Information Systems Continuity Committee
Type of Committee: Main Committees
Subcommittee Type: Orientation / Coordination
Committee's Aim / Responsibilities: The committee is responsible for declaring a crisis situation by taking into account all relevant factors in the event of incidents affecting information systems, deciding on the activation of the information systems continuity plan, and ensuring coordination with other recovery, continuity, and response teams.
In crisis situations, the committee shall:
- Declare a crisis situation by evaluating all relevant factors related to the incident
- During the execution of the plan, inform the Corporate Crisis and Business Continuity Management Committee about the situation and ensure that the decisions regarding the activation and return to normal are made with the support of this committee
- Ensure coordination with recovery, continuity, and response teams during the activation and return phases of the plan
- Ensure that areas for improvement observed during the crisis are monitored
In non-crisis situations, the committee shall:
- Approve predefined initial response, recovery, and return strategies, solutions, and plans
- Provide the necessary resources for implementing these strategies and solutions
- Participate in the testing and exercises of the plans and evaluate the outcomes
Committee History: Established on September 2020.
Meeting Frequency: The Committee meets at least once a year and in crisis situations.
Number of Meetings (2024): 2 meetings were conducted. (November, December)
Number of Meetings (2025): The Committee meets at least once a year and in crisis situations.
Committee Members
İlker Kuruöz |
Engineering & Data EVP |
President |
Fatih Bektaşoğlu |
TC - Head of Technology Center |
Vice President |
Aydın Düren |
Board Member / Responsible for Legal Services |
Member |
Ebru Taşcı Firuzbay |
Talent & Culture EVP |
Member |
Ceren Acer Kezik |
Retail Banking EVP |
Member |
Öznur Metiner |
Talent & Culture Strategy, Projects and Data Director |
Member |
Elif Güvenen |
Corporate Brand Mgmt. & Marketing Comm. Director |
Member |
Burak Pekcan |
Compliance Director |
Member |
Fulya Günal Turunç |
Customer Experience & Satisfaction Director |
Member |
Mustafa Sakin |
TC - Architecture & Technologies Platforms Unit Manager |
Member |
Özge Çağlar |
TC – Digital Banking and Customer Experience Unit Manager |
Member |
Şahin Dalbudak |
TC - Banking Applications EVP |
Member |
Kutluhan Apaydın |
TC - CFE & Financial Companies Unit Manager |
Member |
Mustafa Şen |
TC - Payment Systems Unit Manager |
Member |
Seval Demirkılıç |
TC - Strategy & Control Unit Manager |
Member |
Özgür Tüzemen |
TC - Data & Advanced Analytic Unit Manager |
Member |
Feridun Aktaş |
TC - Corporate Security Unit Manager |
Member |
Emre Kunt |
TC - Service Resilience and Continuity Unit Manager |
Coordinator |
Tuna Barış Özken |
TC - Infrastructure & Communication Unit Manager |
Member |
Selen Kuruten |
TC - Application Services Resilience Mgmt.-2 Unit Manager |
Member |
Burçin Çimşit |
TC - Business Continuity Manager |
Secretary |