Doç. Dr. Yurdagül MERAL

Biyografi

She is working as associate professor in İstanbul Medipol University and she is department head of international trade and finance department (English and Turkish programs).
She has completed her PhD on ‘Bank Mergers’ and her master degree on ‘Outsourcing’ in Istanbul University.
Prior to starting her career at Medipol University, she pursued a 30 year career in the field of international trade finance (including 2,5 years in Frankfurt) in banking sector.
She has started as management trainee in Interbank after having her Associate Degree from Boğaziçi University in Business Management.
She worked as Senior Vice President in International Trade and Finance Operations in Koçbank and Şekerbank  covering import-export management, including letter of credits, counter guarantees, import, export, payments, SWIFT, credits, exim loans and has completed related system entegration projects of international trade as well.
She has CDCS (certificate of documentary credit specialist)*.
She is currently working as Department Head of International Trade and Finance Department of Istanbul Medipol University (English and Turkish Programs) and as Part Time in Boğaziçi University, International Trade Department.
Married with two children.

(*) Certificate of Documentary Credit Specialist http://cdcs.ifslearning.ac.uk/