Fikret Orman

Fikret Orman (born 4 November 1967) is a Turkish businessman and sports executive.

Fikret Orman
Orman at the press conference in 2017
33rd President of Beşiktaş JK
In office
25 March 2012 – 24 October 2019
Preceded byYıldırım Demirören
Personal details
Born (1967-11-04) 4 November 1967
Istanbul, Turkey
SpouseSedef Orman (1992–2012)
Children2
Alma materYıldız Technical University
University of Florida
ProfessionCivil engineer, businessperson

Career

Orman graduated from Işık Lisesi, before going on to study at Yıldız Technical University, and later at the University of Florida in the United States.[1] He has a degree in civil engineering. Orman has been involved in the construction and tourism sectors.[2]

On March 25, 2012, Orman became the 33rd president of Beşiktaş J.K., receiving 4,025 of the 4,545 votes cast in the extraordinary congress held after previous president Yıldırım Demirören resigned to be appointed at Turkish Football Federation.[3] He was re-elected at the next ordinary congress in 2013, and once again in May 2016. His latest term ended in May 2019.[4]

On 24 September 2019, Orman announced his resignation from Beşiktaş J.K.[5] During his 7.5 years of tenure, commercial debts of club raised from TRY580 million up to TRY2.6 billion.[6] During same period, there were total of 77 transfers made in and out, including Pepe, Mario Gómez, Demba Ba, Anderson Talisca, Jose Sosa, Gary Medel, Alvaro Negredo and Domagoj Vida.[6]

References
  1. "Fikret Orman - Biyografi" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019. 1967 yılında İstanbul'da doğmuştur. Orta öğrenimini Işık Lisesi'nde, Yüksek Öğrenimini Yıldız Üniversitesi ve ABD Florida Üniversitesi'nde tamamlamıştır. Sanayi, Turizm ve İnşaat sektörlerinde Yönetim Kurulu Başkanlıkları ve Üyelikleri bulunmaktadır. İngilizce bilmektedir.
  2. Beşiktaş JK Official Site - Fikret Orman
  3. cnnturk.com-Büyük farkla Fikret Orman
  4. "Fikret Orman yeniden başkan!". haberturk.com (in Turkish). Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  5. "Beşiktaş Başkanı Fikret Orman İstifa Etti!" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  6. "Beşiktaş'ta Fikret Orman dönemi sona eriyor" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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