Experience

UNDP Türkiye

• Türkiye
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Natural Resources and Biodiversity Projects Coordinator

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Providing leadership to development and management of projects focusing on Natural Resources and Biodiversity. Timely and qualitative planning and implementation of the assigned projects, management of partnerships and supervision of project personnel assigned in these projects. Developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy in the Natural Resources and Biodiversity area, contributing to cultivation of new partnerships and playing an active role in resources mobilization. Providing leadership to development and management of projects focusing on Natural Resources and Biodiversity. Timely and qualitative planning and implementation of the assigned projects, management of partnerships and supervision of project personnel assigned in these projects. Developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy in the Natural Resources and Biodiversity area, contributing to cultivation of new partnerships and playing an active role in resources mobilization.



Nature Conservation Centre

• Türkiye
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy General Manager

  • Nov 2014 - Oct 2020

  Administration of Nature Conservation Centre Foundation and the Nature Conservation Centre Commercial Enterprise; Coordination of Land and Water ProgrammeDay to day management and coordination of core staff and experts, supervision and management of projects, business and joint proposal development.Senior Expert on Environmental Management, Freshwater and Wetland Management and Strategic Planning- Key expert in the revision of the "National Strategy and Action Plan of Turkey to Combat Desertification"- Coordinator and Local Institutional Expert of the Institutional and Legislative Gap Analysis in relevant government departments with respect to development of a climate change adaptation strategy for agricultural sector for UNFAO as part of the “GCP/TUR/063/EC: Agricultural Implications for Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Steppe Ecosystems” Project.- Supervision of Agriculture for the Future Programme, EU funded CSD IV-Artists for Nature and Erasmus + Nature for Youth and City Projects.- Development and coordination of the CCF funded "Community Based Recycling for a Litter Free Mediterranean Project"



Freelance environmental Consultant

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Feb 2012 - Oct 2020

  - IC (National Project Development Specialist) at UNDP Turkey -2020- Leading the project preparation task at national level that is aiming at supporting the ground implementation of SLM to achieve LDN and mainstream the biodiversity across sectors as well as landscapes and seascapes in Turkey. - Senior Short Term Expert (Progress Monitoring Expert Turkey) at WYG Int. Ltd.-2016- Assisting the authorities responsible for environmental protection to better coordinate EU environmental and climate acquis PM activity with key stakeholders; assisting the agencies to better understand the PM methodology and filling in the ToCs and IQs for the ECRAN Project.- Project Coordinator-Senior Env. Engineer at AKS Planning Ltd., 2014- Coordination of the team of experts on the task of "Determination of Special Provisions in Gördes Drinking Water Basin -Manisa" for the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs- DG Water Management.- Facilitator at DAD-2013- Facilitating trainings and meetings for the Ihlara Valley Specially Protected Area Management Planning Process. - Consultant at WWF Turkey-2013-Compiling the "Freshwater Today at Konya Closed Basin" Report for the Mobilisation for Project Climate Change Adaptation Project. Studying the current situation of freshwater resources of Konya Closed Basin from the environmental and economic sustainability perspective, in the light of climate change scenarios.- Key Expert at Anadoku-2013-Developing the National Strategy to Combat Desertification for the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, GD Combating Desertification and Erosion- Consultant at Doğa Derneği-2012- Developing the COMDEKS Country Programme Landscape Strategy for Datca-Bozburun Key Biodiversity Area for UNDP GEF/SGP Turkey. - Short Term Expert at WYG Int. Ltd.-2012- Conducting the exercise in Turkey to increase the technical and institutional ability of Turkey to prepare submissions of National Inventory Reports in the framework of the EU MMD for RENA Project.



Ekodenge Inc.

• Türkiye
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering and Consultancy Group Coordinator

  • Aug 2013 - Nov 2014

  Day to day management and coordination of group of engineers, supervision and management of engineering and consultancy projects and business developmentProject Director of Technical Assistance Project on Increasing the Implementation Capacity of the Seveso II DirectiveJunior non-key expert on environmental risk assessment and public information Day to day management and coordination of group of engineers, supervision and management of engineering and consultancy projects and business developmentProject Director of Technical Assistance Project on Increasing the Implementation Capacity of the Seveso II DirectiveJunior non-key expert on environmental risk assessment and public information



TEMA Foundation

• Türkiye
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2011

  Project Manager of EU funded Kaçkar Mountains Sustainable Forest Use and Conservation Project Project Manager of EU funded Kaçkar Mountains Sustainable Forest Use and Conservation Project



Doğa Derneği

• Coordinator

  • Apr 2006 - Aug 2008

  Coordinated Kızılırmak Delta Management Plan Project and smaller wetland projects. Coordinated Kızılırmak Delta Management Plan Project and smaller wetland projects.



Kuş Araştırmaları Derneği

• Programme Director

  • Oct 2005 - Mar 2006

  Supervised Yumurtalik Lagoons Management Plan Project and projects carried out under Wetlands Programme. Supervised Yumurtalik Lagoons Management Plan Project and projects carried out under Wetlands Programme.



TÜRÇEK - Türkiye Çevre Koruma ve Yeşillendirme Kurumu

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Coordinator

  • Oct 2004 - Jul 2005

  Managed and coordinated EU Funded “KarDoğa: Cooperation Network Pilot Project on Nature Conservation in Black Sea Towards National Nature Conservation Network” Project. Supervised small scale demonstration projects Managed and coordinated EU Funded “KarDoğa: Cooperation Network Pilot Project on Nature Conservation in Black Sea Towards National Nature Conservation Network” Project. Supervised small scale demonstration projects



WWF-Turkey/DHKD

• Programme Director

  • Aug 1999 - Oct 2004

  Coordinated Freshwater and Wetlands Programme, managed and supervised demonstration projects Coordinated Freshwater and Wetlands Programme, managed and supervised demonstration projects



ENSR International

• Junior Environmental Engineer

  • Jul 1998 - Aug 1999

  EIA Reports, Emissions, Wastewater Discharge and Deep Sea Discharge Permit applications EIA Reports, Emissions, Wastewater Discharge and Deep Sea Discharge Permit applications