WHO IS
IHSAN BEŞER?

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

İHSAN BEŞER was born in 1978 in Afyonkarahisar and continued his educational and training life in the same city. For many years he followed in his father’s and grandfather’s profession as a senior manager in the family bread and bakery products’ business. Currently, he is the Board Chairman of “Beşer Ekmek Unlu Mamuller Ltd.Şti./ Anadolu Kiraz Tarım İthalat ve İhracat Ltd.Şti / BSR Group Mermer Maden Danışmanlık Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti.” He is married and the father of 4 children.


  • 2006, became the President of Afyonkarahisar Support Association, Turkey Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Self-Employed Managers Foundation (TOSYÖV).
  • 2007, Member of TOSYÖV Board of Trustees
  • 2007-2011, served as Committee President of Afyonkarahisar’s Chamber of Trade and Industry.
  • 2012, Board Member of TOSYÖV Foundation
  • 2012-2014,served as a council member of Afyonkarahisar’s Chamber of Trade and Industry.
  • 2014-2016, & 2018-2020, served as Vice President of TOSYÖV Foundation.
  • 2016, became the Founding President and Board Chairman of 2017, founded Afyon Beşiktaş Basketball Academy.
  • 2018, became the Founding President and Board Chairman of Turkey China Business Development and Support Association (TC-İSGED).
  • 2018, opened Afyon Beşiktaş Football School.
  • İHSAN BEŞER is a member of Ankara’s Chamber of Trade, Afyonkarahisar’s Chamber of industry and Trade, Aegean Exporters’ Union and Central Anatolian Exporters’ Union.

 

 

ACTIVITIES IN HIS HOMETOWN OF AFYONKARAHİSAR

With his goal of achieving the economic, commercial and cultural development of Afyonkarahisar province and its districts, İhsan Beşer successfully cooperated with the governorship, municipality, university and other non-governmental organizations during many innovative meetings.

The most important of the meetings that have contributed greatly to the progress of the province of Afyonkarahisar were the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Afyonkarahisar SME Summits, which were held for the first time in a sustainable manner throughout

the province.

In these meetings, in which experts in their fields took part in our location, the locomotive sectors of the city and the goals of becoming a brand city were

discussed.

Final declarations were prepared and made a tremendous impact once the announcements were made public.

State aid of marble-mining, food and agriculture, thermal tourism and thermal greenhouse SMEs has achieved many tangible results in terms of access to marketing and finance.

İhsan Beşer pioneered substantial endeavours to open the KOSGEB Provincial Directorate and the Credit Guarantee Fund, Afyonkarahisar branch in the province and support SMEs.

In order to improve the exports of our country in general, and Afyonkarahisar, in particular, the Ambassadors, Consul Generals, Undersecretaries of Economy and Trade and Culture of the People’s Republic of China, USA, Russia and Germany have been successfully hosted in Afyonkarahisar.

İhsan Beşer also held many meetings and hosted visits across the country with the Ambassadors and Trade Counselors of Russia, Germany, Tajikistan, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand and Suriname.

On December 5th, which is celebrated as the day that women were given the right

to vote and be elected, İhsan Beşer carried out two meetings themed “Turkey’s Woman Entrepreneur and Success Stories” in Afyonkarahisar province, which were also attended by the Minister of Family and Social Policies.

With the aim of developing sports tourism in Afyonkarahisar,he hosted , one of the eminent clubs of our country, Besiktaş Sports  Club’s Schools  Infrastructure District Tournament and Turkey’s Final Selection Camp on the sports pitches built by the Youth Sports Provincial Directorate.

 

 

ACTIVITIES THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR OUR COUNTRY

The opening of  the very large Chinese and Asian markets, second only in size  European  and Russian markets to  Turkey’s fresh fruit cherry producers and exporters , has shifted the supply-demand balance in direct sales.

İhsan Beşer has carried out studies in China, with the aim of obtaining more value-added exports to China, for the cherry producers in his region, since 2012.

With the Food Safety Agreement between China and Turkey, signed in 2013, he has contributed greatly to the Food Plant Health Protocol signed at the G20 summit held in Antalya in 2015.

In 2018, the People’s Republic of China began receiving its first cherry exports from Turkey.

In 2019, with the participation of the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Mr DENG Li, and Undersecretary of Trade LİU Yuhua, the first cherry exports from Afyonkarahisar to the People’s Republic of China were achieved.

Founded in Ankara on November 29, 2018, the Turkey China Business Development and Support Association has established its representative offices in Afyonkarahisar, Aydın, Denizli, Hatay, Izmir, Karaman, Malatya, Mersin, Muğla and Siirt provinces, in a short time , despite the pandemic conditions .

The 3rd Afyon SME Summit was held with the participation of The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China YU Hongyang. In the SME Summit Final Declaration, the trade volume exceeding $200 billion was evaluated with the use of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in the cosmetics industry in the world market.

As a result of the meeting, Turkey China Business Development and Support Association signed a cooperation protocol with Chamber of Food, Agriculture, Animal and Trade of the People’s Republic of China.

He led the successful negotiations by bringing a purchasing delegation of 50 Chairmen and CEOs from 35 companies to Turkey from the People’s Republic of China.

TBMM Medical Aromatic Plants Research Commission was visited. Afyonkarahisar’s Chamber of Trade and Industry held a meeting attended by the leading companies of the sectors in Turkey.

The protocol was signed after the meeting held in the Chamber of Industry of the Aegean Region and the B2B negotiations.

Many factory visits were made in Ankara, Afyonkarahisar, Isparta, Denizli and Izmir.

As a result of the meeting and B2B negotiations, it has made significant contributions to the export of SMEs in many sectors.

 


İhsan Beşer’s Participation in the following Institutions and Organizations

TOSYÖV

Accomplishments

  • 2006, became the President of Afyonkarahisar Support Association.
  • 2007, Member of TOSYÖV Board of Trustees
  • 2012, Board Member of TOSYÖV Foundation
  • 2014-2016, & 2018-2020, served as Vice President of TOSYÖV Foundation.

ATSO

Accomplishments

  • 2004-2009, Afyonkarahisar’s Chamber of Trade and Industry Professional Committee Presidency
  • 2009-2011, Council Member of Afyonkarahisar’s Chamber of Trade and Industry

BJK

Accomplishments

  • 2016, became the Founding President and Board Chairman of Afyon Beşiktaş Supporters’ Association.
  • 2017, founded Afyon Beşiktaş Basketball Academy.
  • 2018, opened Afyon Beşiktaş Football School.

TC-İŞGED

Accomplishments

  • 2018, the Founding President and Board Chairman of TC-İŞGED