Ziya CİHAN

General Coordinator, WOW Istanbul Hotels & Convention Center

Born in Ankara in 1967, Ziya Cihan studied at TED Ankara College and graduated from the Department of Business Administration of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Gazi University.

He began his tourism career at Pullman Etap Altınel in 1987 and was Night Manager at Sheraton Ankara Hotel & Towers and Sheraton Antalya Voyager between 1991 and 1997. From 1999 to 2005 he served as Hotel Operations Manager and General Manager at Polat Renaissance Erzurum. Joining the Dedeman hotel chain in 2005, he was General Manager of Dedeman Grand Chisinau and Hotel Opening and Regional Manager at Dedeman Turizm Yatırım. In 2007 he was appointed General Coordinator of WOW Istanbul Hotels & Convention Center.

With 32 years in the tourism sector, Ziya Cihan speaks English.