Mehmet Onur Partal

Mehmet Onur Partal possesses more than 15 years of progressive experience in public, private and international organizations, including the Council of Europe, Turkish Presidency, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and Istanbul Development Agency. He is currently working as a director at the Finance Office of the Turkish Presidency. He has been responsible for the Istanbul Financial Center project, which is a cluster aiming to host numerous international financial and non-financial institutions in order to create a dynamic & sustainable ecosystem in the region. Throughout his career, Partal has focused on policy-making for local & regional development efforts, building a sustainable startup ecosystem, job creation, and well-being of people living in urban & suburban areas. Regarding his educational background, Partal is briefly an economist, holding a Ph.D. from Yildiz Technical University of Türkiye. He has been presented with several awards both in his academic life and his professional career. Mr. Partal is fond of not only watching but also acting in soccer, basketball, table tennis, chess and theater.