15 Turkish LinkedIn Influencers You Should Follow in 2024

Girişimci KafasıUpdated: 3 min read
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LinkedIn is a key platform for building an effective network in the business world and supporting your professional development. In Turkey, too, many influential people reach large followings by sharing content on LinkedIn and passing on their business experience. These influencers, each an expert in their own field, catch LinkedIn users' attention and guide them with inspiring, information-packed content.

In this article, we've put together 20 people from among Turkey's LinkedIn influencers whom you should follow. They have successful careers across different industries, are known for their leadership and actively create content on LinkedIn. We'll introduce you to these 20 Turkish LinkedIn influencers, who stand out in their industries for their inspiring content. By following them, you can keep up with business trends, develop your career and stay on top of the latest developments in your field.

Ready? Let's take a look at Turkey's most influential LinkedIn voices!

1. Sertaç Doganay

Sertaç Doğanay is a thought leader and a technology and sustainability communicator. He has 194,642 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Sertaç Doganay, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sertacdoganay/

2.Beyhan Budak

Beyhan Budak is a clinical psychologist, speaker and author. She has 168,541 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Beyhan Budak, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beyhanbudak/

3. Kaan Gülten

Kaan Gülten shares content on digital marketing, entrepreneurship and super intelligence. He has 71,301 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Kaan Gülten, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaangulten/

4.Zeynep Kömürcü Bulut

Zeynep Kömürcü Bulut creates content on digital marketing, entrepreneurship, storytelling and much more. She has 55,138 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Zeynep Kömürcü Bulut, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeynepkomurcu/

5. Leyla Alaton

Leyla Alaton is an active and popular speaker on women's rights, women's empowerment and entrepreneurship. Independently of Alarko Holding (the Turkish conglomerate), she founded her own company, Megatrend Public Relations Consultancy.

She has 130,622 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Leyla Alaton, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leyla-alaton-27849778/

6.Pınar Kaçar Özkent

Working as a trainer, speaker and mentor, Pınar Kaçar Özkent has broadened the perspectives of thousands of professionals and supported their career development journeys, and runs training sessions and seminars for many organisations.

She has 165,000 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Pınar Kaçar Özkent, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/p%C4%B1narozkent/

7. Erol Bilecik

One of Turkey's first computer engineers, Erol Bilecik is the chairman of TÜSİAD (the Turkish Industry and Business Association). Bilecik founded İndeks Bilgisayar A.Ş. in 1989 and is also the company's general manager.

He has 30,000 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Erol Bilecik, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erol-bilecik-96982b1b/

8.Erkan Ayan

Erkan Ayan has worked at leading Turkish companies and holding groups as a specialist, manager and senior executive, board member, audit committee member, managing director and consultant. His expertise spans business administration, international finance, financial affairs, project management and quality.

He has 83,000 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Erkan Ayan, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erkan-ayan-2b845b67/

9. Serhat TATLI

Dr Serhat Tatlı, owner of the Değişim Doktoru ("Change Doctor") brand, provides senior leadership, strategy and change management consultancy under that brand identity.

He has 98,000 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Serhat Tatlı, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/serhattatli/

10. Levent Ozbilgin

Levent Özbilgin has been General Manager of Microsoft Turkey since October 2020.

He has 67,000 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Levent Ozbilgin, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leventozbilgin/

11. Damla Ömür Tantekin

She has published an article on LinkedIn every Sunday for two and a half years.

She has 89,000 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Damla Ömür Tantekin, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damlatantekin/

12. Hülya Mutlu

Throughout her career she has worked in human resources, quality, customer relations and corporate social compliance, taking on different roles in these fields as a practitioner, trainer and auditor.

She has 159,531 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Hülya Mutlu, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hulyamutlu/

13. Ahmet Şerif İzgören

Ahmet Şerif İzgören is a Turkish author who has written books on personal development.

He has 131,531 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Ahmet Şerif İzgören, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmet%C5%9Ferifizg%C3%B6ren/

14. İnan Acılıoğlu

He shares content on leadership, digital transformation, senior executive mentoring and similar topics.

He has 73,531 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow İnan Acılıoğlu, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inanacilioglu/

15. Serkan Koç

He shares content on entrepreneurship, e-commerce and similar topics.

He has 51,531 followers on LinkedIn.

To follow Serkan Koç, click the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/serkan-ko%C3%A7-43a042a/