Ali Türk
Türk ’ s team manages around 20,000 contracts with landlords which , until now , has been done through physical copies , meaning turnaround times are protracted , cargo and courier costs mount up , and there is significantly increased risk of delays caused by lost or damaged paperwork . “ In Turkey there are regulations that limited us to using hard copies for contractual documents ,” says Türk . “ We got approval from the regulators to go digital and , thanks to mobile and biometric signatures , the completion time for contract signatures will be decreased from 10 days to between six and 10 hours . No cargo costs , no courier costs , no lost documents . The processes will be fully optimised .” Across its supply chain , Turkcell ’ s application of disruptive technologies is supported by a meaningful , hands-
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Ali Türk
Ali Türk joined Turkcell as the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Management in May 2016 and was appointed as the Executive Vice President of Supply Chain Management in March 2017 . After graduating from the Industrial Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University in 1999 , Türk completed the Istanbul Technical University Executive MBA program in 2001 . Between 2002 and 2007 , Türk held various management positions responsible for logistics planning , warehouse and supply chain management processes at Ülker Group Companies . He worked at Ceva Lojistik between 2007 and 2011 as Warehouse and Value Added Operations group manager . Joining Turkish Airlines in 2011 as Cargo Operations Vice President , Mr . Türk has served as its President since 2012 .
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