Mehmet Üvez

Mehmet Üvez was appointed to the position of Associate Director, Head of Ankara, Deputy Head of Türkiye at EBRD, effective from January 2022. Mr. Üvez is based in Ankara, Türkiye, and reports directly to the Managing Director for Türkiye.

Mehmet Üvez has been with EBRD since 2015. Prior to his appointment as Head of the Ankara Resident Office, he was the Lead of the Gender and Economic Inclusion Department within the Economics, Policy and Governance Department of the Bank. He reported to the Director for Gender and Economic Inclusion, delivering the country strategy and policy initiatives for young people, women and people living in less developed regions of Türkiye for a wide variety of sectors, including agribusiness, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.

Mr. Üvez has over 20 years of experience working with the Turkish Government, international organisations and financial institutions. Before joining EBRD, Mehmet served as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Treasury Controllers at the Turkish Treasury and Deputy Head of the Audit Authority responsible for the oversight of EU–Türkiye Financial Cooperation under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance.

Mehmet Üvez is a Turkish national with an MBA degree from the University of Rochester, William E. Simon School of Business, and a BSc in Business from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences.