Management - İstanbul Jet

Şanser Özyıldırım

Chairman of the Board

A graduate of Uludağ University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Mr. Özyıldırım built his career in leading companies within the fuel industry. Between 2001 and 2007, he served as Sales Coordinator at OMV Petrol Ofisi. From 2007 to 2010, he held the position of Sales Manager at Shell Turkey, followed by his role as Group Sales Manager at THY Opet Aviation Fuels Inc. from 2010 to 2018.
Şanser Özyıldırım is the Chairman of the Board of AVIAVIA Fuel Services and Consultancy Inc. and Istanbul Jet Aviation and Fuel Services Inc., both of which have been operating since 2018.

Hüseyin Latifoğlu

Vice Chairman of the Board and General Manager

A graduate of Kabataş High School and Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Mr. Latifoğlu began his career in 1986 as a Regional Retail Sales Representative at Shell Turkey. During his tenure at Shell, he held various managerial positions including Aviation Manager, Regional Retail Sales Manager, and Supply Manager. He subsequently served as Supply Manager for Shell Southern Europe, General Manager of Shell Gas (LPG), and Director of Supply, Facilities, and Distribution at Shell & Turcas. Following a brief appointment as CEO of Turkuaz Petrol in 2009, Mr. Latifoğlu became General Manager at Lukoil Jet Turkey Ltd. He then served as Vice President responsible for Supply, Wholesale Sales, Aviation, and Chemicals at Lukoil Turkey from 2010 to 2019. Since 2019, Mr. Latifoğlu has been serving as General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors at Istanbul Jet Aviation and Fuel Services Inc. He is also the CEO of Tasco Fuel Station Services Inc., which operates nine fuel stations and provides dealership and convenience store agency services to an additional 20 locations owned by Istanbul Jet.

Atilla Dokcan

Deputy General Manager | Financial Affairs

A graduate of Yeditepe University with a degree in English Business Administration and holding a Master's degree in Financial Economics from Galatasaray University, Mr. Dokcan began his career in 2010 in the Treasury Department at Albaraka Türk Bank. From 2013 to 2017, he held various positions as an expert and manager in the Treasury unit at Turkish Airlines. In 2018, Mr. Dokcan joined Istanbul Jet Aviation and Fuel Services Inc. as Financial Manager. Since July 2020, he has been serving as Deputy General Manager of Financial Affairs at Istanbul Jet.

Ayhan Yıldız

Accounting and Budget Reporting Director

Mr. Yıldız, who holds degrees in Accounting from Istanbul University and Business Administration from Anadolu University, began his career in 2000 at Doğan TV Holding in the Accounting Department. He then served as Assistant Accounting Manager at Eren Holding Energy Group. In addition to his expertise in LOGO and SAP software, he led business and system development projects. In 2011, Mr. Yıldız obtained his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license. Since May 2018, he has been serving at Istanbul Jet Aviation and Fuel Services Inc., initially as Accounting Manager and currently as Accounting and Budget Reporting Director, a position he has held since 2024.

Nesimi Nergiz

Human Resources Manager

Ms. Nergiz holds a degree in Business Administration from Anadolu University and a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management from Işık University. He began his career in 1998 as a Human Resources Officer at UPS Cargo. Between 2004 and 2010, he held managerial positions at RGS Security Inc., followed by a decade-long tenure in management roles at THY Opet Aviation Fuels Inc. from 2010 to 2020. Since February 2020, he has been serving as the Human Resources Manager at Istanbul Jet Aviation and Fuel Services Inc. In addition to this role, he also oversees Human Resources operations for Tasco Fuel Station Services Inc., which operates 9 fuel stations and provides dealership and convenience store agency services at an additional 12 locations owned by Istanbul Jet.