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Ömer Gökhan Tuncer elected head of İzmir Commodity Exchange
Ömer Gökhan Tuncer has been elected head of the İzmir Commodity Exchange in İzmir, Turkey.
He received 36 votes, while the other candidate, Barış Kocagöz, received 16; one vote was invalid.
The exchange’s new board will serve from 2026 to 2030.
Bülent Uçak was also elected parliament chair, with 30 votes, while Özhan Şen received 20.
The exchange represents members involved in commodity trade, including agriculture.
Tuncer said he wants the exchange to make decisions jointly and advance digital tools in agriculture and trade.
Uçak said the new leadership aims to bring the institution’s traditions together with new technology and focus on solving sector problems.
Ömer Gökhan Tuncer was elected chair of the İzmir Commodity Exchange’s board of directors.
Tuncer received 36 votes, while fellow candidate Barış Kocagöz received 16; one vote was invalid.
The election was part of the exchange’s organizational elections for the 2026–2030 term.
Bülent Uçak was elected parliamentary council chair with 30 votes.
After the elections, Tuncer highlighted shared decision-making and digitalization, including in agriculture.
- Who
- Ömer Gökhan Tuncer was elected board chair. Barış Kocagöz was the other candidate.
- What
- İzmir Commodity Exchange members elected its board chair and other officials for the 2026–2030 term.
- When
- The articles were published on October 10, 2026. The election date is not stated.
- Where
- İzQ Innovation Center in İzmir, according to Dünya.
- Why
- The exchange held organizational elections to choose its officials for the 2026–2030 term.
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Tuncer received 36 votes and was elected board chair; Kocagöz received 16 votes and one vote was invalid.
Tuncer thanked exchange members for their support and emphasized shared decision-making and digitalization.
- Tuncer’s votes
- 36
- Kocagöz’s votes
- 16
- Invalid board-chair votes
- 1
- Term
- 2026–2030
- Election venue
- İzQ Innovation Center, İzmir
- Parliamentary council chair
- Bülent Uçak
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