Yusuf Akcayoglu

Company: TAV Construction
Position: Middle East director

Yusuf Akcayoglu joined TAV’s UAE operations in 2004 and in 2007-11, he was appointed as GCC regional director, playing an instrumental role in TAV Construction’s rapid expansion in the region, which today sees it working on a projects portfolio worth more than $7.5bn.

As regional director, Akcayoglu oversaw schemes such as the passenger terminal complex of New Doha International Airport and the main contract of package 1 of Muscat International airport. In 2012, he became Middle East director and is responsible for projects including the Midfield Terminal at Abu Dhabi International airport.

Akcayoglu began his career with the southern coast highway scheme in Turkey. After being involved in development projects in Russia for six years, he came back to Turkey in 1999 for the Istanbul Ataturk International airport project. Akcayoglu has a master’s degree in business administration from California State University in the US and a degree in civil engineering from the Istanbul Technical University.

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