Istanbul · Türkiye
A firm that carries experience into the future.
Innowhatif is an Istanbul-based boutique firm specialising in consulting, foreign trade, training, innovation and AI applications. We advise companies entering new markets, restructuring around innovation, or reshaping their products, services and operations.
Co-Founder
30 years of industry, R&D and leadership.
A co-founder bringing 30 years of international industry experience to Innowhatif. A METU chemical engineer; a career at Kordsa spanning technical engineering, plant directorship and Global Technology & R&D Directorship; followed by CEO of the Sabancı University Composite Technologies Centre of Excellence.
- 1996
BSc in Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University (METU).
- 1998
Depa İlaç — Planning & Quality Assurance Engineer.
- 1999
DuPont Performance Coatings — Training Specialist.
- 2000–2021
Kordsa — Technical Engineer → Production/Plant Manager → Plant Director. Two years of overseas investment leadership in Brazil and three in Thailand.
- 2002
DuPont Six Sigma Academy — Black Belt certification.
- 2005–2006
INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy and Blue Ocean Innovation Coaching.
- 2011
Sabancı University Turquality Executive Development Programme.
- 2018–2021
Kordsa Global Technology & R&D Director; Chair of the TÜSİAD Intellectual Property and R&D Working Group.
- 2021–2026
CEO, Sabancı University Composite Technologies Centre of Excellence.
- 2026
Founded Innowhatif Ltd. with Deniz Özaydın, who is pursuing studies in AI Engineering.
Selected achievements
Impact proven in the field.
DuPont Six Sigma Academy Black Belt; developed 25 Green Belts and 40 Yellow Belts at Kordsa.
Brought numerous new products to market through Blue Ocean methodology.
Part of the management team in Kordsa’s transformation into an “advanced materials technologies” company.
The company was twice named Türkiye’s best R&D Centre; first and second places at InovaLİG.
Let’s carry your company into the future.
Whether you are entering a new market, systematising innovation or reshaping your operations, let’s schedule a conversation.