# Top 50 Impact Angel Investors in Turkey in June 2026 ## Nevzat Aydın - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Internet, Software, E-Commerce Nevzat Aydın is the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, the first and biggest online food delivery portal in Turkey.Born in 1976 in İstanbul, Nevzat Aydın completed his secondary education at the Bursa Anatolian High School. Following his graduation from Boğaziçi University Department of Computer Engineering, he went to the United States where he receivedhis MBA at the University of San Francisco in Silicon Valley.During his stay in the United States, Aydın followed the latest developments on e-trade before he returned to Turkey in 2000 to launch his project, Yemeksepeti.com. Serving as the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, Nevzat Aydın introduced a brand new dimension to e-trade in Turkey.In 2007, Yemeksepeti.com was selected the “Endeavor Entreprenur” by Endeavor Turkey. Aydin was also selected the “Most Successful Turkish Young Entrepreneur” by the CNBC-e Business magazine in 2010 for his successful work since the foundation of Yemeksepeti.com.As the founder and CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, which celebrated its 11th anniversary in 2012, he won the first prize in 2011 in the “Male Entrepreneur of the Year” category at the “Businesspeople of the Year” survey conducted by the Ekonomist magazine among nearly 3,000 business people.Aydin is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Supreme Board of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, and a founding member of Galata Business Angels.Aydın was one of the 150 entrepreneurs invited from all over the world to the Entrepreneurship Summit held by US President Barack Obama on April 26-27, 2010.He was also among the speakers at the DLD (Digital-Life-Design) Conference, which is deemed as one of the world's most prestigious conferences with its content on innovation and developments in the digital world. He is also an editorial advisor of GQ Turkey, one of the 5 “dragons” of the Dragons’ Den Turkey show, and a Board Member of Trabzonspor sports club. ## Ahu Serter - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Transportation Ahu Serter is the Founder and President of Fark Labs. She previously worked at FARHYM Vehicle Interiors as a Head of Management Committee, Board Member. Ahu Serter attended Pace University. ## Huseyin Karayagiz - Type: Angel - Location: Yeniköy, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, AgTech, Battery Huseyin Karayagiz ## Yılmaz Yıldız - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Procurement, Waste Management, Retail Yılmaz Yıldız ## Yetik Kadri Mert - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Sustainability, Renewable Energy Yetik Kadri Mert is an individual investor. ## Mine Şenuysal Özgür - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Mobile Apps, Cosmetics, E-Commerce Mine Şenuysal Özgür is an Angel Investor ## Tarık Bayar - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Food Delivery, Waste Management, Professional Services Tarık Bayar ## Elvan Sevi Bozoğlu - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile Apps Elvan Sevi Bozoğlu is an Angel Investor. ## Olcayto Yigit - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Sustainability, Renewable Energy Olcayto Yigit is an individual investor. ## Nuri Cem Erbak - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Food Delivery, Waste Management, Professional Services Nuri Cem Erbak ## Özgür Trakya - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Food Delivery, Waste Management, Professional Services Özgür Trakya ## Hüseyin Nalbantoğlu - Type: Angel - Location: Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Sharing Economy Hüseyin Nalbantoğlu ## Meltem Kirişçi - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Food Delivery, Waste Management, Professional Services Meltem Kirişçi ## Ercan Solmaz - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Food Delivery, Waste Management, Professional Services Ercan Solmaz ## Haluk Can Hür - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Mobile, Retail, Shopping Haluk Can Hür ## Alper Şener - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Hospitality, Mobile Apps Alper Şener ## Uğur Şeker - Type: Angel - Location: Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Marketing, Gaming, Big Data Uğur Şeker ## Faruk Eczacıbaşı - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: iOS, SaaS, Music Faruk Eczacıbaşı - Deputy Vice President of Eczacıbaşı @ KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center ## Faik Ulutaş - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Mobile Apps, Mobile Faik Ulutaş is a General Manager at Mensa Sinai Ticaret Ve Mali Yatirimlar AS (MEMSA). ## Ömer Aras - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Retail, Biopharma, Marketing Ömer Aras ## Firat Isbecer - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, SaaS, Software Firat Isbecer is an entrepreneur and a seed investor. His first venture Pozitron, a mobile software company focusing on digital banking, commerce and mobile payments, became one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies in Europe with clients across the globe. After multi years of growth and a successful international expansion, Pozitronwas acquired by London-based fin-tech star Monitise plc in 2014.After the acquisition, he joined Monitise and oversaw the company’s regional operations as the MEA Managing Director. Monitise MEA quickly became one of the most profitable business units of Monitise Group. In 2017, Monitise Group was fully acquired by the US-based, Fiserv Inc, one of the world's largest fin-tech companies with more than 50,000 employees.Shortly after the acquisition, he left Fiserv and founded his newest venture, Commencis. Commencis helps leading brands grow and scale in digital, powered by it’s Big Data, Analytics and Cloud products.In September 2019, Commencis expanded to Berlin, Germany by announcing finbyte, a joint-venture in fintech solutions. Besides Commencis, he is also an active seed investor. Member of Galata Business Angels, Turkey’s first angel investor group.After graduating from Robert College in Istanbul, Firat received his Bachelor’s Degree from Galatasaray University, and his Master’s Degree from a joint programme by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and École Normale Supérieure in Paris. ## Erman Kumcu - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Sharing Economy Erman Kumcu is an Angel Investor ## Emre Kurttepeli - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Apps Emre Kurttepeli is a Serial Entrepreneur & Investor and is the Founder & Chairperson of Mynet Group, Turkey’s leading internet company with over 32 million users and Founder & CEO of Mynet Games, a global mobile gaming company.Columbia University/NY graduate, he has been the founder or the investor of over 50 internet andtechnology companies, mostly leaders in their own categories that ranges from e-commerce companies to vertical social network sites, mobile and gaming companies, including Trendyol, Insider, Iyzico, RemoteTeam and vc fund that invests in the internet and technology space. Additionally he is an investor in C24 Gallery, a prominent contemporary art gallery in Chelsea/New York.He is the President of Endeavor Turkey and Galata Business Angels (GBA), that are non-profit organizations helping to grow the entrepreneurship ecosystem. He serves on the Board of Endeavor Global, TOBB Turkish Venture Capital Industry Council and TOBB Turkish Entrepreneurs Council. Besides being on the advisory board member of Columbia University Global Center in Istanbul, he also is a member of YPO and is an Ashoka fellow. ## Hasan Aslanoba - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software business in the water industry. By 2005, the company succeeded in the Turkish bottled water industry under his guidance.In 2006, Erikli Water partnered its Turkish operations with Nestle Waters, the global leader of the bottled water industry. ## Doğukan Doru Alkan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Sharing Economy Doğukan Doru Alkan is an Angel Investor. ## Ömer Faruk Akarca - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Food Delivery, Waste Management, Professional Services Ömer Faruk Akarca ## Figen Korun - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Coffee, Battery Figen Korun ## Ibrahim Ulukaya - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: AgTech, Gaming, Farming Ibrahim Ulukaya ## Sercan Isik - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Retail, Procurement, Manufacturing Sercan Isik - CEO & Co-Founder @ Scorp ## Melik Arslan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Farming, CleanTech, Agriculture Melik Arslan ## Emre Kenci - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Art, Retail, Internet Emre Kenci ## Koray Gultekin Bahar - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Digital Marketing, Sharing Economy Koray Gultekin Bahar is a Co-Founder & CEO at Figopara.Koray attended Eastern Mediterranean University. ## Ahmed Faruk Karslı - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Art, Retail Ahmed Karslı is the chairman of the board at Papara. ## Volkan Öngüç - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Delivery Service, Food and Beverage Volkan Onguc co-founded TRAngels Angel Investment Network. He is Omni-Channel Sales Strategy Director at PepsiCo, Turkey. During 15 years of corporate experience, he has successfully managed teams in Trade Marketing, Insight, Revenue Management, and Business development at FMCG and cosmetics companies like PepsiCo & L'Oreal. ## Mehmet Sacit Sungu - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Apps, Local Mehmet Sacit Sungu ## Kaan Akın - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 Tech investor, startup mentor and founder of Hackquarters Startup Accelerator. He is involved with corporate accelerator programs. ## Demir Karaaslan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Biotechnology, Sustainability, Natural Resources Demir Karaaslan is a private investor. ## Hale Umul - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Biotechnology, Local, AgTech Hale Umul ## Umur Cubukcu - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, SaaS, Mobile Umur Cubukcu is a Founder & CEO at Citus Data ## Bashar Hamood - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce Bashar Hamood is a Venture Partner at FasterCapital. He previously worked as an Associate Director at Logica. He attended Heriot-Watt University. ## Umur Özal - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Baby, Rental, Retail Umur Özal is an angel investor. ## Umur Ozal - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Dental, Health Care Umur Ozal ## Sedat Eryilmaz - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Sedat Eryilmaz is an angel investor based in Turkey. ## Hesham Zreik - Type: Angel - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence Hesham Zreik is the CEO of FasterCapital. He previously worked at DreamApps as a Project Manager. Hesham attended the University of Westminster. ## Kamil Sözen - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: AgTech, Farming, Software Kamil Sözen ## Ata Uzunhasan - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Baby Ata Uzunhasan - Managing Director @ Galata Business Angels ## AHMET CEZAYİRLİOĞLU - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: SaaS, Solar, Energy AHMET CEZAYİRLİOĞLU is a managing director at Aksay Energies. ## Deniz T. - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: PaaS, SaaS, Solar Deniz T. ## Samuel Jaudel - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Sustainability, Renewable Energy Samuel Jaudel is an individual investor. ## Özgür Ülkü - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: AgTech, Farming, Software Özgür Ülkü