
Pelin Solmaz
Consultant · Trainer
25+ years in total, 16 of them in HR consultancy and assessment centres. ICF-accredited ACC coach. Has worked with organisations such as the Central Bank, Turkish Aerospace, Garanti Technology and Turkcell Global Bilgi.
Full biography
Starting in banking, she has spent the past 16 years of a career of more than 25 years in human resources consultancy, assessment centre practice, training and mentoring. In her areas of expertise, talent management and leadership development, she makes strategic contributions to the organisations she serves and supports the development of individuals and teams.
She is an expert in structuring assessment centre practices across all sectors, designing talent management processes, developing HR professionals, training practitioner teams, and mentoring leaders. She runs one-to-one and group-based development programmes in areas such as leadership, communication, effective feedback, recruitment and performance management.
To date she has worked for many leading organisations, including the Central Bank, Turkish Aerospace, TFKB, Halkbank, Alshaya, Garanti Technology, Watsons, Türkiye Sigorta, Eti, Yıldız Holding, Turkcell Global Bilgi and Mersin Port; alongside training programmes, she has taken managerial roles in development and assessment projects for mid- and senior-level positions.
She holds an ICF-accredited ACC coaching certificate and previously taught courses on recruitment and interview techniques at the Istanbul Business Institute. She continues her training and consultancy work on various platforms.
After her undergraduate degree in Business Administration, she completed a master’s degree in Human Resources Management and Organisational Change; her thesis, ‘The Effects of Talent Management on Commitment’, focused on the relationship between employee engagement and talent management. She is currently continuing her studies in Healthcare Institutions Management at Istanbul University.






