Four Turkish Airlines officials make it to IATA’s advisory councils

Four senior executives from Turkish Airlines have been appointed to International Air Transport Association Advisory Councils (IAC) - namely Digital Transformation Advisory Council, Cargo Advisory Council, Legal Advisory Council and Industry Affairs Advisory Council respectively for a three-year term. The announcement was made following IATA's 78th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Doha. Representing 290 airlines and 120 countries, IATA maintains an international perspective and provides a global voice on behalf of its members, based on the relationships with governments and other industry stakeholders around the world, advocating on behalf of its members on key industry issues. The elected officials are Kerem Kızıltunç, Chief Corporate Development and IT Officer; Turhan Özen, Chief Cargo Officer; Berkant Kolcu, SVP Legal and Compliance and Özlem Salihoğlu, SVP International Relations and Alliances. Kızıltunç has been elected as Vice-Chair Digital Transformation Advisory Council for 2022-2024 period and he is to be assigned as Chair Digital Transformation Advisory Council for 2024-2026 period. These high-profile assignments to 4 of the 9 IATA advisory councils will positively affect the competence of Turkish Airlines in the airline industry.<br/>