance

• Turkey’s new multilateral foreign policy and its possible consequences

• The institutional, social and political changes in Turkey and their consequences

Şeref
Oğuz

Journalist, Writer

Biography

Şeref Oğuz, Turkey’s leading economic journalists and economists from journalists.

His spirit, does not fit into the economy, has led him to play critical roles in informatics and technology. For example, Şeref Oğuz, who signed the world’s first virtual rally (1996), produced numerous articles, writings and interviews on “freedom and virtual culture”. Seref Oğuz, who traveled around Anatolia, giving New Economy Conferences to SMEs, worked as Economy Manager and columnist for Sabah Newspaper for many years.

Oğuz is a graduate of Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, he completed his master’s degree and economics at the same university. He made researches at the University of London and started journalism. Oğuz, known for his research on information economy, new economy and change, is one of the founders of Internet Society. Oguz, who took a break from journalism over the years, took on the role of Koç Holding New Economy consultancy in 1999. Oğuz served as Koç Holding Information Group Consultant. He gave Virtual Culture classes at Bilgi University e-MBA academic staff. National Competitiveness Research Institute, makes Turkey Intelligence Foundation Board membership. Oguz, Turkey Chess Federation Board of Directors at the same time, the Internet Committee member. Şeref Oğuz was also a member of the Assembly Information Group outside the parliament.

Hakan
Güldağ

Journalist, Writer

Biography

Hakan Güldağ is a name that has been promoted to management by stepping up one by one in the journalism profession. Dünya Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Hakan Güldağ gives remarkable speeches Turkey’s economy, economics journalism, freedom of press and journalism.

Güldağ’s acquaintance with publishing dates back to 1985, he has strong news sources with its up-to-date information and equipment especially in production, agriculture and services in Anatolia, holds the pulse of the country in terms of sectors and business lines. He is known for his accuracy in his analysis .

He served as the Secretary General of the Istanbul Branch of the Economics Reporters Association. In 2005, he was elected to Brussels-based European Economic Press Federation (EBP) Executive Committee Member. Since October 2010, Turkey Journalists Association of Vocational Monitoring Committee members and Turkey Media and Communications Assembly of Turkey (TOBB MIM) serves as President.

Yasemin
Bradley

Medical Doctor, Nutrition Consultant

Biography

Yasemin Bradley is a Turkish female physician specialized as nutritionist and dietitian. She is also a television presenter and writer.

Born as Yasemin Özdemir, she graduated from the Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir studying medicine. She worked a long time as a prime-time news presenter at the television channel Kanal D. She moved to England and settled there when she was touched much from the destruction of the 1999 İzmit earthquake. In London, she was trained in media production management at the BBC Turkish. She married to psychotherapist Anthony Bradley, who inspired her in healthy lifestyle. Upon her spouse’s advice, she received education in nutrition and dieting at the alternative therapy school ITEC in London.

Özdemir Bradley translated two books of the renowned American television and radio host Larry King (1929–2012) into Turkish under the title Kiminle Ne Zaman, Nerede, Ne Zaman, Nasıl Konuşmalı (1996), II. Dünya Savaşı Aşk Öyküleri (2002) She authored with her spouse diet food books Gelecek Yiyeceklerde (“The Future is in Food”) in 2002, and Bradley Mutfağı (“Bradley’s Cuisine”) in 2004. She edited the memoirs of a military officer and published it in 2002 under the title Parola: Harbiyeli Aldanmaz (“Password: Cadet does not get taken in”). In 2009, she published a series of three books on child development titled Cemile Doğru Beslenmeyi Öğreniyor (“Cemile Learns How to Eat Healthily”), Cemile Sağlıklı Yaşamayı Öğreniyor (“Cemile Learns How to Live Healthily”), and Cemile Boyu Uzasın İstiyor (“Cemile Wishes To Grow Tall”).

In 2012, she started a television program titled Dr. Yasemin Bradley ile Reçetesiz Hayat’ (“Life Without Prescription by Dr. Yasemin Bradley”) at the channel TRT Haber aired Thursday nights at 21:05 local time.

She was honored with the “Best Female TV News Presenter 1996” award by the “Tabloid Journalists Association” (Turkish: Magazin Gazetecileri Derneği).



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