Tuncer Köklü
Board Member
Tuncer Köklü joined Ata Yatırım, one of the Ata Group companies, in 1995 after gaining experience in the technology and automotive sectors. During his tenure, he was actively involved in the restructuring of Ata Yatırım, the establishment of Ata Online Securities Inc. and Ata Portfolio Management Inc. (ATP), as well as the structuring of the Group’s technology companies.
Since 1999, Tuncer Köklü has continued his role as Coordinator at Ata Holding, the Group’s parent company, and still serves on the boards of various companies within the Ata Group.
He is also a member of the advisory boards of Bahçeşehir University, Özyeğin University, and Istanbul University, in addition to holding memberships in organizations such as the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), TÜSİAD Capital Markets Working Group, and the China Network. Furthermore, he serves as a member of the advisory board of the United Nations UNITAR CIFAL Istanbul.
Tuncer Köklü completed his engineering education at Istanbul University and is currently pursuing a second degree at the Istanbul University Business School. In parallel, he has completed executive programs at Stanford Business School (Strategic Human Capital Management) and Harvard Business School (Strategic Management). He is currently in the early stages of his PhD program in start-up companies at Plymouth University/MLA College in the UK. Previously, he served as the Head of the Artificial Intelligence Lab at Bahçeşehir University, where he oversaw the development of the AI software “FuturaBox – Tomorrow’s Solutions,” which he founded and designed as part of a university-industry collaboration.
