Two New Names Join the TÜROB Board

Recep Arifoğlu and Uğur Talayhan join the Board of Directors!

Two more prominent figures from the accommodation sector have joined the Board of Directors of the Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB), whose Chairmanship continues to be held by Müberra Eresin. Recep Arifoğlu, Coordinator of Artaş İnşaat Turizm Yatırımları, which includes the Radisson Hotel Türkiye chain, and Uğur Talayhan, Vice President of Operations for Accor Hotels Türkiye, have become the newest members of TÜROB's Board of Directors.

Arifoğlu entered the hotel industry in 1989

TÜROB's new Board Member Recep Arifoğlu graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration at Istanbul University. Recep Arifoğlu began his hotel career in 1989 as Finance Director at the HMI The President Hotel. Becoming general manager of the same hotel in 2000, Arifoğlu was appointed Coordinator of Artaş İnşaat Turizm Yatırımları in 2006. Arifoğlu still holds this position.

Talayhan began his career as a chef

Uğur Talayhan, another figure joining TÜROB's Board of Directors, began his career as a chef at the age of 17, and at the age of 27 held positions in London such as kitchen chef and food & beverage manager. Continuing his career in various management positions in Portugal, Dubai and China, Talayhan took on the roles of Vice President of Türkiye Luxury Brands at the Accor Group and General Manager of Swissôtel The Bosphorus Istanbul in 2017. In October 2021, Talayhan was appointed to his new position as Vice President of Operations for Accor Hotels Türkiye.