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World and Turkish Economy: 2025 Outlook
February 2025
Management consulting since 1995
Founder
Akdan is led by its founder’s thirty-plus years in finance and management.
Nilüfer Arıak
Founder
Nilüfer Arıak founded Akdan Consultancy in 1995. Over a career spanning more than thirty years she has led strategy, financing and restructuring processes for hundreds of institutions across the public and private sectors.
She graduated from the Department of Economics and Statistics at METU and pursued postgraduate studies at Ankara University’s Faculty of Political Sciences.
She held general manager and board chair positions in the finance sector in Türkiye and abroad, and left a general manager role in 1995 to found Akdan Consultancy.
Today she continues to serve as board chair and board member at various companies, and appears on television programmes and professional trainings with her views on the economy.
On every engagement Akdan works with experts from the disciplines the job requires, bringing the right knowledge in valuation, financing, law and sustainability to the right table.
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Akdan on air
Nilüfer Arıak’s television commentary on the economy and business (in Turkish).
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21 September 2026
Institutional Capacity and Advocacy Strengthening Training at the 29 Ekim Kadınları Derneği
The training under the Institutional Capacity and Advocacy Strengthening Project, part of the UN Women programme funded by the European Union, was held on 20 and 21 September 2026.
9 September 2026
The Turkish Launch of the SANY and FMT Partnership Was Held in İstanbul
The official Turkish launch of the SANY and FMT (Future Motion Truck) partnership was held at the Çırağan Palace Kempinski İstanbul on 9 September 2026, with Nilüfer Arıak attending as a guest.
23 August 2026
UN Women Grant Project Training for the 29 Ekim Kadınları Derneği: Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy
In the second module of the UN Women grant project funded by the European Union, Nilüfer Arıak delivered the training on stakeholder engagement, institutional relations, social impact analysis and advocacy.
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