SMR Strategy team provides you global services by using our professional skills and extensive experience we gained in many industries and different countries.
Leadership
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Dr. Levent Sümer, PMP, MRICS
Founder, Chairman
Before establishing SMR, he held different top managerial positions at Torunlar REIT, a leading real estate investment company in Turkey, AE Arma-Elektropanc, an ENR-250 company active in UK, Russia, UAE, Algeria, Azerbaijan and Turkey, Calik Holding, a large holding active in textile, construction, energy, telecommunications, finance and mining, Bahadir Construction, a large contractor working in GCC and Masonry Company, a specialty contractor in Chicago.
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Dr. Sumer is the Co-Founder and the Chairman of International Project Management Institute (UPYE). Dr. Sumer has an extensive experience in real estate, construction, finance and investments. Besides his professional experience, Dr. Sumer is coordinating the MBA in Real Estate Program at Istinye University and teaching at Bogazici University.
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Education
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Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Real Estate Finance); BoÄŸaziçi University
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M.S., Construction Engineering and Management, Illinois Insitute of Technology
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B.S., Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University
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Expertise
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All aspects of Real Estate, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance and Global Funds.
Soner Özkan
America Director
Education
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MSc., Design & Manufacturing, Illinois Institute of Technology
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BSc., Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University
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Expertise
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All aspects of energy, sales and contracts management
Gökmen Sümer
Europe Director
Education
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MSc., International Trade Management, BoÄŸaziçi University
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Bachelors Business Administration, Istanbul University
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Expertise
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All aspects of finance, energy, e-commerce, corporate governance, digitalization and sustainability
Advisory Board
Construction & Project Management
Prof. David Arditi, Illinois Institute of Technology
Omar Azzam
Education
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Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Construction Management); Loughborough University, UK
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M.S., Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering); Middle East Technical University, Turkey
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B.S., Civil Engineering; Middle East Technical University, Turkey
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Expertise
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All aspects of construction management and engineering
Education
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Post Graduate Degree, School of Law, Cairo University
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Master's degree, Construction Engineering & Management, Case Western Reserve University
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Expertise
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All aspects of project management, international contracts and claims management
Real Estate
Prof. Ali HepÅŸen, Istanbul University
Education
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Ph.D., Finance, Istanbul University
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M.A., Finance, Istanbul University
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B.A.,Business Administration, Istanbul University
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Expertise
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All aspects of real estate finance, valuation and corporate finance
Burak Pilavcı
Education
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MSc., Construction Management, Illinois Institute of Technology
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BSc., Civil Engineering, BoÄŸaziçi University
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Expertise
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All aspects of real estate development, construction and project management
Dr. M. Sait Cülfik
Education
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Ph.D., Civil Engineering, BoÄŸazici University
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MSc., Civil Engineering, BoÄŸazici University
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BSc., Civil Engineering, BoÄŸazici University
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Expertise
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All aspects of real estate project management
Finance
Prof. Vedat Akgiray, BoÄŸaziçi University
Tariq Al Rifai
Education
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Ph.D., Finance, Economy, Mathematics, Syracuse University
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M.A., Economy, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
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M.B.A, School of Management, Syracuse University
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B.A., BoÄŸaziçi University
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Robert College
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Expertise
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All aspects of finance, corporate governance, capital markets and investments
Education
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MBA, DePaul University, Chicago
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Bachelor’s degree, International Finance, Cloud State University, Minnesota
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Expertise
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All aspects of Islamic finance, investments, private equity and sukuk
Management Consultancy
Yasin Yavuz
Education
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MSc., Industrial Engineering, University of Oklahoma
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MSc., Business and Economy, The University of Georgia
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BSc., Industrial Engineering, Yildiz Technical University
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Expertise
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All aspects of change management and management consultancy
Lütfullah Kutlu
Education
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BSc., Finance, BoÄŸaziçi University
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Expertise
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Expertise
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All aspects of corporate finance, corporate governance, change management and management consultancy
H. Hulki Kara
Education
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BS Degree Economics Dokuz Eylul University
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Expertise
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All aspects of banking, finance, factoring, management, organizational development and credit analysis
