Bulent Tunga Yilmaz

Bülent Tunga Yılmaz is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in public-private-civil society relations and strategic partnership and high-level cooperation and collaboration partnership management, strategic program design and development with a vast experience and a proven track record in public, private, and civic fields, higher education, urban and human development, and compliance strategies for international organizations.

Summary of Qualifications:

Expertise and experience at public-civil-private sector cooperation and collaboration

Expertise in civil society empowerment, capacity building, and strategic planning.

Demonstrated ability in project management, qualitative research, and social impact analysis.

Strong focus on fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders, including NGOs, universities, and governmental organizations.

Key Professional Experiences:

Compliance Consultant (Civil Society Facility, Turkey): Evaluated project eligibility for NGOs

Strategic Partnership Director (Spor Istanbul): Aa a high level executive at the largest sport company in Europe and a public company, led strategic partnership with various stakeholders; research and project proposals within international frameworks, including Istanbul’s bid for the 2026 Summer Olympics

Chief Operating Officer (Turkey Europe Foundation): A leading NGOs in Turkey with a special focus on public-civil dialogue and partnership, managed EU, UNDP, and UNESCO projects in collaboration with embassies and various organizations.

Senior Research & Project Development Expert (Özyeğin University): Coordinated international collaborations and lectured on project finance and management.

Project and Research Coordinator (ARI Movement): As the executive for project and research coordinator at the first think-tank in Turkey, led a number of projects on governance, and fostering the cooperation and dialogue among public and government i private sector and civil organizations.