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2017 ANNUAL REPORT www.turkloydu.org “Greatness is such that you will not compliment to anyone, you will not deceive anyone, you will see the real ideal for the country, and walk towards that target. Everyone will be against you. Everyone will try to divert you from your path. But you will be the one to eliminate such resistance. They will pile numerous difficulties on your path. You will overcome these difficulties by considering yourself not big but small, weak, without means, nothing, and by believing that no help will come from anyone. After that, if they call you great, you will laugh at them.” MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK INDEX CEM MELİKOĞLU ALPER TÜRK LOYDU ERALP TÜRK LOYDU 06 FOUNDATION 08 TÜRK LOYDU UDH A.Ş. 12 FOUNDATION BOARD GENERAL MANAGER 4 TÜRK LOYDU TÜRK LOYDU UDH A.Ş. TÜRK LOYDU INDUSTRY AND TÜRK LOYDU 16 UDH A.Ş. 50 CERTIFICATION 82 UDH A.Ş. MARINE SECTOR TRAINING SERVICES TL TECHNICAL RD and 92 TÜRK LOYDU 96 TÜRK LOYDU 100 DESIGN COMPANY EAST EUROPE S.R.L. ACTIVITIES TÜRK LOYDU 5 ABOUT US OUR VISION To become the most preferred international classification and certification society that is powered by its own rules and knowledge as well as expertise OUR MISSION To provide conformity assessment services in the field of safety of life, property and the environment, in accordance with our principles OUR PRINCIPLES Independence and Impartiality, Honesty and Reliability, Continuous improvement, Generating and Sharing of Knowledge, Customer Oriented and Quality Service, Employee Appreciation. 6 TÜRK LOYDU TÜRK LOYDU HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY POLICY TÜRK LOYDU FOUNDATION, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Türk Loydu undertakes to; Chairman of the Board • Maintain the principles of independence, impartiality, Cem MELİKOĞLU confidentiality and reliability, • Ensure compliance with the Code of Ethics of Türk Deputy Chairman of the Board Loydu, Atilla ÇİFTÇİGÜZELİ • Provide services in accordance with the applicable legislation, rules and standards, including the requirements Treasurer of customers, Halim METE • Contribute to the protection of safety of life, property, and the environment with its rules and services, Member • Maintain national and international recognitions in Akif EROĞLU compliance with the Health, Safety, Environment and Atilla OKSAY Quality standards, Ferhat ACUNER • Ensure customer satisfaction by providing services in Gürsel GÜRÇAY line with customer expectations in a timely and equal Gürsel YILDIZ manner, Prof. Dr. Hakan AKYILDIZ • Ensure an efficient training and qualification system Supervisory Board to maintain a highly qualified staff, Ali ÖNDER • Manage the risks related to service processes, Derya TURGUT • Provide the necessary environmental conditions and Ufuk TEKER resources to prevent injuries and health problems of its employees and to ensure their safety, • Demand their customers to provide the necessary TÜRK LOYDU resources to ensure safe performance of field activities, CONFORMITY • Exercise its power and responsibility not to provide ASSESSMENT CORP, service until the necessary health and safety conditions BOARD OF DIRECTORS are met in cases that may endanger the health and safety of its employees, Chairman of the Board • Always keep its employees aware of occupational Alper ERALP health and safety, and protection of environment, • Assess and minimize the environmental impacts during Deputy Chairman of the Board operations, and prevent pollution, Ayfer ADIGÜZEL • Use resources in a sustainable manner, Member • Constantly improve its Health, Safety, Environment Okan ÇETİN and Quality performance by periodically reviewing the key performance indicators and objectives determined for this purpose. TÜRK LOYDU 7 TÜRK LOYDU FOUNDATION, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman of the Board Deputy Chairman of the Board Member Cem MELİKOĞLU Treasurer Cem Melikoğlu was born in 1964 in Atilla ÇİFTÇİGÜZELİ Istanbul. After completing his education in the Private German High School of Istanbul, he graduated from Istanbul He was born in 1951 in Kilis. He Halim METE Technical University, Department graduated from Istanbul Technical Prof Dr Hakan AKYILDIZ Prof of Naval Architecture and Marine University, Maritime Faculty in the He was born in 1948 in Rize. He Engineering in 1988. He has good 1974-1975 Academic Year. He is a completed his higher education in Istanbul command of German and English.He member of TMMOB Chamber of University, Faculty of Economics. He is Hakan Akyıldız was born in 1965 in worked as the EMEA representative of Marine Engineers. Until 1988, he the President of Mete Kardeşler Group Istanbul. In 1987, he graduated from ExxonMobil for over 21 years in Health, served as the Marine Chief Engineer of Companies, and a partner in nearly 15 ITU, Faculty of Naval Architecture and Safety, Environment and Security areas, in D.B. Deniz Nakliyatı T.A.Ş. and companies within and outside the group. Ocean Engineering as a Naval Architect then served as a senior executive in OMV Chairman of the New Construction Apart from his profession, he served in and Marine Engineer. Petrol Ofisi Company and TANAP Control Committee in Türkiye Gemi the management of many institutions and Natural Gas Pipeline Project. Sanayi A.Ş. He worked as a specialist organizations related to both his sector and He received his M.Sc. in 1989, Ph.D. in surveyor between 1988 and 1996 in various social topics. He takes active roles 1999, and started his academic career as He worked on system installations Türk Loydu. in the boards of numerous foundations a faculty member. Prof. Dr. Hakan Akyıldız for collection of waste oils in Petder and institutions, primarily the Union of continues his academic and administrative created by the leading oil companies He served as a Vice-Chairman in 2012 Chambers and Commodity Exchanges studies as the Head of Shipbuilding and in our country, served as a member of and 2013 in the Turkish Association of Turkey. Ocean Engineering Department at ITU. the board, chaired the OHS Commission of Ship Industrialists. He is one of the Prof. Dr. Hakan Akyıldız has taken part in in Petder and the Chamber of Naval founders of Defav Foundation and He is currently the Vice-President of many academic and commercial projects, Architects, and hosted the OHS-themed chaired the foundation from 2002 to TOBB. He is a Council Member in IMEAK and has numerous academic publications weekly radio programs called “Testi 2004. Chamber of Shipping. He is married with as a result of these studies. Kırılmadan” on Açık Radio between 2011 three children and five grandchildren. and 2012. He supports the education of He served as a Council Member in He has also served as a delegate of Türk young students through his Occupational the Chamber of Shipping between He was awarded the “High Order of Merit Loydu at different times. Along with his Health and Safety lectures in Istanbul 2009 and 2013. He is currently a of the Italian Republic” in November 11, academic and administrative duties and Technical University and professional Council Member in Istanbul Chamber 2008 for his contributions to the relations studies, he carries out projects in different seminars in various universities. of Industry. Since 1996, he has been between Turkey and Italy. disciplines as well. Prof. Dr. Hakan Akyıldız serving as the Chairman of the Executive speaks English. Cem Melikoğlu was elected by the Committee of Istanbul Shipyard. Türk Loydu Foundation Board as the Chairman of the Board of Türk Loydu Foundation in 2015 and 2017, and continues to serve as the Chairman. 8 TÜRK LOYDU Member Member Member Mehmet Akif EROĞLU Member Member Atilla OKSAY He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Ferhat ACUNER Atilla Oksay was born in 1972 Sciences, Department of in Ankara, and graduated from International Relations in 1991. Gürsel YILDIZ Istanbul University, Faculty of He started his career in 1992 in Ferhat Acuner was born in 1966. Political Sciences, Department of the Undersecretariat of Treasury. Gürsel GÜRÇAY Gürsel GÜRÇAY He graduated from Istanbul He was born in 1967 in Ardahan. Business Administration in 1994. Between 1992 and 2007, he took In 1989, he completed his Technical University, Department part as the bank examiner during of Naval Architecture and Marine undergraduate education in Oksay started his career in 1995 bank audits and consolidated Gürsel Gürçay graduated from Engineering in 1991. Istanbul Technical University, as a researcher in the Association financial structure audits of their Kadıköy Anatolian High School Faculty of Naval Architecture of Insurance, Reinsurance, and affiliates such as banks, financial in 1988, and Yıldız Technical Between 1994 and 2010, he and Ocean Engineering, then Pension Companies of Turkey, institutions, and insurance University, Department of served as the Company Partner received his Master’s Degree and worked as a specialist, companies. Naval Architecture and Marine and Manager in Fast Denizcilik, from the Shipbuilding Program technical group assistant Engineering in 1995. İnşaat ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. of Graduate School of Natural manager, and technical unit Eroğlu completed his MBA at Between 2007 and 2008, he And Applied Sciences. In 1991, manager within this association. the Illinois University in Chicago, In 1995, he started working as served as the General Manager he received welding engineering He participated in trainings in USA, between 2004 and 2006. a Ship Repair Officer in Torgem of Düzgit Group of Companies. education for 6 months in Japan, various insurance branches, and Afterwards, he was
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