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The Yalova Chamber of Commerce and Industry (YTSO) has completed its organizational elections. Following the Professional Committee and General Assembly Member elections held on October 17, 2026, the new management bodies for the upcoming term were determined in the elections held on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Cemil Demiryürek was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors, reaffirming his mandate.
Following the Professional Committee and Assembly Regular and Alternate Member elections held on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at the Yalova Chamber of Commerce and Industry, elections were held on Saturday, October 24, 2026, for the Assembly Chair, Assembly Vice Chairs, Assembly Secretary, Board of Directors Chair, regular and alternate members of the Board of Directors, regular and alternate members of the Disciplinary Committee, and regular and alternate delegates to the General Assembly of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).

The elections, held at the YTSO Service Building under the supervision of the Yalova Central District Election Board, determined the Chamber’s new leadership for the upcoming term.

The Chamber’s new leadership for the upcoming term was determined through elections held at the YTSO Service Building under the supervision of the Yalova Central District Election Board.
Hakan Gençer Elected as YTSO Assembly Chair
As a result of the elections held during the first Assembly meeting of the new term, Hakan Gençer was elected as YTSO Assembly Chair.
Selahattin Yıldız and Ertuğrul Evci were elected as Assembly Vice Chairs, while Rahmi Üstel was elected as Assembly Secretary.
Cemil Demiryürek Re-elected as Board of Directors Chair
Following the elections for the Assembly Presidium, elections for the Chair and Members of the Board of Directors were held.
As a result of the elections, which were conducted under the supervision of the Yalova Central District Election Committee and in which 36 Assembly members cast their votes, Cemil Demiryürek was re-elected as Chair of the YTSO Board of Directors, reaffirming his mandate.
In the new term, Abdurrahman Tutuğ, Tamer Yazıcı, Süleyman Selami Doğancı, Mustafa Dağ, Nihat Tümer, Emir Ömer Akdemir, Turhan Soysal, and Ercan Özel will serve on the YTSO Board of Directors alongside Cemil Demiryürek.

TOBB General Assembly Delegates Selected
The delegates who will represent YTSO at the General Assembly of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) were also selected through an election.
Cemil Demiryürek, Ertan Gak, Gökan Doğan, Serkan Temel, and Rahmi Üstel were elected as TOBB General Assembly delegates.
YTSO Disciplinary Committee Members Elected
As part of the elections, the six-member YTSO Disciplinary Committee was also selected.
The Disciplinary Committee for the new term consists of:
•    Ahmet Gökhan Şençevik – Yıldırım Information Technology and Security Systems
•    Kemal Ayaz – Ay-Ka Electrical, Real Estate, Construction, Industry, and Trade Limited Company
•    Tufan Bilgiç – Bilgiç Construction and Architecture Corporation
•    Yalçın Oral – Orçam Engineering, Textiles, Construction, and Furniture Trade Limited Company
•    Bülent Keğaz – Yalova Independent Accountant and Tax Consultant Limited Company
•    Tevfik Seylan – Yalova Ground Engineering, Consulting, Construction, Contracting, Industry, and Trade Limited Company
were appointed.
A Message of Thanks and Unity from President Cemil Demiryürek
In a message of thanks and a statement for the new term prepared for release following the elections, Cemil Demiryürek—who was re-elected as Chairman of the YTSO Board of Directors—stated the following:

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to our esteemed Assembly members who once again deemed me worthy of the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors, to all our members who participated in the election process and cast their votes, and to everyone who contributed their efforts during this process.
Just as we did in the past term, we will continue to work in the new term with a spirit of collective wisdom, consultation, and unity. Our primary focus is to protect the interests of all our members under the YTSO umbrella, find solutions to the challenges facing our business community, and contribute to the economic development of our city, Yalova.
The election process is now behind us. It is time for us all to work together for the benefit of our city, Yalova, our members, and our business community. The doors of our Chamber will always be open to all our members.
On this occasion, I would like to congratulate our newly elected Assembly Chair, the Assembly Presiding Board, the members of the Board of Directors, the members of the Disciplinary Committee, and our TOBB General Assembly delegates; I hope the election results will bring prosperity to our Chamber, our members, and the business community of Yalova.”