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“Insurance is a social cooperation and Mikail Hıdır is appointed as As-
Turkish insurance market will dress the sistant General Manager at Güneş
wounds of policyholders in Ordu” Sigorta

Insurance Association of Tur-
key (TSB) shared get well
wishes with the residents of
Ordu, following the flood dis-
aster that ruined the city a
few days ago. The Association
stated that Turkish insurance
market stands by insured cit-
izens whose homes, offices or
vehicles were damaged during
the flood.

Can Akın Çağlar, President of Mikail Hıdır
the Insurance Association of
Turkey, stated that they were Mikail Hıdır, who previously worked as Head of Inter-
Can Akın Çağlar deeply sorry for the losses of nal Audit at VakıfBank, was appointed as the Assistant
disaster victims, and he added General Manager of Strategy and System Management
as follows: “Our consolation is that no one died during the disas- at Güneş Sigorta.
ter. Insurance market will rapidly fulfill its duties in dressing the
wounds of Ordu and compensating for the losses of policyholders.” Mikail Hıdır had several assignments at VakıfBank.
After working as an auditor for 8 years, he served as
Loss adjustment activities to start as soon as possible the Manager of Legal Follow-up Teams, Manager of
Compliance and Legislation Monitoring, Head of Credit
Insurance Association of Turkey (TSB) announced that they will Monitoring and Follow-Up and Head of Internal Audit,
immediately start loss adjustment activities after the rescue ef- respectively. Hıdır also worked as a Board Member at
forts are finalized. The statement underlined that policyholders VakıfBank International AG - Vienna in between 2015
whose homes, offices or vehicles are damaged by the flood in Ordu and 2017. He graduated from Ankara University, Fac-
should contact with their insurance companies and initiate the ulty of Law in 2000. He is fluent in English.
process for loss adjustment as soon as possible.

Senior level appointment at Ziraat Sigorta and Ziraat Emeklilik ve Hayat

Cenk Kurt, who served as an began his insurance career in 1992 at Başak Sigorta A.Ş. In
Assistant General Manager at 1998, he was appointed as the Accounting Manager at Başak
Ziraat Sigorta since August Hayat Sigorta A.Ş., and was later transferred to Groupama
2015 in addition to being a Emeklilik A.Ş. and Groupama Sigorta A.Ş. to work at sev-
Fund Committee Member of eral management positions. During his time at Groupama,
the pension funds founded by he served as the Member of the Supervisory Board both at
Ziraat Hayat ve Emeklilik, Groupama Sigorta A.Ş. and Groupama Investment Bosphorus
was appointed as the Gener- Holding A.Ş. companies, as well as a Member of the BoD and
al Manager of Ziraat Sigor- Member of Supervisory Board at Başak Personeli Emekli ve
ta and Ziraat Emeklilik ve Yardım Sandığı Vakfı (Foundation for the Retirement and Aid
Hayat companies as of 26 Fund for the Employees of Başak Group). In 2009, he joined
July 2018. Ziraat Hayat ve Emeklilik A.Ş as the Head of Accounting. He
worked as the Group Manager of Financial Affairs in 2011
Cenk Kurt Born in İstanbul in 1967, and 2012, and was appointed to the position of Assistant Gen-
Cenk Kurt graduated from eral Manager as of December 2012. In addition to his duties
Anatolian University, Faculty of Economics and Adminis- as the Fund Committee Member of the pension funds founded
trative Sciences, Department of Business Administration in by Ziraat Hayat ve Emeklilik, he was most recently working as
1990. After working for two years in the private sector, he Assistant General Manager at Ziraat Sigorta A.Ş.