Ercan GÜNALP

Born on March 20, 1958, in Ataköy, Istanbul. He attended Ataköy Primary School, Taşmektep Bakırköy, and Istanbul Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences. He is married and has two sons, one daughter, and one grandchild. Since the 1970s, he has been a founding partner in a group of companies operating in the textile, construction, tourism, healthcare, petroleum, petrochemicals, industry, and foreign trade sectors. Since the early 1990s, he has gained business experience primarily in Baku, Azerbaijan, and also in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Russia. He is a founding member and president of the Lions Maritime Specialty Club since 1989.