Hanifi AVCI General Director Personal Information He completed his

Hanifi AVCI
General Director
Personal Information
He completed his undergraduate education in the Erdemli District of Mersin. He joined the
Forestry Faculty at 1975 of Karadeniz Technical University and graduated from the Department
of Forest Engineering.
Professional Background
1980 He started working in Mersin Regional Directorate of Forestry,
1980-1989 Forest District Chief respectively in Forest Managements of Silifke, Mut and Tarsus,
1989-1990 Deputy Director General in Silifke Forest District Directorate,
1990-1992 Director General in Silifke Forest District Directorate,
1992-1993 Director Engineer in Mersin Regional Forestry Management and Marketing
Department Directorate,
1993-1994 Regional Forest Directorate of Kahramanmaraş, Directorate of Dörtyol Forest
District Directorate,
1994-1995 Director Engineer in Mersin Regional Forestry Management and Marketing
Department Directorate,
1995 Appointed in Cyprus by the General Directorate of Forestry for executing the marketing
and production affairs of burned areas while the forest fires occurred in Cyprus,
1996 Appointed as the Department Director in Mersin Regional Forestry Management and
Marketing Department Directorate
1997-2003 Deputy Regional Director of Forestry in mersin and Erzurum
2003 Deputy Director General of AGM
2008-2011 Director General of AGM
2011 Appointed as Director General of General Directorate of Combating Desertification and
Erosion
Languages
English
Awards
Testimonial: OGM 1985
Projects
Eastern Anatolia Watershed Rehabilitation Project
Anatolia Watershed Rehabilitation Project Coordinator