Executive Officers

Oguz Alper Oktem (Alper) is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Marti Technologies, Inc. Prior to founding Marti, Alper served as Chief Operating Officer at BluTV in Istanbul and started his career at Deutsche Bank’s London office working with clients in the nuclear energy space. Alper received a Master of Science in political economy from The London School of Economics and Political Science, where he chaired the London Turkish Society. Prior to completing his master’s, Alper gained a Bachelor of Arts in economics at the University of Chicago.

Mr. Durgun has served as Marti’s President since December 2018. Prior to joining Marti, he was co-founder and general partner of Aslanoba Capital, a venture capital firm, from June 2013 to September 2017. Prior to Aslanoba, Mr. Durgun was co-founder and general partner of Romulus Capital, also a venture capital firm, from October 2008 to June 2013. Mr. Durgun received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Economics and Management Science and his Masters of Business Administration from Stanford University.

Deniz Terlemez brings over 15 years of experience in executive finance roles across industries including manufacturing, advisory, and services. His extensive background includes audit, financial management, and controllership roles. Before joining Marti, Mr. Terlemez served as Senior Finance Manager for Reef Technology, overseeing the Middle East operations from 2022 to 2024. In this role, he acted as a key liaison between the finance, financial planning and analysis, and strategy teams across the Middle East and the US, while also supporting the financial controlling activities of Reef’s US operations. Prior to his tenure at Reef, Mr. Terlemez was Group Reporting and Audit Manager for Vestel Companies, where he was responsible for public financial reporting, financial controlling, accounting, and M&A activities for the group’s operations in Türkiye, Europe, and the Middle East from 2019 to 2022. From 2014 to 2019, he served as Financial Controller for Seaboard Corporation’s (NYSE American: SEB) investments in Türkiye, leading the controlling and financial budgeting teams. Earlier in his career, Mr. Terlemez worked as a financial auditor at KPMG Türkiye from 2009 to 2014. Known for his expertise in optimizing financial processes and leading cross-functional teams, Mr. Terlemez has demonstrated strong leadership in managing complex financial operations across international markets. His ability to align strategic goals with financial performance has been instrumental in driving operational efficiency across the companies he served.