# Top 50 Media (entertainment) Angel Investors in Turkey in June 2026

## Omer Hayrı Erkmen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Analytics, E-Commerce

Omer Erkmen is the co-founder at Yeni Nesil Kafası. Omer Erkmen attended UC Santa Barbara.

## Sina Afra
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet

Sina Afra is the CEO and Founder of Tiko. He previously worked at Markafoni as a CEO and Founder. Sina Afra attended the University of Münster.

## Hande Enes
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Social Media

Hande Enes

## Omer Erkmen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Analytics

Omer Erkmen is the co-founder at Yeni Nesil Kafası. Omer Erkmen attended UC Santa Barbara.

## Bulent Tekmen
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: E-Commerce, Art, Video

Bulent Tekmen is a co-founder of ininal, a payment system for the unbanked population in Turkey.

## Nevzat Aydın
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Nevzat Aydın
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## 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.

## Ugur Ethem AYDIN
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: iOS, Software, macOS

I am the Art and Code Director at Metromedya Digital Ad Agency. In addition to my role as director, I am also a skilled programmer, designer, and musician. I have expertise in iOS and MacOS development and enjoy snowboarding in my free time. As a self-proclaimed geek, I am always seeking to learn and grow in my field. I am passionate about creatinginnovative and visually appealing designs and using my coding skills to bring them to life.

## Alper Akcan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Apps, Fitness, mHealth

Alper Akcan

## Kerem Tokcan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Podcast, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment

Kerem Tokcan

## Doruk Pala
- Type: Angel
- Location: Izmir, Izmir, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Wedding, Events, Big Data

Doruk Pala

## Emre Can
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Printing, Collectibles, Card and Board Games

Emre Can

## Ihsan Elgin
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Blockchain

Ihsan Elgin is the Co-Founder of Startups.Watch. He was a Co-Founder and Executive VP, EMEA at ClimateMinder. He attended Koç University.

## Barbaros Özbugutu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Retail, Soccer, Sports

Barbaros Serdar Özbugutu worked for FIRSTDATA, and later moved to KLARNA. In 2013, he officially launched Iyzico with his Co-Founder Tahsin Isin. Iyzico is transforming the payment processing experience for businesses through its bank-integrated, fraud-protected payment platform tailored to the nuances of the Turkish market.(https://www.iyzico.com/en)

## Volkan Bicer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Online Games, Mobile, Software

Volkan Biçer is the co-founder of Mobilike, a mobile advertisement network.Bicer’e employment history includes his time as product manager of Turkcell’s mobile marketing and advertising department, and community manager at Yahoo, Turkey.Bicer holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from Boğaziçi University and an MBAfrom Galatasaray University.

## İlker Diker
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Art

İlker Diker - Co-Founder - CPO @ Papara

## Kerim Kotan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Internet of Things

Kerim Kotan

## Nuri Şahin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Printing, Collectibles, Card and Board Games

Nuri Şahin

## Deniz Güvenen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Izmir, Izmir, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Wedding, Events, Big Data

Deniz Güvenen

## Yalcin Ayaydin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Q&A, Internet, Social Media

Yalcin Ayaydin

## Ali Rıza Babaoğlan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: TV, CRM, Apps

I am a business professional since 2008 and a financial investor since 2015, having strategic positions in several scale-up tech companies/startups and real-estate assets. I continue to invest in the tech domain with a focus on SaaS solutions for B2B and B2C markets, and real estate options in developing markets with ROI targets.Grow inEMEA, the company I started in 2015, focuses on East Europe, Turkey, and the Middle East markets mostly for tech and real estate options and portfolio management. Also, my team provides market access services to Baltics, Turkey, and UAE / Saudi and gives investment advisory services.Prior to the investment focus, I worked in Linkedin EMEA Headquarter where I hold Director of Turkish Speaking Territory in Dublin, Ireland. Before, I have been with SAP AG and IBM in Turkey. I also give speeches at local and global investment events. I gave keynotes on ARAB NET in Lebanon, IT Arena in Ukraine, Rise Up Summit in Egypt, and NEXT in Germany. I also spoke at several closed corporate events of Roche, VESTEL, SAP AG, DenizBank, Turkish Economy Ministry, Turkish Exporters Assembly, Bakioğlu Holding, and AGT.Now, I am living in Tallinn, Estonia.Email: alib@growinemea.com
Web: https://alibabaoglan.com
Photos: https://gie.investments/my-photos

## İzzet Zakuto
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Mobile Apps, Personal Health

İzzet Zakuto

## Fatih Şahin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Gaming, Virtual Reality, Digital Entertainment

Fatih Şahin

## Joachim Behrendt
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Social Media

Joachim Behrendt is the Head of the Advisory Board at Vali Berlin.

## Barış Before
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: eSports, Video Games, Social Media

Barış Before

## Ozhun Olgar
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Video Games, Online Games, Digital Entertainment

Ozhun Olgar

## 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.

## Ömer Aras
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Retail, Biopharma, Marketing

Ömer Aras

## Erdem Gezer
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: eSports, Video Games, Social Media

Erdem Gezer

## Murat Baysal
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Gaming, Animation, 3D Technology

Murat Baysal

## Mustafa Namoglu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Content, Shipping, Software

Mustafa Namoglu

## Emre Kenci
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Art, Retail, Internet

Emre Kenci

## Alp Ulku
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Digital Entertainment

Alp Ulku is the Co-Founder at Litum Technologies. He completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing and Finance from San Francisco State University.

## Kaan Kalıpçı
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Recipes, eSports, Delivery

Kaan Kalıpçı

## Levent Sevinç
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Music, Publishing, Media and Entertainment

Levent Sevinç is the Founder & CEO of Assessment Systems. He previously worked at HR Consultancy as a Human Resources Consulting. Levent Sevinç attended Istanbul University.

## Ufuk Sarı
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Music, Dating, Podcast

Ufuk Sarı is the Angel Investor.

## Sercan Alici
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: Pet, Hospitality, Photography

Sercan Alici

## Ilkay Gundogan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Apps, Printing

Ilkay Gundogan

## Rauf Cem Erkli
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Podcast, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment

Rauf Cem Erkli

## Kaan Kural
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: eSports, Video Games, Social Media

Kaan Kural

## Can Tunçer
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Marketing, Ad Network, Advertising

Can Tunçer

## Hamit Altıntop
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Printing, Collectibles, Card and Board Games

Hamit Altıntop

## Efe Duran Sarikaya
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Shipping, Shopping, Software

Efe Duran Sarikaya

## Faruk Eczacıbaşı
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: iOS, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment

Faruk Eczacıbaşı - Deputy Vice President of Eczacıbaşı @ KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center

## Deniz Devrim Cengiz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Apps

Deniz Devrim Cengiz

## Kamil Sözen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: AgTech, Farming, Software

Kamil Sözen

## Zoran Arsovski
- Type: Angel
- Location: Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Internet, Software

Zoran and his team focus on Digital Marketing Consulting for B2B growth-stage companies supported by the leading technology VC funds.

## Alphan Manas
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Q&A, Internet, Social Media

Alphan Manas - Country Manager - Türkiye Başkanı @ ERA Real Estate Türkiye Kıbrıs

## Vedat Çavuşoğlu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Gaming, Virtual Reality, Digital Entertainment

Vedat Çavuşoğlu

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