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“Where risk is, there is and will always

be actuarial science”

Taylan Matkap, President of the Actuarial Society of Turkey: “Actuary is who sees the

unseen in the data”

Could you tell us the story of why you chose to become an ance of Prof. Dr. Fatih Tank, who was my professor at universi-
actuary? Why did you prefer this profession? ty. Actuarial science has a special aspect for me. I believe that
Muhan Soysal, one of the most valuable professors of Middle
I started looking into this profession on a recommendation from East Technical University, gave the perfect example in one of
a family friend. After that, I have received my MS degree in his Strategy Management classes to explain it:
Actuarial Science from Boston University thanks to the guid-

“Nothing in life is as apparent and clear as the famous Las Meninas painting by Diego Velazquez. Business life shows us the reali-
ty as distorted as in Picasso’s painting. Those of us who look at Picasso’s painting and manage to see Valezquez’s painting will be
successful; rest of us will be looking at cubic shapes and never be able to see the reality while struggling with false meanings.”

I believe that actuarial science carries out this function for the insurance market.

Artist : Diego Velazquez (1599-1660) Artist : Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Painting : Las Meninas – Nedimeler (1656) Painting : Las Meninas (1957)