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Did you realize your dreams?
TURKISH - AMERICAN WORKS COUNCIL 1988
Could you tell us about your mission in Nurol?
When I first came to Nurol, I was first assigned as
the Legal Consultant of the Defense Group. It was the
beginning of January 1999. At that time there was a
quite big organization called as the Defense Group . It
was lead by Mr. Şinasi Büyüklü as the coordinator. We
were following up the Turkish Armed Forces Main Battle
Tank project, which was the most exciting project of
those days. Our Nurol Machinery has established a joint
venture with General Dynamics and BMC. This was our
biggest project. Furthermore we were providing support
to FNSS in all of its projects. We were providing all
legal support to Nurol Machinery as well. After 2 years
of quite intensive work, we have restructured the legal
services within the Holding in 2001 and the International
Chief Legal Consultancy Office is established and I
was appointed as the Chief Legal Consultant. I am
performing the same task continuously since that day.
We are working with Başak Çankayalı since the first
day I came to Nurol. In the past we were reinforced by
one more colleagues from time to time but now we are
two persons as the key staff. We are taking part in all
legal stages of the international relations of all Nurol
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companies. All legal affairs starting from information
exchange and confidentiality agreements in the first
stage and the partnership agreements, contracts,
follow-up of the disputes in the last stage and briefly
all legal affairs involving foreigners are included in our
field of interest. The perspective which we consider
important and concentrate on is to provide “preventive
legal services”. It means to ensure that a work is done
appropriately and lawfully right from the start and to
prevent occurrence of any legal problem afterwards.
Furthermore, I am the authorized signatory together
with the relevant general manager for signing the
agreements concluded between all our companies and
the foreigners.
What are the advantages and disadvantages
of working in the same group for a long time?
First I must sincerely say the following. I am coming
from a sort of loyalty and commitment culture. I was
raised with this culture in the army. As far as the private
sector is concerned, it took the place of the army, which
is my home. Of course, the intimacy established by
our bosses who make us feel this place as our home
and the friendship and companionship environment
Refika Erdoğan, Rahmi Erdoğan, Feyiz Erdoğan, Leziz Erdoğan
Savaştepe / BALIKESİR, 1964
I think I realized some of them. My main goal was to
make something useful for my country and people. I
think I made very important things for Turkey when I was
in the General Staff. I always wanted to be able to speak
on behalf of my country. And I realized that. I sat behind
the nameplate “Turkey” in many international and NATO
meetings and spoke on behalf of Turkey. I defended
Turkey in the European Court of Human Rights. I was
willing to punish the guilty and to protect the innocent. I
realized that. When I was serving as a judge, I saw how
the innocent man cried and prayed after the acquittal
judgment I have rendered. In Nurol Here, I think we are
MARCH 1983 - KAĞIZMAN making significant contribution to the national economy
with the added value created and with the taxes paid
by us and we are making contribution to economic and
created by our colleagues has a very big share in social life especially with the employment provided by
provision and development of this feeling. The love - us. I am happy due to this reason.
respect - trust trio existing among me and the bosses
and other friends and the peace of mind it provides is Future plans? The things you want to do
much more important for me.Therefore, I had no other
pursuit after I came here. You become a family when I would like to make a contribution to the management of
you work for more than 15 years in the same place. the country, if possible. Sometimes I compare this event
You embrace your company well as an institution. As a with the rowing boats of the old age. If the country is a
natural result of it, you are working as if the company is big boat taken to a destination by rowing oars, we must
all row oars to the extent of our power. I do not prefer
your own company. It means that extensive “sense of to postpone my plans socially. I realize them whenever
belonging” is developing. Because the boat which we try I find a chance. Particularly, I realized most of my trip
to float belongs to all of us and we are all in the same plans. The place which I want to visit at first opportunity
boat. The only thing I would say as a disadvantage is: The is Cuba, while Castro is living!
difficulty of changing the status caused by being taken
for granted and being accustomed to and the progress!
What if we say relations with the personnel? !
Is there any person whom you say I have learned Actually, you must ask this question to the personnel,
a lot in your professional life? but for me, it is good. More precisely, I am striving to
make it good. I have always tried to develop a duty based
Due that I have spent my professional life in different relationship with my personnel. What is important for
environments, when I think now, I’ve learned something me is doing the job in due time and with high quality.
from everyone. I deeply appreciated the statement I try not to pressurize persons in terms of permits and
“not knowing is not a shame, not learning is a shame”. other social aspects. I am convinced of the following:
I tried to learn something from everyone. I was open to If we expect people to work better, we must allow
learning and reaped its benefits. I have learned a lot from them to have a good rest and to have fun. We have to
my superiors and supervisors on subjects like leadership, be thoughtful against them. Empathize with them.
management and especially crisis management. When I Furthermore, it is also important to ensure that the
was a judge in the courts, I learned a lot from superior people come to work with love and desire. Another
Judge brothers. As an example one of them is “it must principle of mine is that: “Whatever work you perform,
be hard in principle and polite in wording”. When I perform the best work and at the end feel pride with the
came to the private sector, I learned something again work you have performed.” At the end, a good manager
from my bosses and all of my superiors I have closely must primarily be a good leader. In order to be a leader
worked with. Mentioning some names may be unfair to you must build-up respect and trust around you as the
the others. But I learned many valuable things from first priority. Then the leader must be leading the way,
everyone I worked under or together in Nurol. I think must know how to take risk and assume responsibility,
the point here with key importance is to be open to if necessary and must protect the employees working
learning and self-development. under him. Ultimately if I summarize my perspective of
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