Mehmet reinforces EU Focus Group’ reach in Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East with his 35-year strong professional experience in energy, finance, investment and communications.

Throughout his career, Mehmet held numerous high-level positions in the government, international organisations, business and public diplomacy sectors. He led engagement programmes for the OECD and the International Energy Agency (IEA) with a specific focus on Asia (China, India, Central Asia). In addition to this, he advised several governments and sat on the boards of top energy and FTSE 100 companies.

Thanks to his extensive professional experience, Mehmet is a regular contributor to newspapers and TV channels from the UK, US, France, Turkey, Russia and Israel. He also teaches at the Harvard University, London School of Economics, the Universities of Dundee and Reading. He chairs The London Energy Club and the Bosphorus Energy Club.

Mehmet holds two Master’s degrees from the College of Europe and the London School of Economics, and is a graduate from the political science faculty of the Ankara University. He is fluent in Turkish, English and French and speaks conversational Mandarin.