YDDMD

President’s Biography

Nazmi Şahin — Civil Engineer; President of the Building Inspection and Earthquake Engineers Association (YDDMD).

Nazmi Şahin was born in 1971 in the Alaca district of Çorum. He completed his primary and secondary education in Ankara. He graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at Near East University (NEU). Between 1997 and 1999 he worked abroad with the Lukoil company, completing the KOGALIM HEATLINE and NEFTBANK projects and receiving a work completion certificate. In 1999 he founded the H.N.E. Proje Mühendislik İnşaat company based in Ankara and began providing services in the design and contracting sector. In 2010 he founded Tunam Yapı Denetim and operated in the field of building inspection. He has worked on many projects at home and abroad; in 2001 he wrote a book on building inspection. He continues to serve as a Member of the Ankara Chamber of Commerce Assembly, Deputy Chairman of the TOBB YOİKK Environment and Zoning Commission, and a member of the Ankara City Council Executive Board. Nazmi Şahin, who speaks English and Russian, is married with two children.

Personal Information

Born1971 — Çorum / Alaca
NationalityRepublic of Türkiye
Marital StatusMarried, two children
Military ServiceCompleted
Driving LicenceClass B
CityÇankaya / Ankara

Education

1978 – 1983 Faik Erbağ Primary School
1984 – 1990 İncirli High School
1991 – 1993 Eastern Mediterranean University — Economics
1994 – 1999 Near East University — Civil Engineering

Work Experience

1999 – 2000 LUKOIL (Russia) — KOGALIM HEATLINE and NEFTBANK projects
2000 – 2010 HNE Proje Mühendislik Müşavirlik İnşaat Ltd. Co.
2010 – 2024 Tunam Yapı Denetim — Nace Inc.

Foreign Languages and Computer Skills

EnglishIntermediate — writing and speaking
RussianAdvanced — writing and speaking
OfficeMicrosoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
SoftwareAutoCAD, Probina

Positions Held

  • 2006 – 2008 — President of the Akyurt Construction Contractors Association
  • 2007 – 2008 — Member of the BİM-FED Board and Chairman of the Technical Research and Development Commission
  • 2008 – 2009 — Member of the Akyurt City Council Executive Board
  • 2008 – 2010 — Deputy Chairman of BİM-FED
  • 2008 – 2009 — Deputy Chairman of the 51st Committee of the Ankara Chamber of Commerce
  • 2009 – 2010 — Secretary General of the Akyurt City Council
  • 2010 — Member of the TOBB Construction Builders Assembly
  • 2011 – 2012 — President of the YDKB Ankara Branch
  • 2012 – 2013 — Team Leader on a United Nations Project
  • 2012 – 2013 — Member of the İMKON Board
  • 2013 – 2014 — President of YDDMD
  • 2013 – 2014 — Team Leader on a UNDP (United Nations) Project
  • 2013 – 2014 — Deputy Chairman of TOBB / YOİKK
  • 2018 – 2022 — Member of the Ankara Chamber of Commerce Assembly
  • 2019 – 2021 — Member of the Ankara City Council Executive Board

Awards and Acknowledgements

  • 11 May 1998 — Russia KOG Heatline Achievement Award
  • 26 November 1998 — Russia Neftbank Roof Achievement Award
  • 22 April 2001 — Hacettepe University, Certificate of Achievement in Fundamental and Technical Analysis Applications
  • 17 June 2003 — Television Building Project Competition, third place
  • 20 September 2004 — Akyurt Municipality Building Inspection Certificate of Appreciation
  • 09 August 2007 — Ankara Police Department Plaque of Appreciation
  • 12 October 2008 — Akyurt District Directorate of National Education Plaque of Appreciation
  • 06 May 2014 — Near East University Plaque of Appreciation
  • 16 June 2014 — UNDP Plaque of Appreciation
  • 04 November 2015 — Samsun Municipality Certificate of Appreciation

Training and Certificate Programmes

  • İZODER — Heat, Sound and Water Insulation Training Programme
  • Construction Economics Portfolio Training Programme
  • Reinforced Concrete Static Applications Training Programme
  • Progress Payment (Hakediş) Training Programme

Publications and Articles

  • Building Inspection Book, 5th Edition (2007)
  • Hürriyet Newspaper articles (2007, 2009, 2012, 2013)
  • Usta Magazine articles (2007–2014)
  • Sabah Newspaper article (2008)
  • İntes Magazine (2008)
  • Dünya Newspaper (2009, 2012)
  • Mavi Ay Magazine articles (2010, 2011)
  • Flash Newspaper (2010)
  • Asansör (Elevator) Magazine (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
  • Vatan Newspaper (2011)
  • Başkent Newspaper (2011)
  • Building Inspection Magazine articles (2012, 2014)
  • Ekspertiz Magazine (2012)
  • Building Inspection Expertise Magazine (2013)
  • Building Inspection Newspaper (2014)

Television and Radio Programmes

  • TRT Haber — live broadcast
  • Sky Türk — Agenda Programme, live broadcast
  • Fox TV — Fatih Portakal, recorded broadcast
  • Halk TV — Gündeme Özel, live broadcast
  • ÇRT Television — recorded broadcast
  • Radyo Beyaz and Radyo Ses — Gündeme Özel, live broadcast
  • Show TV — news programme
  • TRT GAP Radio
  • Kanal B
  • Habertürk
  • Ulusal Kanal
  • TV24
  • NTV
  • CNN
  • Bengü Türk

Panel, Seminar and Symposium Talks

  • Antalya, Fame Residence Lara — Concrete and Its Components seminar, speaker
  • Ankara Chamber of Commerce — The Reality of Earthquakes
  • Ankara, Patalya Hotel — The Concept of Contracting and Construction seminar, speaker
  • Yenimahalle Municipality — Cooperatives and Building Inspection
  • Antalya, Sueno Hotel — Concrete and Steel Applications in Construction
  • Akyurt City Council — City Council
  • Kastamonu (26.02.2011) — Building Inspection Panel
  • Manisa (11.02.2011) — Building Inspection Panel
  • Etimesgut Municipality — Contractors and Inspection Meeting
  • Çankırı (10.03.2011) — Building Inspection Panel
  • Konya (21.05.2011) — Building Inspection Meeting
  • Limak Lara Hotel — Concrete and Its Components
  • Çorum (16.02.2011) — Building Inspection Panel, speaker
  • Manisa / Turgutlu (23.03.2011) — Building Inspection Panel, speaker
  • Ankara, Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation (28.09.2011) — Technical Consultancy Panel, speaker
  • Tokat (26.04.2011) — Building Inspection Panel
  • Amasya (04.03.2011) — Building Inspection Panel
  • Uşak (20.04.2011) — Building Inspection Meeting
  • Niğde University — Building Inspection and Engineering
  • Antalya, Fame Residence Hotel — Concrete and Building Inspection
  • Afyon (06.03.2011) — Building Inspection Meeting
  • Urfa (14.02.2012) — Building Inspection Meeting
  • Ankara Building Inspection Symposium — Chair of the Earthquake Statics Session
  • İstanbul, Swiss Hotel (31.03.2012) — Disaster-Risk Buildings Workshop, speaker
  • Çorum (05.04.2012) — Building Inspection Practices Panel, speaker
  • Ankara (06.04.2012) — Building Inspection Law and Administrative Penalties Symposium, speaker
  • Ankara, Ramada Hotel (07.01.2013) — Energy Efficiency, speaker
  • Ankara, Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation (13.02.2013) — Urban Transformation Summit, speaker
  • TRNC, Near East University (06.05.2014) — Faculty of Engineering, speaker
  • Ankara, ATO (16.06.2014) — Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation / Ministry of Energy / UNDP Energy Seminar, speaker
  • İzmir, Ege University (19.06.2014) — Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation / Ministry of Energy / UNDP Energy Seminar, speaker
  • Ankara, Rixos Hotel (16.10.2015) — Building Inspection and Law Panel, speaker
  • Samsun (03.11.2015) — Metropolitan Municipality Building Inspection and Energy Workshop, speaker
  • Kırıkkale University (22.12.2019) — Panel
  • Tokat (19.02.2020) — Municipality and Chamber of Commerce Earthquake Panel
  • Van (04.11.2021) — Building Inspection Panel
  • Antalya (12.11.2021) — Building Inspection Meeting, speaker
  • Bursa (07.03.2023) — The Reality of Earthquakes
  • Manisa (04.08.2023) — Building Inspection Meeting
  • Ankara (07.10.2023) — AİPA Artificial Intelligence, speaker
  • İstanbul (08.11.2023) — Ready-Mixed Concrete 2023 Fair, speaker
  • Antalya (10.11.2023) — Building Inspection Meeting
  • Ankara (08.12.2023) — MMG Architects and Engineers Group Meeting, speaker
  • Muğla (19.12.2023) — Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change Panel
  • İstanbul (22.12.2023) — Earthquake-Resistant Buildings Summit
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