Haşim Koç / Moderator at Business Forum 2026.

Advisor to the President of the Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Türkiye | International Cooperation | Cultural Diplomacy

Haşim Koç is an expert in international relations, cultural diplomacy, and international institutional cooperation, with extensive experience in leading international projects and developing partnerships between institutions.

He graduated in Sociology and earned a master's degree in History from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, and began his doctoral studies at the Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany.

Over the course of his professional career, he has held a number of responsible positions in international institutions. He was the founding coordinator of the Yunus Emre Institute in Constanța, a project manager at the Institute's headquarters in Ankara, and the coordinator of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) in Croatia, where from 2016 to 2020 he led the implementation of numerous development and international projects. During that period, 81 projects were carried out, for which he received recognition from the President of the Republic of Croatia.

He also served as advisor to the president of the Turkish Historical Society, and currently serves as advisor to the president of the Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Türkiye. In addition to his institutional engagement, he is a lecturer at Ankara Müzik ve Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi, where he also works in the fields of cultural and scientific diplomacy.

At the Business Forum 2026, he will moderate Panel 3: Tourism & New Market Opportunities, which will bring together international experts and representatives of the tourism and business sectors with the aim of exchanging experiences on tourism development, new markets, and opportunities for international cooperation.

12 November 2026 📍 Novotel Zagreb, Croatia
Registration: https://businessforum.hr/hr/registracija