Lupos Dış Ticaret Team

Aziz Kutalmış Yalçın

Founder & CEO – China–Turkey Import Consulting

Aziz Kutalmış Yalçın is the Founder and CEO of Lupos Foreign Trade, a Turkey-based import consultancy specializing in China–Turkey trade operations. With over seven years of experience managing complex import projects, he focuses on ensuring that Turkish companies conduct their China sourcing activities in a controlled, compliant, and commercially secure manner.

Fluent in both English and Chinese, Aziz works directly with manufacturers in China, conducting on-site factory audits, supplier verification, production supervision, and quality control inspections. He personally oversees critical stages such as supplier validation, pricing negotiations, compliance checks, and production monitoring to minimize commercial and regulatory risks for Turkish importers.

His expertise covers Turkish customs regulations, import documentation, conformity assessments, and risk analysis for industrial and commercial imports. Through regular field visits to China, Aziz ensures that production standards, certifications, and technical requirements align with Turkish import regulations.

In addition to operational leadership, Aziz manages strategic planning, business development, and cross-border team coordination between Turkey and China. He develops customized sourcing strategies, conducts market research, and prepares cost–risk analyses tailored to the needs of Turkish procurement teams.

By managing every stage of the import process—from supplier selection to customs clearance and logistics planning—Aziz ensures that high-value and regulation-sensitive import projects are executed safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with Turkish trade requirements. Review the breakdown of projects managed by our team in the field to see how this management translates into successful trade operations.

Cihat Can Aykan

General Manager – Lupos Beijing

Cihat Can Aykan has been managing Lupos Foreign Trade’s China operations from Beijing for over 12 years. He works directly with manufacturers, overseeing factory inspections, certification verification, sample testing, and supplier consolidation processes for Turkey-bound import projects.

With extensive experience in face-to-face business negotiations with Chinese factory owners and production managers, Cihat has in-depth knowledge of Chinese business culture, commercial practices, and manufacturing standards. He plays a key role in evaluating production capacity, negotiating pricing, and managing contractual processes to reduce operational and financial risks for Turkish companies.

Fluent in both Chinese and Turkish, he handles technical documentation, compliance verification, and factory reporting. By closely monitoring regulatory changes in China, he ensures that all production and certification processes meet Turkish import compliance requirements.

This field-based, culturally informed approach enables Lupos Foreign Trade to maintain reliable, transparent, and regulation-compliant China–Turkey import operations.

Duygu Unay

Foreign Trade Operations Coordinator

Operations • Logistics • Client Coordination

Duygu Unay is responsible for the daily operational management of China–Turkey import processes at Lupos Foreign Trade. She coordinates logistics planning, customs procedures, and shipment scheduling to ensure that import operations are executed smoothly and on time.

Specializing in import documentation, commercial invoices, permits, and customs paperwork, Duygu works closely with Chinese suppliers, freight forwarders, and Turkish customs brokers. She monitors shipment timelines and ensures that all documentation complies with Turkish import regulations.

By guiding clients through import procedures, tax obligations, and logistics planning, she helps Turkish companies maintain transparency and operational efficiency throughout the sourcing process.

Key Responsibilities

Operational coordination of China–Turkey import processes
Shipment planning and customs execution
Preparation and verification of import documentation
Client guidance on import procedures and regulatory obligations

Cennet Atajanova

China Trade & Quality Control Specialist

Sales & Marketing • Trade Operations • Quality Control

Cennet works closely with Lupos Foreign Trade’s China-based teams to manage supplier communication, order tracking, and quality control coordination. She ensures that China–Turkey import projects progress in line with Turkish regulatory and technical standards.

She monitors changes in Chinese export regulations, tariffs, and Turkish customs requirements to maintain operational compliance. Her responsibilities include sample evaluation, pre-shipment inspections, factory audits, and supplier performance monitoring.

Cennet negotiates pricing, resolves commercial disputes, and supports the development of long-term supplier relationships. She also assists Russian-speaking clients in Ankara with import procedures and Turkish business regulations.

A graduate of Ankara University’s Faculty of Political Sciences, Cennet combines regulatory knowledge with operational execution to support quality-focused, compliant import projects for Turkish companies.

Education & Expertise

Ankara University – Faculty of Political Sciences
Quality control and factory inspection processes
Supplier communication and order management
Sales, marketing, and client relations
Fluent in Turkish and Russian

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