Dr. Halil ULUER
Nevşehir Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Turkish World Turkmen Bey, Uluer Group Founder and Chairman of the Board, Founding President of Independent Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (MUSIAD) - Nevşehir, Member of Executive Board of Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK)/Turkey - Kazakhstan & Tanzania Business Councils
Family
He was born in Nevşehir as the third son of a family from Nevşehir that has been dealing with trade for centuries and they are 5 siblings, 4 boys and 1 girl. His family is an old and deep-rooted family, which was known as "Hacısofuoğlu" before the Surname Law. As the Turkmen Tribe, their ancestors came from Central Asia, Turkestan Lands hundreds of years ago. His deceased father Abdullah Uluer, his deceased grandfather İsmail Hakkı Uluer and his father and grandfather were drapery traders. He completed his education at Nevşehir Istiklal Primary School and Imam Hatip High School. He did his military service in Kayseri Airborne Brigade and as a Paratrooper and Mountaineer Commando in the Southeast. He completed his higher education at the Faculty of Economics of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University. He completed his PhD in Entrepreneurial Economics at the same university.
He is married and has 3 children, two boys and one girl, and 3 grandchildren. His first son, Atty. Mahmut Sami ULUER: is a Graduate of the Faculty of Law, Lawyer, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Sri Lanka to Nevşehir, (Instructor Pilot, International Long Way Captain, Journalist, International Independent Observer), founding partner of Uluer Group Companies, Deputy Chairman of Uluer Group and Cappadocia Media Group, and at the same time acting also as it’s General Manager. His second son, Fatihhan ULUER: is Uluer Group Board’s Member, Pilot, Journalist and General Manager of Turkey's First Integrated Potato Factory of SATÜDAŞ Joint Stock Company. His daughter Meryemnur ULUER: is an Interior Architect, Member of the Board of Uluer Group and General Manager of Mimi Cappadocia Hotel. .
The political life of Dr. Halil ULUER, who is not used to losing, which started as the Nevşehir Provincial Chairman of the Motherland Party in 2002-2003, ended with the Candidacy for the General Presidency of the Motherland Party, which he could not win.
Commercial Life
He is the founder and chairman of the board of directors of Uluer Group, which is the umbrella organization of 8 companies, especially in the tourism sector, aviation, maritime, print & visual media, store operations, defense industry, food industry. He traveled almost the whole world several times to see different places, different people and different lives.
When the hospitality, interest and concern he showed to many Heads of State and senior bureaucrats who came to the Cappadocia region, turned into friendship over time, Dr. Halil ULUER was hosted as the special guest of many Heads of State and senior executives. While he was in Switzerland as the special guest of the President of Switzerland Mr. Pascal COUCHEPIN, the Giant Turkish Flag was hung on the Presidential Palace in Bern. This giant Flag, 30 meters long, specially made as half Turkish Flag and half Swiss Flag, after being waved in the sky in Cappadocia, was presented to the Guest President by Dr. Halil ULUER.
Dr. Halil ULUER, setting out with the slogan "Everything for Cappadocia", took the first steps for hot air ballooning in Cappadocia to become a flight and attraction center with Anatolian Balloons Company, which he founded in 2006. Anatolian Balloons Company, which has the world's first and only ISO 9001-2001 Quality Certificate, has become the world's largest hot air balloon company. Then, in 2011, he established the second balloon business in Cappadocia. With the strengthening on the strong roots of the umbrella organization Uluer Group, in 2016 a balloon business was established in Sri Lanka (the first Turkish aviation company abroad). Finally, he strengthened the Turkish dominance in the sector by establishing a new balloon business in Tanzania in 2019.
Entrepreneurship
Uluer Defense Industry Joint Stock Company, which he established as a result of his work in the field of defense industry. It started the production and exportation of the tactical rifle with the highest ammo capacity in the world, again by breaking new ground. The export of other weapons and ammunition, which started to be produced in the recent past after R&D studies, has been a source of pride for our country.
Breaking new ground in the world, Dr. Halil ULUER had built the world's largest hot air balloon (for 36 people) specially to break the record. For the first time in the world, live broadcasts were made from the Balloon via television and radio. Without receiving any financial and moral support from any institution, he made great efforts to promote Cappadocia in tourism fairs all over the world. In Guangzhou, China, where he was for a fair, he caught the pickpocket who had taken one of his friend's bag with him and fled, and handed him over to the Chinese Police. The famous pickpocket, who was wanted one, was executed. The State of the People's Republic of China awarded Halil ULUER the Medal of Outstanding Courage.
Diplomatic Mission
Having devoted almost all of his work to the promotion of Cappadocia and the Turkish World in the recent times, Dr. Halil ULUER was appointed as the Nevşehir Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the President of Kazakhstan, Mr. Nursultan NAZARBAYEV and the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Abdullah GÜL. As the First Honorary Consul appointed to the Nevşehir - Cappadocia Region, he made important contributions to the promotion and development of the region with the power of diplomacy and commercial diplomacy, as well as the historical benefits he provided to bilateral relations. .
Dr.Uluer has 1 Academic Doctorate, 3 Honorary Doctorates and 1 Honorary Professorship in Entrepreneurial Economics. He is the only Turkish scientist elected as a member of the Russian Science Board.
"After a life full of struggle and success, Dr. Halil Uluer died in a tragic car accident on April 27, 2021, together with his wife Fatma Uluer and two friends of family. (May Allah rest their souls)
Dr. Halil Uluer, who left behind thousands of friends and pleasant memories, will be remembered for his sincerity, friendship, determination, positive energy, and achievements."
Certificates
Some of the licenses, documents and certificates he has
International Shipmaster
International Licensed Scuba Diver
TSSF-ILS Bronze Lifeguard
First Aid License
International licensed Catamaran and Surf athlete
International Yellow Press Card Holder
Authorized Historical Artifact Collector of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Central Bank Mint Commemorative Coin Collector
Some of the organizations that he is a chairman or a member of
Müsiad Nevşehir Founding Branch President
World Council on Aging Vice President and Head of Investment
Beşiktaş Football (Gymnastics) Club Congress Member No. 23115
Member of Nevşehir Journalists Association
Member of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies
Founder and President of Cappadocia Aviation Club Association
Member of the Board of the Kazakhstan-Turkey Cooperation Council
Tütap Turkey Promotion Platform Honorary Board Member
Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Ural Economic University of the Russian Federation
Some of the awards, successes and thanks he has received
Investor of the Year Award
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque from Nevşehir Governor (11 Times)
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque from TÜDEV Turkic World Education and Cooperation Foundation
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque from Gaziantep Governor
Promotional Special of the Year Award
Ministry of Tourism Tourism Promotion General Directorate Letter of Appreciation
Letter of Appreciation from the Chairman of YSK Supreme Election Board
Best Environment Award
Letter of Appreciation from TOBB Turkey Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (Mr. M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu)
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque by the Governor of Denizli
Most Successful Businessman of the Year Award (Two times)
Honorary Award of the Year
Businessman of the Year Award (2 Times)
SGHM Directorate General of Civil Aviation Appreciation Plaque (Two times)
Nevşehir Journalists Association Special Award
Special Award of the Year
Tourism Promotion Award
Aegean Army Command Letter of Appreciation and Plaque
2nd Army Command Letter of Appreciation and Plaque
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque from the Secretary General of the National Security Council (NSC)
Swiss Presidential Friendship Medal
Kazakhstan-Turkey Friendship and Cooperation Development Medal
Kazakhstan-Turkey Cooperation Council Letter of Appreciation
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque from the Governor of Kayseri
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque from the Governor of Uşak
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque from the Governor of Bilecik
Friendship Medal of the Italian General Staff
Gulsehir Municipality Appreciation Plaque (Two times)
People's Republic of China Medal of Outstanding Courage
Friendship Medal of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Letter of Appreciation of the Presidium of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Letter of Appreciation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Two times)
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque from the Governor of Kırşehir
Letter of Appreciation from the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Ankara (6 Times)
Letter of Appreciation from the Swiss Ankara Ambassador
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque from the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Ankara (2 Times)
Letter of Appreciation from the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Turkey (Two times)
Ortahisar Municipality Appreciation Plaque
Letter of Appreciation from the Secretary General of TURKSOY
Kazakhstan-Turkey Cooperation Council Letter of Appreciation
Letter of Appreciation from the Ambassador of Finland
Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bağış Letter of Appreciation and Plaque
20th Year Distinguished Service Medal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ürgüp Municipality Appreciation Plaque (Two times)
Letter of Appreciation of the Academy of Sciences of the Ural University of Economics of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation Ural University of Economics Honorary Scientist Title (Honorary Prof.)
Honorary Doctorate of the Ural University of Economics of the Russian Federation
VEKTOR International Academy of Sciences Honorary Doctorate
The Supreme Order of the State of Azerbaijan "Order of Honor and Merit"
Tourism Businessman of the Year Award
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque for the Ambassador of India to Ankara
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque "For His Services to the Turkish World" by Attorney Haluk İpek, AK Party Secretary General and Head of Turkey-Kazakhstan Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group (4 Times)
Plaque of Appreciation by the Governor of Nevşehir, Mr. Abdurrahman Savaş (For His Service to the Turkish World)
Plaque of Appreciation by Canseyit Tüymebayev, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Ankara (For His Services to the Turkish World)
Plaque of Appreciation by Nevşehir Mayor Hasan Ünver (For His Services to the Turkish World)
Letter of Appreciation, Plaque and Friendship Medal from Croatian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque from Croatian Ambassador to Ankara (Two times)
Letter of Appreciation and Royal Plaque from the British Ambassador to Turkey (Two times)
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque from the Canadian Ambassador to Ankara
Goynuk Municipality Appreciation Plaque
Letter of Appreciation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
Letter of Appreciation from the Ambassador of Austria to Ankara
Letter of Appreciation from the Presidency of the Constitutional Court
Hacibektas District Governor's Plaque of Appreciation
Letter of Appreciation from the Governor of Manisa
Istanbul University Rectorate Letter of Appreciation
Erzurum Governor Appreciation Plaque
Turkish Red Crescent General Presidency Plaque of Appreciation
German Cappadocia Cultural Association Appreciation Plaque (6 Times)
SAS Underwater Defense Group Command Appreciation Plaque
Gendarmerie General Command Appreciation Plaque
Sabancı University Rectorate Appreciation Plaque
Homeland Martyrs and Veterans Association Appreciation Plaque (Three times)
TAF Mehmetçik Foundation Appreciation Plaque
Turkish Kick Box Federation Plaque of Appreciation
Van Gendarmerie Public Security Corps Command Appreciation Plaque
Cyprus Ministry of National Education and Culture Appreciation Plaque
Cappadocia Vocational School Appreciation Plaque
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque by the Ambassador of India to Ankara
Nevşehir High School Management Appreciation Plaque
Acıgöl District Governor's Plaque of Appreciation
Sri Lanka Ankara Ambassador Letter of Appreciation and Plaque. (Two times)
Crimean Turks Culture and Solidarity Association Appreciation Plaque
Erciyes University Appreciation Plaque
IHH Human Rights and Freedoms Humanitarian Relief Foundation Letter of Appreciation and Plaque
Aksaray University Certificate of Appreciation and Plaque
Nevşehir Altınyıldız College Gratitude Plaque
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
Letter of Appreciation from the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Ankara
TURKSOY 20th Anniversary Medal of Honor
He was declared a "Turkmen Bey" by the World Union of Turkmens
State of Kuwait Ankara Embassy Letter of Appreciation and Plaque
Jordan Embassy Letter of Appreciation and Plaque
"Envoy of the Heart" Award by the World Turkmen Union
Letter of Appreciation and Plaque from the Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Ambassador Letter of Appreciation and Plaque