Faruk CÖMERT graduated from Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul as a Mechanical Engineer receiving his Master’s Degree from Gazi University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Industrial Engineering, Ankara and had his PhD from Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences on Social Policy. He also completed a course on “Business Management Training for Engineers” at Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences.Formerly he was a construction (mold) engineer at GAMAK Electric Motors Inc. in Istanbul, project and maintenance engineer at Black Sea Copper Enterprises Inc., project evaluation and privatization expert at Privatization Administration, chief of division and treasury expert at General Directorate of Foreign Investment, Undersecretariat of Treasury, and foreign trade expert at the Ministry of Economy. Furthermore. he served as a member of the board of directors and auditors in behalf of the public in various companies and as an additional task, member of the Automotive Preparation Group in Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) and as a technical expert in Turkish Accreditation Agency (TURKAK). More recently, he served as the vice president, member of board and acting chairman of the board at the Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) (Telecommunications Authority) and following that served as a commercial consellor in Luanda (Angola) and Budapest (Hungary) at the Turkish Embassies. His expertise is mainly on foreign capital investment, privatization, foreign trade, supporting of investments, and regulations on telecommunications (information technologies and communication).
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