About Us

​​​​Director General
 
ABDULKADİR URALOĞLU

 


 

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Ahmet Gülşen was born in 1973 in Kaman, Kırşehir. He graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at Selçuk University's Faculty of Engineering and Architecture in 1995. After completing his military service in 1996, Gülşen started his career in the private sector as a Site Engineer.

 

In 1998, Gülşen began working as a Site Engineer at the Van-Özalp-Saray Construction Site at the 11th Regional Directorate of Highways in Van. In the same year, he was appointed to the 7th Regional Directorate of Highways in Samsun, where he held positions including Road Construction Control Engineer for the Boyabat-Saraydüzü Road, Road Construction Control Chief Engineer for the Sinop-Boyabat Road, Field Engineer in the Road Construction Branch, and Road Construction Control Chief Engineer for the Kavak-Merzifon Road. In 2010, he became the Chief Engineer for the Road Construction Branch at the 7th Regional Directorate of Highways in Samsun.

 

Starting from 2013, Ahmet Gülşen served as the Deputy Regional Director of the 12th Regional Directorate in Erzurum. In 2016, he became the Regional Director of the 8th Regional Directorate in Elâzığ, followed by his appointment as the Head of the Operations Department in 2018. In 2021, he was appointed as the Regional Director of the 13th Regional Directorate in Antalya.

 

On August 11, 2023, according to Presidential Decree No. 2023/382 published in the Official Gazette No. 32276, Ahmet Gülşen was appointed as the General Director of General Directorate of Highways.

 

Gülşen has played important roles in bringing many significant highway investments to our country, including Turkey's visionary projects such as:


- Istanbul-Izmir Motorway

- North Marmara Motorway

- Ankara-Niğde Motorway

- 1915 Çanakkale Bridge

- Malkara-Çanakkale Motorway

 

Married and the father of four children, Gülşen is also proficient in English.

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