Muhsin Atcı Appointed as SPK Chairman in Official Gazette
Muhsin Atcı takes over as chairman of Turkey's Capital Markets Board, with Ersin Başar Ekmekçi named deputy chairman and Yasemin Girici appointed as board member.
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- Muhsin Atcı appointed SPK chairman by presidential decree
- Ersin Başar Ekmekçi named SPK deputy chairman
- Yasemin Girici appointed SPK board member
- Former chairman Mahmut Sütcü removed on October 20, 2026
- Halit Çağdaş removed from Family and Social Services post
Muhsin Atcı has been appointed chairman of Turkey's Capital Markets Board (SPK) by presidential decree published in the Official Gazette on November 1, 2026. Atcı previously served as chairman of the Tax Inspection Board.
Ersin Başar Ekmekçi was appointed deputy chairman of the SPK, while Yasemin Girici received a seat on the board. Both appointments were included in the same Official Gazette decision.
“SPK Başkanlığına Muhsin Atcı atanırken, kurulda başkan vekilliği ve üyelik görevlerine de yeni isimler getirildi.”
The leadership change follows the removal of former SPK chairman Mahmut Sütcü, who was dismissed by an Official Gazette decision published on October 20, 2026.
Muhsin Atcı was born in 1979 in Ereğli, Konya. He graduated from İvriz Anatolian Teacher High School and later from the Faculty of Political Sciences at Istanbul University, Department of Public Administration.
Atcı began his career in 2003 as a Tax Inspector Assistant. He became a Tax Inspector in 2011 and served as chairman of the Tax Inspection Board starting October 7, 2023.
In a separate personnel decision published alongside the SPK appointments, Halit Çağdaş, deputy director general of the Martyrs' Relatives and Veterans Directorate at the Ministry of Family and Social Services, was removed from office.
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