Ilker Ayçi is a Turkish businessman who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air India in 2022.
Wiki/Biography
Mehmet Ilker Ayçi was born in 1971 (age 51 years; as of 2022), and hails from Istanbul, Turkey. In 1994, he earned a degree in political science and public administration from Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. Following his graduation, he worked as a researcher in the Department of Political Science at the University of Leeds in Leeds, England. Later, he enrolled in the International Relations master’s program at Marmara University in Istanbul.
Family
On 19 November 2018, Aysi married Tuç Satman, a lawyer and sports commentator, at the Esma Sultan Mansion in Istanbul. Apparently, the couple first met during an interview in 2016.
Ilker Ayci and Tuce Satman on their wedding day with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
livelihood
After graduating in 1994, he held various positions in the pharmaceutical company Kurtsan Ilaklari AS, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Universal Dis Ticaret AS Ayçi, he also served as an advisor to Turkish politician Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Turkey. Served as President. turkey. In 2005, he took the position of general manager at the Turkish insurance company Basak Grupma Sigorta AS, where he worked for a year. From 2006 to 2011, he served as general manager at Turkey-based insurance company Güneş Sigorta AS. In January 2011, Aycı became Chairman of The Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Investment Support and Promotion Agency (ISPAT), an organization that promotes investment opportunities for the global business community in Turkey by providing assistance to investors. In 2013, he became Vice President of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), where he was promoted to President in January 2014. From 2015 to 2022, he served as the Chairman of the national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines. The Turkish carrier will replace Hamdi Topcu. Before being promoted to the position of chairman, Aycı served as a member of the airline’s executive board. He has held the positions of board member and chairman in various organizations such as the Insurance Association of Turkey, Foreign Economic Relations Board – Turkey China Business Council, Vakif Emeklilik AS, and Vakif Bank Guns Sigorta Sports Club (champions of the 2008 Europe Challenge Cup). , Following the approval of re-privatization of Air India, the airline was sold by the Government of India to its founder, Tata Group, in 2021. Following its re-privatisation, on 14 February 2022, the airline appointed İlker Aycı as its new CEO and Managing Director, who is to take charge on or before 1 April 2022.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- On 21 December 2021, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented an award to Ilker Ayçi during Turkey’s 500th Largest Services Exporter Awards Ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey.
M. Ilker Ayci at Turkey’s 500th Largest Services Exporter Awards Ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey in 2021
- At the APEX/IFSA Expo 2021, Aycı received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his achievements, contributions and dedication to the airline industry.
Ilker Ayci receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Apex-IFSA Expo (2021)
- In 2021, the 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon was awarded to M. Elkar Ayisi by Japanese Ambassador Suzuki Kazuhiro. Ayisi is the sixth Turk to be awarded the Japanese State Order.
Ilkar Ayasi being awarded the Order of the State of Japan (2021)
Facts/General Knowledge
- He is fluent in Turkish, English and Russian languages.
- In January 2022, Ilkar Ayisi and his wife, who were in Kazakhstan for a special visit, returned to Turkey via a Turkish Airlines cargo plane, stranded in Almaty due to the suspension of flights due to internal turmoil in the country. Protests broke out against the Kazakhstan government due to the lifting of price limits on fuel, which increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas, the fuel used by most of the population in the country to power their vehicles. Almaty, where the presidential residence and mayor’s office were burned by furious Kazakhs, was the epicenter of the protests. Following the return of Aisi and his wife, they were criticized for leaving their comrades behind during their escape, which they reported as a security measure.
- When Ilker Ayç served as Chairman of Turkish Airlines, it was voted “Europe’s Best Airline” for the sixth consecutive year at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2016.
Ilker Aysi receives Skytrax World Airline Award (2016)
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