Ahmet GÜLEÇ

Ahmet GÜLEÇ

Deputy Chairman of TİM

Vice President of Istanbul Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Exporters Association

Ahmet Güleç was born in Mardin/Türkiye in 1970, he graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Public Administration in 1990.

Known for his work on the development of the Turkish Furniture Industry, Mr. Güleç served in prominent positions in many non-governmental organizations. Güleç, who was the President of Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association's (MUSIAD) İnegöl Branch between 2007 and 2012, was also a member of the MUSIAD High Advisory Board until 2023.

Güleç carried out many studies to strengthen the unity of the sector in İnegöl, one of the furniture production centers of Türkiye, and pioneered the establishment of İMOS with the İnegöl Furniture Promotion Group, which he was chairman of for two years. Güleç, who joined the board of directors of the Turkish Furniture Manufacturers Association (MOSDER) in 2010, was elected as the president of the association in 2012. Güleç, who is also the founding president of the Federation of Furniture Associations (MOSFED), which collects furniture associations of Türkiye under one roof, continues his duty as the president of MOSFED. Güleç is a board member of European Furniture Industries Confederation (EFIC).

Güleç, who is a member of the Board of Directors of Istanbul World Trade Center, served as president of the Istanbul Exporters' Association, Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Exporters Association for two terms in 2014 and 2018. Güleç has been serving as the Deputy Chairman of the Türkiye Exporters Assembly (TİM) since 2022.

Güleç, who is married and a father of four children, speaks English, Arabic and Kurdish.