New Management Takes Office at the Casino Operators Association

The 10th Ordinary General Assembly Meeting of the Casino Operators Association was held on Thursday, 22 October 2026, at the Acapulco Resort Hotel in Kyrenia. The meeting was attended by Minister of Finance Özdemir Berova, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Tourism Serhan Aktunç, Director of the Private Office of the Prime Ministry İlgen Bağcıer, as well as sector-related department directors and tourism organizations.

After the assembly's presiding board was formed, the activity report and the financial report were approved unanimously. In the elections, Hasan C. Örek was elected as chairman. Ayhan Sarıçiçek, Sertuğ A. Gülcan, M. Gürdal Büyükgüngör, Erman Sarı and Mustafa Sağlam were appointed as board of directors members. Gökhan Ecesoy and Serhat Ataş became alternate members.

İhsan Bertan Patır, Gökhan Kireççi, Berna Kaya and Nuri Tamer were elected to the Supervisory Board. The Disciplinary Board consists of Bayram Tegay, Murat Yılmaz, Gürhan Ecesoy and Yalçın Karabaş.

Following the general assembly, the board of directors held its first meeting and distributed the roles. Ayhan Sarıçiçek took on the role of Deputy Chairman, Sertuğ A. Gülcan became General Secretary, M. Gürdal Büyükgüngör became Deputy General Secretary, and Erman Sarı became Treasurer. Mustafa Sağlam was designated as an active member.

Speaking on behalf of the board of directors, Ayhan Sarıçiçek said that the focus of the struggle in the new period will be illegal online betting activities. Stating that the greatest danger to the national economy is illegal betting, Sarıçiçek said the association will carry out its main struggle in this area.