Seminar Series of the School of Applied Sciences – Fall 2021 – 4. Seminar

Dear Students of the School of Applied Sciences,

You are kindly informed to welcome the Director of Hotels and Residences of Koç Holding Hotels Group, Mr. Göksenin Kürkcü as the guest speaker of the seminar series.

Date      : Thursday, 24 December 2020

Time      : 14:40-16:30

Place     : Web Seminar

Mr. Göksenin Kürkcü received his master's degree from New York City Technical College, Hospitality Management Department after graduating from Istanbul University, Tourism Department. He started his career as the Guest Service Agent of Crowne Plaza Hotel Istanbul, then he moved to the US to get international experience. He continued his career at Hilton Hotel New York and Wyndham Milford Plaza New York at different positions in the Food and Beverage and Front Office Departments. After his return to Turkey, he worked for Renaissance Polat Istanbul as the Sales and Marketing Manager, Assistant Front Office Manager, and Duty Manager. He was appointed to the Deputy General Manager of WOW Istanbul Hotels and Convention Center. He joined The Marmara Collection as the Opening General Manager of The Marmara Şişli and continued as the Regional General Manager. He was responsible for the Revenue Management Department of The Marmara Antalya Hotels. He worked as the General Manager of The Marmara Pera. Mr. Göksenin Kürkcü was also experienced in the healthcare industry as the Director of Hospitality at Memorial Healthcare Group. He is currently working as the Director of Hotels and Residences at Divan Group within Koç Holding Hotels Group. Mr. Göksenin Kürkcü is going to make an online presentation in the Seminar course titled “Upcoming Trends at Hospitality After Covid Pandemic”.