Sustainability Reporting in Türkiye: A Localized Approach to Global Alignment

Yahya Arikan

Secretary General of TÜRMOB

Yahya Arıkan is the Secretary General of TÜRMOB (Union of Chambers of Certified Public Accountants of Türkiye), with a distinguished career spanning over four decades. A Certified Public Accountant since 1979, he is the founding Chairman of the Istanbul Chamber of CPAs (ISMMMO), the largest chamber under TÜRMOB, and served as its President for 26 years. In recognition of his contributions, he was named Honorary Chair of ISMMMO.

He has held key leadership roles within TÜRMOB, including Deputy President (2004–2008), Chair of the Anti-Unfair Competition Board (2008–2016), and Secretary General (2016–2022, reappointed in 2024). He has authored over 100 professional articles, more than 20 books, and hosted various programs to enhance public understanding of finance and accounting.

A graduate of the Istanbul Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences, he also holds a master’s degree in business administration from Maltepe University. He remains a leading voice in shaping the future of the profession in Türkiye and beyond.

Seher Gündoğdu

Technical Advisor to the IFAC PAO Development Advisory Group

She serves as the Head of International Relations at TÜRMOB (Union of Chambers of Certified Public Accountants of Türkiye), where she has led global engagement efforts since 2010. She was a Technical Advisor to the IFAC Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Advisory Group (2019-2025) and a PhD candidate in Business Administration at Ankara University. Her academic and professional work focuses on sustainability reporting and the evolving role of the accountancy profession.

As an accredited trainer at TÜRMOB’s Continuous Professional Development and Training Center (SÜRGEM), she delivers specialized programs on sustainability reporting. She also actively represents TÜRMOB in international policy forums and contributes to shaping global sustainability practices through education, advocacy, and collaboration.

David Madon

IFAC Senior Advisor to the CEO

David Madon joined IFAC in 2019, where he has most recently served as Director - Sustainability, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, responsible for developing and coordinating IFAC’s sustainability policy and advocacy activities. He also leads IFAC’s research and analysis of private equity investment in the accountancy profession. Other areas of expertise include corporate reporting, audit quality, ethics, investor protection, financial market regulation, and credit markets. Prior to IFAC, Mr. Madon represented the IFRS Foundation in the U.S. for nearly a decade, during which he focused on building institutional investor relationships and the adoption of IFRS Standards. Prior to his public policy work, Mr. Madon spent twenty-five years in financial services, most recently as a Managing Director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.

He holds a Masters in Public Administration-MC from the Harvard Kennedy School, an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a BS in Management-Accounting from Purdue University Northwest.

Dana Jensen

Head of Membership & Monitoring

Dana Jensen is the Head of Membership & Monitoring at the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), where she leads IFAC’s global membership and monitoring function. In this role, she oversees member admissions, monitoring, and related governance processes, and contributes to the development of membership strategies that strengthen the value, credibility, and impact of IFAC membership worldwide.

Previously, Dana led IFAC’s engagement and monitoring work across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caribbean. Trilingual in Arabic, French, and English, she brings a global perspective shaped by earlier work with the United Nations Department for Peacekeeping Operations. Dana holds an MSc from Columbia University.