Erdal Cesar
General Secretary
Mr. Erdal Cesar received his undergraduate degree from the Faculty of Communication of Istanbul University. Mr. Cesar worked as a producer and host for radio programs, printing house manager, publishing group board member, general manager and chairman of the board of directors in various private sector institutions. He prepared documentaries for the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT). He served as a board member of the Federation of Professional Associations of Publishers (YAYFED), chairman of the Printing and Publishing Professional Committee and a council member of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) in the 17th, 19th, 20th and 21st terms, a board member of the Association of Press and Publishers (BASYAYBİR), a founding member of the Turkish Press and Publishers Copyright & Licensing Society (TBYM), a member of the Independent Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (MÜSİAD) headquarters, the publishing director of the Türkiye Diyanet Foundation Centre for Islamic Studies (ISAM), and editor-in-chief of the Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies and the Journal of Ottoman Studies.
Mr. Cesar currently serves as the secretary general of Istanbul Ticaret University, a member of the ITO Culture, Art and Sports Specialization Committee, a member of the ITO Sports Club, a member of the advisory board of BASYAYBİR and TBYM, a loyalty member of MÜSİAD and a general assembly delegate of YAYFED.
Mr. Cesar is married and has two children.
