Having graduated from Koç University Department of Business Administration in 2016, Yahya Ülker worked at various organizations operating in banking and biscuit production in London and Switzerland upon completing his undergraduate studies.
After starting his career at Yıldız Holding in 2018, Yahya Ülker worked at the Holding’s innovation company, Northstar Innovation, and played an active role in implementing the Holding’s innovation projects devised as an investment into the future through university-industry collaborations during his tenure.
Since 2019, he has led the teams of Yıldız Ventures, an organization he founded, working to incubate in-house start-ups in industries that would add value to the Holding’s strategy and to support the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Fulfilling his duties as Yıldız Holding Transformation and Technology Leader, Yahya Ülker also acts as the E-Commerce Leader for ŞOK Marketler, one of Türkiye’s leading retail brands.
Having successfully completed his tenure as the E-Commerce Leader at ŞOK Marketler, one of Türkiye’s leading retail brands, Yahya Ülker currently serves as the Head of Transformation and Technology / Transformation and Technology Leader at Yıldız Holding and pladis Global. He is a member of TÜSİAD (Turkish Industry and Business Association), DEİK (Foreign Economic Relations Board) Digital Technologies, Yenibirlider Association, and Q Angels. He also acts as a Startup Mentor at Endeavor Türkiye.
