Background
Figen, I. Sevki was born on November 26, 1924 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of Osman Sevki and Atiye Figen.
Figen, I. Sevki was born on November 26, 1924 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of Osman Sevki and Atiye Figen.
Student Sankt-Georg Austrian College, 1937-1943, Robert College Engineering School, 1944-1948. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineer, Indiana Technology College, Fort Wayne, 1953. Master of Science in Continuing education, University Texas, 1955.
August 1980); 1 child, Alp. Married Leyla Oksar, September 7, 1983. Acting procurement manager 4th Division, Public Rds.
Administration, Ankara, Turkey, 1948-1949.
Expediter Metcalfe-Hamilton-Grove, Incorporated., Ankara, 1950-1952. Design engineer Southwestern Engineering, Los Angeles, 1955-1958.
Designengr. Ralph M. Parsons Company, Los Angeles, 1958-1959, Wheeler and Gray Consultant
Engineers, Los Angeles, 1959. Plant engineer Turkish Automotive Industries, Istanbul, 1960-1961, assistant general manager, 1961-1963.
Aviation manager Mobil Oil Turk Company, Istanbul, 1963-1965, area sales manager, 1965-1967. Marketing manager Mobil Gas Company, Istanbul, 1967-1969, general manager, 1969-1973.
Managing director, general manager Turyag Company, Izmir, Turkey, 1973-1985, managing director, 1985-1986, vicechairman, 1985-1989, advisor, 1986-1989.
Chairman of the Board Turset Company, 1985-1987. Partner, cchmn. board Eritenel Chemical Trading Company, Izmir, 1987-1996. Partner, president FEKOM Computer Center Limited., 1990.
Board directors EGEFREN Company, 1990-1993.
Trustee, Robert College of Istanbul, 1980. Honorary member local executive county American Collegiate Institute, Izmir, 1984-1986.
Board directors Cimentas Edition and Health Foundation, Consumer Protection Union Foundation. Advisory county Izmir High Technology Institute, 1993.
Author: Letters to My Friends, 1989, German version, Briefe an Meine Freunde, 1989.
Columnist Yeni Asir newspaper, 1985, 1992, Gunaydin-Izmir newspaper, 1989-1990. With Turkish Army, 1949-1950.
Member local executive council American Collegiate Institute, Izmir, 1984-1986. Member Aegean Chamber of Industry (director, chairman vegetable oils professional committee 1975-1983), Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen"s Association (advisory council Istanbul), Turkish-American Association Izmir, Robert College Alumni Association (past president), Robert Collegeians and Bosphorusian Alumni Association Istanbul (past president), Aegean Industrialists Businessmen"s Association (member advisory council Izmir), Aegean Young Men"s Business Men"s Association (honorary.
Married Evin Keseroglu, June 29, 1962 (deceased August 1980). Married Leyla Oksar, September 7, 1983. 1 child, Alp.