Our Team

Zeren Meray Deneçli, who is currently working as a Management Consultant at TeoLupus Internal Audit and Risk Management Consultancy, graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics in 1983 and received his Master’s Degree in Economics and Marketing from the same university in 1985.

She has worked at Ernst & Young Audit and Consulting firm for 8 years as audit and tax manager in banking and industrial organizations, established the Entrepreneurship Department and provided consultancy services to foreign investors. She has given seminars on IFRS and GAAP as a trainer.

She has more than 35 years of independent audit, financial management, internal audit, corporate and risk management experience and has worked as a senior manager in the audit and consultancy, tourism and hospitality, energy, health, reinsurance and insurance companies as well as in the printing and cardboard packaging sector in the financial affairs, finance, human resources, procurement and IT departments in charge of various projects.

She has led teams in cash flow planning and management, budget implementation and integration, SOX corporate governance compliance, internal and external audit process analysis, tax, accounting and CMB reporting, financial performance analysis, corporate and risk management, enterprise resource planning (ERP), strategic budget planning.

She served as a member of the Corporate Governance and Early Detection of Risk Committees of the Board of Directors and assumed responsibility for investor relations.  She has worked on various research and projects on sustainability issues. She was awarded as the best Finance Director in the EMEA region for investment incentive management, financial affairs and financing management.  The financing project she was responsible for received the sustainability silver award in the Environmental and Social Innovation Category of the EBRD bank.

She holds a CPA certificate, Independent Audit License, CMB Advanced Level License, Corporate Governance Rating License, Credit Rating Specialist License and Derivative Instruments License. She holds a Corporate Governance and Risk Certificate from BMI Business School & Sorbonne Business School.

She has a good command of English, is registered to Istanbul Chamber of Certified Public Accountants, is a member of TURMOB, ACCA organization.

He has a B.A. (1994) degree in Economics (Lang. Of Instruction: English) from Istanbul University. He began his internal audit career in banking at TEB (Türk Ekonomi Bankası) as an assistant internal auditor in 1996. He has continued his career at multi-sectoral conglomerates such as Transtürk Holding, Zorlu Holding, and Öztiryakiler A.Ş., which operates in the industrial kitchen sector as Head of Internal Audit.

Throughout Zorlu Holding’s career of nine years, he had the opportunity to perform risk-based-value-adding internal audit activities in different sectors of the group such as; consumer electronics, household appliances, textile, energy, retail, tourism, defense industry, and information technology services, all focusing on the processes ranging from procurement, purchasing, logistics and warehousing and administrational ones as accounting, finance, human resources and further to marketing and sales functions.

Additionally, as a consultant, he had the chance to conduct internal audit activities in the retail business and exceptionally in a stately-owned bank: İlbank. He has professionally reviewed and proofed the translation for the Gleim set of books into Turkish which is a source for CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) exam preparation on behalf of the IIA Turkey. He has had CIA designation since 2001. He gave preparatory courses on CIA Exam on behalf of TIDE from 2004-2005. He is fluent in English and Serbian.

Yılmaz İnan graduated from Istanbul Commercial Sciences Academy (Marmara University). He currently studies in the Sociology Department at Istanbul University. He has worked as an auditor, founder manager at the corporate banking department, loan department manager, and central branch manager at Dışbank.

He has also been a general manager and board member at a foreign trade company.

Cantekin Ertekin has graduated from Akdeniz University Business Administration Faculty. He has MSc. Of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Economy. He has worked as an auditor at KPMG, Koçtaş, and Hyundai. He has run various projects in information security. He currently works in the insurance sector as an IT governor.

He has the ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Certificate. He provides information security, data protection law, innovation, and agile transformation training.

He speaks moderate-level English and Spanish.

İsmail Taşlıca, a management consultant specializing in production at Teolupus Internal Audit and Risk Management Consulting, graduated from Middle East Technical University as a Metallurgical Engineer in 1983.

He started his career at Hisar Metal and Mining Company. After two years as a Shift Manager, he started working as a Chief Engineer in Precious Metals Alloy Shop at Şişecam Cam Elyaf Company. In 2001, he became a Technical Manager; in 2011, he retired. 

After his retirement, he started supporting the firms as a freelance technical consultant. Moreover, he shared his 27 years of experience with students at Marmara University as a lecturer.

Having worked for seven years in Aktive Metallurgy, he has become a member of the Teolupus family.

Levent Urs, acting as a management consultant in logistics and inventory management at Teolupus Internal Audit and Risk Management Consulting, graduated from Marmara University with a B.A. in Economics in 1990. He also holds an MBA degree from Istanbul University. With increasing managerial responsibilities, Levent has worked in leading multinational FMCG companies like Mondelez International, Cadbury Turkey, Marsa KJS, Nestle, and LC Waikiki.

He has worked in managerial posts both in-country and EMEA region levels in sales and supply chain functions. His supply chain experience ranges from logistics to foreign trade, planning, purchasing, and customer service management. He has also managed ERP and Transformation projects at national and EMEA levels in line with these expertise areas.

He currently gives consultancy on ERP Project Management Applications.

Ayhan Çevik graduated from Istanbul Commercial Sciences Academy. He is a management consultant in finance and accounting at Teaolupus Internal Audit and Risk Management Consulting. He has experience in banking, finance, accounting, and hotel industries. He has worked at Akbank as an auditor, branch manager/Istanbul regional manager, and assistant general manager at Vakifbank.

He has also worked at Taksim Hotel management as a general manager. He has a Certified Public Accountant and Independent Auditor certificate. He is a member of the Internal Audit Committee at the Istanbul Chamber of Certified Public Accountants and knows English.

Ümit Köksal works as a Management Consultant at Teolupus Internal Audit and Risk Management Consulting. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Marmara University.

Then he obtained a Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance at Marmara University, which affords him advanced knowledge and expertise in the areas of corporate finance, regulatory compliance, and accounting principles. He is a seasoned professional. He began his career as a financial accounting supervisor at Fresenius Medical Care Turkey in 2004.

After that, he led a financial accounting and reporting team at Pratt & Whitney (Turkish Engine Center), and more recently, he played strategic managerial roles at WAT Motor (Koç Group company), Sanovel Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Evyap Holding Inc., where he was responsible for conducting financial performance analysis, developing strategic financial models for new investments with high ROI, managing ERP based financial transition projects, and overseeing accounting and valuation policy settlements, and preparing financial forecasting estimates.

Efsun Amani, has graduated from Tabriz University Business Administration Faculty

She successfully completed her Master’s degree in Accounting and Auditing from Istanbul Aydın University.

She began her career as an accounting staff in the office of SMMM Hüseyin İpek. Throughout her tenure, she joined Teolupus Internal Audit and Risk Management Consultancy and actively participated in various projects involving Internal Audit, Risk Management, ERP, and Training services, gaining valuable experience in the field.

She is currently devoted to ongoing projects that aim to align with legislation, showcasing her dedication to ensuring clients’ compliance and regulatory adherence.

In addition to her contributions to Teolupus in marketing, she also plays a vital role in content preparation and visual design for the company’s Social Media and Website, showcasing her versatile skill set.

Fluent in Azerbaijani, and Persian, she possesses excellent language skills that enable effective communication with a diverse range of individuals and cultures.

Doğuş Can Kaçar, who works as an Assistant Internal Audit Specialist at Teolupus Internal Audit and Risk Management Consultancy and also as an SMMM Intern, is a graduate of Anadolu University Finance and Ahmet Yesevi University Computer and Instructional Technologies Teaching. He has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Ahmet Yesevi University.

He started his career as an auditor at Güvence YMM and Mazars Denge.

He is fluent in English and intermediate in Spanish.