Sedat Peker
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Sedat Peker is a Turkish businessman and the current chairman of Turkish football club Antalyaspor
. His main business areas are jewellery
and pharmacy
.
Peker won the election on July 2005 to be the chairman of Antalyaspor. After Peker became the chairman, he has appointed Yılmaz Vural
as CEO (Director of football
plus manager
) of the club. Under Vural's management, the club were promoted to Turkcell Super League
on June 2006.
Peker has tried to make the club to have a new financial system. In last 10 years, Antalyaspor's finance has become very connected to the Municipality
of Antalya
. Peker is trying to make Antalyaspor's financial system independent of municipality sources.
Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor, known as Medical Park Antalyaspor for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Antalya. The club colours are red and white and they play their home matches at Mardan Sports Complex...
. His main business areas are jewellery
Jewellery
Jewellery or jewelry is a form of personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.With some exceptions, such as medical alert bracelets or military dog tags, jewellery normally differs from other items of personal adornment in that it has no other purpose than to...
and pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
.
Peker won the election on July 2005 to be the chairman of Antalyaspor. After Peker became the chairman, he has appointed Yılmaz Vural
Yilmaz Vural
Yılmaz Vural is a Turkish football coach. He was a footballer and played as midfielder in Hacettepe and Sivasspor in 1970's. He is currently the manager of Turkish side Konyaspor....
as CEO (Director of football
Director of football
"Director of football" is a term describing a senior management figure at a football club, most commonly used in Europe. The exact nature of the role is often unclear and extremely variable and causes much debate in the sports media...
plus manager
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
) of the club. Under Vural's management, the club were promoted to Turkcell Super League
Turkcell Super League
The Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League...
on June 2006.
Peker has tried to make the club to have a new financial system. In last 10 years, Antalyaspor's finance has become very connected to the Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
. Peker is trying to make Antalyaspor's financial system independent of municipality sources.