Recep Düzgit's blue list wins İMEAK DTO elections with 62 votes, defeating Şadan Kaptanoğlu Dikici's yellow list, which received 57 votes.
In the election held at the İMEAK Chamber of Shipping, the blue list led by Recep Düzgit won with 62 votes. The yellow list, with Şadan Kaptanoğlu Dikici as the presidential candidate, received 57 votes.
Recep Düzgit won the elections held on Friday, October 16, to determine the new management of the İMEAK Chamber of Shipping (DTO). The blue list, for which Düzgit was the presidential candidate, received 62 votes, while the yellow list, led by Şadan Kaptanoğlu Dikici, remained at 57 votes.
In the election for the Chairmanship of the Board of Directors held at the headquarters of the İMEAK Chamber of Shipping in Fındıklı, there was a five-vote difference between the two candidates. As a result of the election, Recep Düzgit was elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors.
There had been a tie in 48 professional committees.
The new election process of the İMEAK Chamber of Shipping began with the elections for professional committee and council membership held on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at the Piri Reis University Maritime Campus.
The blue list won 24 of the total 48 professional committees, while the yellow list also won 24.
In the distribution of council memberships, the blue list obtained 61, and the yellow list obtained 59 memberships. Thus, after the competition between the two lists, the decisive stage for the election of the Chairmanship of the Board of Directors was reached.
In the election held on October 16, the blue list received 62 votes, surpassing the initial distribution in the council by one vote. The yellow list received 57 votes.
The new Board of Directors has been determined.
The main members of the new Board of Directors under the chairmanship of Recep Düzgit are as follows:
Ahmet Can Bozkurt
İbrahim Kemal Barış Dillioğlu
Kemal Akbaşoğlu
Refik Yavuz Kalkavan
The alternate members of the Board of Directors have been announced as Argun Gündüç, Burak Atasoy, Cihat Yavuz Güler, Gönç Beyli, Mahmut Işık, Mahmut Sinan Özer, Mehmet Berzan Avcı, Mustafa Erhan Esinduy, Osman Bilgin, and Rasim Akar.
The election results will be finalized on October 22.
According to the election schedule of the İMEAK Chamber of Shipping, the provisional results of the elections for the Chair and members of the Board of Directors held on October 16 will be announced on October 19.
It is anticipated that the final results will be announced on Thursday, October 22, 2026, following the completion of the objection processes, and that the elected members will receive their certificates on the same day.
The new management under the chairmanship of Recep Düzgit will officially begin its duties after the finalization and certificate process.
Source: SeaNews Türkiye
