Advisory Council

H. Necdet AYDOGAN: Necdet is working as a consultant in environmental technology field. He worked in multinational companies such as Pepsi-Cola and Beiersdorf (Nivea-Hansaplast-tesa) as sales director and general manager. He is a serious amateur photographer with over 40 awards, including “College Photographer of the Year 1983, USA” and “Photographer of the Year 1991, Turkey”.

After graduating from TED Ankara College High School, Necdet went to the U.S. for higher education. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a M.S. in Industrial Management Engineering from Kansas State University.

During his ten year stay in the U.S., Necdet was actively involved in the community. In Rochester NY, he volunteered as a teacher and director for the Turkish School; acted as a speaker and program producer at Turkish Radio; helped organize the "1st Turkish-American Youth Conference in the US"; and served as the Vice President of Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA).

Necdet is also one of the founding members of Community Volunteers (TOG) in Turkey and has been serving on the Board of Directors since 2002. He is also active in several other nonprofit organizations, including Street Children Foundation (UMUT Vakfi), Fight with Erosion (TEMA), Voluntary Traffic Inspector/Police Officer, and Foreign Investor’s Association (YASED). He also serves on the PTA of TED Istanbul College.

He is married and has a 10 year old daughter. They have been living in Istanbul since 1996.