Vural Kural

Secretary General

Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation

He has been the Secretary General in the Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation (TFIF) since 2010. He has pariticipated actively in decision making processes in business consulting, flour industry and has been a key player in this respect. He has taken responsibility for organizing conferences and seminars for sectoral gatherings. Besides, he has participated in meetings and platforms that are the effective dialogue mechanisms between the government, traders and international partners.

He has reviewed and developed new implementation strategies with respect to the sectoral policies for flour industry and tried to improve the investment environment with both domestic and foreign investors. In addition, he has devoted some time to promote the sectoral policies not only to the government but also to foreign business communities and to advice business consulting, sectoral analysis, and industry policy formulations.

His experience also extends to the development of effective organizational frameworks to enable monitoring and strategic management of the economic development. He has also assisted policy makers, executives for the development and strengthening of the government, private sector institutions and the promotion of economic policies. Sectoral framework through the provision of advanced quantitative analysis, designing statistical databases, developing training programs, and restructuring advice are his major roles.

Before joining the TFIF, he worked as an Assistant Director in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, as Deputy Director General in the Undersecretariat of Treasury and Foreign Trade, as Head of Department in the Union of Chamber and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, as a Member of the Board of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, as Research Coordinator in Privatization Agency and as Lecturer and Research Asistant at Bilkent and E.Michigan University respectively.

He has graduated from E. Michigan University, U.S.A. and joined Ph.D. Programs in the American University in U.S.A. and Middle East Technical University in Turkey. He has taken graduate sholarships and fellowships by Universities in U.S.A. and IMF/ World Bank in turn and accorded honorable mention Status by Turkish Government.

Turkish Flour Industrialists' Federation (TFIF)

Universiteler Mahallesi, 1598 Cadde, A3 Plaza, Kat: 3, No:33

Bilkent Plaza, Cankaya, 06800, Ankara

Tel: (0090) (312) 440 04 54

Fax: (0090) (312) 440 03 64

E-posta: bilgi@tusaf.org