Turkish Airlines announced that Ahmet Bolat has been appointed new chairman of Turkish Airlines' board and executive committee, a statement after a board meeting on January 27. Ayci had been the chairman of the carrier since April 2015. After joining Turkish Airlines in 2005 at the strategy development department, Bolat had been the chief investment and technology officer at the company since 2012.

He has been the deputy chairman of the Turkish Aerospace Inc. since May 2018. Captain pilot Mehmet Kadaifciler and Sekib Avdagiç, the head of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, were appointed as new board and executive committee members.