The Turkish Fulbright Commission

 


 

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The Commission Board and Staff

The Turkish Fulbright Commission has a Board of Directors, which oversees it's operations and sets policy.  The Board of Directors serves for one calendar year.  This term of office is renewable. 

The 2008 Board of Directors comprised of the following American and Turkish members

The Honorable Ross Wilson, U.S. Ambassador, Honorary Chairman

Mr. John Thomas Mc Carthy, (Chairman) Managing Director, Country Manager, ING Bank Turkey, İstanbul

Dr. Sharon A. Wiener, U.S. Consul General, U.S. Consulate, İstanbul

Dr. Bahadır Yıldırım, Director, American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT), Ankara

Ms. Elizabeth Mc Kay, (Treasurer) Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy, Ankara

 

Assoc. Prof. Fatma Taşkın, (Vice-Chairman) Chair of Dept. of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Bilkent University, Ankara

Prof. Dr. İhsan Dağı, Dept. of International Relations, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara

Prof. Dr. İbrahim Özdemir, Deputy Director General at the Department of External Relations, Ministry of Education, Ankara

Ms. Emine Birgen Keşoğlu   Deputy Director General for Bilateral Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ankara

 

The Staff of the Commission

Ankara Main Office

Prof. Dr. Ersin Onulduran, Executive Director

Mr. Selim Aytaç, Financial and Administrative Officer

Ms. Gülesen Odabaşıoğlu, Turkish Programs Officer

Ms. Seçil Yazıcıoğlu, American Programs Officer

Ms. Lara Meltem Bilikmen, Educational Adviser

Ms. İrem Saka, Assistant Turkish Programs Officer

Ms. Ayşe Sipahioğlu, Assistant American Programs and Financial Office

Ms. Sevgi Akkaş, Secretary

Mr. Orhan Ertan, Messenger

İstanbul Branch Office

Mr. Süreyya Ersoy, Director

Ms. Ülkü İnal, Educational Adviser

Ms. Mevlüde Bakır, Educational Adviser

Mr. Yücel Abay, Messenger