The 23rd General Assembly of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB) is held last weekend in Istanbul. The term for BaÅŸaran Ulusoy, who headed the association uninterrupted for 18 years, has officially ended.
A total of 3668 members attended the General Assembly at Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center.
From the total 3622 votes, candidate Firuz Baglikaya received 2200 votes, Çetin Gürcün received 1057, Emin Çakmak 357.
28 votes were not valid.
Firuz Baglikaya received 60% of votes, while Çetin Gürcün received 28%, and Emin Çakmak received 9% of total votes.
New Board Members are as follows
| Executive Committee | |
| Members | Alternates |
| Firuz Barbaros Bağlıkaya | Cüneyt Tansu Demir |
| Hasan Erdem | Murat Åžirin |
| Mehmet Nezih Hacıalioğlu | Murat Karabulut |
| Ä°brahim Halil Kalay | Ayhan EroÄŸlu |
| Hacı İbrahim Canatan | Aylin Güneşli |
| Ali Bilir | Mücella Tarhan |
| Ahmet Özden | Cengiz Dağdeviren |
| Selçuk Boynueğri | Özgen Uysal |
| Bedirhan Bayka | Hüseyin Kurt |
