Mehmet Ziya Gökalp received his bachelor’s degree from Dokuz Eylül University’s Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and his master’s degree from İstanbul University’s Department of Monetary and Capital Markets. He continues his doctoral studies in the field of Social Policy at Kocaeli University. After working as a senior manager in various investment organizations, he served as general manager and economy writer at Yeni Şafak Newspaper. He was as a member of the CBRT Supervisory Board. In addition to his position at the Bank, Gökalp serves as a board member at İnfo Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., Hedef Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ort. A.Ş. and İdeal Finansal Teknolojiler ve Danışmanlık A.Ş..