Kamil Kılıç
Letven Capital
Board Members & Organisational Structure
The association carries out its activities through four different bodies composed of members: the general assembly, the executive board, the supervisory board and the committees.
The General Assembly is the most authoritative decision-making body of the association, comprising registered members. The General Assembly elects the association's bodies and performs tasks not assigned to any other body of the association.
The Board of Directors is the executive and representative body of the association and performs its duties by the law and the association's bylaws.
The Audit Committee performs its audit duties by the principles and procedures specified in the association's bylaws; it submits the results of its audits in a report to the Board of Directors and the General Assembly.
These are sub-working groups that implement the planned activities aimed at achieving the association's objectives.
GİSED's board of directors comprises experienced investors, industry leaders, and prominent figures in the world of entrepreneurship, who are driving the development of the venture capital ecosystem in Turkey. With their strategic vision and innovative approach, they aim to ensure the healthy growth of venture capital investment funds, support entrepreneurs, and increase the global competitiveness of the sector.
Our Board of Directors works to improve investment processes, establish industry standards, and position Turkey as a regional hub in the venture capital field. These experts, each specialising in their respective fields, come together under the GİSED umbrella to build a strong ecosystem that fosters entrepreneurship and innovation.
With the knowledge and experience he has gained, he has served on the Boards of Directors of several institutions in the Venture Capital industry and has taken a pioneering role in advancing the sector through civil society organizations.
Since 2007, he has launched several entrepreneurial ventures and secured investment, specializing in Technology Venture Capital investments. He received training on the Commercialization of Technology from the IC² Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.
Currently, Kılıç is the President of GİSED (Venture Capital Funds Association of Türkiye) and continues to serve as the Chairman of the Executive Board of the Global Participation Finance Summit (GPAS).
Kılıç holds a Bachelor\'s degree in Mathematics from Işık University and a Master\'s degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Marmara University. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Management and Organization at Gebze Technical University.
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Since December 2018, Özcan has been serving as the Director General for Financial Cooperation and Project Implementation at the Directorate for EU Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye. Having joined the institution in 2001, he previously held various positions including Assistant Expert, Expert, Coordinator, and Head of Department.
With nearly 20 years of experience in project management and implementation, Özcan is responsible for the coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of the EU Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) provided to Türkiye. He also oversees the management of cross-border cooperation programs such as Black Sea Basin and Türkiye-Bulgaria CBC, as well as Türkiye’s participation in various EU Programs and Agencies, including Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020.
Özcan has been a speaker at numerous high-level national and international conferences, panels, seminars, and meetings, focusing on topics such as EU funds management, Türkiye-EU relations, social entrepreneurship, R&D, innovation, smart cities, and project management.
He is the author of several books, including “EU Pre-accession Financial Assistance to Türkiye”, “EU Grant Programs and Support for NGOs”, and “Project Preparation and Implementation”. He also teaches a Project Management course as part of the MBA program at TOBB University of Economics and Technology (TOBB-ETÜ).
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Following this experience, Eray rejoined PwC Türkiye in 2017 and has since provided advisory services to numerous local and international companies, particularly in the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sectors. He currently serves as the TMT Industry Leader within PwC Türkiye’s Deals Advisory team.
Eray also leads the development of services and strategic initiatives aimed at connecting PwC Türkiye with all stakeholders of the rapidly growing entrepreneurship ecosystem in Türkiye.
A graduate of Istanbul Technical University with a degree in Management Engineering, Eray has over 13 years of experience in financial modeling, business valuation, mergers and acquisitions, financial due diligence, and market research.
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Between 2013 and 2018, she served as a Coordinator in the R&D and Special Projects Department of Yapı Kredi Bank, where she played a key role in the establishment of Yapı Kredi Technology and R&D Center. She coordinated the bank’s relationships with technoparks, entrepreneurs, and startup investments. She secured and managed domestic and international funding for R&D and innovation projects and was an active member of the bank’s Innovation Committee.
Since 2020, she has been responsible for Alternative Investment Funds at Deniz Portfolio Management Inc.
Gülsün Yüksel holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Middle East Technical University (METU) and a Master’s degree in Development Studies from University College Dublin.
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He currently works as a consultant in capital markets and portfolio management. His advisory expertise includes the establishment, IPO, mergers, demergers, and capital increases of real estate investment trusts (REITs); the setup and operationalization of portfolio management companies, real estate investment funds, and venture capital investment funds.
He continues to provide consultancy services in areas such as regulatory compliance, corporate governance, investor relations, and tax planning.
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Between 2002 and 2013, he held senior roles at the MKK, including Chief Legal Counsel and Deputy CEO. During this period, he was directly involved in major projects such as the transition to dematerialized capital market instruments, liquidation of various brokerage firms, and electronic seizure of securities. He also led nationwide initiatives such as the Electronic General Assembly (e-GEM) project.
Ümit Yayla played a key role in the drafting of the Turkish Commercial Code and the Capital Markets Law, and contributed to the preparatory commissions and drafting teams for secondary legislation related to the dematerialized system, general assembly and board of directors of joint-stock companies, electronic board meetings, credit and collateral regulations, and investor protection.
He holds a master’s degree in Corporate Law, and has authored numerous articles on international capital markets regulations, capital markets crimes, corporate governance, securities law, capital markets institutions, duties and responsibilities of boards of joint-stock companies, investor protection, and credit-collateral relations in capital markets.
He is also the author of the book “General Assemblies of Joint-Stock Companies Under the New Capital Markets Law and the Turkish Commercial Code (Electronic General Assemblies)”.
As the founder of his own law firm, Attorney Ümit Yayla provides legal and consultancy services in financial law, with a focus on capital markets, to both domestic and international clients.
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