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Nurol

Investment Bank

Chairman

of the Board

Ziya AKKURT

We would like to introduce you to our readers in a closer
manner. Would you provide us with some information
about your family, place of birth and education please?

I was born in Diyarbakır where I completed my primary
and secondary education, followed by a transfer to
Ankara Anatolian High School with my own discretion.
Later, I continued my educational life at METU Faculty
of Administrative Sciences Public Administration
department. I completed in 3 ½ years thanks to the
Academic calendar and I came to Istanbul for my
banking career.

How did your banking career start?

I decided to become a banker in the 3 year of university
rd
with the advice of a U.S. diplomat. I applied for a job
“ We are quickly among a group of 500 people, I started the Executive
advertisement of Interbank and as one of 7 candidates
Candidate program. I worked in Interbank, BNP-AK-
strafing away from Dresdner Bank, Osmanlı/Banque Paribas and Akbank
respectively for 29 years.

the image of being a When did you meet Nurol first and why NurolBank?

bank within its own I met Nurol Group due to business. As Akbank, we had
taken part in the financing of important projects. It was
around 1999-2000, if I’m not mistaken. We were always
shell. ” in contact due to being one of the rare banks that could
provide long-term loans. We came together with Nurol
Yatırım Bankası while I was working as the General
Manager for Ak Yatırım between 2008-2009. Then our
contact has continued.

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