FROM the founder
Entrepreneur, Ship Investment Strategist, Innovator in the maritime industry. Previously worked as Port Captain and Shipping Operations Manager in Turkey after her sailing career on Supramax bulk carrier ships and ashore as Safety Superintendent in Kaptan Steel Group. As a certified Marine Inspector, handled supervision of steel scrap shipments in ports of France, Belgium and Turkey and all commodity operations Mid-Ship Group LLC. Managed the Istanbul operations team which has handled more than 2000 dry bulk time/voyage chartered vessels' post fixture and laytime operations with different dry bulk commodities in all tonnage segments. She is Audit Committee Member of CILT Turkey and member of WISTA UK, also Vice President of Young Entrepreneurs Network Group of Turkish Commodity Exchanges Chambers' Union. She has Bachelor Degree in Maritime Transport Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, Master’s degree in International Trade & Logistics Management and completed Strategic Management & Innovation Specialization at Copenhagen Business School. She also conducted different academic researches and wrote articles on shipping finance, ship investment, strategic competitiveness of maritime companies, big data, digitalization and innovation in the shipping industry. Her innovative social projects for the maritime industry is attracted by Google and Medicat's #SheMakes initiative in 2021 as she is selected between 15 Future Female Leaders in Turkey and Top 10 Women to Watch in Shipping.