Board and Commissions - Zonguldak Coal Geopark

Board and Commissions

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Board of Directors

Osman HACIBEKTAŞOĞLU

President| Governor of Zonguldak

Ömer Selim ALAN

Vice Mayor | Mayor of Zonguldak

Vice Mayor | Mayor of Filyos

Board Member | Zonguldak Provincial General Assembly Member

Board Member | Zonguldak Municipality Council Member

Mehmet MERCİMEK

Board Member | Mer Hotel Representative

Board Member | Dedeman Hotel Representative

President Advisors

Doctor Lutfi ALTUNSU

Advisor to the President | Secretary General of Western Black Sea Development Agency

Ahmet Güral KARAYILMAZ

Advisor to the President | Secretary General of Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration

Coordinator and Deputies

Administrative Coordinator | Deputy Governor of Zonguldak

Professor Dr. Nizamettin KAZANCI

Scientific Coordinator | Vice President of UNESCO Turkish National Commission | Founding President of Geological Heritage Protection Association (JEMIRKO)

Professor Dr. Yeşim BÜYÜKMERİÇ

Scientific Coordinator | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Engineering Department of Geological Engineering

Mehmet ÇETİNKAYA

Deputy Administrative Coordinator | Head of Tourism and Promotion Unit of Western Black Sea Development Agency

Ferhan BOSTANCI

Deputy Administrative Coordinator | Deputy Registrar of Zonguldak Tourism Infrastructure Service Union

Director and Administrative Staff

Gülsüm YILMAZ

Director | Zonguldak Municipality City and Regional Planner

Assistant Director | Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration Gökgöl Cave Supervisor | Art Historian

MSc Geological Engineer

Sevgican BEKTAŞ

Documentation and Administrative Affairs Officer | Zonguldak Municipality Strategy Development Directorate Personnel

Event Coordinator | Zonguldak Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism Staff

Advisory Board

Professor Dr. Nizamettin KAZANCI

President | Vice President of UNESCO Turkish National Commission | Founding President of Geological Heritage Protection Association (JEMIRKO)

Professor Dr. Yeşim BÜYÜKMERİÇ

Member | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering

Professor Dr. Mustafa SÖZEN

Member | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology

Professor Dr. Melih GENİŞ

Member | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mining Engineering

Professor Dr. Hüseyin TOPAN

Member | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geomatics Engineering

Professor Dr. Hakan KUTOĞLU

Member | Vice Rector of Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University

Associate Professor Dr. Mehmet Korhan ERTURAÇ

Member | Gebze Technical University Institute of Earth and Marine Sciences

Doctor Hamza EKMEN

Member | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Archaeology

Doctor Gürkan BACAK

Member | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering

Nihan YAZICI PINAR

Member | Zonguldak Regional Directorate of Forestry Branch Manager of Wood Exterior Products and Services | Forest Engineer

Member | Zonguldak Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks, Forest Engineer

Tolga AKBOSTANCI

Member | Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration | Mining Engineer

Ekrem Murat ZAMAN

Member | Retired Mining Engineer-Researcher Author

Working Board

President | Deputy Governor of Zonguldak

Mehmet ÇETİNKAYA

Member | Head of Tourism and Promotion Unit of Western Black Sea Development Agency

Ferhan BOSTANCI

Member | Deputy Registrar of Zonguldak Tourism Infrastructure Service Union

Gülsüm YILMAZ

Member | Zonguldak Municipality City and Regional Planner

Muharrem KİRAZ

Member | Deputy General Manager of General Directorate of Turkish Hard Coal Authority

Doctor Nalan ALBUZ

Member | Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Tourism Faculty Member

Mustafa Ayhan İNANIR

Member | Western Black Sea Development Agency Investment Support Office Coordinator

Muharrem Sarıkaya

Zonguldak Chamber of Commerce and Industry Secretary General

Muhammet CÜNTAY

Member | Founding Chairman of Zonguldak Tourism Platform

Member | Zonguldak Tourism Infrastructure Service Union

Group Responsible Officers

Mehmet Zafer ALAS

Press and Public Relations | Zonguldak Provincial Press and Public Relations Director

Muhammet CÜNTAY

Tourism | Founding Chairman of Zonguldak Tourism Platform

Associate Professor Dr. Mehmet Korhan ERTURAÇ

Map | Gebze Technical University Institute of Earth and Marine Sciences

Barış KARAYANIK

Disaster Management | Zonguldak Provincial Directorate of Disaster and Emergency Geophysical Engineer

Environment and Climate | Zonguldak Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Environmental Engineer

Mapping and Map Modeling | Turkish Hard Coal Corporation Mapping Engineer

Doctor Murat SEVİNDİK

Education | Zonguldak Science High School Principal - Biology Teacher

Purchasing | Zonguldak Tourism Infrastructure Service Union

Caner GÜNDOĞDU

Field Supervisor | Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration - Architect

Architectural Project | Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration - Architect

Geology | Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration - Geological Engineer

Field Consultants

Doctor Koray KOÇ

Sofular Cave Field Consultant | Akdeniz University Geological Engineering Department Research Assistant

Associate Professor Dr. Şahin YILDIRIM

Archaeological Excavations Filyos Region Field Consultant | Bartın University Archaeology Application and Research Center

Associate Professor Dr. F. Gülden EKMEN

Inonu Cave Excavations Field Advisor | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Archaeology

Working Groups (Members of Geosciences Working Group)

Doctor Gürkan BACAK

Advisory Board Member | Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering

Geological Engineer | Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration

Map Engineer | Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration

Zonguldak Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change | Deputy Branch Manager of EIA and Environmental Permits

Zonguldak Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change | City Planner

Zonguldak Atatürk Anatolian High School | Geography Teacher

Şehit Gökhan Esen Anatolian Imam Hatip High School | Geography Teacher

Working Groups (Members of Natural Assets Working Group)

Professor Dr. Mustafa SÖZEN

President |Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology

Professor Dr. Muhammet ÖREN

Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology

Hüseyin Hakan KUDAK

Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University School of Physical Education and Sports | Vocational School of Physical Education and Sports Education Department | Assistant Director

Nihan YAZICI PINAR

Advisory Board Member | Zonguldak Regional Directorate of Forestry Branch Manager of Wood Products and Services | Forest Engineer

Advisory Board Member | Zonguldak Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks | Forest Engineer

Kamuran ÇATAKLI

Science and Art Education Center | Biology Teacher

Murat SEVİNDİK

Zonguldak Science High School Principal | Biology Teacher

Borsa Istanbul Anatolian High School | Biology Teacher

Zonguldak TED College | Biology Teacher

Simten ORHAN PAPİLA

Industrial Engineer / Business / Aromatherapist

Zonguldak Municipality | Secretary General of Zonguldak City Council | Agricultural Engineer

Aslıhan YILDIZ

Turkish Hard Coal Authority | Environmental Engineer

Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration | Map Engineer

Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration | Geological Engineer

Working Groups (Members of Cultural Values and Industrial Heritage Working Group)

Ekrem Murat ZAMAN

President of the Industrial Heritage Group | Advisory Board Member | Retired Mining Engineer-Researcher Author

Kürşat COŞGUN

Head of Cultural Heritage Group | President of Zonguldak Culture and Education Foundation

Doctor Faculty Member Afitap BULUT

Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University

Burcu TÜFEKÇİ

TTK Construction and Real Estate Department Branch Manager | Map Engineer

Zonguldak Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change | City Planner

Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration | Map Engineer

Gürdal ÖZÇAKIR

Kdz. Ereğli Anatolian High School | History Teacher | Local Historian-Author

Nilgün ÇELİK

Çaycuma Science High School | Retired Physical Education Teacher

67300 Culture, Art and Life Magazine Concessionaire

Barış ÇELİK

Zonguldak Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism

Ay Bakery Bread Industry and Trade A.S | Architect

Doctor Figen UZAR ÖZDEMİR

Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University | Department of Sociology Faculty Member

Zonguldak City Council Executive Board Member | Mechanical Engineer

Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration | Gökgöl Cave Supervisor | Art Historian

Associate Professor Dr. F. Gülden EKMEN

Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Department of Archaeology | Archaeologist

Zonguldak Special Provincial Administration | Architect

Working Group Presidents

Professor Dr. Mustafa SÖZEN

Chairman of the Natural Assets Working Group

Kürşat COŞGUN

Chair of the Cultural Heritage Working Group

Ekrem Murat ZAMAN

Chair of the Industrial Heritage Working Group