Audit Committee
The Auditing Committee is responsible for ensuring that internal and independent audits are executed fully and transparently. It has special responsibility in the areas listed below:
- Performing the necessary research to select an independent audit company and submitting that choice for the approval of the Board of Directors after a preliminary consent.
- Auditing compliance of financial statements and footnotes, to be publicly disclosed with applicable legislation and international accounting standards and approving those statements and footnotes.
- Monitoring the operation and performance of the Company’s accounting system, public announcements of financial data, independent auditing and the Company’s internal control system.
- Examining and resolving complaints concerning accounting, internal control system and independent auditing of the Company.
The Auditing Committee meets at least once each quarter upon the summons of the Committee Chairman. If deemed necessary, the Committee may invite managers or internal and independent auditors to its meetings to get information. The president and members of Audit Committee are selected among the Independent Board Members.
| Audit Committee Members |
| Name and Surname |
Duty |
Qualification |
| Ahmet Bal |
Head of Auditing Committee |
Member of Board of Directors (Independent) |
| Berin Akarsu |
Member of Auditing Committee |
Member of Board of Directors (Independent) |
Ahmet Bal
Ahmet Bal was born in Tokat in 1957. In 1981, he graduated from the Department of Economics and Finance of the Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara
University and entered the Board of Accountants of the Ministry of Finance. He received the title of Chief Accountant and Certified Public Accountant in
1991. Mr. Bal received his MBA degree in Business Administration from Nottingham University in England in 1992. He started to work as an Assistant Financial
Affairs Coordinator in Anadolu Endüstri Holding in 1994. He carried his duties as Finance Director in Efes Sinai Yatırım Ticaret A.Ş. between 1995 and 1998 and
as General Manager between 1998-1999. He served as the Financial Affairs Coordinator for the Automotive, Finance and Stationery companies in Anadolu Endüstri Holding's
Financial Affairs Department between 1999-2006. He worked as the Audit Coordinator responsible for all Group companies Anadolu Endüstri Holding between 2006-2012. From
2013 to 2018, he served as the Audit President responsible for the audit of all Anadolu Group companies. Ahmet Bal is married and has two children. He is independent
board member at Şok Marketler.
Berin Akarsu
Berin Akarsu was born in Diyarbakır in 1972, completed Primary and Secondary education in T.E.D. Ankara College.
After graduating from Department of Economics of Bilkent University in 1994 she worked one year in family company and
received her MBA degree in Finance from Butler University in 1997. In 1997, she started her professional career in Akfen
Group at the Insurance and Finance departments. I She was appointed as a finance manager in 2000 to Turkey’s first
Build-OperateTransfer airport project, Atatürk Airport. For 15 years she held various senior positions in the Finance
Department of TAV Havalimanları and TAV Construction. She then worked as an advisor to the CEO between 2015-2018 while
also serving on the Board of Directors of Havaş, TAV İşletme Hizmeteri A.Ş. and TAV Park. She has worked in various
non-profit organizations and she is currently working as a volunteer (student mentor) in Sharing and Solidarity (PAYDA) Platform Assosiation