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Tayfun Kesmen
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Tayfun Kesmen, villa oturma alanında

About

A profession learned in the field

Over a career of more than twenty years, under the roof of Türkiye's leading developers: the sales, marketing and delivery of more than 1,500 luxury homes and villas.

I am not a public-facing figure. I am known through corporate results and named projects — every figure on this page is tied to a specific project and a specific company.

I began in 2007 selling villas at Emaar Properties. At Ofton İnşaat I learned to run three very different projects at once, in Taksim, Kandilli and Bomonti. At EA İnşaat I sold a Bosphorus villa development and a mixed-use tower on the same calendar. At Kiler GYO I handled 550 apartments over five years. At Folkart I saw that a sale ends at the title deed, and that moving from Istanbul to Çeşme means learning an entirely new market's language.

Today I am the sales director of Ege Yapı Beyoğlu, rising on the historic Hasköy Wool Mill site on the Golden Horn. For me this project summarises where the career has arrived.

1,608
units sold
6
developers
20+
years in the field
8
certifications

Education and certifications

Twenty years of results in real estate are not built on field experience alone, but on continuous learning, adapting to technological change, and expertise held to international standards.

Sales, Client Relations and Communication

  • Experience-Led Sales Techniques

    Nar Eğitim ve Danışmanlık Merkezi · August 2021

    Selling a lifestyle rather than a product to the luxury buyer: persuasion psychology, objection handling in the field, and client experience in high-value portfolios.

  • From Digital Lead to Closed Sale

    Hürriyet · May 2018

    The digital transformation of property marketing: analysing inbound leads from social and digital channels and converting them into field sales.

  • Public Relations

    London School of Public Relations · March 2002

    Reputation management, strategic communication and crisis management to international standards — the basis for trust-led relationships with developers, investors and executives.

  • Internal & External Customer Management

    Sinerji Eğitim Yönetim Danışmanlığı · May 2009

    Designing satisfaction across pre- and post-sale processes, and turning the client portfolio into a referral engine.

Quality, Management and Audit Standards

  • Quality Management System — Internal Auditor (ISO 9001)

    Lloyd's Register — LRQA · February 2009

    Internal auditor certification from one of the world's most respected independent assurance bodies: process governance on large-scale projects, quality standards, operational risk detection and zero-defect delivery.

Technology, Digital Skills and Data Analysis

  • Microsoft Office — Advanced

    BGTS · October 2008

    Advanced data analysis, financial modelling and feasibility reporting — running unit mix, budget and inventory tracking through proper analytical tooling.

  • Chip Certified Computer User (CCCU)

    CHIP Online · August 2006

    Internationally recognised IT competency: digital work tools, CRM systems and data security protocols.

  • Computer Operator Certification

    T.C. Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı · April 1996

    A state-certified qualification earned when the sector's digitalisation had barely begun — the clearest evidence of early adoption.

Career

  1. Feb 2007 — Feb 2009

    Emaar Properties

    Sales Executive · Istanbul, Türkiye

    Learning corporate sales discipline inside a globally recognised developer.

    465 villas

  2. Mar 2009 — Mar 2013

    Ofton İnşaat

    Senior Sales Executive · Istanbul, Türkiye

    Three districts, three distinct sales narratives. Coordinated the hotel conversion process on the Rixos-branded project.

    280 apartments

  3. ~ 2013 — 2015 The exact dates of this role are being confirmed.

    EA İnşaat

    Sales & Marketing · Beykoz and Kartal, Istanbul

    Running a Bosphorus villa project and a mixed-use tower in parallel, inside a group tied to Eclipse Aerospace.

    54 villas

  4. Mar 2015 — Aug 2020

    Kiler GYO

    Sales Executive · Kartal, Istanbul

    The highest-volume chapter: 550 apartments over five and a half years in a project valued at TRY 300 million.

    550 apartments

  5. May 2021 — Jan 2026

    Folkart

    Sales Executive · Büyükçekmece, Istanbul and Çeşme, İzmir

    Owning the full pipeline from sales strategy to title deed transfer, then moving from Istanbul villas to the Çeşme resort market.

    140 villas

  6. Apr 2026 — present

    Ege Yapı

    Sales Director · Hasköy, Beyoğlu, Istanbul

    Sales director and team lead on the historic Hasköy Wool Mill site on the Golden Horn.

    119 apartments