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Please introduce yourself Where were you born? And I see that football became part of your life at a very
maybe some details about your family? young age. Let’s talk about that. Was it something
running in the family? Were you a good player?
I was born in Istanbul in 1973. My parents raised me
and my sister, who is younger than me by two years, in In general, we like various branches of sport, but football
Kadıköy. When I was young, my family owned a store is especially popular in my family. My father was the
on Bağdat Street where we helped with the business. It person who instilled a love of football in me, and he fully
was in that very store where, at the age of 13, I started to supported my passion. At elementary school I realized
learn about the retail business. that I was not a good player, and so I chose to develop my
goalkeeping skills, as this position was neither popular
Can you tell us about your educational background? nor preferred. This got me into the football team at
And how was your childhood? high school and university, and distinguished me from
many other players. When my business life began,
I studied at Nurettin Teksan Primary School in Fenerbahçe, football became a hobby that I enjoyed both watching
after which I continued my studies at Kadıköy Anatolian and playing. At the age of 28, I found myself in a totally
High School and at Istanbul Technical University, different position when a friend, who happened to be a
graduating from the Department of Management referee, insisted I look into the profession, and this lit a
Engineering. After graduating from university I worked fuse that began an 18-year marathon of excitement.
in the Koç Group, during which I completed my EMBA
studies at Koç University. I grew up in a large and loving Was your choice of university yours? Why Management
family, surrounded by many friends. As a result, not only Engineering, and why an MBA at Koç University after
did I have a social childhood, I also had the opportunity to that?
travel around Turkey at a young age. Travelling is one of
those things that opens up one’s horizons, and it helped From a very young age I enjoyed selling, and so was
me a lot. inclined to work in trade. Moreover, I liked math and
science, and gained an interest in the production/design
I saw your high school yearbook profile on social media. side of the business, and so Management Engineering
Your friends made some very pleasant observations. was a suitable discipline for me. Both of the universities
What would you say about what is written on your in which I studied provided me with the background
profile, especially about you being talkative and and skills needed for my business life, with 11 years in
humorous? Reading the yearbook, I felt like your future the automotive sector and 13 years in real estate. At
business life could be read between the lines... university I gained the ability to communicate easily with
architects, engineers, designers, financers and lawyers,
I have fond memories of my high school and university to think analytically while making decisions, and be on
years. Kadıköy Anatolian High School raised many good terms with numbers.
qualified students who went on to serve in many different
professions and in the arts. At the time, approximately What was your first job after graduation, and what jobs
500 students were graduating from the high school every have you done to date?
TARIK ONGUN and since I found it easy to communicate with people, Actually, my business life began in our store when I was
year. I had many friends with very different characters,
I was able to both learn and have a lot of fun, and the a high school student, and I then worked in Ahmet San
friendships we developed are still there today.
Productions during my university years. I was involved in
NUROL REIT “Thanks to the new

BOARD MEMBER markets, we have
managed to stay one

step ahead of our goals.”

I have had the chance to see up close how Mr. Nurettin CARMIKLI,

Mr. Erol CARMIKLI and Mr. Oğuz CARMIKLI's vision, business approach

and experiences have contributed to the Family.

We are presenting the interview of our distinguished manager who has made a
name in sports with his successful business career: NUROL REIT Inter-departmental Coordination Meeting
Sena ERSOY, Arzu ÖZER, Nil MENDAĞ, Recep EMANET, Serhat GÜNGÖR, Tarık ONGUN,
Nurdoğan TOPUZ, Banu ÖZER, Günsel REÇELOĞLU, Nadir Güneş YILDIZ, Kürşat OĞUZHAN

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