Deputy Mütevelli Tarik Tuten was born in Istanbul in 1958 and completed the German High School in Istanbul in 1977. Following his graduation with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Karlsruhe Technical University in Germany in 1982, Tarik Tüten attended Stanford University and the University of California Berkeley graduate schools to receive a second master’s degree in energy & resources. Tarik Tüten’s postgraduate studies were completed at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and at INSEAD in Fontainebleau in France. He has pursued a career in the energy sector since founding his first company in 1985 and has undertaken numerous energy projects in Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. Tarik Tüten was appointed as the Deputy Trustee in 2022 and is the authorized legal representative of the Foundation both in Turkey and in Greece. Tarik is married to Prof. Dr. Betül Tanbay and is the father of Deniz Tüten and Ali Tüten