Osman Bahri Turgut graduated from the Department of Economics of Marmara University in 1990. He started his career at GARANTİ BBVA as an assistant auditor and throughout his career at the Bank, he worked as Branch Manager, Assistant Director of the Internal Audit Department, Commercial Loans Department Manager, Internal Control Unit Manager and Head of Internal Audit and Control. He currently serves as the Director of Internal Audit Department of Garanti BBVA. He also acts as a Board and Audit Committee Member at Garanti BBVA Leasing and Garanti BBVA Fleet Management; a Board and Corporate Governance Committee Member at Garanti BBVA Factoring; a Board Member at Garanti Bank Pension Fund Foundation; an Audit Committee Member at Garanti BBVA Leasing SA, Garanti BBVA Consumer Finance SA and Garanti BBVA Payment Systems; an Audit Committee and Board of Trustees Member at Teachers Academy Foundation (ÖRAV); a Chairman of the Board at The Institute of Internal Auditing Turkey (TİDE) and an Audit Committee Member at WWF Turkey – World Wildlife Fund.