Education
Middle East Technical University. University of Michigan.
Middle East Technical University. University of Michigan.
He was the Chief Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer) of Turkcell until he resigned on 31 January 2015. He had the position of Chief Operating Officer of the company since January 9, 2007. He worked as Chief Executive Officer Microsoft Turkey between 1997-2000, he served in various management positions in Microsoft Global Sales, Marketing and Service Group in the United States of America between 2000 and 2007.
Prior to 1997, Ciliv was the General Manager and Chairman of Novasoft Systems Incorporated., a company he established in Boston, United States of America. Süreyya Ciliv received his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University in 1983 after successfully graduating with honors in Industry & Operations Engineering and Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1981.