Issue: 119, 4/3/23

Year: 2023

Articles

Mehmet Hasan Eken
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Hasan EKEN Türkiye Ekonomik ve Mali Araştırmalar (TEMAR) Vakfı

Dr. Eken was born to Mahmut and Latife Eken in Silopi, located in the Southeast of Turkey, in 1965. He received his BA in economics from Anadolu University, M.Phil. in finance from the University of Exeter in 1992 and his Ph.D. in banking from Marmara University in 1999. Having started his career as a banker, Dr. Eken worked for several banks in Turkey during the period 1992-2003. Before joining academia and terminating his professional banking career he also served as the board member of several banks in Turkey and Romania. He is the author and co-author of several finance and banking related academic books and articles written in Turkish and English and he is also the author of two novels and a story book. Specialized in the area of asset/liability management in commercial banks, he teaches portfolio theory, bank management and other banking and finance related courses. Holding various positions at different universities and teaching in the field of financial economics Dr. Eken got retired in September 2020. Professor Eken was elected as the chairman of Türkiye Ekonomik ve Mali Araştırmalar Vakfı in June 2019. 

Investment and Portfolio Management, Financial Risk Management, Financial Markets and Institutions, Finance and Investment, Banking and Insurance
Dina Çakmur Yıldırtan
Prof. Dr. Dina ÇAKMUR YILDIRTAN MARMARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ FİNANSAL BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ Web

Prof. Dr. Zeynep Dina Çakmur Yıldırtan is an academic at Marmara University and holds a Ph.D. in Banking and Insurance. She specializes in financial econometrics, capital markets, and financial crises. She is highly proficient in English and has published numerous academic articles, books, and conference papers.

As of 2024, she is on a sabbatical research leave at Kingston University Business School (UK). Previously, she has held representative roles at international institutions such as the University of Málaga and the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Her academic consultancy includes TÜBİTAK and various financial research projects. She also serves as an editor for academic journals.

Her teaching expertise covers econometrics, financial management, research methods, and insurance principles. She has participated in numerous international conferences and served as a referee for scientific journals.

Financial Risk Management, Financial Forecast and Modelling, Behavioural Finance, Time-Series Analysis, Econometrics
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Prof. Dr. Serkan ÇANKAYA İSTANBUL TİCARET ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Behavioural Finance, Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Investment and Portfolio Management
Süleyman Kale
Prof. Dr. Süleyman KALE KIRKLARELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
He was born in Hekimhan in 1968. He completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Ceyhan. In 1992, he graduated from the Middle East Technical University with a degree in Petroleum Engineering. He obtained his master's degree from Gazi University in 1997 and completed his PhD in Banking and Finance at Kadir Has University in 2009.

He began his professional career in 1992 as a specialist at the Banking School of T.C. Ziraat Bank. He worked as a specialist and manager in the bank's specialized agricultural loans and capital markets departments. He also served as deputy branch manager and branch manager in the securities branch and other branches.

In 2015, he joined the Department of Banking and Finance at Kırklareli University as an assistant professor. He earned the title of associate professor in 2017 and became a full professor in 2023 in the field of finance. His academic studies focus on banking and finance, and he has numerous publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals and books.
Monetary-Banking, International Finance, Financial Economy, Banking, Finance and Securities Law, Banking Management
Hüseyin Selimler
Prof. Dr. Hüseyin SELİMLER İSTANBUL AYDIN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ

Dr. Hüseyin Selimler holds a Ph.D. in Banking (Marmara University, 2006) and a Master’s in
Public Finance (Istanbul University, 1996). With 25+ years in banking, he served in leadership
roles at Ziraat Bank, including Inspector, Chief Inspector, and Branch Manager. An award-
winning scholar (3rd place in Türkiye’s 1997 Banking Competition), he transitioned to
academia in 2016 as a Finance Professor and Vice Dean at Istanbul Aydın University. Promoted
to Associate Professor in 2017 and Full Professor in 2022, he has published extensively on
banking reforms, asset management, and financial regulation.

Monetary Policy, Monetary-Banking, Capital Market, International Finance, Financial Economy

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