Ercan KURT 
He was born in 1964 in Ankara. After completing his primary, secondary and high school education in Ankara, he entered Hacettepe University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Food Engineering in 1983. He graduated in 1987 as a Food Engineer. In 1990, he started to work at the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE). He carried out his duties within the fields of activity of the Institute under the positions of Engineer, Technical Chief, Food Laboratory Manager, Food Sector Manager. He performed certification duties in Turkey and abroad. He worked as an Audit Officer, Trainer and Chief Audit Officer on Management Systems, one of the important certification activities of the Institute. He served as the chairman of the Halal Certification Committee at TSE for 12 years.
He took an active role in the core staff formed for the preparation of certification program, strategies, trainings and application documents in Halal Certification activities carried out by Turkish Standards Institute. In order to increase the awareness and sensitivity needed in the field of Halal certification, he has participated in meetings, panels and congresses organized in many provinces of our country since 2011 as both organizer and speaker. He has participated in congresses, symposiums and fairs organized in countries such as Germany, France, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, etc., and has gained gains about the developments in the world and Islamic geography in this field.
Ercan KURT has been working as the Certification Coordinator of Lokman Hekim University Halal Product Application and Research Center since May 2023. He also holds the titles of External Auditor of Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK) and External Chief Auditor of Halal Accreditation Agency (HAK). He is married and has two children.
