President

Mustafa GÜLTEPE

President of Türkiye Exporters Assembly

President of the İstanbul Apparel Exporters Association (İHKİB)

Chairman of the Executive Board of Talu Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Board Member of the Taha Pazarlama ve Mağazacılık A.Ş. 

Mustafa Gültepe was born in 1968 in the Tonya district of Trabzon. He graduated from Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Industrial Engineering, in 1990, and completed his MBA at Istanbul University in 1997.

He began his professional career in 1992 at Taha Tekstil. In 1994, he played a key role in the establishment of Talu Tekstil under the umbrella of Taha Tekstil. He continues to serve as the founding partner and Chairman of the Board of Talu Tekstil.

Throughout his 33-year professional journey, Gültepe has assumed significant responsibilities within sectoral institutions and organizations. Between 2017 and 2021, he served as President of the Board of the Sakarya Organized Industrial Zone.

He joined the Board of Directors of the Istanbul Apparel Exporters' Association (İHKİB) in 2010. In April 2018, he was elected President of İHKİB's Board of Directors, and in June 2022, he was elected President of the Türkiye Exporters Assembly (TİM).

In addition to his roles at İHKİB and TİM, Mustafa Gültepe also holds the positions of Vice President of the Board of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK), Board Member of Türk Eximbank, Vice President of the Board of İGE Inc., Vice President of Türk Ticaret Bankası, and Member of the Executive Committee of KOSGEB.

Gültepe, who is married and a father of three, possesses a proficient command of English.