Ford Otosan, the Turkish division of the company, recently announced that F\u0131rat Elh\u00fcseyni will be appointed as president and director of Ford Otosan Craiova, replacing M\u00fcjdat Tiryaki, who will take on new responsibilities at the company’s headquarters.<\/p>\n
M\u00fcjdat Tiryaki, the outgoing branch head, will become the Next Generation Manufacturing Lead, according to a company press release. As President and Director of Ford Otosan Craiova, he was a key part in launching the new Ford Transit Courier and Tourneo Courier models, according to the company cited by Economedia<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n In his new position, Tiryaki will focus on future investments and Ford Otosan projects in production units in Turkey and Romania, contributing to the company’s strategy of developing and launching products.<\/p>\n His replacement, F\u0131rat Elh\u00fcseyni, began his career at Ford Otosan as a process engineer in the Body Shop at the Ford Otosan G\u00f6lc\u00fck plant in April 2002. Throughout his 22-year career, F\u0131rat spent 6 years in China, Vietnam, and Russia, and also worked at the Kocaeli and Eski\u015fehir plants in Turkey.<\/p>\n F\u0131rat Elh\u00fcseyni was involved in the design, installation, commissioning, launch, and operation of production lines. From October 2018 to April 2022, he served as the Operations Leader of the Engine Production Department at the Eski\u015fehir plant. In April 2022, F\u0131rat became the plant manager of the Eski\u015fehir facility, overseeing the production of trucks and engines, according to the company press release.\u00a0<\/p>\n F\u0131rat Elh\u00fcseyni will be responsible for overseeing all vehicle and engine production operations at the Craiova plant, which plays a key role in Ford Otosan’s electrification plans, with upcoming launches of electric vehicles, E-Transit Courier, E-Tourneo Courier, and the Puma Gen-E model.\u00a0<\/p>\n The official start date of F\u0131rat’s activities will be determined based on the approval of his work permit.<\/p>\n F\u0131rat Elh\u00fcseyni graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University, obtained a master’s degree in Science from Sakarya University, and is in the process of writing his doctoral thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sakarya University.<\/p>\n