“We work with all our effort for Turkey”
Ahmet Rona Yırcalı who was born in 1944, the third generation representative of the family, completed his high school education at Robert College, and completed his higher education in Economics and Business Administration at the University of Miami (USA). The organizations owned by Yırcalı Holding operate in Energy (Transformer, Hydroelectric and Wind Power Plants), Textile and Synthetic Weaving, Feed, Food, Tourism and Finance sectors. He transferred his duty at 2012 to our Chairman of the Board, A. Sırrı YIRCALI, representing the 4th generation in the family, and became our Honorary President at YERSA SENTETİK. A. Rona Yırcalı, who speaks English, is married and has two children.
Organizations where he is currently working
| Company | Task |
| Yırcalı Holding | Chairman of the Board |
| BEST A. Ş. | Chairman of the Board |
| Karesi Energy | Chairman of the Board |
| World Chambers Federation | Honorary President |
| Foreign Economics Relations Board (DEİK) | Member of Management and Executive Committee |
| Middle East and Gulf Business Councils (DEİK) | Coordinator President |
| Turkey – Lebanon Business Councils (DEİK) | President |
| International Chamber of Commerce (ICC-Paris) | Member of World Council (1990 – ) |
| World Turkish Business Councils (DTIK) | Member of Management and Executive Committee (2009 – ) |
| Turkish Education Foundation (TEV) | Chairman of the Board of Trustees (2007 – ) |
| TÜSİAD | Member of High Advisory Council |
| Aegean Industrialists and Business People Association | Member of High Advisory Council |
| Ülker Group | Member of Executive Committee |
| Turkish Education Foundation (TEV) | Chairman of the Board |
Organisation in the past
| Company | Task |
| Balıkesir Chamber of Industry | Chairman of Council |
| Balıkesir Chamber of Industry | Chairman of the Board |
| Foreign Economics Relations Board (DEİK) | Chairman of Executive Committee |
| Foreign Economics Relations Board (DEİK) | Chairman of the Board |
| World Chambers Federation (WCF) | President |
| The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) | Chairman of the Board |
| The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) | Vice President of Board |
| The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) | Treasurer Member of Board |
| Yapı Kredi Bank | Chairman of the Board |
| The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) | Member of Indutrial Council |
| Economic Development Foundation (IKV) | Member of Board |
| ICC-Paris | Member of Board |
| ICC-Paris | Member of Financial Committee |
| ICC – Turkey | Chairman of the Board |
| ICC – Turkey | Vice President of Turkish National Committee |
| TÜSİAD | Vice President of High Advisory Council |
| Henkel (Turkey) | Chairman of the Board |
| TURYAĞ | Chairman of the Board |
