Team

HALİL GÜNDOĞDU

Chairman of the Executive Board

Sworn-In Certified Public Accountant

Pioneering the founding of HBG Sworn-In Certified Public Accountancy and Independent Auditing Inc. on 4^th January 2018, Halil Gündoğdu served important duties at Ministry of Finance for long years. Halil Gündoğdu started his career at Şişli Tax Office in Istanbul in 1993. Had been holding the Vice Director duty at Tokat Tax Office, Halil Gündoğdu became the Director of the Bingöl Tax Office in 2005. By being appointed to Istanbul in 2007, he administered successfully some of Istanbul’s and Turkey’s most significant tax offices including, Istanbul Bosphorus Corporate Tax Office, Istanbul İkitelli Tax Office and Istanbul Gaziosmanpaşa Tax Offices in his 11 year-long duty.

Carrying out the General Vice Presidency of Turkish Tax Office Directors and Vice Directors Association between years 2013-2015, Halil Gündoğdu willingly ended his public service in 2018 after passing the Sworn-in Certified Public Accountancy Exam while serving as the Director of Tekirdağ Süleymanpaşa Tax Office.

Being graduated from Sakarya University Political Sciences Faculty, he completed his master’s degree at the same university within the Social Sciences Institute Business Department. Halil Gündoğdu continues to his doctorate study based on Accountancy and Auditing at Istanbul Ticaret University.

BARIŞ ONUR GÜNDOĞDU

Vice Chairman of the Executive Board

Economist & Legist

Joining in HBG Sworn-In Certified Public Accountancy and Independent Auditing Inc. on 4^th January 2018 as Vice Chairman of the Executive Board, Barış Onur Gündoğdu, has a bright education life in which Turkey’s most rooted schools take place. Graduating from Istanbul Erkek Lisesi in 2015 which he had started in 2010 with Turkey’s highest university exam ranking, in the same year he entered to Department of Economics at Boğaziçi University with highest ranking again and he completed his economics bachelor’s degree in 2020. After graduation, changing his route to law, and by entering to Faculty of Law at Istanbul University Barış Onur Gündoğdu, took a step to law education. Barış Onur Gündoğdu speaks English and German.

ZUHAL CEYHAN

Member of the Executive Board

Sworn-In Certified Public Accountant

TÜLAY GÜNDOĞDU

Member of the Executive Board

Attorney & Mediator

Joining in HBG Sworn-In Certified Public Accountancy and Independent Auditing Inc. on 4^th January 2018 as the Member of the Executive Board, Lawyer Tülay Gündoğdu graduated from Faculty of Law at Istanbul University in 1999 which she had started in 1995. Completing her first years in the career by doing internships in different law offices focusing on various fields, she continued her career as freelance lawyer. In addition to gravitating to natural and legal person clients and taking an active role in resolution of legal disputes and lawsuit processes, Tülay Gündoğdu also provides legal consulting service in the field of necessary precautions taking before discrepancy arises within the frame of preventive law. Lawyer Tülay Gündoğdu is registered to Istanbul Bar Association.

ATİLLA ÖZTEKİN

Member of the Executive Board

Former Tax Office Director – Certified Public Accountant

Joining in HBG Sworn-In Certified Public Accountancy and Independent Auditing Inc. on 4^th January 2018 as the Member of the Executive Board, Atilla Öztekin started to his career at Ankara Mithatpaşa Tax Office in 1989. Holding the Vice Director duty at Tokat Tax Office between the years 2001-2005, Öztekin was appointed to Uşak Tax Office in 2005 as Tax Office Director. Continuing his Tax Office Director duty for 10 years at important tax offices such as İstanbul Beyoğlu Tax Office and İstanbul Büyükçekmece Tax Office, and leaving public service after 10 years, Öztekin started to work as Certified Public Accountant. Atilla Öztekin graduated from Istanbul University.

HACI ŞİMŞEK

Member of the Executive Board

Former Tax Office Director – Certified Public Accountant

Joining in HBG Sworn-In Certified Public Accountancy and Independent Auditing Inc. on 4^th January 2018 as the Member of the Executive Board, Hacı Şimşek started his career at Ankara Çankaya Tax Office in 1987. Holding the Vice Director duty at İstanbul Zeytinburnu and Atışalanı Tax Offices between 1998-2001 years, Şimşek became Tax Office Director in 2001. Fulfilling his Tax Office Director duty at Tekirdağ Çerkezköy Tax Office and Gaziantep Suburcu Tax Office for his 13 year-long duty period, after 13 years he started to work as Certified Public Accountant. Hacı Şimşek graduated from Faculty of Economics at Eskişehir Anadolu University.

KORAY AYHAN KARAPINAR

General Manager

Certified Public Accountant

Joining in HBG Sworn-In Certified Public Accountancy and Independent Auditing Inc. on 2^nd of June 2021 as General Manager, Koray Ayhan Karapınar graduated from Faculty of Economics at Istanbul University in 1993. Acquiring his Independent Accountant and Financial Advisor Certification in 1998, Karapınar has worked at Turkey’s leading auditing firms in major positions for long years. Throughout his career, focusing on full tax certification auditing and reporting of sector’s leading companies and special purpose auditing and reporting, Karapınar has CMB (Capital Market Board) Independent Auditing and Public Oversight Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority Independent Auditor authorization certificates in addition to his Certified Public Accountant title.