Abdurrahman Aslantaş

We carry Gebze’s production power into the future with shared wisdom.

Abdurrahman Aslantaş

Chairman of the Board, Gebze Chamber of Commerce

Candidate for Chairman

“Mavi Liste” (Blue List) on 3 NovemberTuesday 3 November 2026, 09:00–17:00
Gebze Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School

With a transparent, accessible and solution-oriented chamber, we stand with the industrialist, the merchant and the entrepreneur.

Pledges for the new termHow to vote

Existing GTO service buildingİbrahim Başaran Vocational WorkshopNew GTO service buildingCumhuriyet Family Health CenterE-Exam Center
  • Completed
  • To be built in the new term
Abdurrahman Aslantaş
Project
Gebze’s production power
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Abdurrahman Aslantaş
Role
Chairman of the Board, Gebze Chamber of Commerce
Candidate for Chairman
Note
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Schematic site plan of the buildings the Gebze Chamber of Commerce delivered this term and the single building it will build in the next one. Solid buildings are completed and the dashed one is the new service building.

Election day

Mavi Liste on 3 November.

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When
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Hours
09:00–17:00
Where
Gebze Vocational and Technical Anatolian High SchoolOpposite the Gebze Chamber of Commerce

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The date, hours and place are those in the calendar announced by the Gebze 1st District Election Board. If anything changes, the Election Board’s notice prevails.

Polling place
about 150 m about 2 min on foot Polling placeGebze Vocational and TechnicalAnatolian High School 09:00–17:00 Gebze Chamber of Commerce N 50 m
  1. Find the Gebze Chamber of CommerceThe chamber building is your landmark.
  2. Walk to the school oppositeThe distance is about 150 metres as the crow flies; about 2 minutes on foot.
  3. Cast your vote at the schoolTuesday 3 November, 09.00–17.00. The ballot box is at Gebze Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School.

Gebze Vocational and Technical Anatolian High SchoolOpposite the Gebze Chamber of Commerce

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How to vote

Everything you need to know before you go to the ballot box, in order. Scroll, and we will draw each step together.

  1. Check that your name is on the list

    To vote, your name must be written on the voter list. Anyone whose name is not on it cannot vote. The voter lists were posted for inspection on 12–14 October; if you are not sure, ask the Gebze Chamber of Commerce or the District Election Board.

  2. Go to the ballot box

    On Tuesday 3 November, between 09:00 and 17:00, go to Gebze Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School. The school is opposite the Gebze Chamber of Commerce. Voters still queuing at 17:00 can vote too.

  3. Show your ID

    The ballot box committee checks your identity. An ID document issued by the chamber or exchange, or by an official institution, is enough.

    If you vote on behalf of a company

    You also need an authorization certificate or a registry confirmation obtained from the Trade Registry within the last 90 days. A photocopy stays with the head of the ballot box committee.

  4. Sign next to your name

    Once your identity is confirmed, the committee finds your name on the list and you sign next to it. A vote cast without a signature is invalid.

  5. Take the sealed envelope

    The committee gives you an envelope; a separate envelope is used for each professional group. It must carry the seal of the District Election Board. A vote put in an unsealed envelope is invalid.

  6. Fill in the ballot in the closed booth

    The voting area is closed, and your vote is secret. Write the names of the Mavi Liste candidates on the ballot and put it in the envelope. Do not put a sequence number next to the names, and do not write your name or any mark that could identify you on the ballot. If you get stuck, ask the ballot box committee.

    If a candidate is a company

    Write the company’s title as it appears in the Trade Registry.

  7. Drop the envelope in the box

    Seal the envelope and drop it into the box in front of the ballot box committee. After the polls close, the votes are counted openly, in everyone’s sight.

  8. Results and the second stage

    In the first stage, members elect the professional committees and the chamber assembly. The chairman and the members of the board are then elected by the assembly: this vote takes place on Wednesday 11 November, 10:00–14:00, at the GTO service building. The delegates to the general assembly and the disciplinary board are also elected at this stage.

    In case of a tie

    If the votes for chairman are tied, a second round between the two candidates with the most votes is held the same day, 15:00–17:00.

The voting procedure follows the Organ Elections Regulation of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB); the date, hours and place are those in the calendar announced by the Gebze 1st District Election Board. If anything changes, the Election Board’s notice prevails.

Abdurrahman Aslantaş

Abdurrahman Aslantaş

Chairman of the Board, Gebze Chamber of Commerce

Candidate for Chairman

Engineer, industrialist, chamber chairman.

Born in Elazığ, he studied electrical engineering at Istanbul Technical University. He is chairman of the board of Aslantaş Elektrik Mühendislik, which he founded in 1997; the company works on electrification systems, electrical panels, industrial automation and renewable energy plants.

He joined the board of the Gebze Chamber of Commerce in 2013 and became its chairman in the March 2023 election. He stands for production-led growth, shared wisdom, transparent management and a strong culture of cooperation.

  1. Born in Elazığ

  2. Istanbul Technical University

    Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, electrical engineering. Graduated in 1992.

  3. TEK Gebze Plant Directorate

    Worked as a control engineer.

  4. Site manager

    Took part in major engineering projects in the private sector.

  5. Aslantaş Elektrik Mühendislik

    Founded the company; today its chairman of the board.

  6. Gebze Chamber of Commerce

    Became a board member.

  7. Chairman of the Board, Gebze Chamber of Commerce

    Elected chairman in March 2023.

  8. Economic Development Foundation (İKV)

    Member of the Supervisory Board (2025–2027 term).

What we delivered this term.

From education to health, from disaster preparedness to member services: the work the chamber has put into practice this term.

DateWorkDetailStatus
Health and disaster preparedness
2025 Dental prosthesis laboratory, Darıca Opened at the request of the Darıca District Health Directorate. Completed
2025 Disaster shelter and cold-storage vehicles A mobile shelter vehicle for volunteers in a disaster and a +4/−18 °C cold-storage vehicle were prepared. They will work together with the mobile kitchen, bakery and water-purification vehicles. Completed
2025 Cumhuriyet Family Health Center, Çayırova Built at the request of the Çayırova District Health Directorate; completed. Completed
Education and vocational training
2025–2026 Vocational high school promotion events Vocational high schools were presented with stands at Gebze Center; about 3,000 students watched a theatre play. The Vocational Education and Science Fair was held in 2026. Completed
January 2026 Vocational high school project grants 52 projects from vocational and technical Anatolian high schools were evaluated; 30 of them received support totalling more than 2.6 million lira. Completed
2026 İbrahim Başaran Vocational Workshop A two-storey education and workshop building at Gebze Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, built under a protocol signed with the Kocaeli Governorate. It carries the name of founding chairman İbrahim Başaran. Completed
2026 Sponsorship of vocational colleges Under the YÖK–TOBB protocol, the chamber took on sponsorship of Kocaeli University Hereke Asım Kocabıyık Vocational College and of a vocational college within Gebze Technical University. Ongoing
October 2026 E-Exam Center, Çayırova Built at the request of the Çayırova District Directorate of National Education; opened with a ceremony on 8 October. The aim is to spare candidates long trips. Completed
Member services
2025 TOBB Harmonization, Mediation and Arbitration Center Set up in the GTO service building. It aims to settle disputes between members and employees quickly, cheaply and by mutual consent. Completed
2026 Supplier Days Producer members meet purchasing officers of large buyer companies one to one. By July 2026, more than 320 bilateral meetings had taken place in 20 events. Ongoing
2026 One-to-one contact with members Since taking office we have met about 10,000 members. Ongoing
Society and environment
2025 Memorial Forest 15,000 saplings were planted. Completed
March 2026 Çayırova Sevgi Evleri sports hall A covered sports hall given to the Sevgi Evleri children’s homes opened for use. Completed

Our goal: all 28,000 members.

Since taking office we have met about 10,000 of our members one to one. Our goal is direct contact with all 28,000 members of the chamber.

Members we have met one to one (approx.)

Each dot stands for 100 members and each column for 1,000. Filled dots are the roughly 10,000 members we have met one to one; dashed dots are the rest of our goal.

Nine pledges for the new term.

Nine things we pledge to deliver in the new term. The images are illustrative.

Our signature project01 / 09

The new GTO service building

The new GTO service building, entrance plaza (illustrative image, made with ai)

An innovative and sustainable center that adds value for members and the region. It will use energy-efficient smart building systems, rainwater recovery and sustainable materials. It will have social areas, a large car park, and rooms for meetings, seminars and events.

  • Energy-efficient smart building systems
  • Rainwater recovery
  • Sustainable materials
  • Social areas
  • A large car park
  • Rooms for meetings, seminars and events

The images are AI-generated illustrations; the final project may differ.

Sectoral Advisory Council (illustrative image) GTO Academy (illustrative image) R&D and Innovation Center (illustrative image) Project Development and Support Center (illustrative image) CRM and Member Scorecard (illustrative image) Knowledge Commercialization Center (illustrative image) Gebze Fair and Congress Center (illustrative image) Bringing education and industry together (illustrative image)

  1. 02 / 09Member participation

    Sectoral Advisory Council

    We will turn the sector consultation meetings we hold today into a permanent advisory body. It will meet at set intervals and listen to members’ views and suggestions; we will follow up on its decisions and take them to resolution together with the relevant institutions.

  2. 03 / 09Training and development

    GTO Academy

    Guided by the Member Scorecard, we will offer every member training, seminars and certificate programs suited to their sector and field. With a development model tailored to each person and business, we will raise members’ competitiveness.

  3. 04 / 09R&D and innovation

    R&D and Innovation Center

    A center that helps members research, develop and turn their innovative ideas into technology. It will offer university–industry cooperation, R&D projects, prototype development and innovation consulting.

  4. 05 / 09Projects and incentive support

    Project Development and Support Center

    We will offer professional consulting so that members can benefit from national and international grants, incentives and support programs. We will stand by members at every stage of project development, application, implementation and reporting.

  5. 06 / 09Digital member services

    CRM and Member Scorecard

    We are building a CRM that gathers members’ fields of activity, requests, expectations and interactions with the chamber on one platform. With a data-driven Member Scorecard we will identify each member’s needs and offer support, training, projects, incentives and services at the right time.

  6. 07 / 09Entrepreneurship and commercialization

    Knowledge Commercialization Center

    A center that will turn ideas, technological innovations and academic knowledge into economic value. It will guide entrepreneurs, industrialists, investors and academia in project development, commercialization, access to investors, intellectual property and mentoring.

  7. 08 / 09Regional trade

    Gebze Fair and Congress Center

    An investment that will bring Gebze’s production, trade and technology strength into view through national and international fairs, congresses, summits and sector events. We will continue our initiative and lobbying work with public institutions, local governments and stakeholders.

    Goal
    Members reach new markets and build business connections.

  8. 09 / 09Education and employment

    Bringing education and industry together

    Through cooperation between vocational high schools, universities and industry, we will train qualified people and develop new training models in the fields industry needs. We will strengthen our cooperation with the Gebze Technical University Vocational College of Cyber Security and with vocational high schools, and continue our lobbying and coordination work for a new vocational college within Gebze Technical University that answers industry’s needs.

    Existing partnerships
    Hereke Asım Kocabıyık Vocational College (sponsorship), Gebze Technical University Vocational College of Cyber Security, vocational high schools

Three strategic areas

The three common axes of the nine pledges.

  • Regional development

    To get the most out of Gebze’s economic potential, we build partnerships with local governments and industrial organizations.

  • Digital transformation

    To serve our members faster and more effectively, we keep strengthening our digital infrastructure and produce innovative solutions.

  • Industry and academia

    We encourage cooperation between industry and universities in our region and support qualified production and innovation.

İşin Doğrusu

Short conversations on production, trade and entrepreneurship. The title means “Doing business right”. The videos are in Turkish.

Episode 6

A merchant anticipates the needs of the future

7 September 2026

Changing consumer expectations, market conditions, adapting to innovation and the importance of foresight in trade.

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Episode 5

Trust

25 August 2026

Trust and reputation in trade: trust is one of the most important assets in business life, and much harder to repair once lost.

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Episode 4

The market does not win unless your neighbour wins

17 August 2026

Solidarity, trust and winning together in trade, through the Ahi tradition and the custom of siftah.

Watch on YouTube

Episode 3

Know-how

10 August 2026

The value of business knowledge, professional experience and institutional know-how for companies.

Watch on YouTube

Episode 2

Betraying capital and your own business

27 July 2026

Capital and business ethics, discipline, sustainable growth and the entrepreneur’s responsibility.

Watch on YouTube

Episode 1

Nine tenths of livelihood is in trade

20 July 2026

Business ethics, the value of production and a culture of entrepreneurship.

Watch on YouTube

All episodes

In the press

The articles are in Turkish.

Earlier articles

Let’s build Gebze’s future together.

Your views matter. Write your feedback, suggestions and appointment requests, and we will review them as the office of the Chairman of the Gebze Chamber of Commerce.

Election Management Center
İstasyon Mahallesi Güney Yanyol Cd. No:172
Gebze / Kocaeli, Türkiye

+90 (262) 644 22 32
info@abdurrahmanaslantas.tr

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