The Actuarial Society of Turkey is the association of actuaries

Actuary

An actuary is a business professional who deals with the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. Actuaries provide expert assessments of financial security systems, with a focus on their complexity, their mathematics, and their mechanisms ....

 in Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. It is a professional organisation whose purpose is the advancement of actuarial science

Actuarial science

Actuarial science is the discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in the insurance and finance industries. Actuaries are professionals who are qualified in this field through education and experience...

 applied to property, casualty, and similar risk exposures.

The Society was founded in 1951 under the name Türkiye Aktüerler Cemiyeti and from initial twelve members it has grown to more than 80. The Society is an associate member of the International Actuarial Association

International Actuarial Association

The International Actuarial Association is a worldwide association of local professional actuarial associations and their 64,000-odd fellows.-History:...

. Current chairman of the Society is Ömür Şengün.

In 1951, there were twelve founding members of the Society:

• Hüsnü Hamit Sayman (Chairman)
• Ziya Cimilli (Vice-chairman)
• Sadi Barlas (Secretary General)
• Rakım Enç (Budget Officer)
• Veysi Midil (Member)
• Necdet Tuğrul (Member)
• Muammer Saka (Member)
• İsmail Karacik (Member)
• Sami Maktalan (Member)
• Adil Üçer (Member)
• Akif Günhan (Member)
• Nurettin Somer (Member)

Current Board of Directors (2010-2011):

• Belkıs Sema Erşen (Chairman)
• Ayşe Sezik Türkölmez (Vice-Chairman)
• Taylan Matkap (Secretary General)
• Orhun Emre Çelik (Accountant)
• Alper Ünlenen (Publicity Activities)