EDSİS Members Join DEİK Energy Business Council Management

Following DEİK Business Councils' 2025 Electoral Ordinary General Assembly, the representation of the energy storage sector in decision-making mechanisms has been strengthened. Businessman Sarper Cengiz takes over the chairmanship of DEİK Energy Business Council, while Energy Storage Systems Association (EDSİS) and CCT Enerji Board Chairman C. Can Tutaşı was elected to the Board of Directors.

In accordance with decisions taken during the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) Business Councils' 2025 Electoral Ordinary General Assembly, a new term has begun at DEİK Energy Business Council. Businessman Sarper Cengiz assumes the chairmanship, while EDSİS (Energy Storage Systems Association) and CCT Enerji Board Chairman C. Can Tutaşı was elected to Board membership.

This development opens the way for energy storage technologies to be addressed more visibly on Turkey's energy policy agenda and in international cooperation at a time when energy transition is accelerating. The new term aims to position storage systems more clearly under strategic headings such as renewable energy integration, supply security, and grid flexibility.

STRONG TEAM ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE AT DEİK ENERGY BUSINESS COUNCIL
The new management structure brings together representatives of leading institutions operating in different areas of the energy sector. The management includes senior representatives of organizations playing an active role globally in production, renewable energy, energy technologies, sustainability, and investment.

The presence of names from the sector's main components such as Limak, Kalyon, OYAK, SOCAR, Aksa, Zero Waste Foundation, CCT Enerji, Girişim, EGESA, Naturel, Win Solar, YEO, and IC Enterra in the management list offers a structure that strengthens both public-private sector cooperation and international energy diplomacy.

In the new term, the Council is expected to:

-represent Turkey's energy vision more effectively on international platforms,

-strengthen investment and trade channels,

-assume a more prominent role in the global energy transition process

"WE WILL CARRY THIS COLLECTIVE STRENGTH TO THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA"
In his assessment following the election, EDSİS Board Chairman, DEİK Energy Business Council Board Member, and CCT Enerji & SolPEG Turkey Founder C. Can Tutaşı made the following remarks:

"Under Sarper Cengiz's chairmanship, we have formed a very strong team. Our Board of Directors consists of names with significant global influence in the energy sector. We will use this collective strength to give our country a voice on the international stage within the scope of our energy potential."

Drawing attention to the critical role of energy storage, Tutaşı added:
"Serving in the management of DEİK Energy Business Council is an important responsibility in terms of contributing to addressing the needs and priorities of stakeholders operating in the energy storage sector with a broader perspective. We aim to contribute constructively to efforts that strengthen cooperation between the public and private sectors, support the investment environment, and increase the sector's international visibility."