The Ordinary General Assembly of the Elevator and Escalator Industrialists Association AYSAD for 2025 was held on May 29, 2025 at the Machinery Hangar Engineering and Technology Center Conference Hall.
The General Assembly, which began with the welcome speech of AYSAD Communications Consultant Turhan Korkmaz, elected AYSAD Honorary Member İzzet Güven as the Chairman of the Board, and Berk Özbelli and Serkan Selamet as the Clerks of the Board. A moment of silence was observed for Atatürk and his comrades-in-arms upon the invitation of Board Chairman İzzet Güven. Then, the agenda items were discussed. AYSAD Board of Directors Chairman Fevzi Yıldırım, who was invited to the stage, thanked the members who attended the General Assembly for their participation and invited AYSAD Secretary General Harun Şimşek to the stage to present AYSAD’s activities for the June 2024 – May 2025 period. After Harun Şimşek presented the AYSAD activities carried out during this period, Fevzi Yıldırım and AYSAD Vice President and ELA Board Member Savaşal Sayın took the stage one by one.
AYSAD Vice President and ELA Board Member Savaşal Sayın took the stage one by one. Fevzi Yıldırım shared the elevator export and import figures received from MAİB (Machinery Exporters Association) and stated that this information was valuable. His presentation on the works of ELA, of which they are members, and the developments in Europe and the World also drew attention. He stated that AYSAD should use these channels very well and that this was possible through MAKFED (Turkey Machine Federation) and ELA (European Lift Association). Savaşal Sayın also mentioned the works of the committees in ELA and said, “We are represented in several committees as AYSAD. In addition, we should also take part in the Legislation Committee.”
After the presentation of the activities, the report prepared by the AYSAD Audit Board regarding the financial status and activities of the previous period was presented to the participants by Board Member Seyfullah Köksal. The Chairman of the Board İzzet Güven presented both the previous term activity report and the audit report to the General Assembly, and both reports were unanimously accepted. During the break, a short tour was made to the Makine Hangar AYSAD Management and Training Center, where AYSAD moved at the end of April. Following the break, the General Assembly continued with the reading of the estimated budget for the next term, which was on the agenda. The budget presented by AYSAD Accounting Member Rıza Latif was unanimously accepted. Finally, the proposed amendments to the AYSAD constitution were presented by General Secretary Harun Şimşek. The proposed amendments were unanimously accepted.
In the last part of the General Assembly, the Chairman of the Board invited those who wanted to speak to the rostrum for Wishes and Expectations. Sefa Targıt, one of the previous AYSAD presidents, Canlift representative Nuri Yılmaz, Nafiz Çavdar, Ali Osman Özdilek, İzzet Güven and Fevzi Yıldırım took the floor and stated their suggestions for AYSAD’s work in the upcoming period. After the wishes and desires, the Chairman of the Board İzzet Güven thanked the members who attended and closed the General Assembly. After the closing, the members took a group photo…
Sefa Targıt: “AYSAD has a status that is equal to the safety”
Taking the floor in the wishes and requests section of the General Assembly, Sefa Targıt, one of the previous term presidents of AYSAD, touched upon the sectoral representation capability of AYSAD in the organizations of which it is a member at national and international levels and the importance of the reputation it has added to the sector through these memberships. Sefa Targıt said, “AYSAD successfully and honorably represents our sector in the Federation of Sectoral Associations (SEDEFED) and therefore in the Turkish Business World Confederation (TÜRKONFED), Turkish Machinery Federation (MAKFED) and European Lift Association (ELA). We have also been members of UDDER and İMSAD for many years. In addition to voluntary civil organizations, we also try to represent our sector in business world organizations established by law. For example, I can give examples such as MYK, TOBB Assembly, TSE mirror committee, TUBİTAK Machinery committees. I especially want our young friends to participate in the activities and management levels of these civil society organizations on behalf of AYSAD. Because, in order for elevators to find the place they deserve in the business world and society, they need qualified representation there,” and continued as follows: “I would like to mention the MMO Machinery Hangar that we are in. The Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, which I and many of my friends are proud to be members of, in addition to traditional educational activities and Elevator Symposium organization; A type inspection organization and Notified Body organization, and opened a vocational qualification exam facility. We provided great support to these initiatives with our AYSAD identity. Together with our chamber, we had established a magnificent MYK Center by spending great financial resources and effort. Our member elevator and escalator companies did their best without doubling our requests. Our Board Member Sedat Yıldız was the person who carried out that process, he spent a lot of his time.” Sefa Targıt said the following at the end of his speech: “TÜSİAD High Advisory Board Chairman Ömer Aras, in his general assembly speech, the details of which escaped attention because it was a subject of litigation, touched on fires and work accidents and said, “There is also a problem of merit in the business world. In companies, people who do not deserve it can occupy seats. He had made a speech along the lines of “The habit of putting cost before safety is widespread”. This is a very important message coming from business world summits and a bit of self-criticism. As AYSAD, we have achieved a status in the public that is synonymous with safety. For example, one of the important actors of the Architecture and Fire symposium was our Professor Erdem İmrak. We must maintain and continue this level, my friends. For this reason, I expect and request more participation from you in the channels I mentioned.”
Nuri Yılmaz stated that they carried out a study with the support of Sefa Targıt to restore the historical elevator used by Atatürk in the Büyük Kulüp.
