At the Marmara Esma Sultan, in the ceremony was honored with the presence of our Minister of State Selma Aliye KAVAF, for our supports both as corporation and as an individual, to “Bahçelievler Child Protection Agency Şeyh Sait 0-12 years old part”, Voluntary Mothers Association Asistant Manager and Güreli Yeminli Mali Müşavirlik Human Resources Director YOSUN GÜRELİ was presented a plate by Istanbul Social Services Child Protection Agency General Manager Dr. İsmail Barış On 22 April 2011 .
In march 2009, Baker Tilly Human Resources Director Miss. Yosun Güreli made a suggestion to TEV in order to contribute to education. As a result of this proposal, TEV began a new appliance on the basis of our company and Turkey. Since 2009 May, our company started to contribute to TEV instead of sending real flowers on special occasions such as Marriage, Opening, Birthday, Funeral, and assignments, we contributed to TEV.
TEV is designed (examples are on the below) a special non-real flower basket and specially designed letter, send them to the receiver. Each year companies have flower and wreath charges which are considerable expenses.From this point of view, companies which apply this new contribution system of TEV will contribute to the future of our children’s education.
Chairman of Baker Tilly Güreli, Mr. Hüsnü Güreli is the member of Board of Trustees of Isık University and in the meanwhile is the member of Supreme Advisory Council of Darüşşafaka. Hüsnü Güreli has provided the opportunity of education at Isık University with 49 TL monthly through the project named “Educational Credit at Universities”. The article published on the website www.hurriyet.com.tr on July 30th , 2010, below mentioned has been also published on the Baker Tilly International Extranet.
Güreli Paves the Way for University Education at 49 Turkish Liras
Hüsnü Güreli, chairman of Baker Tilly Güreli (Turkey) and former board member of Beşiktaş Football Club, has joined the board of trustees at Işık University. Founded 125 years ago, Işık University is a foundation university with around 2,400 students. A former graduate of the university himself, one of Güreli’s first accomplishments as chairman is securing a long term education loan with one of Turkey’s premium banks that provides students with the opportunity to study at Işık for 49 Turkish Lira (approximatley US$30) a month. The average tution fee for a foundation university is around 15,000 – 20,000 Turkish Lira a year. According to this project; Işık University is making a credit agreement with a bank.No matter what the financial situation those who want to educate in Işık University can take this 10 year loan from the special bank.In consideration of the credits, a real-estate mortgage or bank authorization is needed.If family does not have any registered real estate, student can take credit for 5 years. In Işık Universtity the education is 5 years, 1 year prep and 4 years University. 6 months is given for to look for a job. So, for 5,5 years students don’t pay any principal amount, with just paying the interest students can be educated by only paying 100-200 TL a month. The payment of principal amount will start after 5,5 years and 10 years credit will finish after 4,5 years.After graduation 1.149 TL monthly payments begins. Rate of interest is 0.95. The monthly payments are paid in which they are announced and they do not change. This credit gives low interest rates and also gives a chance to pay the principal amount after graduation.The students who choose Işık University in the first three place will be given %25 fellowship. The students who are graduated from Işık High School or Şişli Terakki High School and wanted to educate in Işık University will have an %50 fellowship. So in this situation, monthly payments are starting from 49 TL. The students who won only %25 fellowship,their monthly payments will be about 74 TL and the students who don’t have any fellowship will monthly pay 99 TL. However these fee’s increase in definite rates every halfterm and does not stay the same.
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Our Chairman of Baker Tilly Güreli, Mr. Hüsnü Güreli is a member of Turkish Paralympic Committee, a subsidy of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) an international institution where elite sports are represented by disabled sportsmen in widest term and is a member of TESYEV (Turkey Disabled Sportsmen Help and Education Foundation). We indvidually and institutionally,contribute to projects realized for education and health services provided to disabled sportsmen and disabled citizens.However,we are also conscious about the fact that the issues require greater attention in our country with 8.6 million disabled citizens.
Paralympic games are the olympic games that disabled sportsmen participate.Paralympic games are World's second major sports organization.In recent 2008 Beijing games, more than 140 countries were participated.In these games,physically and visually handycaped sportsmen competed in 26 sports branches.Mentally handycaped sportsmen will participate again the competitions in 2012 London Paralympic Games on.According to a joint decision of IOC(International Olympic Comittee) and IPC(International Paralympic Committee),an olympic game can only take place in a country if only there exists paralympic games.In case Turkey will be a candidate for 2020 olympic and paralympic games, we consider that national paralympic committee's of the countries will have contributions on that task.
ALEM Unique poses for ALEM YOSUN GÜRELİ Unknown facts about her Beautiful daughter of well-known businessman Hüsnü Güreli.
She expressed, for the first time, unknown facts about her, her civil society initiatives and charitable institution projects. Those providing necessary parts to complete puzzle for my development are ‘human angels’. One of them is Monik İpekel. I would rather talk about her than me. We met in a book project at Dear Özlem Cankurtaran's house; more precisely, she took the first step to talk with me when she spotted my irrelevant mode, saying ‘What's wrong with that poor-fellow’. She somehow had taken a shine to me and we are like old-friend since that day.
Yosun Güreli, the daughter of Hüsnü Güreli who is former deputy chairman and owner of Baker Tilly Güreli - Certified Public Accountant Company, takes charge in the same company as human resources manager. We talked about engrossing issues of concern with Yosun Güreli that we come across now and again not only for business world but also for civil society initiatives. Mrs. Yosun, Can you describe about yourself briefly? From your educational to business life… Which schools did you study and what profession are you in?
You realize dress, which is beautiful, but 'it is not typical for me' you say. Everyone has a different style. May someone else describe me; so that I may be aware of myself. I only know my inner feeling; I do not know what I do, but I know why. Therefore, I am more confident to express my ideology, thoughts and feelings. Moreover, are not these the important parts under the cream? I pay attention to when I met someone new. Besides, I do not make philosopher talk. ALEM. However, please be so kind to excuse me if I talk somehow a language in that way. I am not a person who is long-term tactful, I do not have long-term actions or dates in my mind. Because I am aware of that wisdom of life is beyond ours. I have expectations and requests from myself, which I would like to abstractly experience in my whole life. As abstract levels are high, substantial concepts will tag behind whether you want it or not. I would like express that life positions crucial persons waiting for me to various places. Those who provide necessary parts to complete a puzzle for my development are ‘human angels’. One of them is Monik İpekel. I would rather talk about her than me. . We met in a book project at Dear Özlem Cankurtaran's house; more precisely, she began to talk with me when she spotted my irrelevant mode, saying ‘What's wrong with that poor-fellow’. She somehow had taken a shine to me and we are like old-friend since that day. She spread her large wings for me too. She is a truehearted person, loves and respects for all kind of people without discriminating them, appreciates for spirituality instead of materiality, or does not have a mind to benefit for her favor from events and projects. That’s all I may talk about myself. Please do not think that I am self-deprecating, that is just my belief.
What are the most important things in your life?
I used be on closer to logical mentality, however I learnt that I have listen to inner voices because the most necessary one not to lose in your life is feelings. Of course, I do not mention herein romantic ones. Most of us do not notice that this immures them in a systematical logic world in order to be stronger, believing this is a must. Intelligence Mind is the main element differentiating us from animals but I claim that this is not a positive separation. As I see that human beings destroy the world, life and most importantly themselves… Mind is valuable but the things making us ‘human’ are inner voices coming from our hearts. I believe that there will be hell to pay, or paradise will fall on earth the day when everyone’s heart beats at the same frequency. The person is alienated from satisfaction, satiation and spirituality at the course when logic voices are higher than heart's. Sudden satisfactions replace with endless pursuits that encourage us to consuming and arise from feeling empty. This is an inclination to materiality. We are in such a period that souls are hungry as ever before. The things, we look for satiation and find them, satisfy our body or ego and the soul is kept hungry. As long as we cannot realize that we search it in wrong places, this will stay same. People demand a rapid satisfaction, real satiation is achieved in long-term but you cannot see this today. The fact that seed turns to a big sycamore is achieved by patience and self-effort. Nevertheless, we only see formation of a tree as if we have to catch something. I cannot understand this hurry, is there anyone where we are really running? As technology is directed to do what we need and fulfills our necessary no matter how it is need by us, people demand more and more than this and complain about what they belong and some time later we are fed up with this satiation and demand only finished-fruit of tree. Moreover, we want leafs to be pink and have peacock pictures on. That’s the story of a modern-day humankind whose cell goes into shock. Humankind does not notice that most of that is positive for his own future is just a presumption. I think, more honestly hope, that people that consume constantly and are intolerant or inpatient will someday notice that the fact that they consume is only themselves. The ones who derive true from their mistakes or past will live an empty-life. I worry more about future than the past, but I honestly would like to learn what people will talk each other whilst observing us. Main-subject of television show of Okan Bayülgen was obsession. Most of us have Obsessive-compulsive disorders; although we assume that we are normal. We have a assimilating life like that we are obsessed with an emotion or object as if we cannot live without it and have an aspiration to belong to that certain object. The thing that is an obsession or a must is power and the feeling of being in secure, for someone it is favour. It is a bag or shoe etc. For centuries, substantial objects (belief, intuition, spirituality) have been valuable or abstract ones (intelligence, science, object); but it is not at the same time. This is a vicious circle. We couldn’t blend both of them in one way or another. Nevertheless, the answer is herein. Suppose that you live in a house with ten people, if one of them is unhappy, depressive or aggressive, does not this affect psychological state of the other ones? That’s like 'Someone - insane - throws a stone into hole and this affect the other normal people. Therefore, you cannot say ‘I don’t care’; even if related social events are away for miles and miles. You cannot notice the time when far becomes close; Life is changeable, fluidal and not stable.
‘Michael Jackson answers easily these kind of considerations saying ‘This is it’ and ‘They who?’’ There is no place to stake world's claim. We are in the lives of each of us. We have right to anticipate for everything as soon as we are conscious of our responsibilities. World is not responsible to provide something that you did not for it.'' ‘I am supporter of soul-marriage; not mind or heart. Ideas can be temporary; hearts someday can feel less than normal. However, a marriage, in which souls are matched, would be wonderful because the most valuable is the love of souls. The ones who have this cannot notice connection of soul. From my point of view, there is unforgivable nothing in long-term, as long as my outlook or beliefs on life are stable. Sometimes it can take time; however, everything is consequently unforgivable for me. Human consist of not only intelligence or soul. When you focus on one, the other part becomes starved. I feel that we are in a transition period. There is a alternation as like all transition periods. This causes some troubles or small vicissitudes that we cannot feel now. When mentioned the beginning of alternation looking upon history after a century, we are a period to be discussed. I believe that periods are over in which we are fortunately happy or healthy. We will be in a time in which those noticing the true whilst looking upon life as like the ones prefer organic fruits in a greengrocer. The people will be steady and healthy by struggle or perception of truths about life instead of escapism. Something happens to people in the world. This is true! Personality development books have never been sold at past as much as today. Humankind passes through a crisis as a whole; because of interactive relations. Suppose that you live in a house with ten people, if one of them is unhappy, depressive or aggressive, does not this affect psychological state of the other ones? That’s like 'Someone - insane - throws a stone into hole and this affect the other normal people. Therefore, you cannot say ‘I don’t care’; even if related social events are away for miles and miles. You cannot notice the time when far becomes close; Life is changeable, fluidal and not stable. Increasing crime rate, incest relationship molestation/rape and suicides of young people, people killing their own mother, father and children… I cannot understand why these increased as much as today. If no one can walk in street without fear and if there is no confidence between people, chaos gets even started. In that case, everyone has a duty. We become accustomed with circumstances and do not alter them, something happens between us but after a while we get back on the road and forget to do the necessary. Maybe this is called as ‘Turkish society is oblivious’. Everyone has to encourage other ones not only for donation but also for mobilization. As if everyone has blinkers on or hypnotized and do something in a haphazard way; the people have to come into own senses and a person has to ask to himself ‘What am I doing, What role do I play in this life, What do I contribute to this world, what is the difference my presence and absence? Society comprises of individuals, therefore one person can make a big alternation with small movements. I see that most of families want their children to be interested with sport or to learn foreign language or make them play piano etc… but do they take into account of what kind of a society such a well-appointed child will be in? You produce pack up luggage with resplendent garments; but What if the destination is a desert island. Can I set forth future seeing today? ‘Michael Jackson answers these kind of considerations easily saying ‘This is it’ and ‘They who?’’ There is no place to stake world's claim. We are in the lives of each of us. We have right to anticipate for everything as soon as we are conscious of our responsibilities. World is not responsible to provide something that you did not for it.'' I sometimes imagine that aliens attack world and so wish people become closer to each other, discrimination is ended and unite for the same purpose. As long as we do not experience an external threat, it seems that human beings will continue to treat and ignore together, and damage the nature. We have to ask if we plant seeds, except for our own children, for public welfare where our children will live. Suppose that child will grow up in a village in which educated ones live like himself, move in a confined space and be friends with similar children. However, he has to go out of that environment at least. Do we really notice that saturniniy feelings of poor, uneducated, unemployed people affect somehow life of that child? This is story of house with 10 people. Is a person, who damages the nature for provide opportunity and earning money, aware of that he is damaging the future? Even if he did not this for humanity, own country or society, he has to do everything to contribute his own child future.
I used be closer to logic mentality, however I learnt that I have listen to inner voices because the most necessary one not to lose in life is feelings. Of course, I do not mention herein romantic ones. Most of us does not see that part and immure them in a systematical logic world in order to be stronger, believing this is a must. Humankind does not notice that most of that is positive for his own future is just a presumption. I think, more honestly hope, that people that consume constantly and are intolerant or inpatient will someday notice that the fact that they consume is only themselves. The ones who derive true from their mistakes or past will live an empty-life.
I have to remember that childhood is not ephemeral period. It ends physically, physiological traumas and wounds affects our whole life as like weaknesses vulnerabilities and obsessions complex. We, because of this, have to prefer a way to adopt a growing technique related to soul of child instead of growing them to prepare a competition. For example, there was a perception as beautiful girl or son in the past. However, I realized that there is height obsession within people. Families are actually proud of this even if they do not mention that our child is the tallest one in the classroom. This is mentioned as if he is smart, talented sensible or this is a virtue. How true is to adumbrate a child that image is a very important issue or enable them realize that this is a superiority? Why do families confirm this message that is aimed to be given in commercials and bringing only misery to life in long-term although image is not permanent. Looking thin, young or like model is a trap which is infiltrated to make some commercial sectors to earn more money. This related to demanding a tree with pink leafs. Clock is ticking, gravity is there and that is the result, why do not people confess this although they already have accepted this injustice in life. Because, things you confess do bring happiness. The fact that some people earn money is related to fact that some people feel inadequate or unqualified. An unnatural requirement firstly is created and then they offer a remedy for this. I mean that they make people unhappy and show up saying ‘We are the cure’. As like the antivirus companies and their creators are the same ones. We shall not to be deceived with this. This is where we have to use our mind. Because, you can not have impeccability, power or beauty image in the mixture of developed soul and mind. Please do not consider this as pessimism. On the other way round, I am very hopeful, as everything is related to just an outlook on life. According as mind changes, the world will be different. If we do not have a hope, we could not have words to say as much as this. I just want to underline things that everyone is aware of and missing ones. This is not because I know everything; I only want an alternation for our life.
What is happiness?
Cem Yılmaz, in one of his stand-up show, talks about an event in which the people come to visit a guru in India to find a remedy and feel happiness and inner peace with a view to that he can change the way of life. However, guru tells them only one sentence ‘Happiness is inside you’. Of course, I laughed like everyone else in the show. However, the answer is true. We are so much enthusiastic to do lots of thing in order to be happy that we become disappointed when we find it so much close like that. Happiness, for me, is ‘to face reality' or just ‘to be it’. The one saying that this cannot be as easy as this will notice how hard it is, when he tries to be himself. We live so much being focused to attract the audience as if millions eyes are on us in the centre of stage under spotlights that this became a way of our life. When said to someone ‘be yourself’ he says properly ’What are you talking about?’ Because he does not struggle for life, he is on autopilot. Therefore, he cannot feel this pain perceptibly. We can notice its reflection but we chalk this unhappiness up to something wrong at that day. We cannot be the one we want, because of striving and cannot live to our heart's content.
What do you think about marriage?
‘I am supporter of soul-marriage; not mind or heart. Ideas can be temporary; hearts someday can feel less than normal. However, a marriage, in which souls are matched, would be wonderful because the most valuable is the love of souls. The ones who have this cannot notice connection of soul. What is unforgivable for you? From my point of view, there is unforgivable nothing in long-term, as long as my outlook or beliefs on life are stable. Sometimes it can take time; however, everything is consequently unforgivable for me. I do not remember what happened. I do not give up someone or something easily with except of some events. One day, someone said ‘You can not shorten anyone’s path.’ Some experience in my life showed that everything is as it should be. We don’t experience times we suffer or resist on something, We could not have alternations or developments in our lives. In short, I am a person who tries and learn to enjoy my way.
What do you think about love and infatuation?
Are those the same ones? Who knows? Someone can call this love at the first sight. For someone ‘Love is what he or she feels highly.’ While you sing a song confidently, love comes and plays the devil with you. This is not as negative mean, this gives an alternation for yourself. You do not think about in detail and say 'Is this life or infatuation?’ as if you have a child and want to put a name for it. According to me, if you cannot be back on your words as like ‘I am such a person; I only do that on these situations; I never forget etc.. if you live relationship at present with your own rules, or cortex is too active, this can not be mentioned as ‘love’. Mevlana claimed ‘As soon as love arrives, it starts to go away too.' Elif Şafak tells in her book ‘Love’: If person does not change after love, you can not say that he or she felt in love.' Love is a perfect opportunity to return to self and meet self by establishing a mutual relation with own heart and breaking taboos, if she takes the chance, she can go beyond herself and reach the ocean. Elif Şafak tells in her book ‘Love’: If person does not change after love, you can not say that he or she felt in love.' Love is a perfect opportunity to return to self and meet self by establishing a mutual relation with own heart and breaking taboos, if she takes the chance, she can go beyond herself and reach the ocean. Nevertheless, experience is a must. Therefore, I think that we experience true love as we become older. Love is that reminding you presence of love. This person comprises a bridge between you and your heart. Yearning for lover is a formation of yearn you feel your heart. It became poetical, but it is! Lover is just a means, a matter or bridge... I am not expert with this issue but these are what I think. I would like to add that the ones who failed in love should not give up saying people to make a convenience marriage. This is company marriage. Then people fall in love, make convenience marriage and have a desperate longing. I observed that children of love marriage become even more beautiful. : )
What is the city or country you would like to visit mostly and why?
The places I would like to visit are Madagascar, Scotland or Desert Island! For example, two-week visit to Survivor show of Acun Ilıcalı would be perfect. It is also based upon the people I am with. The most beautiful place you visit would turn a disaster or a one-day trip to an island would turn to be the best city in the world.
What is your memory you cannot forget?
I have so much unforgotten memory that I cannot answer this question. Maybe I can say some events in April or January, but this would ne unfair for other ones. I can't give an certain answer for this question.
What is the meaning of life for you?
I think that this is to live and to be happy in this world. Some people become happy drinking alcohol, someone becomes happy being powerful and well regarded and someone becomes happy when everyone adores her beauty. However, these are true happiness. These are just baby bottle for crying baby. Real happiness is to make crying baby laughing and not to beg outer world. If happiness is based upon something inevitable is unhappiness. Beauty is temporary, a natural disaster or a sudden mistake makes you lose everything. But nobody, unless you allow, can take your inner substance away from you.
Let’s talk about your family.
I can say that I have a funny family. They are priceless! As I see my friends as family part, I have a big family. Different and dynamic bodies. I love a large family so I would prefer live within a big family instead of core family; provided that everyone clicks with everyone, harmony is so important. Is there anything you wanted to do but you couldn’t? There were times that I would like to do really but I could not do. However, as I mentioned, not everything we demand can be positive for us. There were events that I could not see, so they did not happen. When I look at my past, everything is as it should be.
What is fashion for you? Colors you adore? How is your style?
Although I studied in Milano some day ago, I have not so much to talk. We learnt there that fashion has a long history and people communicate with each other by their trappings, posts and piercings. However, today we have more tools to communicate. Dress should be harmony in environment and apart from this fashion is a matter of taste. Like beauty, beauty is based on the ones who look at it. There cannot be a must in taste. One, which is beautiful according to me, may not be same for other one. When you make the similar, mechanization works, it becomes sluggish, lose its validity. The way I see upon fashion, beauty is ‘Nobody intervenes in anybody’s taste.’ I am interested with inside of dress. So I expect the same from everyone.
You contributed Antakya Chorus to take the stage in Aya Irini. You were an organization team member of ‘Mevlana’ activity in Italian Cultural Center. You are deputy manager of Volunteer Mothers Organization and organize birthday activities with Neval Güler every month at Bahcelievler Children Campus. You established a rowing team in Baker Tilly Gureli and you are preparing a competition. You provide Human Resources service for your customer up to 900 and Human Resources Directorship. You worked in Andante Music Awards Committee and finally you donated a school in the name of your father and mother with your savings; which made everyone cry and cheered. Can we talk about this in detail? In which event did these happen and how did you reach a decision make a kindergarten built?
The question itself is in detail enough to describe this. There is no much to say. Thanks to TOGEM, Mrs. Neval Güler who helps me in the course of putting this practice and Saadet Gülboran and Nevin Yakupoglu. I thank as an ordinary citizen to compassionate person - Neval Güler who gives countenance to me no matter what happens and tries to fulfill every need and with whom I have worked most times and had opportunity to witness these.
Reportage: Fatih Şahin Photography: Zeynel Abidin Ağgül
Vice chairman of Voluntary Mothers Ms.Yosun Güreli (Human Resources Director of Baker Tilly Güreli) organized a birthday party Bahcelievler Child Protection Institution Şeyh Zayit Nursery School (0-12) for 26 children who were born in May, and proposed the school management to continue such parties as a tradition. And it was resolved by the management to make a birth party in each month for the children who were born in such month. The children who enjoyed the music and lived good memories wıth the guests and their presents to them expect the care from all volunteers.
Andante 2010 Classical Music Awards ceremony was organized by Beyoglu Municipality and KUSAV - The Foundation for Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage (Çiğdem Simavi – mother of Mr. Mustafa Koç / Chairman of Koç Holding) on 07 May 2010. 2010 Classical Music Awards: Yosun Güreli (Human Resources Director of Baker Tilly Güreli) , Monik İpekel, Serhan Bali, Yasemin Cetin and Zeynep Vural.
The award ceremony of Classical Western Music which will be repeated each year was organized in Rahmi Koc Museum.
The sponsor firms for which we conduct audit works. Corvus, Dimes, Kucukler Matbaa, and Step Halicilik.
Winners:
The Composer of the Year, the Pianist of the Year - Mr. Fazıl SAY The Performer of the year, Strings - Mr. Cihat Aşkın (Violin) The Performer of the year, Wind Instruments - Mr. Bülent Evgil (Flute) The Orchestrate of the Year - Borusan İstanbul Philharmonic Orchestra The Conductor of the Year - Borusan String Quartet Opera and Ballet of the Year- İzmir State Opera and Ballet The Best Male Opera Performer of the Year - Ms. Feryal Türkoğlu (Soprano) The Opera Director of the Year - Mr. Mehmet Ergüven The Dance Society of the year- the Zeynep Tanbay Dans Project The Best male Dancer of the year - Mr. Kadir Okurer The Best Female Dancer of the Year- Ms. Burcu Olguner The Best Musical organization director of the year- Mr. Rengim Gökmen The best Chorus/Vocal Society of the Year - KB State Polyphonic Chorus
Following the building and initiation of the nursery made without informing his family with his own funds on behalf of his mother and father at Keşan due to contribute to the campaign of education before the primary school of TOGEM by Yosun Güreli, together with his brother Sinan Güreli and with the contributions of their 7 young friends, they have contributed to “Keep a Wish” Campaign of TOGEM. This campaign has been revealed acting from the letters written by the children studying at the schools situated in Anatolia and has been organized to the cover the school requirements of these children.
Güreli Yeminli Mali Müşavirlik has contributed to “Keep a Wish” campaign of TOGEM by taking one of the letters informing the school requisites of the children and by covering such necessities. Furthermore the Human Resources department of our company as of 2008 year was giving a birthday present special books selected by taking into consideration the employee’s personality characteristics, their hobbies and creativity aspects. Our Human Resources Director Mr. Yosun Güreli has donated to “Keep a Wish” campaign on behalf of the employees of our company an amount equivalent to the total amount of these books between the year of 2010 and 2011. According to the request of our human resource department TOGEM has prepared special thanking certificates to be given to the employees of our company as gift on their birthdays.
Orhan Güreli Pre-school Education Unit organized by TOGEM constructed by Mr. Hüsnü Güreli the Chairman of Baker Tilly Güreli and his wife Asuman Güreli has prefabricated pre-school building in the garden of Pendik Buhara primary school. (12 Nisan 2010)
Chairman of Baker Tilly Güreli A. Hüsnü Güreli’s deceased father ORHAN GÜRELİ (1917-2007) the master, after working 36 years for Tax Inspectors Board, he got retired on 01.07.1982 because of overly age retirement. On November 2008, for the first time, after the death of a Master Account, there has been a book prepared as attachment to the tax world magazine by the Professional Association of Finance in the name of “GIFT TO THE ORHAN GÜRELİ” At the same time, this book dedicated to the Board of Tax Inspectors who played a great role and also contributed to the memory of all deceased Master’s. In the first part of the book, Master Orhan Güreli’s life story has been told. In this story, the Board of tax Inspector’s history also been explained. In the second part of the book, there are articles about Orhan Güreli by the people who knew him. The third part is about the projects and study examples that Master Orhan Güreli has been done. There are also examples from his studies on tax reform. In the fourth section, book shed light on the historical period and nostalgic documents. In the second part the Master’s who wrote for the ‘A GIFT FOR HİS MEMORY’ has been alined by their titles on the date that book has been published; Mr. Hasan Basri AKTAN(Undersecretary of Finance),Mr. Prof. Dr. Selahattin TUNCER,Mr. Yılmaz ÖZBALCI, Mr. Orhan ERDEN (Honorary Account Specialist),Mr. Sezai ONARAL(Senior Tax Specialist-Former President of Istanbul Chamber of CPA),Mr. Nihat UZUNOĞLU (President of the Association of Finance Professionals Account),Mr. Prof. Dr. S. Yenal ÖNCEL,Mr. Necmi KARAKULLUKÇU(Former Account Specialist),Mr. Dr. Veysi SEVİĞ(Former Account Specialist),Mr. Sayın Fatih DURAL(Former Account Specialist- President of the Association of Independent Audit),Mr.Hakan HASAN ARI(Former Senior Account Specialist).Mr. Mustafa UYSAL(President of Tax Council),Mr. Burhan GEZGİN (Former Senior Tax Specialist),Mr. A. Hüsnü GÜRELİ (Former Account Specialist). In order to promote, our company’s deceased Honorary President Orhan Güreli’s values to our employees and to our company managers, we wanted to present; Chairman of Baker Tilly Güreli A. Hüsnü Güreli’s and Chairman of the board of directors Burhan Gezgin’s memories in the following paragrahps. By these memories, we want to remember deceased Master Orhan GÜRELİ whom we follow his lead and who is symbol of next generations.
In memory of My Precious Father … With lots of thanks.... A.Hüsnü GÜRELİ Former Tax Inspector
Orhan Güreli was born in 1916. After 9 years he was born, he lost his father and grew up as an orphan. Orhan Güreli’s father, Gentleman Mr. Hüsnü was a telegrapher in National Forces. Before World War I, he was telegrapher of the national forces who are against the poor and invaded Ottoman Empire. While he was escaping from the Greek Invaders in Karamürsel (My Grandmother told as Karamursal) ,he fell from the horse and died.On the other hand My Grandmother was warrior and also a sapient mother. She fell to roads with two children. When she came to İstanbul, she started to work for Boarding Art School in Beşiktaş Serencebey, fastened children’s ripped clothes. By this way, she made her own children to live and educate. My father was first graduated from Darüşşafaka in 1937 then he started the civil service while his sister studying for being a teacher. His reason for starting The Civil Service was obvious in the sense that his grandfather was graduated from both religious school and cadet school.So he has been both ecclesiastic and man of letter. He has done lots of important tasks.He was retired from Governorship of Aynaroz. While My Father was going to The Civil Service examinations (At that time only two schools were accepting students through examination. One is İTÜ, the other is The Civil service),his mother was fastening a collar by cutting his shirt. When my father told this story to me and my twin brother, we both got effected. After he finished the The Civil Service in 1941, his last stop was Ministry Of Finance.His first job was to clean the files of Hocapaşa Tax Office. In 1946, he won the HUK (Tax Inspectors Board) examinations and became part of our committee and he served and worked for his government until he got retired because of the overly retirement age. Orhan Güreli’s most important personality traits were; even though he was extremely knowledgeable and equipped, he was also one of the modest person. He was very tolerant, kind, human loving and decent man. He has done hundred’s of successful tax inspections, moreover The provincial head at that time had an search warrant and even he had to inspected the Provincial Head, he did not loose his confidence. This shows that He is such an honest, confident state auditor. Orhan Güreli is the Account Specialist Profession who has passed on his superior professional values,ethics,dignity of social behavior from generation to generation. He is the unique Account Specialist and the basic pillar of our foundation. “Honorary Account Specialist’ title was given him by the Council Of Ministers; Orhan Güreli carried this appellation as the most honorable award of his life. The breeding process that he has done to me and to my twin brother was a great lesson of dignity and dedication. In order to educate two children in the private school, he did not eat but made us eat and he did not wear but made us wear. I owe all my life to him, of course together with my deceased mother. Now I feel that I carry great responsibility. At the time he was healthy, I always try to be with him and also I try to work hard for him. However all I have done does not mean that I release from the duties I owe to him. So, now I know that I have to live the way he wanted me to live and I have to perpetuate his nobility. I believe that this is the best way to remember him while we are living. Our mission is; as always my deceased father told us; we have to avoid anything that could harm our board and also never give up our ethical beliefs. These will be the most beautiful memorials which we can give to him. Our employees, who had died so far, may they all rest in peace. I wish a long life to those who are alive. The decision, to put such a great work of art to the history of Tax Inspectors Board and to our Finance history, has taken by the Ministry of Finance. I want to give all my gratitude and respect to the President of the Ministry Of Finance Professionals Association Mr. Nihat UZUNOĞLU and to our valuable board members, to all the friends who present their writings on this booklet. On behalf of my family, I also offer my deepest gratitude and respect.
Journey with the Master Orhan GÜRELİ, Burhan GEZGİN Former Senior Tax Specialist
I heard his name a lot. May be they explained to me as “He is father of Hüsnü Güreli”. On the other hand, I have seen him remotely few times. However, Orhan Güreli started for me with Master Sezai Onaral: - Since you are so curious about the Board and its Master’s, next week you will come to Levent Tennis Club for lunch. Kenan Alanur, Ferhan Arkan, Cüneyt, Cevdet, Suat Darman and Orhan Güreli Master’s were all around the table.All of them were so elegant and attentive. It was the years of 1950's 60's, 70's... Assistantship,their jounery’s,inspections and of course audition’s... And necessarily İstanbul... Beyoğlu,Karaköy. Humor, lots of laughing and raising toast’s. In a moment, he leaned to my ear and said: “Here, as you can see our dinner’s, Once in a month Sezai hold us together” My Master explained to me. They have lots of life experiences and they were too young. My Master were always young. I met him in 2001 August. “I am 84 years old. But this is the age that is known. I think I am older than this” he said. And he added with laughing: - I saw two Sultan’s and a Republic... And two World War’s. I felt like, I found a treasure. His memory was so bright and clear. He can resolve all the knots that is related to life and human. How many people’s knowledge can involve all history of a Country! How many people remain from the Audit Specialist’s.And how many people can tell Ali Alaybek on the first occasion. I asked him; since he was child until he got 90, I never give up asking. I have always asked and He has always answered. He had lots of things that he lived, has long memories, time was limitted, two of us knew that. Thank you so much Master, you always offered your hand and listen to me. You always share what you know:Positive sciences, economics, sociology, politics, history, aesthetics and art. And of course Philosophy: Black-White, East-West, Singular -Plural, Sky-Ground… Being and meaning of life. Destitution-Nihilism… I am so lucky;(with your permit) you were experienced, meticulous master. Especially on weekends, I came to visit you in your Levent house. On the upper living room, he had his library on the right and he has his study desk on the left. His desk, window edges and all the walls from ground to ceiling were full of books. Most of them are read, highlighted and taken notes: Aristoteles, Hegel, İbsen, Nietzsche, Freud, Kafka, Camus, Borges, Hayyam, Mevlana, Homeros, Yunus, Nazım, Sait Faik, Orhan Veli, Necip Fazıl, and Sezai Karakoç. Orhan Güreli extends from local to universal, from East to West. In his Library, one side is Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart ,on the other side Dede Efendi. I was a bit late to know Orhan Güreli. My master took me to a long journey. However, it did not take long. Nobody knows, in 1945 he introduced me to Ali Alaybek. When they made their first journey to Bursa in 1946, he took me with him. In 60’s, we worked together in the Tax Reform Commission with my Master. Nobody knows but while he was explaining income tax on Istanbul Radio Station, I was also on the microphone. In the summer of 1952, for the first time tax inspectors was sent abroad. First, we went to Marseilles. Then to we went to Paris with my Master’s Muzaffer Egesoy and Orhan Güreli. In Eskişehir, when my Master asked to join the Democrat Party as deputy, he refused with decency. I knew that he was going to refuse it because he never liked politics. Do you know that only one person was oppose to Menderes’s execution in the Yassıada court trial. This act needs a great courage. And this man was a tax inspector. My Master said: “This Account Specialists are always have an opposing side. "Orhan Güreli is a human, culture, sound, brothers, tree, flower, wisdom, knowledge, emotions, tolerance, faith, longing, the dream and the promise ... While he was leaving his house in which he had difficulty walking to the window, he curiously asked me: ( and amused me.) “Before I forgot, did all children pass the proficiency test? I said: All of them passed Master.Do not worry. No shrinks! Orhan Güreli: Always been a state auditor, and will always be of course...
Orhan GÜRELİ Education Unit Opening Ceremony Video
Orhan GÜRELİ Education Unit Opening Ceremony Photographs
“Çaba” Association hosted a fund raiser five o’clock tea meeting for the families of police martyrs at Topazz restaurant. All donations made during the event will be forwarded to the families of police martyrs. The five o’clock tea event honored by the presence of Istanbul Governor Muammer Güler’s spouse Neval Güler and Istanbul Chief of Police Hüseyin Çapkın’s spouse Nurten Çapkın. Besides the directors of the Çaba Association, Yosun Güreli (Human Resources Director of Baker Tilly Güreli) was also reflected into the cameras.”
Asuman Hüsnü Güreli Pre-school Education Unit constructed by Ms Yosun Güreli the daughter of Mr. Hüsnü Güreli the Chairman of Baker Tilly Güreli, and Human Resources Director of the company for the name of her parents and declared in the Plaque Ceremony suprisingly to which Ms. Emine Erdogan the wife of our prime Minister attended also, organized by TOGEM in the Baglarbasi Culture Center on April 17 was opened in Keşan on April 5, 2010 at 14:00. The voluntary support of Ms. Yosun Güreli at her such young age and realization of the unit for the name of her parents led emotional memories of 800 attendants in Baglarbasi Culture center Congress Hall. The opening ceremony of the school conducted in Keşan on April 05, 2010 hosted Istanbul Governor Mr. Muammer GULER and his wife Ms. Neval GÜLER, Kesan Governor Mr. Metin BORAZAN, Kesan Mayor Mr. Mehmet OZCAN, Edirne provincial National Education Director Mr. Serafettin DEMİRCİ, Kesan District national Education Director Mr. Feryaz YUKSEL, Total development Center (TOGEM) President Ms. Saadet GÜLBARAN, Ms. YOSUN GÜRELİ (Human Resources Director of Baker Tilly Güreli) who has the prefabricated pre-school building in the garden of Feride Çulhacı High School, TOGEM Officers, school directors, and many students.
Asuman-Hüsnü Güreli Education Unit Opening Ceremony Video
The “Love Parade” which is traditionally held by the Beyoğlu Municipality on every 14th of February, was performed in İstiklal Avenue with the participation of Beyoğlu Mayor Ahmet Misbah Demircan. After the parade, the costumes worn by the cast of the TV series “Hanımın Çiftliği (My Lady’s Farm)” were exhibited at the Beyoğlu Art Gallery. Yosun Güreli(Human Resources Director of Baker Tilly Güreli) who made a great effort for the launch of the exhibition said that she held this exhibition with profoundly and never expected anything in return. Her family was present at the exhibition and gave support to Mrs. Yosun Güreli. A Beyoğlu classic, “the 14th of February Valentine’s Day Parade”, this year also witnessed colorful and enthralling events. During the parade that began to march from the 2010 stage located at the Tünel Square, Beyoğlu Mayor Ahmet Misbah Demircan handed out flowers to passers-by on İstiklal Avenue whereas; the trio band accompanied the parade with very tuneful melodies. Inauguration of the exhibition of costumes, setting and accessories of the rating record-holder tv-series “Hanımın Çiftliği (My Lady’s Farm)” based on the popular novel of Orhan Kemal of the same name, took place in the second part of the love parade. 25 costumes were showcased for two days. Yosun Güreli, daughter of the renowned Turkish businessman and Chairman of Baker Tilly Güreli Mr. Hüsnü Güreli participated in this project as a volunteer. She was awarded with an appreciation plaque for her involvement in the exhibition. The posture, elegance and modesty of Yosun Güreli while she was given the plaque and her sensitive attitude towards our social issues and volunteer contributions and assuming responsibility for civil tasks serve as a model for the youth.
