(R) Ambassador Mehmet Fatih Ceylan
Chairman of the Board
Permanent Representative to NATO (2013–2018). Served as Turkey's highest-level NATO representative after various diplomatic missions including the Sudan Ambassadorship.
Executive Board
Our executive board consists of experienced academics, diplomats and strategy experts.
Our Members
Board Members
Emir Abbas Gürbüz
Secretary General
Former President of YATA Turkey and former Secretary General of YATA International. Expert in law and international relations, practicing attorney.
Salih Kocalar
Treasurer General
Member of the Court of Cassation. Ankara University Law graduate; served as prosecutor and Secretary General of the Court of Cassation.
Ambassador Erdal Sabri Ergen
Board Member
Turkey's Ambassador to Djibouti. LSE graduate diplomat; served at Bishkek, Oslo, NATO Department and the Chad Ambassadorship.
(R) Ambassador Hüseyin Diriöz
Board Member
Former NATO Deputy Secretary General. Experienced diplomat who served as Ambassador to Jordan, Brazil and Moscow.
Prof. Dr. Zehra Odyakmaz
Board Member
Administrative law scholar. Faculty member at Ufuk University Faculty of Law; works in human rights and women's rights.
Dr. Mustafa Veysel Güldoğan
Board Member
President of the Turkish Atlantic Council since 2021. Specialized in political science and cyber law at Galatasaray University and Marmara University.
Şamil Tarık Sarıtaç
Board Member
Finance graduate of Istanbul University and Galatasaray University. Analyst at the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey; consulting in mining, energy and industrial sectors. Investor and businessperson.
Dr. Mete Toptaş
Board Member
Graduate of Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry and Medipol University in Private Law. Served in domestic and international representative roles in politics and diplomacy. Board Member of the Turkish Atlantic Council since 2026.