Our Team

At TTC Advisory, our team brings together a diverse group of seasoned professionals with expertise in finance, law, consulting, psychology, coaching, and operational management.

Each member of our team combines deep industry experience with a client-centric approach, ensuring that we deliver integrated and personalized solutions for family offices and family businesses.

We are committed to helping families build sustainable legacies by offering comprehensive support across strategic advisory, legal structuring, financial management, leadership development, and operational excellence.

Dr. Türker Çelik

Founder, General Manager

Cengiz Hatipoğlu

Partner, Financial Advisor

Prof. Dr. Duysal Aşkun

Senior Advisor, Organizational Design

Ufuk Çarşıbaşı

Partner, Family Coaching & Marketing

Anıl Erkan

Senior Advisor, Risk Mitigation & Governance

Esra Akcebe

Legal Advisor

Ceren Yağlı

Operational Management

Dr. Türker Çelik

Founder, General Manager

Dr. Türker Çelik is the founder and general manager of TTC & New York Family Advisory Services.
Residing and working in New York — the global hub for multi- and single-family offices — Dr. Çelik leveraged his extensive experience to co-found TTC Family Advisory alongside his partners, with the mission of delivering tailored services to Turkish families.

Before launching TTC Family Advisory, Dr. Çelik founded American Financial Service, one of the few Turkish tax advisory and legal firms recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
He is also the founder of the first and only non-profit organization registered with the IRS under nonprofit status, dedicated to providing immigration and visa services to the Turkish-American community.
Additionally, he is a licensed mortgage and credit broker in the United States. Dr. Çelik continues to pursue these professions and ventures in a way that complements and supports his recently established business, TTC Family Advisory.

He is a strong advocate for a holistic approach to family office services, emphasizing that offerings should extend beyond wealth and fund management to include strategic advisory, the development of family constitutions, and the provision of trust and estate planning solutions — all of which are gaining increasing importance among Turkish families.

Prior to founding American Financial Service and TTC Family Advisory, Dr. Çelik served as the CEO of the Turkish Trade Center in New York, an initiative supported by the Turkish Ministry of Trade.
Earlier in his career, he founded and led Starcamp, a KOSGEB-supported technology center located in Palo Alto, at the heart of Silicon Valley.

Cengiz Hatipoğlu

Partner, Financial Advisor

Cengiz Hatiboğlu, Managing Partner of Gramercy Finance LLC, provides financial advisory services primarily to financial institutions, assisting them in expanding their trade finance portfolios across the Americas.
Mr. Hatiboğlu is a seasoned banker with extensive experience in international and domestic business development, as well as portfolio management within the finance industry.

At TTC Advisory, Mr. Hatiboğlu is responsible for delivering financial advisory services to both family offices and family businesses. In this role, he facilitates the provision of fund management services to clients through collaborations with business partners in the United States and Europe.

Mr. Hatiboğlu brings over 30 years of experience in the world of finance. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President, Senior Lending Officer, and Member of the Managing Board at The Park Avenue Bank NA in New York. He possesses deep expertise in international trade finance, particularly involving Emerging Markets, with a focus on the origination, trading, and sales of emerging market debt.

Before relocating to the United States in 1996 to join The Park Avenue Bank NA, he held executive positions at İktisat Bankası T.A.Ş. and Demir Leasing A.Ş. in Istanbul, Turkey.
He later worked with Credit Europe Bank of the Netherlands as Senior Representative for the Americas, acting as their agent in expanding the bank’s trade finance portfolio. He also served in a similar capacity with BCP Bank, a specialized commodity trade finance bank headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, where he acted as their exclusive consultant and representative in North America.

Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Mr. Hatiboğlu is a graduate of Robert College and holds a B.A. in Economics from Boğaziçi University.
He is fluent in Turkish and English and conversant in German.

Prof. Dr. Duysal Aşkun

Senior Advisor, Organizational Design

Duysal Aşkun is a business consultant, psychologist, and scholar with extensive experience in both clinical and organizational settings. Her expertise and published articles focus on business strategy, business ethics, and organizational development.

At TTC Advisory, her primary responsibility is to design the family office structure in alignment with the family’s objectives, ensuring that the interests of both family members and affiliated parties are optimally considered.

Prof. Aşkun earned her B.A. in Psychology and M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Boğaziçi University, and her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey. She also completed additional studies at the Zicklin School of Business – CUNY and Teachers College, Columbia University.

Aşkun began her career at Colgate-Palmolive, a multinational company, in 2000. Since then, she has provided consulting and training services to numerous local and international organizations, global brands, and startups — helping them become better versions of themselves by designing and implementing customized programs based on their needs. In the startup ecosystem, Aşkun has designed and managed two cohort accelerator programs for more than 20 entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.

After earning her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior in 2007, Duysal founded her own consulting and training company, Smart Solutions, while also beginning to teach at universities.
She is currently serving as an Adjunct Faculty member, teaching business and psychology courses at Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, New York City College of Technology (CUNY) Social Sciences Department, and CUNY Baruch College.

Ufuk Çarşıbaşı, PCC

Partner, Family Coaching & Marketing

Ufuk Çarşıbaşı brings extensive experience in journalism, communications consultancy, executive leadership, and entrepreneurship.

At Paramita Partners, which he co-founded, he coaches individuals and teams, supporting their professional and personal development.

A third-generation member of Çarşıbaşı Gıda, established in 1946, Ufuk has deep expertise in working with family businesses in Turkey.

At TTC Advisory, he primarily focuses on coaching family members during the preparation of family constitutions. He is also responsible for leading marketing and communication strategies for TTC Advisory.

Ufuk is a certified Executive and Leadership Coach, holding a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) credential, and is a graduate of the European Gestalt Coaching Program.

In addition to his role at Paramita Partners, Ufuk is a training partner for Sabancı University’s Executive Development Unit (EDU) and an active member of Yenibirlider. He delivers specialized training programs in communication, public speaking, and presentation skills.

Previously, he served as Agency President at Communication Partner, one of Turkey’s leading communications firms, where he provided consultancy services to many of the country’s top brands over a span of seven years.

Beyond his work in coaching and consultancy, Ufuk currently serves as a board member at Çarşıbaşı Gıda, overseeing its transition to the fourth generation.
He is also a trustee of the Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG) and a co-founder of the social enterprise Bi’Oyunkur.

Anıl Erkan, CIA, CRMA, PCC

Senior Advisor, Risk Mitigation & Governance

Anıl is an established Leadership Coach and Consultant with over 25 years of corporate experience.
As the founder of Paramita Partners, a coaching company based in Turkey, Anıl primarily serves corporate clients, leveraging his extensive background in both corporate leadership and coaching.

Before transitioning into coaching, he held significant roles in Internal Audit and Risk Management at Arthur Andersen, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Citibank, and Mazars. He also served as Chief Risk Officer at STFA, one of Turkey’s largest conglomerates.

In addition to his corporate roles, Anıl has significant experience working with family-owned businesses — both as a consultant providing internal audits, risk assessments, and buy-side/sell-side advisory services, and as a board member.
His involvement has included key responsibilities such as taking a company public and actively participating in the sale of companies to foreign investors.
He has board member experience and currently serves on the board of FIGT (Families in Global Transition), a non-profit organization.

Anıl is deeply committed to volunteer work.
He served multiple terms as a board member — and in his final term as President — of ERMA Turkey (Enterprise Risk Management Association).
In 2023, he contributed to ICF Turkey by serving on the “New Members” Committee and has volunteered for the past two years as a coach for young leaders through the Yenibirlider Association.

He holds a High Honors degree in Business Administration from Bilkent University and an Executive MBA from Koç University.

Esra Akcebe

Legal Advisor

Esra Akcebe graduated from the Faculty of Law on a full scholarship.
She brings 12 years of experience as a lawyer, having worked closely with executives of international companies and organizations.
Her areas of expertise include commercial law, arbitration, maritime law, investment law, and human rights.

Esra has strong experience in legal and business consulting, with a focus on drafting and reviewing international contracts and providing practical legal solutions.
She has collaborated with legal teams to ensure clear and fair contractual terms, organized and approved company board and general assembly resolutions, and managed the legal aspects of business operations.

In addition to her legal career, Esra has received awards and recognition for her achievements.
She was a finalist in an artificial intelligence competition at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), where she was acknowledged as an innovative entrepreneur by KOSGEB and ITU.

Her article, “The Legal Framework for Foreign Investors in Turkey,” was published in Acquisition International Global Media, a leading finance magazine in the UK (The Voice of Corporate Finance, November 2013, p. 46).

Esra is currently a Junior Partner at TradeChamber.us and also serves as an International Associate of the American Bar Association.

Ceren Yağlı

Operational Management

Ceren Yağlı pursued her education at Mentora College in the United States and has built her career primarily in operational and administrative fields, including office management and customer relations.

At TTC Advisory, she continues to serve in administrative and operational roles, while also acting as the primary point of contact for client relations.