Barbaros Murat Köse
Director of Central Finance and Contracts Unit

Barbaros Murat Köse was born in Ankara in 1980.

Mr. Köse holds Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering and Business Administration and a Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management. He holds a Professional Project Manager (PMP)® certificate and is currently working on his PhD on Circular Economy and Corporate Sustainability in Public Sector.

Mr. Köse started his professional life in 2003 and worked as an engineer in the private sector for a short time and as a Research Assistant at Anadolu University Engineering Faculty. He started his public service in 2006 as an Environmental Engineer at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and later continued as an Assistant Specialist at the General Directorate of Environmental Impact Assessment and Planning.

In 2007, Mr. Köse started his new position as a Procurement Manager at the Central Finance and Contracts Unit and after working as Procurement Department Coordinator, Project Management Department Coordinator and Quality Assurance Controller, he was appointed as Deputy Head of the Unit in 2017. On 27 August 2021, Mr. Barbaros Murat Köse was appointed as Acting Head of the Unit and on 08 July 2024, he has been appointed as the Director of the CFCU.

Mr. Köse has significant experience in tender and contract management in accordance with the procedures and principles of the European Union External Actions and Procurement Rules. He has various publications and thesis studies focused on Environmental Engineering and he has also participated as speaker and moderator in many seminars, panels, and congresses in Türkiye and abroad.

Mr. Köse is fluent in English.

He is married and has two children.