Turkish Airlines has implemented changes in its executive management structure. In line with the airline’s corporate objectives, new appointments have resulted on the Board of Directors and the CEO position.

Prof. Murat Şeker, who has served for many years in critical roles such as finance, treasury, and investor relations positions as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the national flag carrier, has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Turkish Airlines.

Prof. Şeker was assigned as the Chief Financial Officer of Turkish Airlines in July 2016, where he was responsible from financing, treasury operations, accounting, procurement and investor relations. He has served as Member of the Board and the Executive Committee of Turkish Airlines from March 2021. He also serves as a Board Member of Turkish Technic and SunExpress.

Prof. Şeker has been a member of the Financial Advisory Council established by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) since 2024 and has served as its Chair since 2025. This council advises the IATA Board of Directors and all related bodies on policy issues related to financial sector services.

Being actively engaged in academic field, Prof. Şeker lectured as part-time instructor at Boğaziçi University from 2015 to 2018 and received Professorship title in December 2025.

As part of this executive management change at Turkish Airlines, Ahmet Olmuştur, who has been responsible for the company’s strategic sales and marketing operations for many years as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Turkish Airlines.

Ahmet Olmuştur’s career journey began in 2000 as a part-time employee at Turkish Airlines Call Center. Building on his experience at one of the airline’s key contact points, he has achieved exemplary success, culminating in his rise to the executive management position at the national flag carrier.

Having begun his professional career with a part-time position at Turkish Airlines Call Center in 2000, he continued his career at the airline as a Flight Analyst in the Directorate of Revenue Management. In the following years, Mr. Olmuştur held various critical positions within the same department, including Manager of Global Distribution Systems, Manager of Revenue Management and Pricing, and Senior Vice President of Revenue Management.

Since 2014, Ahmet Olmuştur served as Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, and since 2024 he has led the company's commercial operations as Chief Commercial Officer.

We wish Prof. Murat Şeker and Ahmet Olmuştur success in their new roles.