Muhsin Atcı, the head of Türkiye’s Tax Inspection Board, was appointed chair of the Capital Markets Board in decisions published on 1 November. Ersin Başar Ekmekci became deputy chair and Yasemin Girici joined the board. Atcı brings a public inspection career that includes leadership of the tax authority since October 2023.
Türkiye appointed Tax Inspection Board chair Muhsin Atcı to head the Capital Markets Board in decisions published in the Official Gazette on 1 November. The same decisions named Ersin Başar Ekmekci as deputy chair and Yasemin Girici as a board member. The leadership change covers three separate positions at the securities regulator.[1], [2]
Atcı graduated from Istanbul University’s Faculty of Political Sciences, studying public administration. He completed a master’s degree in development policy at Duke University in the United States in 2014. He is pursuing doctoral studies in public finance at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University. His career began as an assistant tax examiner in 2003, followed by revenue-control positions in 2005 and 2008.[1]
After the Tax Inspection Board was established in 2011, Atcı became a tax inspector. He headed its Ankara Large Taxpayers Group from September 2014 to July 2017, then served as deputy chair from July 2017 to April 2019. He was appointed chair on 7 October 2023, before moving to the Capital Markets Board under the latest decision.[1]
