Board of Directors
President of the Board
Dr. Alparslan Bayraktar
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
Alparslan BAYRAKTAR
Deputy Minister
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Republic of Türkiye
Alparslan Bayraktar serves as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources since 2023. Prior to assuming this post, he was he was Deputy Minister from 2018 to 2023 and General Director of International Affairs and European Union from 2016 to 2018. Bayraktar also served as a Commissioner of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey from 2010 to 2016. Before his public service, he worked for the private sector in Turkey and abroad.
Mr. Bayraktar also holds positions in various international organizations involved in issues relating to energy governance. He served as the Chairman of International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER) and the Chairman pf Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA). Currently, he is the Chairman of World Energy Council Türkiye.
Mr. Bayraktar holds B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, LL.M. in Law and Economics from Bilkent University and M.A. in International Relations from Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University. He received his Ph.D. in Energy, Environmental Economics & Policy from Middle East Technical University.