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SMR Strategy team provides you global services by using our professional skills and extensive experience we gained in many industries and different countries. 
leadership
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

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Real Estate Finance); BoÄŸaziçi University

  • M.S., Construction Engineering and Management, Illinois Insitute of Technology

  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of Real Estate, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance and Global Funds.

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Soner Özkan
America Director

Education

  • MSc., Design & Manufacturing, Illinois Institute of Technology

  • BSc., Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of energy, sales and contracts management

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Gökmen Sümer
Europe Director

Education

  • MSc., International Trade Management, BoÄŸaziçi University

  • Bachelors Business Administration, Istanbul University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of finance, energy, e-commerce, corporate governance, digitalization and sustainability

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advisory board
Advisory Board
Construction & Project Management
Emrah Mazıcı

Education

  • Executive MBA, OzyeÄŸin University

  • MSc., Engineering and Technology Management, BoÄŸaziçi University

  • BSc., Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of industrial projects, strategy and project management

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Prof. David Arditi, Illinois Institute of Technology

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Construction Management); Loughborough University, UK

  • M.S., Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering); Middle East Technical University, Turkey

  • B.S., Civil Engineering; Middle East Technical University, Turkey

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of construction management and engineering

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Omar Azzam

Education

  • Post Graduate Degree, School of Law, Cairo University

  • Master's degree, Construction Engineering & Management, Case Western Reserve University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of project management, international contracts and claims management

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Real Estate
Dr. M.Emre Çamlıbel

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Bogazici University

  • M.Sc., Construction Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • BSc. Civil Engineering, Yildiz Technical University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of real estate development, real estate funds, construction management, sustainability and energy efficiency

Noyan Sancar

Education

  • MSc., Civil Eng./Environmental Eng, Northeastern University

  • Bachelor of Science (BS), Civil Engineering, Robert College Engineering School

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of project management and sustainability

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Prof. Ali HepÅŸen, Istanbul University

Education

  • Ph.D., Finance, Istanbul University

  • M.A., Finance, Istanbul University

  • B.A.,Business Administration, Istanbul University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of real estate finance, valuation and corporate finance

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Burak Pilavcı

Education

  • MSc., Construction Management, Illinois Institute of Technology

  • BSc., Civil Engineering, BoÄŸaziçi University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of real estate development, construction and project management

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Dr. M. Sait Cülfik

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, BoÄŸazici University

  • MSc., Civil Engineering, BoÄŸazici University

  • BSc., Civil Engineering, BoÄŸazici University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of real estate project management

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Finance
Prof. Vedat Akgiray, BoÄŸaziçi University

Education

  • Ph.D., Finance, Economy, Mathematics, Syracuse University

  • M.A., Economy, Maxwell School, Syracuse University

  • M.B.A, School of Management, Syracuse University

  • B.A., BoÄŸaziçi University

  • Robert College

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of finance, corporate governance, capital markets and investments

Tariq Al Rifai

Education

  • MBA, DePaul University, Chicago

  • Bachelor’s degree, International Finance, Cloud State University, Minnesota

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of Islamic finance, investments, private equity and sukuk

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Management Consultancy
Yasin Yavuz

Education

  • MSc., Industrial Engineering, University of Oklahoma

  • MSc., Business and Economy, The University of Georgia

  • BSc., Industrial Engineering, Yildiz Technical University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of change management and management consultancy

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Lütfullah Kutlu

Education

  • BSc., Finance, BoÄŸaziçi University

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Expertise 

  • Expertise 

  • All aspects of corporate finance, corporate governance, change management and management consultancy

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H. Hulki Kara

Education

  • BS Degree Economics Dokuz Eylul University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of banking, finance, factoring, management, organizational development and credit analysis

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experts
Experts
Dr. Emrah Çınar

Education

  • Ph.D., Construction Management, BoÄŸaziçi University

  • MSc., Construction Management, BoÄŸaziçi University

  • BSc., Civil Engineering, BoÄŸaziçi University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of construction management, ERP systems

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Uzer Alp Demir

Education

  • MBA, Bilgi University

  • MSc., Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University

  • BSc., Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of industrial facilities, energy, project management

Dr. Gülcemal AlhanlıoÄŸlu

Education

  • Ph.D., Urban Planning, Mimar Sinan University

  • MSc., Urban Design, Istanbul Technical University

  • BSc., Urban Planning, Istanbul Technical University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of real estate development, urban planning and sustainability

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Biröz Biricik

Education

  • Bachelors Pharmaceutics, Istanbul University

  • BSc., Civil Engineering Istanbul Technical University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of healthcare project management

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Emre Uluarabacı

Education

  • BSc., Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University

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Expertise 

  • All aspects of construction and project management

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