Hakan Doğu

Sometimes someone comes along and suddenly rescues a company on the brink of collapse — sometimes even an entire country. On this platform, many companies are often labeled as “the next Nokia.” But occasionally, someone arrives and the company expected to become “Nokia” turns into NVIDIA instead. Today, as someone whose career was deeply influenced by this journey and who had the chance to work with him, I share Carlos Ghosn’s career story through five key lessons . Leadership Means Taking...

SMI, Türkiye’s mobility think tank, is analyzing how fast Türkiye is adapting to this transformation. In our first roundtable meeting, we focused on how the Turkish Automotive Supplier Industry, one of the cornerstones of the sector, can adapt to this change. Our professor from ITU, Prof. Dr. Alper Ünal, will turn this work into a scientific paper and share it with both the industry and public institutions. In total, five roundtable meetings are planned. Together with all ecosystem...

The question of who the most digital automotive manufacturer is has become increasingly important in an automotive world rapidly shaped by electric and software-defined vehicles. Gartner’s analysis published a year ago clearly outlined the ranking in this field. However, over the past year, traditional automakers have not stood still, and the gap with Tesla has gradually begun to close. Several notable examples stand out among manufacturers competing to catch up with Tesla in software-defined...