Ahmet GÜLEÇ
Ahmet GÜLEÇ
Vice President of TİM
Vice President of Istanbul Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Exporters Association
Born in Mardin in 1970, Ahmet Güleç graduated from the Department of Public Administration at the Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University, in 1990. He completed his master's degree in Economic Policy at the Institute of Social Sciences of Istanbul University. He began his professional career at Nurhas Furniture in 1991 and has served as the Chairman of the Board of the company since 2003.
A prominent figure in the development, institutionalization and international competitiveness of the Turkish furniture industry, Güleç has held leading positions in numerous non-governmental organizations. He served as Chairman of the İnegöl Branch of MÜSİAD (Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association) between 2007 and 2012 and was a member of the MÜSİAD High Advisory Board until 2023.
Recognized for his efforts to strengthen collaboration within the furniture industry in İnegöl, one of Türkiye's leading furniture manufacturing hubs, Güleç chaired the İnegöl Furniture Promotion Group and played a key role in the establishment of the İnegöl Furniture Industrialists' Association (İMOS).
In 2010, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Turkish Furniture Manufacturers Association (MOSDER) and became its Chairman in 2012. During the same period, he founded the Furniture Associations Federation (MOSFED), bringing together Türkiye's furniture associations under a single umbrella organization, and continues to serve as its Chairman. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of the European Furniture Industries Confederation (EFIC).
A Member of the Board of Directors of İDTM, Güleç also served two terms, in 2014 and 2018, as Chairman of the Istanbul Furniture, Paper and Forest Products Exporters' Association. Since 2022, he has been serving as Vice Chairman of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM).
Ahmet Güleç is married, has four children, and speaks English, Arabic and Kurdish.