Bekir KARACABEY
General Manager

​​​​​​Place and Date of Birth: 

Yozgat Çayıralan - 1973

Educational Status: 

- Bursa Imam Hatip Secondary School - 1984

- Bursa Imam Hatip High School - 1988

- Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry - 1993

- Necmettin Erbakan University, Master's Degree - 2021


Military Service: 

31.03.1994 - 31.12.1994 

Career

1996 - 1997 Private Sector​
1997 - Bilecik Forest District Directorate Engineer (Service Recruitment)
1997 - Şanlıurfa YİBO Primary School Teacher
1997 - 1998 Şanlıurfa Harran Uzunyol Village Primary School Teacher​​​​

 

Events and Projects Participated in:

  • ​Çoruh River Basin Rehabilitation Project with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) - Project Coordinator

  • Development of a Long-Term Forest Fire Prevention Framework for the Forests of Istanbul Region with the European Commission's Civil Defense and Humanitarian Aid Operations Unit (DG ECHO) - Project Coordinator

  • Murat River Rehabilitation Project with IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) - Project Coordinator

  • Sustainable Energy Financing Mechanism for Forest Villages in Turkey Project with United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) - Project Coordinator

  • Turkey Resilient Landscape and Integration Project with the World Bank-Project Coordinator

  • Strengthening Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Forest Landscapes in Kazdağları Project-Project Coordinator

  • BRIDGES with FAO-Turkey Partnership Program (FTPP) - Supporting Restoration, Income and Development in Eritrea, Mauritania and Sudan; Ecosystem Services Project-Project Manager

  • FRIENDS with FAO-Turkey Partnership Program (FTPP) - Improving Forest Restoration for Environmental Development and Sustainability in Central Asia Project-Project Coordinator

  • Forestry Training Center Project with FAO-Turkey Partnership Program (FTPP) - Project Coordinator

  • Improving Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan through FAO-Turkey Partnership Program (FTPP) - Project Coordinator

  • Turkey Azerbaijan International Training Center and Nursery Facility Groundbreaking, Jabrayil, 2022

  • World Forestry Congress, Turkey Representative, Seoul, South Korea, 2022

  • World Hunting and Nature Fair, Turkey Representative, Budapest, Hungary, 2021

  • Sarajevo Brotherhood City Forest Opening, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2019


Working Life and Dates:​

1994-1997- Private Sector

  • 1997 - Bilecik Forest Management Directorate Engineer (Service Procurement)

  • 1997 - Şanlıurfa YİBO School Primary School Teacher

  • 1997-1997 Şanlıurfa Harran Uzunyol Village School Teacher

  • 1998 - 2000 Sivas-Serefiye Forest Management Chief

  • 2000 - 2003 Bilecik-Pazaryeri Forest Management Chief

  • 2003 - 2005 Bolu-Elmalık Forest Management Chief

  • 2005 - 2008 Inegol-Inayet Forest Management Chief

  • 2008 - 2011 Bilecik Forest Management Assistant Manager

  • 2011 - 2013 Inegol Forest Management Manager

  • 2013 - 2014 Ankara Forestry Regional Deputy Director

  • 2014 - 2017 Konya Regional Director of Forestry

  • 2017 - Assistant General Manager

  • 11.08.2017 - General Manager​


Mr. Bekir KARACABEY is married and has two children.​