Board of Directors

Şafak KIRBİÇ
President, Board of Directors

Born in Edirne on 1969.

He graduated from the Social Sciences and Anadolu University Faculty of Economics Public Administration of Anadolu University.

In 2001, he was elected as a member of the Edirne Chamber of Agriculture Board of Directors.

Between 2001 and 2019, he served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Edirne Chamber of Agriculture, Accountant Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Assembly.

On 24.11.2002, he was elected as a Member of the Board of numbered 188 Edirne Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifi.

He was the Chairman of the Board of numbered 188 Edirne Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifi for six terms.

On 19.01.2019, he was elected as the Member of the Board of Directors of Trakya Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifler Birliği.

Since 14.09.2021 , he holds ​the office of President of the Board of Directors of Trakya Birlik.

He lives in the Yeniimaret neighborhood of Edirne and also still active in farming.

 
Hilmi KAHRAMAN
Vice President, Board of Directors

Hilmi KAHRAMAN was born in the village Erikleryurdu of Babaeski on 27.12.1955, went to the primary school in Erikleryurdu.

KAHRAMAN entered his professional life as self-employed in his early years. After completion his military service, he has continued his professional life.

He started his duty at Trakya Birlik in 1995 when he became the President of the Board of Directors at the Babaeski Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifi.

In 2000, he was elected as the Member of the Board of Directors of Trakya Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifleri Birliği (Trakya Birlik). KAHRAMAN starting his duty as Vice President, has been elected as the Member of the Board of Directors for five periods. He still holds the office of Vice President of the Board of Directors of Trakya Birlik.

KAHRAMAN, also still active in farming is married and father of four children.

 
Ahmet AKGÜN
Member

Ahmet AKGÜN was born in the village Tatarlı of the town Hayrabolu on 22.07.1963. He went to Hayrabolu Atatürk primary school and the Hayrabolu secondary school.

After having completed his military service, he started his professional life as farmer and breeder in 1985 after the death of his father.

AKGÜN started his duty at Trakya Birlik in 1985 as the Member of the Board of Auditors of Hayrabolu Yağlı Tohumlar Satış Kooperatifi.

During the years 1991-1996, he was on duty as Member of the Board of Directors and Vice President of the Hayrabolu Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifi.

During the years 1996-2003, he held the office of the Presidency of the Board of Directors of Hayrabolu Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifi.

In 2003, he was elected as the Member of the Board of Directors of Trakya Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifler Birliği.

During the years 24.01.2019-14.09.2021 ,he was on duty as Member of the Board of Directors of Trakya Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifler Birliği.

Also still he has been acting as the Member of the Board of Directors of Trakya Birlik.

AKGÜN, active in farming is married and father of three children.

 

 
Hüseyin KOCABIYIK
Member

Hüseyin KOCABIYIK was born in the village Akçapınar of the city Bandırma on 26.10.1958. He went to the primary school in Akçapınar. He visited the secondary school and high school in Bandırma. After completion of his military service, he was elected as the headman of the Akçapınar village in 1989. In 1991, he was elected as the President of the Association of Headman of Bandırma. In 1996, he became a Member of the Board of Directors of Tariş Balıkesir Pamuk Kooperatifi. His is still active on such three duties.

KOCABIYIK starting his duty at Trakya Birlik at the Bandırma Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifi as the Member of the Board of Auditors in 1985. After a period of four years holding this duty, he was elected as the member of the Board of Directors of Bandırma Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifi. He continued his duty until 2000 in which he was elected as the Member of the Board of Auditors of Trakya Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifler Birliği. After nine years of service as Member of the Board of Auditors at Trakya Birlik, he started his duty as the Member of Board of Directors Trakya Birlik on 10.01.2009.

KOCABIYIK, also still active as a farmer is married and father of two children.

 
Remzi KOBAK
Member

Born in the village Oğulpaşa of Havsa on 12.03.1960, Remzi KOBAK went to the primary school of the village Oğulpaşa, the Mimar Sinan middle school in Edirne and the Industrial Vocational Highschool in Edirne.
Having completed his military service, he started his business life as a farmer in 1982.

Kobak started his duty in Trakya Birlik in 1993 as the President of the Board of Directors at the Havsa Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifi. In 2006, he was elected as the Member of Auditors of Trakya Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifleri Birliği (Trakya Birlik). As of 08.01.2015, he has been acting as the Member of the Board of Directors of Trakya Birlik.

KOBAK, still active as a farmer is married and father of two children.

 
Emre YILMAZ,Lawyer
Member

Emre Yılmaz was born in Çorlu in 1986. After having completed his primary school education, he graduated from the Çorlu Mehmet Akif Ersoy Anatolian High School. He completed his university degree at the end of the academic years 2010-2011 at the Faculty of Law of Near East University. He started his career as lawyer in 2012. The same year, after having completed his military service, he established the Yılmaz Law and Consultancy office with his wife, who is a lawyer too, in 2013. He continues his career in his own law office.

YILMAZ started his duty at Trakya Birlik; on 04.10.2012 with the representation of the union of the Çorlu Yağlı Tohumlar Kooperatifi (Oil seeds cooperation) numbered 270. After having been elected for the second term as the Union Representative at the Ordinary General Assembly of the Çorlu Yağlı Tohumlar Kooperatifi on 22.11.2014, he entered the Board of Directors of Trakya Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifler Birliği (Trakya Birlik) on 08.01.2015.
YILMAZ, still active as also a farmer is married and father of one child.

 
Hakan ÇALEN
Managing Director

Born in Keşan on 28.09.1972. In 1994, he graduated from the Department of Business of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Gazi University.

On 07.12.1998, he started his duty as Assistant Inspector at the General Directorate of Trakya Yağlı Tohumlar Tarım Satış Kooperatifler Birliği (TRAKYA BİRLİK). He was on duty as Assistant Inspector, Assistant Manager for Finished Goods, Acting Director for Finished Goods, Director for Finished Goods and President of the Audit and Counselling Unit.

ÇALEN, acting as the Managing Director since 06.02.2017 is married and father of one child.

 
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