Management Team | Yemeksepeti Corporate

Mert Baki, CEO
Chief Executive Officer

Mert Baki, the CEO of Yemeksepeti, attended Galatasaray High School and graduated from ITU with a degree in electrical engineering. He then completed the MBA program at Sabancı University. Mert Baki, who has participated in continuing education programs in business strategy at the Florida and Stanford Universities, began his professional career at ARAMA Consulting and then held various positions in business development at Migros.

After joining the Yemeksepeti family in 2011, Mert Baki was responsible for the development and implementation of all new projects for the company. Prior to joining the Delivery Hero family, he was also responsible for Yemeksepeti’s foreign operations in 10 countries.

Most recently, Mert Baki served as Deputy Managing Director in charge of business development and expanded Yemeksepeti’s service offering by leading numerous projects such as Yemek.com, Yemeksepeti Market and Yemeksepeti Mahalle. Mert Baki, who is fluent in English and French, is married and has two children.

Bülent Dölek, Yemeksepeti Market General Manager

After graduating from Istanbul Technical College, Department of Industrial Engineering, and receiving his master’s degree in Engineering Management from ITU, Dölek began working as the general manager of Yemeksepeti Market and Yemeksepeti District in August 2021 after 24 years of professional experience in many different positions.

Bülent Dölek started his career in 1997 as an R&D engineer at Migros Ticaret A.Ş. and then worked as a manager in category management. In 2010, he moved to g2m Dağıtım Pazarlama ve Tic. A.Ş., where he served as category manager for the snacks, confectionery and beverage groups, new business and sales development manager, business development manager, sales operations director and board member since 2010.

In 2014, Dölek continued his career as Senior Country Retail Manager at Accenture Turkey. In 2017, he worked as Retail and Consumer Products Customer Development Leader at McKinsey & Company and finally in 2019 as Assistant General Manager at LC Waikiki.

Hande Yalgın, CPCO
Chief People & Culture Officer

Hande Yalgın is Chief People and Culture Officer (CPCO) at Yemeksepeti, the Turkish fast-commerce platform. After graduating from Istanbul University, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, she studied Human Resources Management at the same college. Yalgın, who also holds the Co-Active Coaching title, started her career
She started her career in the HR department of Avis.

Hande Yalgın, who has carried out many restructuring projects in the fields of human resources, organizational and cultural transformation throughout her professional life, has led transformation processes in companies such as Arkas Holding, Turkcell, Yıldız Holding and Vodafone.

As Chief People & Organizational Transformation Officer at Logo Software, Modanisa and OTI Holding, Yalgın is responsible for implementing Yemeksepeti’s HR and culture policies, increasing loyalty by focusing on employee experience, supporting talent attraction and development, and strengthening corporate culture as one of the key countries of the global organization.

Nedim Nahmias, COO
Chief Operating Officer

After earning his bachelor’s degree in labor economics and industrial relations at Anadolu University, Nedim Nahmias completed his master’s degree in strategic marketing and brand management at Bahçeşehir University and enriched his educational journey with certificates in innovation and growth from Stanford University and marketing and product management from the University of California, Irvine.

In 2004, Nahmias joined Yemeksepeti and gained experience in various roles during this time. As COO (Chief Operating Officer) at Yemeksepeti from 2015-2020, Nahmias led the strategic management of the company and pioneered key projects such as data analytics and the activation of the Wallet payment option.

From 2020-2022, Nahmias served as CPO (Chief Product Officer) at Yemeksepeti, leading strategic moves such as the internationalization of the Joker product, management of data projects, and the launch of the Yemeksepeti Mahalle category. In November 2022, Nahmias returned to the position of COO at Yemeksepeti, leading the logistics and business development teams.

Selin Süzer, CMO
Chief Marketing Officer

Selin Süzer, a graduate of Middle East Technical University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management MBA, began her career at P&G as an Assistant Brand Manager, where she was responsible for cosmetic brands, shopper marketing, Pantene, Head & Shoulders and all hair care categories in Turkey, the Caucasus and Israel. After working as Marketing Manager at Danone and McDonald’s and as Marketing Director at BBVA America, Selin Süzer returned to Turkey and worked as Regional Chief Marketing Officer for Turkey and Africa at Oriflame and then as Chief Marketing Officer at Letgo, where she led the teams in Turkey and Spain and launched the Otoplus brand in Turkey. Selin Süzer started her position as CMO at Yemeksepeti on September 4, 2023.

Serkan Yazıcıoğlu, Yemeksepeti Pay General Manager

After working as a civil engineer at Soyak İnşaat A.Ş. for 2 years, Serkan Yazıcıoğlu held various management positions at Finansbank, one of Turkey’s leading private banks, for 13 years between 1999 and 2012.

During his career at Finansbank, Serkan Yazıcıoğlu played an important role in creating the CardFinans brand and held senior positions in the payment systems product management, marketing, alternative distribution channels and card operations departments.

In 2012, he moved to Interbank Card Center, where he served as deputy general manager responsible for all digital solutions and card payment systems, particularly for the BKM Express and TROY brands. He was also responsible for marketing communications at BKM. Serkan Yazıcıoğlu was appointed General Manager of Yemeksepeti Pay in June 2021.