UKTAŞ (International Congress Palace Facilities Operation Trade Joint Stock Company), which started its operations in 1993 with the main purpose of developing congress tourism in our country, bringing congress centers to the sector and successfully providing guest hospitality services in Turkey, has been operating the Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar International Congress and Exhibition Center since 1996.

UKTAŞ is a company established with the cooperation of the public and private sectors to produce work and services in the field of congress tourism in accordance with contemporary principles, scientific and technical data, and to engage in all kinds of commercial, economic and technical activities required by these works and services.

UKTAŞ (International Congress Palace Facilities Operation Trade Joint Stock Company) has 142 partners, including the leading companies and leading names of the tourism sector, primarily the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, the Foundation of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAV) and the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB).

UKTAŞ BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Firuz Barbaros BAĞLIKAYA – Chairman

Selçuk BOYNUEĞRİ – Vice Chairman of the Board

Cengiz KORKMAZ – Vice Chairman of the Board

Hıfzı Ali GÜRELİ – Board Member

Oğuz SATICI – Board Member

Hasan EKER – Board Member

Bilal Veysi YAŞAR – Board Member

Başbuğ PINARBAŞI – Board Member

Muhammet Fatih ÇELİK – Board Member

Hüseyin KESKİN – Board Member