Airline Leader Interview Pegasus CEO Güliz Öztürk

Güliz Öztürk started her career at Turkish Airlines. From 1990 to 2003, she served as Manager of International Relations and Agreements, Vice President of Marketing & Alliance Coordinator, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Turkish Airlines. During that time, she managed important projects such as launching the first code-share flights, execution of the alliance projects, launch of the airline's loyalty and bank card programs and the first website as well as implementation of the online ticket sales. Between 2003 and 2005, she served as Aviation and Tourism Project Coordinator and Director of Human Resources at Ciner Holding.

In 2005, she joined Pegasus Airlines as Head of Scheduled Flights to manage the launch of the airline's scheduled services. In 2008, she was appointed as Sales Director. Güliz Öztürk, who was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer responsible for the commercial department, which includes Sales, Network Planning, Marketing, Revenue Management and Pricing, Cargo and Guest Experience, in 2010 and assumed this important role for 12 years, has been working as CEO of Pegasus Airlines as of May 2022.