Born in 1974 in Van, Bedriye Banu Köker graduated from the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences of Boğaziçi University in 1996, and received her graduate degree in Finance, Texas A&M University.
Having embarked upon her professional carrier in Abn Amro Bank in 1998 as executive candidate, Köker quit her office in 2010 as she was Group President in Charge of Corporate Banking Officer. She worked as Managing Director in Charge of Corporate Customers at Standard Ünlü during the 2010-2012 period and at Ünlü & Co during the 2012-2020 period.
During her 22-year term of office in the banking sector, Ms. Köker has achieved many accomplishments in the fields of both corporate banking and investment banking, serving the leading family holdings and corporate companies of Turkey.
Having acted as angel investor since 2020, she supports new start-ups as both investor and mentor. Banu Köker is a member of Women on Board Association Turkey, holds a Gestalt Coaching Certificate and speaks English.
Bedriye Banu Köker meets the independence criterion as per the CMB Communiqué No. II-17.1.