# Top 50 Internet Angel Investors in Turkey in May 2026 ## Nevzat Aydın - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Software Nevzat Aydın is the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, the first and biggest online food delivery portal in Turkey.Born in 1976 in İstanbul, Nevzat Aydın completed his secondary education at the Bursa Anatolian High School. Following his graduation from Boğaziçi University Department of Computer Engineering, he went to the United States where he receivedhis MBA at the University of San Francisco in Silicon Valley.During his stay in the United States, Aydın followed the latest developments on e-trade before he returned to Turkey in 2000 to launch his project, Yemeksepeti.com. Serving as the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, Nevzat Aydın introduced a brand new dimension to e-trade in Turkey.In 2007, Yemeksepeti.com was selected the “Endeavor Entreprenur” by Endeavor Turkey. Aydin was also selected the “Most Successful Turkish Young Entrepreneur” by the CNBC-e Business magazine in 2010 for his successful work since the foundation of Yemeksepeti.com.As the founder and CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, which celebrated its 11th anniversary in 2012, he won the first prize in 2011 in the “Male Entrepreneur of the Year” category at the “Businesspeople of the Year” survey conducted by the Ekonomist magazine among nearly 3,000 business people.Aydin is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Supreme Board of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, and a founding member of Galata Business Angels.Aydın was one of the 150 entrepreneurs invited from all over the world to the Entrepreneurship Summit held by US President Barack Obama on April 26-27, 2010.He was also among the speakers at the DLD (Digital-Life-Design) Conference, which is deemed as one of the world's most prestigious conferences with its content on innovation and developments in the digital world. He is also an editorial advisor of GQ Turkey, one of the 5 “dragons” of the Dragons’ Den Turkey show, and a Board Member of Trabzonspor sports club. ## Omer Erkmen - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Analytics Omer Erkmen is the co-founder at Yeni Nesil Kafası. Omer Erkmen attended UC Santa Barbara. ## Firat Isbecer - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Software, SaaS Firat Isbecer is an entrepreneur and a seed investor. His first venture Pozitron, a mobile software company focusing on digital banking, commerce and mobile payments, became one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies in Europe with clients across the globe. After multi years of growth and a successful international expansion, Pozitronwas acquired by London-based fin-tech star Monitise plc in 2014.After the acquisition, he joined Monitise and oversaw the company’s regional operations as the MEA Managing Director. Monitise MEA quickly became one of the most profitable business units of Monitise Group. In 2017, Monitise Group was fully acquired by the US-based, Fiserv Inc, one of the world's largest fin-tech companies with more than 50,000 employees.Shortly after the acquisition, he left Fiserv and founded his newest venture, Commencis. Commencis helps leading brands grow and scale in digital, powered by it’s Big Data, Analytics and Cloud products.In September 2019, Commencis expanded to Berlin, Germany by announcing finbyte, a joint-venture in fintech solutions. Besides Commencis, he is also an active seed investor. Member of Galata Business Angels, Turkey’s first angel investor group.After graduating from Robert College in Istanbul, Firat received his Bachelor’s Degree from Galatasaray University, and his Master’s Degree from a joint programme by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and École Normale Supérieure in Paris. ## Emre Acikel - Type: Angel - Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Marketplace, E-Commerce, Mobile Emre Acikel ## Joachim Behrendt - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Social Media Joachim Behrendt is the Head of the Advisory Board at Vali Berlin. ## Bedii Can Yucaoglu - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Marketplace, Mobile, Big Data Bedii Can Yucaoglu - Advisor @ Hesapkurdu ## Sertaç Özinal - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Internet, FinTech, Payments Sertaç Özinal ## Mehmet Onarcan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Apps, Internet, Social Network Mehmet Onarcan is the Founder of Mentors Network Turkey. He previously worked at Project House as an Advisory Board Member - Digital Transformation. Mehmet Onarcan attended Yildiz Technical University. ## Utku Öz - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Analytics, E-Commerce Utku is a Partner based in our Istanbul office. He is the leader of the “Digital and Analytics” Practice in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, helping clients create value with data, innovative tools and techniques. He serves a wide range of industries, including financial services, telecoms, manufacturing and retail. ## Fatih Isbecer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Convertible Note - Focus: Internet, Software, Medical Fatih Isbecer - Founder & CEO @ Dataroid ## Serkan Borancılı - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Angel, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Shoes Serkan Borançılı is the founding partner of GittiGidiyor, Turkey's leading consumer-to-consumer marketplace, which was acquired by eBay in 2011 for $220 million dollars. Born in 1971 in Ankara, Borançılı graduated from Istanbul Technical University with a degree in Architecture. After working as a freelance architect, he founded ARKInformation Technologies with Burak Divanlıoğlu in 1999. Up to 2004 GittiGidiyor was administered by ARK. Borançılı is also the co-founder of UzmanTV, a video website specializing in curated content by experts, and Istanbul.net, Turkey's largest online dating platform. Borançılı is also the first investor in BiTaksi, Turkey's leading taxi-hailing app. Since, he has also invested in Modacruz, a marketplace for secondhand luxury fashion. ## Burak Divanlıoğlu - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Shoes Burak Divanlıoglu is the founder at GittiGidiyor, a Turkish e-shopping mall offering auctions, stores, and fixed price listings. ## Melih Odemis - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile Melih is one of the pioneer Internet entrepreneurs in Turkey. Born in Istanbul, he studied Computer Engineering and MBA at Bogazici University. After one year of professional experience in Citibank, Melih founded yemeksepeti.com with his partners in 2000. Yemeksepeti.com became the online food delivery giant first in Turkey, and then in Middle Eastand Eastern Europe. As a co-founder, Melih has acted as CTO of the company until 2013 and as Board Member until May 2015, when the company was acquired by Delivery Hero writing one of the biggest Internet exit stories in the region. Melih has been selected an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2007. Since 2011 he has been an active angel investor in internet and technology companies with more than 30 investments. He is one of the cofounders of Galata Business Angels, which is one of the first business angel networks in Turkey. He is a founding member of EO Turkey. Melih lives in London now with his family and continues to invest in tech start-ups globally. ## Hande Enes - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media Hande Enes ## Alp Saul - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Mobile, Internet, E-Commerce Alp Saul - Cofounder and Chairman of the Board @ Pronet ## Ahu Serter - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Baby, Information Services Ahu Serter is the Founder and President of Fark Labs. She previously worked at FARHYM Vehicle Interiors as a Head of Management Committee, Board Member. Ahu Serter attended Pace University. ## Kivilcim Cayli - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Travel, Property Management, Leisure Cayli began his career in 2000 and held various positions for Roche, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, and Turev. Founded and led two healthcare companies (Idea and Invivo) and two consultancy companies (Kanvas and Biovenka).He holds a BSc and an MBA, both from Middle East Technical University (aka ODTU).As a seasoned investor, he has 8personal investments including British, Irish, American, Swedish, and Turkish companies, and serves on the Board of some. He also consults startups on behalf of TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific & Technological Research Council). He is a member of BIC Angels and GAIN Global. ## Murat Balcı - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Fitness, mHealth Murat Balci is an angel investor. ## Sina Afra - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Internet Sina is a Serial Entrepreneur. His latest endeavor is Tiko which he founded and serves as CEO. Before that he was the Founder of Markafoni, the first Online Fashion site of Turkey. Markafoni became also the first Turkish internet company expanding beyond the borders of Turkey: Markafoni launched sites in Australia, Ukraine, Greece and Polandbetween 2009 and 2011. Sina served until 2014 as Chairman and CEO. The Naspers Group acquired in July 2011 a majority stake at Markafoni and signed for one of the biggest deals in the Turkish internet. Sina is also an active Business Angel and invests in early stage start-ups. He is the President of the Entrepreneur Foundation and Endeavor Turkey Board (2013-2017).Sina has been elected as the “Internet Entrepreneur of the Year” and “Business Angel of the Year” in Turkey. Markafoni won several awards: “Best Web Start-up 2011” and “Best Online Fashion Site in 2011, 2012 and 2013”. The Wired UK magazin elected in 2012 and 2013 Markafoni to the hottest 100 companies in Europe. Sina was also selected (2014 & 2015) to the Top 100 most influential tech people Europe. In 2016 he was selected as one of Top 100 most influential tech people in the World (Wired Magazine). Forbes Magazin elected him to the "Brightest Minds" alive in Turkey (2019).Prior to Markafoni, Sina spent more than 5 years with eBay and 12 years with KPMG. Sina received a "Diplom Kaufmann" from Münster University and joined later Harvard Business School. He speaks five languages. His passion goes with his family and esports where he is the President of "1907 Fenerbahçe esports” team - a professional esports team in the TCL. He shares his thoughts on eCommerce in his personal blog www.sinaafra.com and on twitter (sinaafra). ## Mehmet Celikol - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Hospitality, Marketplace Mehmet Celikol ## Burak Şen - Type: Angel - Location: Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Beauty, Mobile Burak Şen ## Onur Topac - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: SaaS, Big Data, Hardware Onur Topac was born in 1990 in Istanbul. He graduated from Istanbul’s Austrian High School in 2009 and went on to receive a Bachelor’s degree from Koç University, Department of Industrial Engineering in 2013. Currently, he is pursuing a Master’s degree in Financial Engineering at Ozyegin University. Mr. Topac started his career in finance in 2008as a web site specialist at Gedik Investment; subsequently, he interned at FXCM in London in 2012. The following year, he participated in the establishment of the Investment Banking Department at Gedik Investment, leading the way in the Department’s technological transformation. Since April 2015, he has served as CEO at Gedik Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklıgı A.S (Gedik Venture Capital Investment Partnership). Onur Topac started to provide support to technology investments and ventures as an individual investor before obtaining the necessary certification to operate as an angel investor in 2015. ## Erdem Gezer - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: eSports, Video Games, Social Media Erdem Gezer ## Ali Kutay - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet Ali Kutay is a successful serial entrepreneur, executive and investor with 35 years of experience. Before founding Striim, Inc., Ali was the Chairman and CEO of GoldenGate Software, the leading infrastructure software company for high availability, that was acquired by Oracle. Previously, Ali was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AltoWeb,Inc., a provider of e-business infrastructure software. He was an angel investor, President and Chief Executive Officer of WebLogic, Inc., the company that pioneered the Application Server technology which became one of the major building blocks of web-enabled applications. WebLogic merged with BEA Systems, Inc. and was acquired by Oracle in 2007. He was the President and CEO of Formtek, one of the first enterprise infrastructure software firms, founded in 1984 as a Carnegie-Mellon University spin-off and was acquired by Lockheed Corporation in 1989. He ran Formtek as its CEO under Lockheed Martin for 7 years. He serves on the boards of public and private companies and advises startups. Ali completed his undergraduate and masters degrees at Middle East Technical University and his PhD work at Carnegie Mellon University. ## Mustafa Vardalı - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Apps, Fitness, Health Care Mustafa Vardalı is the CMO & Founder at Teknasyon. ## Namık Kemal Gökalp - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Internet Namık Kemal Gökalp worked as a Corporate Finance consultant, coordinator and senior manager in the finance sector. Currently; İnfo Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., Hedef Private Equity Investment Ort. A.Ş., Seyitler Kimya Sanayi A.Ş. and Ideal Finans Teknolojier ve Danışmanlık A.Ş., as the chairman of the board of directors. ## Ebru Dorman - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: Health Care, Apps, Fitness Ebru Dorman ## Ahmet Giray Ölmez - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Procurement Ahmet Giray Ölmez ## Fahir Han - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Internet, Consulting, Recruiting Fahir Han ## Umur Özal - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Baby, Rental, Retail Umur Özal is an angel investor. ## Melih Borderci - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Delivery, E-Commerce, Online Portals Melih Borderci ## Barış Before - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: eSports, Video Games, Social Media Barış Before ## Onur Kurugöl - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 Onur Kurugöl ## Yılmaz Yıldız - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Waste Management, Procurement, Retail Yılmaz Yıldız ## Demirhan Büyüközcü - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: eSports, Video Games, Social Media Demirhan Büyüközcü - Co-Founder @ Onedio ## Yalcin Ayaydin - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Q&A, Internet, Social Media Yalcin Ayaydin ## Faruk Eczacıbaşı - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Energy, Podcast Faruk Eczacıbaşı - Deputy Vice President of Eczacıbaşı @ KWORKS Koç University Entrepreneurship Research Center ## Gamze Cizreli - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Q&A, Internet, Social Media Gamze Cizreli is the Founder & CEO at BigChefs. ## Ali Cebi - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Transportation, Mobile, Internet Ali Çebi ## Ayşe Güçlü Onur - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Food Delivery, Cloud Data Services Ayşe Güçlü Onur ## Eren Cicek - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Food Delivery, Cloud Data Services Eren Cicek ## Cana Güneş - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Food Delivery, Cloud Data Services Cana Güneş ## Dilek Dayinlarli - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, iOS, Transportation Dilek was actively investing as an angel and being an active chairwomen since 2017. She has been an angel investor in companies like Picus Security, DataRow (acquired by AWS), Genomize, and Genialis, having a board seat on multiple of them.Previously she was an investor at 212, an early-stage technology venture capital in İstanbul. She investedin companies like IyziCo, the biggest Fintech company in the region and Insider, global marketing automation software, funded by Sequoia Capital and so on.Prior to 212, Dilek worked at Groupon as Director of Strategy and Analysis, Management Consultant at Accenture and Business Developer at Koc Group. She started her career in the USA, where she held different project management positions and also started her own startup.Dilek received a BA honors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yildiz Technical University and MBA from Johnson & Wales University, both with honor degrees. Dilek is also one of the first Kauffman Fellows, chosen from Turkey and distinguished by scholarship. She is also a founding member and leader of Arya Women Investment Platform. She is a guest lecturer at Stanford University and a judge at European Commission. Dilek was awarded as One of the Most Successful Women Leaders in Turkey, thanks to her contributions and impact on tech industry.Outside the office, Dilek loves to experience authenticity in new destinations. She is a competitive basketball player, a serious artwork collector, and an avid reader of books. She puts deliberate effort to spend quality time with her loving family and friends; informative pastry cooking sessions with her daughter, sophisticated board games while drinking coffee with relatives and friends, or book clubs to foster intellectual curiosity between friends and colleagues. She also jumps every morning to find the leaders of future who will be able to create big impact and help them at their journey. It is fascinating to witness how her life outside the office enriches her work as an investor. ## Orhan Bayram - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet Orhan Bayram ## Ercan Ergül - Type: Angel - Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Soccer, Sports, eSports Ercan Ergül is a Managing Director with SEAF, the manager of Southeast Europe Equity Fund II, L.P. (“SEEF”), a US$320 million private equity fund with investments in Turkey, Albania and Kosovo. Ercan is also a board member of Global Investment Holding, a listed investment group based in İstanbul with operations in ports, energy and financialservices. Prior to joining SEAF, he spent his career as a private equity and investment banking professional and began his career in the corporate credit group of Citibank in Turkey. Ercan received his undergraduate degree from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, and a Masters of Business Administration with concentration in Finance from the University of Florida. ## Tunç Yalgın - Type: Angel - Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Video Games, Mobile, Sports Tunç Yalgın was Entrepreneur and investor, passionate about everything high-tech, disruptive and, even better, both! ## Mustafa Sevinç - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Apps, Fitness, Health Care Mustafa Sevinç is the CFO and Founder at Teknasyon. ## Alphan Manas - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Q&A, Internet, Social Media Alphan Manas - Country Manager - Türkiye Başkanı @ ERA Real Estate Türkiye Kıbrıs ## Kerim Kotan - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Medical Device Kerim Kotan ## Ali Cicioğlu - Type: Angel - Location: Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Food Delivery, Cloud Data Services Ali Cicioğlu # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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