Istanbul, Türkiye
As a passionate Human Resources professional, I thrive on creating meaningful impact across the entire employee lifecycle — from talent acquisition to organizational development. With hands-on experience in recruitment, career planning, leadership assessment, and employee engagement, I have had the opportunity to work closely with business units such as IT, Finance, Sustainability, and Strategy. I am especially interested in building people-centric solutions that are backed by insight and aligned with organizational goals. I bring a detail-oriented, agile, and collaborative approach to everything I do — whether it's coordinating with expat managers, designing training programs, or leading high-potential talent initiatives like Management Trainee and Young Talent programs. Always eager to learn, connect, and contribute to building better workplaces.
Lead end-to-end HR strategy, execution, and reporting for a 170-employee Aktek technology company in Akkök Holding across recruitment, learning & development, employer branding, internal communications, and organizational development Manage the HRBP team and HR budget; lead vendor evaluation and selection across HR programs Drive talent management through competency-based assessments, critical position planning, and leadership coaching aligned with corporate objectives Design and scale L&D programs including digital competency, international certifications, and language development Manage engagement measurement systems (pulse surveys, NPS, 360-degree feedback); embed continuous feedback and recognition culture Lead recruitment with KPI tracking, build talent pipelines through university partnerships and young talent programs, and design the onboarding journey
Coordinate with the People & Culture teams of all business units—such as IT, Finance, Sustainability, and Strategy—to define and implement organizational development strategies. Plan, execute, and evaluate leadership assessment processes (e.g., KF4D, Assessment Center), and develop individual development plans based on assessment outcomes. Design career development journeys and build talent pools through annual performance and potential evaluation processes. Provide insights to the CHRO on high-level strategic people management topics, and generate development recommendations by analyzing feedback from employees. Coordinate recruitment processes for various positions, with a particular focus on projects related to career planning and recruitment excellence. Lead the Management Trainee (MT) Program and the Long-Term Young Talent Program, managing end-to-end processes from design to execution. Coordinate adaptation and integration processes for expat managers.
I am responsible for end-to-end recruitment processes, including sourcing and hiring for roles such as Systems Engineers, Analysts & Test Specialists, DevOps Engineers, iOS & Android Developers, and Web Developers working with .NET, JavaScript, React, and Node.js frameworks. I have hands-on experience in direct sourcing and headhunting, particularly via LinkedIn. In addition to recruitment, I have been actively involved in all stages of the employee lifecycle—from onboarding to offboarding. This includes: Strong knowledge of Turkish labor law and HR administrative processes Managing all internal notifications for new hires and leavers in a timely manner Preparing and providing all necessary employee documentation Keeping all GDPR-related consent forms, files, and folders up to date Supporting training and performance appraisal processes
I have been actively involved in the full-cycle talent acquisition and employee experience processes, including: Conducting pre-assessments of job candidates Actively sourcing candidates through various HR platforms and talent pools Coordinating and participating in job interviews and candidate evaluations Preparing candidate evaluation reports and providing timely feedback to applicants Conducting reference checks and ensuring background verification Maintaining and reporting recruitment metrics using Excel In addition to recruitment, I have contributed to employee retention and development initiatives by: Organizing and conducting exit interviews and analyzing insights across multiple levels Preparing multi-level reports on turnover rates and related trends Supporting the management of performance and feedback cycles Coordinating internal training programs and preparing e-learning materials Maintaining and updating the organizational chart to reflect structural changes This comprehensive experience has strengthened my ability to support both strategic and operational aspects of Human Resources functions.
Pre-assessment of job candidates Job interview scheduling and helping the specialist in the assessment process Informing the candidates about the interview results Cross-checking the candidate references Organizing the dominance-influence-conscientiousness-steadiness(DISC) tests of the candidates Organizing and sorting general ability and english level tests Reporting the recruitment process using excel