Ali Sabancı is a Board Member at Pegasus Airlines and Vice Chairperson of MAC which are part of the Esas Private Equity portfolio. He also serves on the Board of Esas Properties.

 He is also one of the co-founders of Esas Social, which was established to facilitate sustainable social investment. He focuses on increasing awareness of entrepreneurship in Turkey. As the president of the Young Entrepreneurs Board in the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and a founding board member of GEN Turkiye (Global Entrepreneurship Network), he has led successful initiatives including Angel Investing Legislation, Global Entrepreneurship Congress, G3 Forum, Global Entrepreneurship Week and TIM Innovation Week - Born Global. He is also an angel investor in over 25 start-up companies.

 Ali Sabancı, who is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Entrepreneurship Foundation and a member of the Turkish Family Business Association (TAİDER), was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by the French government in 2018 for his contributions to economic relations between Turkiye and France.

 Ali Sabancı earned his M.B.A. degree with a major in International Finance from Columbia Business School and B.A. degree in Politics and Economics from Tufts University.

Emine Sabancı Kamışlı is a co-founder of Esas and has been serving as Vice Chairperson since 2000. She also leads Esas Social which was established to facilitate sustainable social investment.

Prior to co-founding Esas, Emine served as an executive board member of Aksigorta, Akhayat and Sabancı Holding. Before that, she was the director of commerce at Aksigorta. She started her career at Willis Corroon, a reassurance brokerage company in London.

Emine Sabancı Kamışlı earned her B.S. degree in Economics of Industry and Commerce from the London School of Economics.

Erhan Kamışlı is the chairman of Medline Healthcare Group and a board member of Esas Properties.

Before joining Esas as a board member in 2008, Erhan was the president of the Cement Group at Sabancı Holding while serving as the chairman at Akçansa and Çimsa. Previously, he held various positions at Akçimento. He started his career at Exsa.

Erhan is a board member of the Turkish Football Federation. Previously, he served as a board member at the Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations, the Turkish Cement Producers Association and Beşiktaş Football Club.

Erhan Kamışlı earned his B.A. degree in Marketing and International Business Administration from California State University.

Kazım Köseoğlu is the Managing Partner & Chairman of of Esas Properties and serves on its investment committee. Also a board member at Esas Holding.

He currently chairs UK network group of TUSIAD (Turkish Industry & Business Association).

Previously, Kazım worked as an investment analyst at F&C REIT Asset Management.

Kazım Köseoğlu earned his M.S. degree in International Finance and Banking from Cass Business School and B.S. degree in Business Economics (German) from Brown University.

Can Köseoğlu serves on the investmet committee of Esas Ventures.

Previously, Can founded Döner Stop, a fast food chain with eight branches across four cities in Turkey, which he exited to TAB Food Investments in 2018. Prior to that, he worked for various Esas portfolio companies including Gıdaser, Bonservis and Esaslı Group.

Can Köseoğlu earned his B.A. degree in Economics from Tufts University.

Kerem Kamisli started his career as a strategy consultant at Ernst & Young Parthenon (EYP) in London. After three years at EYP he moved to Istanbul and joined Ayakkabi Dunyasi, a subsidiary of Esas Holding and the second largest multibrand shoe retailer in Turkey, as marketing and e-commerce director. Kerem moved back to London in 2022, and established his personal family office that he runs today. He is a board member at Esas Holding since 2020.

Kerem co-founded the Yenibirlider Foundation in 2012, an NGO focused on developing the next generation business leaders of Turkey. He is also the co-vice chair and an executive committee member at the American Turkish Society since 2020. Kerem is also a board member at the Turkish American Business Council since 2024, the leading NGO that shapes business and trade policy between Turkey and the US. Kerem is also a member of the International Advisory Board of Boston University.

Kerem Kamışlı earned his B.A. degree in Business Administration from Boston University.

Çağatay (Chaatai) Özdoğru oversees all of ESAS’ investment platforms/business lines including real estate, private equity, venture capital and wealth management, also serves on their investment committees. He is a board member of ESAS Properties, ESAS Wealth Management and various private equity portfolio companies including Pegasus Airlines. 

Çağatay joined ESAS in 2005 as an executive board member and has been the Group CEO since 2010. He played a major role in establishing ESAS Private Equity both in Türkiye as well as abroad. He led a number of ESAS’ private equity investments and exits of various portfolio companies including UN Ro-Ro, Mars Cinema Group, Mars Athletics and Peyman. 

Previously, Çağatay was the president of IT & Telecommunications Investments at Sabancı Holding. Prior to that, he held various positions in the tech & telecommunications industry, where he last served as the executive vice president of the MEA region at Global One, a member of France Telecom Group.

In 2020, Çağatay was appointed as the chairman of Türkiye - France Business Council at DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Council of Türkiye). Çağatay is also a member of the Board of Directors at TUSIAD (Turkish Business & Industry Association) as of April 2022. He is also a current board member of the Turkish Basketball Federation. Previously, he served as the chairman of Türkiye - Sweden Business Council and Türkiye - Croatia Business Council, and board member of TBV (Türkiye IT Foundation) and TUBISAD (Türkiye IT Industry Association). He was also the president of Sigortamnet İTÜ Basket of Turkish Basketball League between 2018-2019. 

Çağatay Özdoğru earned his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University, where he received the Hall of Fame Award for Alumni in 2016, and B.S. degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from Istanbul Technical University. 

With a career in investment, finance and law spanning 40 years, Ernest Boles is a seasoned senior adviser and independent director with experience from a variety of roles in the public and private markets, including NED and investment committee roles. As an investor, Ernest is active in both public and private markets, with a focus on private equity and real estate.  

Prior to establishing his independent practice, Ernest was a senior executive within the HQ Group, the German-based investment business of the heirs of Harald Quandt.  During his 17-year tenure in the HQ Group, Ernest served in various leadership roles, including as CEO of HQ Capital, a global private equity primary, secondary and co-investment business, as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of HQ Trust, a German multi-family office and investment management business and as Co-Managing Director of Harald Quandt Holding, the family’s single-family office.  During this time, Ernest was a standing member of the PE investment committee responsible for allocating third party capital into private equity primary, secondary and co-investments.

Prior to joining the HQ Group, Ernest worked in various senior roles in wealth management and investment businesses, including as the MD responsible for the non-discretionary investment programs within Morgan Stanley’s EMEA Wealth Management Division in London, as CEO of Bank Morgan Stanley AG in Zurich and as CIO for Citi’s European Private Bank and Wealth Management business in London.  Prior to his career in banking, Ernest practiced law with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York, where he is admitted to the bar.  

A former Fulbright Scholar, Ernest earned a Dr. jur degree from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and a JD from the University of Kansas.

Dominic Shorthouse joined Esas as an investment committee member of international private equity in 2019 and  became a board member in 2022.

Dominic is an active private investor based in London. Previously, he was the founder and managing partner of Englefield Capital, a mid-market private equity firm, from inception in 2001 until its sale in 2010 to the Brenninkmeijer family.  Prior to that, he was a partner at Warburg Pincus & Co. and co-head of Europe. He started his career at Morgan Stanley in London.

As an investor, Dominic has been involved in most sectors and invested in businesses at all stages of development. He has served on more than 50 boards in the UK, France, Germany, Denmark, Holland, Italy, Ireland, China and the US.  He is also the deputy chair of the Anna Freud Centre, a UK-based charity serving child and adolescent mental health.

Dominic Shorthouse earned his M.B.A. degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business and M.A. in Latin and Greek Literature and Philosophy from Oxford University.

Luigi is a former Private Banking CEO with deep entrepreneurial experience and demonstrated ability to lead large and complex organizations, fix and restructure businesses addressing client, legal, regulatory, human resources and cost related issues where timing and agility is critical.

Luigi has 40 years of Private Credit, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking and Wealth Management experience in a variety of leadership roles. He retired from Citigroup in March 2024, after having led Citi Private Bank for Europe, Middle East and Africa for the last 14 years, serving the most successful families, business leaders and entrepreneurs across EMEA.

Luigi has extensive Board of Directors experience as Director, CEO and Chair of Legal Entities where he worked. Currently he is also an independent director at Soltec Power Holdings S.A., a solar tracker manufacturer listed on the Madrid stock exchange.

He earned his M.B.A. from Columbia University in New York and his BSc in Economics from Queen Mary College, University of London. He is married to Laura, and they have three university age children. An active investor, he lives between London and Madrid, the city where he grew up.

Çağatay (Chaatai) Özdoğru oversees all of ESAS’ investment platforms/business lines including real estate, private equity, venture capital and wealth management, also serves on their investment committees. He is a board member of ESAS Properties, ESAS Wealth Management and various private equity portfolio companies including Pegasus Airlines. 

Çağatay joined ESAS in 2005 as an executive board member and has been the Group CEO since 2010. He played a major role in establishing ESAS Private Equity both in Türkiye as well as abroad. He led a number of ESAS’ private equity investments and exits of various portfolio companies including UN Ro-Ro, Mars Cinema Group, Mars Athletics and Peyman. 

Previously, Çağatay was the president of IT & Telecommunications Investments at Sabancı Holding. Prior to that, he held various positions in the tech & telecommunications industry, where he last served as the executive vice president of the MEA region at Global One, a member of France Telecom Group.

In 2020, Çağatay was appointed as the chairman of Türkiye - France Business Council at DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Council of Türkiye). Çağatay is also a member of the Board of Directors at TUSIAD (Turkish Business & Industry Association) as of April 2022. He is also a current board member of the Turkish Basketball Federation. Previously, he served as the chairman of Türkiye - Sweden Business Council and Türkiye - Croatia Business Council, and board member of TBV (Türkiye IT Foundation) and TUBISAD (Türkiye IT Industry Association). He was also the president of Sigortamnet İTÜ Basket of Turkish Basketball League between 2018-2019. 

Çağatay Özdoğru earned his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University, where he received the Hall of Fame Award for Alumni in 2016, and B.S. degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from Istanbul Technical University. 

Dinçer Aydemir oversees the operations of Esas and leads the tax and legal team.

Prior to joining Esas in 2015, Dinçer was a partner at Mazars Turkey, where he focused on international tax issues, tax risk management, M&A projects, and advised various local and multi-national companies. Previously, he was a tax inspector at the Ministry of Treasury & Finance of Turkey.

Dinçer Aydemir earned his M.S.B.A. degree in Financial Economics from Boston University and B.A. degree in Political Sciences from Ankara University. He is a sworn financial advisor and holds an independent auditor certificate.

Mehmet Özkaya currently serves as the CEO of ESAS Asset & Wealth Management Co., which provides ESAS’ asset and wealth management services. Prior to his current role, he served as the Chief Strategy Officer of ESAS, responsible for business development, strategy, and strategic asset allocation.

Mehmet started his career in the World Bank in Washington, DC where he held various positions in Pension Fund Investments, Capital Markets, Structured Financing, Derivatives, and Risk Management groups (1996-2006). In his last role, he led the Global Fixed Income team in the World Bank Pension Fund, overseeing more than USD 7 billion of investments in global capital markets.

After his return to Turkey, he joined the BNP Paribas – TEB Group as the Chief Investment Officer, first in the TEB Asset Management (2006-2010) and then in the TEB A.Ş (2011-2022).

Mehmet earned his PhD degree in International Finance (1999) and MBA degree in Decision Science (1994) from George Washington University in the United States, and his B.S. degree in Computer Engineering (1992) from Boğaziçi University in Turkey.

Mustafa Tercan, CFO of Esas Holding, leads the finance team.

Mustafa Tercan, started his career in Deloitte, and later became a partner at the international audit company RSM Bentley Jennison, where he took part in mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integration, projects on increasing productivity and profitability and gave consultancy to many local and multinational companies and institutions. Mustafa Tercan has been a part of Yıldız Holding since 2010, respectively acting as the General Manager and Vice President of Financial Affairs and serving as Global CFO of Yıldız Holding for the last five years.

Mr. Tercan, a graduate of Ankara University, Department of Economics in 1996, is also a CPA (Certified Public Accountant).

Boris Bergemann joined ESAS as Chief Legal Officer and is based in Frankfurt. In this role, he is responsible for all legal aspects of the Esas group with a special focus on funds, JVs and SPVs established by ESAS, ensuring compliance with market standard terms and international regulations.

Boris began his career in 2001 at Linklaters, focusing on asset management and tax. From 2005 to 2022, he served as Managing Director at Nuveen (formerly Henderson Global Investors), overseeing Product and Investment Structuring in Europe and APAC in the alternative investment sector. Prior to joining ESAS in May 2025, Boris was Equity Partner Tax and Legal Regulatory at EY in Germany.

He studied law at the University of Mainz in Germany. Boris is a German qualified lawyer (admitted to the Bar) as well as a German qualified Tax Advisor, with comprehensive knowledge about product structures as well as international tax regimes.

Fethi Sabancı Kamışlı leads Esas’ venture capital investments.

In addition to managing his personal investment portfolio in public markets and real estate, Fethi has been an active investor in technology companies globally with investments across five continents. Prior to joining Esas, Fethi worked at BMO Real Estate Partners in London as a Senior Business Analyst. He started his career at Citi Group’s wealth management division in London.

Fethi Sabancı Kamışlı earned his B.A. degree in Economics from Tufts University and holds a certificate in Corporate Finance from the London School of Business and Finance.

Kazım Köseoğlu is the Managing Partner & Chairman of of Esas Properties and serves on its investment committee. Also a board member at Esas Holding. 

He currently chairs UK network group of Tüsiad ( Turkish Industry & Business Association ).

Previously, Kazım worked as an investment analyst at F&C REIT Asset Management.

Kazım Köseoğlu earned his M.S. degree in International Finance and Banking from Cass Business School and B.S. degree in Business Economics (German) from Brown University.

Cumhur Kuşçuoğlu is a Senior Director and the Head of Turkish Private Equity and serves on the Private Equity Investment Committees.

Prior to joining Esas in 2009, Cumhur worked as a Director in the MENA Buyout Fund of the Carlyle Group. From 2002 to 2007, he was a Director at EY, supervising the M&A Advisory Services team in Turkey and Southeast Europe. Cumhur started his career in the Audit Department of Arthur Andersen where he worked for six years.

Mr. Kuşçuoğlu earned his B.A. degree in Economics from Boğaziçi University. 

Cumhur Kuşçuoğlu served on the boards of Mars Cinema Group, MAC and UN Ro-Ro until exit and sits on the boards of Ayakkabı Dünyası, Flormar and OPLOG.

Ipek Mutlu leads ESAS’ international private equity investments and is based in London. She is a member of the International Private Equity Investment Committee and serves on the board of Bruin Sports Capital Holdings and LP Advisory Committees of Quilvest Capital Partners Buyout Fund III, HQ Capital Co-Investment Fund III and SC Holdings Fund II. 

Prior to joining Esas in 2017, Ipek worked for Virgin Management, Richard Branson’s family office, in their Geneva and London offices. Previously, she was part of Blackstone’s Private Equity team in London. Before that, she worked for FTV Capital, a growth equity fund in New York. Ipek started her career as a business analyst in the Strategy and Corporate Finance Practice at Mckinsey’s New York office. 

Ipek Mutlu earned her M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School and B.A. degree, cum laude, in Economics and Latin American Studies from Harvard University.

Bora Subasi oversees wealth management and is a member of its investment committee. He transitioned to his current role in 2020 and is responsible for investment management of liquid assets and family office services.

Prior to joining Esas in 2012, Bora was a senior manager at Citibank in Turkey, where he was responsible for establishing their private banking centre. He started his career at HSBC in Turkey, where he played an active role in developing their private banking activities in the region.

Bora Subaşı earned his B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He holds Advanced Level and Derivative Instruments certificates from the Capital Markets Board of Turkey.

Fehmi Duruay is a Director in the International Real Estate team.

Fehmi was part of the Ayakkabı Dünyası deal team and was involved in the sourcing, due diligence and execution of new investment opportunities.

Since joining Esas in 2011, Fehmi has worked on private equity investments in Turkey and real estate investments in Turkey, Europe and the US, and served on the UN Ro-Ro deal team until exit. Previously, he was a financial analyst at Türkiye Sinai Kalkınma Bankası, where he focused on project finance and M&A transactions.

Fehmi Duruay earned his M.S. degree in Finance from Koç University and B.A. degree in Business Administration from Boğaziçi University.

Duygu Erden serves as a Director in the Tax and Legal Department, specializing in local and international taxation matters as well as international legal structuring.

Before joining Esas in 2020, she was a Senior Tax Manager at Deloitte Turkey. During 15 years extensive career at Deloitte, she engaged in corporate acquisitions and mergers, international tax issues, tax risk management, restructuring projects and offering consultancy to a multitude of local and international corporations. Additionally, she contributed to Deloitte Academy by delivering training sessions on various topics and authored numerous circulars and articles. She obtained her Certified Public Accountant (CPA) License in 2009.

Duygu Erden completed her undergraduate degree in Finance at Marmara University. Furthermore, she has enriched her expertise through participation in specialized programs across the globe, including International Tax at Deloitte University, U.S. Taxation of International Transactions at the University of Illinois, Alternative Investments at Harvard Business School, and Comparative Tax Policy and Administration at Harvard University.

Özlem Akgün Eşmeler is responsible for developing Esas Social’s programs and managing its communications and public relations.

Prior to joining Esas in 2020, Özlem worked for Yapı Kredi Bank and its subsidiaries in strategic human resources, learning & development and talent management roles. Previously, she led learning & development projects at Koç Holding, Unicredit’s CEE region and Istek Foundation.

Özlem Akgün Eşmeler earned her B.S. degree in Public Administration and B.S. degree in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations from Istanbul University.

Berrak Kutsoy is responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing Esas’ corporate communications, corporate and public relations strategy. She is also an advisor to the chairman of Pegasus Airlines and Young Entrepreneurs Board in the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.

Previously, she worked as an international sales executive at Unsa and export manager at Mitterteich, a German brand affiliated to Kütahya Porcelain. Prior to that, she was a project manager at Denizbank. She started her career at BNP-AK-Dresdner Bank as an international relations assistant. 

Berrak serves on the boards of Young Businessmen Association of Turkey, Junior Achievement, the UIP-International Cooperation Platform Executive Committee and BizBizze Association of Idea and Support for Women. She is on the advisory board of INGEV ( Human Development Foundation ). She is an advisor to the Turkish Exporters Assembly and Turkish Business Women Association’s women entrepreneurship supporting fund.
Berrak is a producer and anchor of a television program where she hosts role model women entrepreneurs from different industries and sectors every week. She is also an angel investor and has invested in a number of technology companies.
Berrak Kutsoy earned her M.B.A. degree from Middlesex University Business School and B.A. degree in Business Administration from Koç University.

Didem is a Director in Strategy and Business Development team.

Didem started her career in 1999 as a Management Trainee at the Treasury department of  İş Bankası. She worked the following nine years as a dealer on the Turkish Lira Money Market, TL/FX, and TL Bono markets.

In 2008, Didem joined Akbank Private Banking, and during the last 11 years of her 15-year private banking tenure, she served as the branch manager of Yeşilköy and Nişantaşı private banking branches. 

Didem earned her B.S. degree in Business Administration from Bilkent University.

Sinem Konuk Gelirli serves as the Human Resources Director at ESAS, where she is responsible for shaping and implementing the company’s strategic vision for human capital.

Sinem began her career in 2009 as a Human Resources Assistant Specialist at Alternatif Bank. After a decade of service there, she continued her career at Türkiye Finans Participation Bank between 2019 and 2023, holding roles as Performance Management Supervisor and Talent Management Supervisor, respectively.

In 2023-2024, she joined ESAS as Human Resources Manager. She then served as Human Resources Manager at Spor Istanbul during the 2024-2025 period. In 2025, she returned to ESAS to take on the role of Human Resources Director.

Sinem Konuk Gelirli holds a Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and a Master’s degree in the same field from Istanbul Technical University.

Özgür Sungu is a Portfolio Management Director in the Wealth Management team.

Prior to joining Esas in 2020, Özgür worked as the head of multi-asset portfolio management at İş Asset Management, he was responsible with the management of long-only and hedge fund structures investing in multiple asset classes.

Previously, he worked in various portfolio management departments at İş Asset Management between 2006 and 2017.

Özgür Sungu earned his M.S. degree in Finance from Koc Universitey and B.A. degree in International Finance from İstanbul Bilgi University.

Seçkin Tabak is a Senior Director in the Turkish Private Equity team. Since joining Esas, Mr. Tabak has been involved in various Esas investments including Getir, Insider, Flormar, Appsilon Enterprise and OPLOG. He currently serves on the boards of Appsilon Enterprise, Flormar and OPLOG and is a board observer of Insider.

Prior to joining Esas, Mr. Tabak was a Director at Actera Group, an Istanbul-based private equity firm, where he served on the deal teams of Mars Cinema Group (exited), g2m (exited), Mey İçki (exited), Gratis, Çelebi and MAC (exited). Mr. Tabak started his career at EY in the mergers and acquisitions department.

Mr. Tabak received his B.A. degree in Business Administration from Boğaziçi University.

Şahbey Teke is a Senior Director in the Turkish Private Equity team.

Since joining Esas as an Investment Analyst in 2007, has been involved in the establishment of all of Esas’s asset classes. He has participated in numerous acquisition and merger projects, including JAB, CCC, Air Lease Corp, Peyman, the international real estate portfolio, Ayakkabı Dünyası, Fuyao, AFM, MAC and Mars Cinema.

Mr. Teke received both his B.S. degree in Mechatronics and MBA degrees from Sabancı University. 

Şahbey Teke served on the deal teams of Peyman and Mars Cinema until exit; sat on the board of MAC and also held the role of CEO at MAC for two years.

Rodney Bysh is the Managing Partner and CEO of Feldberg Capital, with more than 30 years of experience in the finance and real estate industry.

Formerly, he was Head of Business Development at Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management and CEO of Cording Real Estate Group. In addition, Rodney served as Managing Director and Senior Advisor for Rothschild & Co. from 2006 to 2017.

Prior to that, he worked at Henderson Global Investors (now Nuveen) for seven years and was part of their real estate management team. He began his career at HypoVereinsbank(now Unicredit), where his last position was Director of Real Estate Funds.