Who We Are and What We Do


Turkish Bankers Association (TBA), established in December 1990, is a non-profit organisation and currently regarded as the representative of Turkish professionals working in Financial Services in the UK. TBA is thoroughly funded through our individual and corporate membership fees and donations.
TBA's main objective is to create a strong bond among Turkish professionals working in the Financial Services and its side industries as well as those Turkish students who would like to embark upon a career in those sectors in the UK.

It aims to establish such strong ties among members by promoting social, cultural, economical and business related events. TBA also aims for organising lectures and seminars as well as presentations from leading professionals in their field.

TBA, in addition to those objectives above, aims for increasing the awareness of investment banks and other financial institutions as to highly qualified Turkish students and professionals working and living in the UK.

2010-11 Executive Committee Members


Caglar Karatas BSc, MSc(Lon),  President & Chairman,  Senior Broker - GFI Securities Ltd

Haslet Tayyareci BSc, MSc,  Vice President  Treasury Manager - Turkish Bank(UK) 

Fatos Akbay BSc, MSc(Lon),  Secretary General,  Analyst- BNP Paribas

Onur Guven BA, MBA(Lon),  Corporate SecretaryInstitutional Sales - Citi Group

Okan Caglayan BA, ACII,  Social Secretary,  Associate Director - UK Lockton Companies Int. Ltd

Yavuz Macun BA, MSc(Lon),  Secretary of Membership,  Executive - Barclays Capital

Jonathan Kent BA, ACCA,  Treasury,  Financial Controller - Turkish Bank(UK)

 

Previous Executive Committee Members


2009 - Caglar Karatas(President), Onur Guven, Haslet Tayyareci, Okan Caglayan, Fatos Akbay, Yavuz Macun, Jonathan Kent 

2008 - Caglar Karatas(President), Yavuz Macun, Okan Caglayan, Haslet Tayyareci, Onur Guven, Jonathan Kent, Fatos Akbay                

2007 - Hakki Arslan(President), Cigdem Beykoylu, Serkan Gunal, Gokcen Erdem, Jonathan Kent, Sinan Kutlu, Sevil Yildirim

2006 - Sevki Acuner (President), Hakki Arslan, Sanem Teoman, M.Ozgur Altan, Tanju Yorulmazer, Deniz Erzeybek, Cigdem Beykoylu, Serkan Gunal

2005 - Sevki Acuner (President), M.Kemal Sahin, Cigdem Beykoylu, Aylin Eroglu, Tanju Yorulmazer, Riza Kadilar, Emre Mimaroglu, Betul Isik, M Ozgur Altan

2004 - Sevki Acuner (President), Zinnur Koc, M.Kemal Sahin, Serkan Gunal, Cigdem Beykoylu, Betul Isik, Sinan Kutlu, Aylin Eroglu, Baris Guven

2003 - Sevki Acuner (President), Izzet Suner, M.Kemal Sahin, Serkan Gunal, Zinnur Koc, Zeynep Topel, Ozgur Baykal