OUR TEAM
Zeynep Yöntem, Ph.D.
Executive Board
Ph.D.
Chemical Eng. & Social Env. Sci.
zeynep.yontem@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Founder of Ekodenge., A total of 35 years national and international experience as an engineer and manager on environmental policy and integrated environmental management, including economic, scientific and/or legal aspects. She is chemical engineer with a doctor’s degree in Social and Environmental Science. She was a Hacettepe University lecturer.
Emre Yöntem
Chief Technology Officer
Electrical Engineer. M.Sc.
emre.yontem@ekodenge.com
LONDON
Emre is an Electrical Engineer, with a master’s degree in Information Technologies. He has experience on energy and environment focused data analytics, modelling, decision support services. He has been working as technical expert and coordinator in various international research and consultancy projects. He is the CTO and director of EcoWise - Ekodenge UK and a board member for Ekodenge.
Ebru Özkan
Chief Financial Officer
ebru.ozkan@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Chief Financial Officer of Ekodenge and company representative managing all administrative and financial operations. B.Sc. in business administration with a M.Sc. on management and organization.
Seda Yöntem
Architecture Group Manager
Architect M.Arch.
seda@ekodenge.com
LONDON
Seda Yöntem (M. Arch) is the founder and manager of Ekodenge's architecture group. She is a sustainable design expert, lecturer and researcher with more than 18 years of professional experience in applied architecture and project management focusing on energy efficient and environmentally friendly buildings and cities.
Gülfem İnaner
Expert
Mechanical Engineer, M.Sc.
gulfem.inaner@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Mechanical engineer with MSc. and energy efficiency expertise through thermal dynamic simulation tools (Designbuilder, HAP and IESVE) and computational fluid dynamics utilizing engineering simulation and analysis software Ansys, Fluent and Trnsys.
Tülay Çağlayan Özlü, Ph.D.
Senior Expert
Chemical Engineer
tulay.ozlu@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
A total of 25 years experience in governmental organizations and NGOs in the areas of R&D&I management, national and international environment and energy policies, energy geopolitics, circular economy, industrial symbiosis, digitization, ICT, Horizon 2020, environmental NGOs. Holds M.S. in physical chemistry about nuclear energy waste and polymer science (membranes), Ph.D. in physical chemistry about solar energy storage from Hacettepe University and International Relations and EU Expert degrees from Ankara University and lectured “Energy Geopolitics and New World Energy Order” at Başkent University. Works as Business Development Consultant and Senior Expert at Ekodenge.
İbrahim Çakmanus, Ph.D.
Senior Expert
Mechanical Engineer
ibrahim.cakmanus@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
He has got B.Sc, M.Sc and PhD in Mechanical Engineering degrees. Dr. Ibrahim Çakmanus is a leading designer and assessor of energy efficient building systems in Turkey with more than 32 years of professional experience spanning his background in governmental institutions, extensive market practice and academic studies including three published books and numerous articles.
Dilek Erçal
Expert
Architect
dilek.ercal@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Architectural expert with over 30 years' experience in the building industry as part of prestigious construction projects and application design teams, providing implementation level insight to the Ekodenge architecture team.
Duygu Başoğlu
Expert
Architect, Urban Planner
duygu.basoglu@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Built environment expert with a focus on sustainability and a double major degree from ITU on architecture and urban planning. Currently a practicing architect for energy efficient building projects and a contributor to R&D projects on sustainable cities.
Gülsüm Yavuz
Architect
gulsum.yavuz@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Architect whose main professional interest is in sustainable buildings with regard to cultural heritage and environment. Experienced in restoration projects, architectural design and application projects, BIM models and 3D visualization.
Elif Küçük Horasan, Ph.D.
Senior Expert
Environmental Engineer Ph.D.
elif.kucuk@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Environmental Engineer with a Ph.D. degree from METU. A total of 11 years of experience on water pollution and its control, integrated watershed management, water quality assessment, urban water management, wastewater management, micropollutants, waste management, cleaner production, climate change adaptation and urban resilience. Currently working as senior expert and work package leader in various R&D and consultancy projects of the company.
Sevde Karayılan
Expert
Environmental Engineer M.Sc.
sevde.karayilan@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
M.Sc. degree Environmental Engineer from METU and worked on solid waste and waste-to-energy field. Currently working on R&D projects and consultancy services as an expert.
Esra Koç
Expert
Chemical Engineer
esra.koc@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Chemical engineer with a Bachelor’s degree from METU. Currently contributing to various R&D and consultancy projects on sustainability, climate change, low carbon development, circular economy.
İrem İnce
Expert
Environmental Engineer
irem.ince@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Graduated from Environmental Engineering and she is continuing MSc. degree also in Environmental Engineering from METU. She worked on micropollutants, emissions from industrial activities, cleaner production, and EU environmental legislations. She is currently working on R&D projects and consultancy services as an expert.
Cansu Özcan
Expert
Environmental Engineer
cansu.ozcan@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Cansu holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from the Middle East Technical University (METU) and is completing her master's in the same department. She was involved in various R&D projects focusing on sustainable environmental management, water-food-energy-environment nexus and climate change adaptation. She currently contribute to the R&D projects and consultancy services of Ekodenge as an expert.
Rembrandt Koppelaar, Ph.D.
Senior Expert
Software Developer & Researcher
rembrandt.koppelaar@ekodenge.com
AMSTERDAM
Researcher who writes about the future of energy, materials, society, technology, and the circular economy. He has published two books and several articles. He holds a PhD degree from Imperial College London's Centre for Environmental Policy. Rembrandt holds an MSc in Development Economics and Management, and a BSc in Economics.
Parham Pooyanfar
Expert
Mechanical Engineer M.Sc.
parham.pooyanfar@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Built environment sustainability expert with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from AUT. Currently involved in sustainability-oriented R&D and consultancy projects of Ekodenge.
Baran Can Sezer
Expert
Mechanical Engineer
baran.sezer@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Mechanical Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree from METU. Currently contributing to energy efficient building projects, renewable energy solutions and R&D projects.
Enes Umcu
Sustainable Building Researcher and Analyst
Mechanical Engineer
enes.umcu@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Mechanical Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree from Gaziantep University. He takes part in R&D projects for Sustainable Buildings. He makes Building Energy Simulations and researches for improvements with programs such as Design Builder.
Piers Larkman
Research Assistant
piers.larkman@ekodenge.com
LONDON
Piers holds a Master’s degree in physics from The University of Manchester. He works as a research assistant, primarily applying his understanding of data collection,management and processing, developed during a number of research projects in different sectors, to projects carried out in the UK office.
Başak Avcıoğlu, Ph.D.
Project Manager
Landscape Architect M.Sc. / Regional Planner
basak.avcioglu@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD in Landscape Architecture, M.Sc. in Regional Planning. She has been working on nature conservation and planning in natural areas including protected areas since 1999. She is member of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas.
Beril Aba
Communication Specialist
Graphic Designer
beril.aba@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Design and communication professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Graphic Design from Bilkent University. Joined the team in 2013 and holds experience working in the environmental services industry, handling the dissemination of projects, corporate identity design and the commissioning of print materials.
Sevgi Deniz Akdemir
Project Management Officer
Environmental Engineer
deniz.akdemir@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Graduated from Environmental Engineering and she is continuing MSc. degree in Earth System Science from METU. Thus, she has experienced in renewable energy and sustainable environmental projects. As a Project Manager Officer, she has been responsible for providing project management support for any project, as needed, and with a focus on processes and knowledge management area across the organization.
Özlem Şahin
Administrative Coordinator
ozlem.sahin@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Responsible for the personal and organizational administrative affairs of the company.
Ece Bozkır
Project Management Officer
Environmental Engineer
ece.bozkir@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from the METU and master’s degree on Engineering Management from METU Industrial Engineering department. She has worked on environmental monitoring, emission reporting and environmental consultancy subjects. As a Project Management Officer, she gives administrative support to the projects regarding the management of labor and financial resources, as well as time and risk follow-up.
Can Ölçek
Product Manager
Computer Engineer
can.olcek@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Product manager having more than 15 years of experience in IT market from defense to gaming industry. Graduated from METU as electrical-electronics engineer and took MSc. degree in computer engineering. PhD candidate in Neuroscience. Currently, developing products and generating product requirements based on Ekodenge's core technologies.
Sedanur Öztürk
Project Technical Manager
Industrial Engineer, M.Sc.
sedanur.ozturk@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Sedanur has been working in the field of software project/product management since 2017. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Industrial Engineering from TOBB ETÜ. As Project Technical Manager in the Ekodenge Digital Services team, she is responsible for the coordination and control of the software requirements and roadmaps of the projects / products, the planning of software deliveries and the reporting of all processes, communication with partners and internal stakeholders.
Gökben Gök
Software Developer
Computer Engineer
gokben.gok@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Gökben Gök, with B.Sc degree in Computer Engineering, has been responsible for a variety of projects in energy sector. She is qualified software engineer in energy monitoring, advanced knowledge in data management, data visualisation and user interface design. She has been involved in projects related with industrial symbiosis, environmental legislations and energy monitoring.
M.Gören Acay
Front-End Developer
Software Development Specialist
goren.acay@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Gören Acay holds a BS degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and a master's degree in Management Information Systems. He was responsible for various projects in the city and energy platforms. Has advanced knowledge in energy monitoring, data management, data visualization and user interface design. He is actively involved in front-side design in urban, building and industrial projects.
Burak Özalp
Software Developer
Computer Engineer
burak.ozalp@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Burak Özalp was graduated from Computer Engineering department of Middle East Technical University(METU). He has 4+ years of experience mostly on back-end part of the software development.
Currently he works as senior software developer and technical lead of the software team.
He is also responsible of DevOps related operations mainly on AWS.
Ozan Özel
Software Developer
Electrical Engineer
ozan.ozel@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Ozan Deniz Özel is a graduate of METU Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department. He has 4+ years of software development experience in different fields like telecommunications, e-commerce and consumer research. Currently he is responsible for measurement and verification projects in energy sector.
Öykü Şahin
Software Developer
Computer Engineer
oyku.sahin@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Öykü has BSc. degree in Computer Engineering from TEDU in 2019 and currently, seeking her MSc degree in Computer Engineering from Bilkent University. She has experience in applications of machine learning theory. She is actively involved in projects related with software development for modern building and energy management systems.
Oğuzcan Sakatoğlu
Software Test Specialist
oguzcan.sakatoglu@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
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Deniz Şahin
Software Engineer
Computer Engineer
deniz.sahin@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
Deniz Şahin graduated from Çankaya University Computer Enigneering Department. He has 7+ years of software devolopment experience in fields like telecommunications, e-commerce and GIS based web projects. Currently he works as a senior software devoloper.
Ahmet Çelik
Software Engineer
Computer Engineer
ahmet.celik@ekodenge.com
ANKARA
I graduated from Dumlupınar University Computer Engineering in 2018. During my university education, I studied at Romania 1 Decembrie 1918 University of Alba Iulia and Latvia Ventspils University College, respectively, within the scope of Erasmus for 2 separate semesters. I am continuing my master's degree in Computer Science at Gazi University Informatics Institute. After graduation, I have been working actively for 3 years in business life. During my work, I generally used .Net technologies.