FigureAsia 35 Under 35 · Business
Oğuz Alper Öktem
Age 34 · Mobility, logistics and commerce infrastructure · Türkiye
Scaled urban mobility with audited growth and operating discipline
- Approximate age at the edition boundary
- 34
- Field
- Business
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- FigureAsia U35 Assessment
- 83.5 / 100
Profile
Career and operating record
Ride-hailing riders increased 103 per cent and registered drivers rose 72 per cent as the service expanded across 20 markets. That operating evidence explains why Oğuz Alper Öktem entered the final comparison.
Oğuz Alper Öktem is a founder and public-company operator and serves as founder, chair and chief executive at Marti Technologies. In mobility, logistics and commerce infrastructure, the work addresses building a dense, locally adapted mobility network in Turkish cities while balancing rider access, driver participation and public regulation.
Ride-hailing riders increased 103 per cent and registered drivers rose 72 per cent as the service expanded across 20 markets. Öktem retained responsibility as founder, chair and chief executive while the listed company improved its operating structure and public disclosure.
US securities filings identify Öktem as founder, chief executive and chair; his public-company authority covers product, market entry, capital and regulatory engagement.
Marti created a Turkish mobility platform able to compete through local density and operating knowledge rather than simple replication of a global model. The limitations are equally clear: Regulatory disputes around ride-hailing and company-reported usage measures require continued review.
FigureAsia selection
Why Oğuz Alper Öktem is on the list
The strongest part of Oğuz Alper Öktem’s file is the fit between execution and evidence.
Marti reported 2025 revenue of US$39.2 million, an increase of about 110 per cent, with gross margin of approximately 61 per cent. US securities filings identify Öktem as founder, chief executive and chair; his public-company authority covers product, market entry, capital and regulatory engagement.
Öktem’s audited revenue and margin record was stronger than mobility peers supported only by fleet size, funding or planned expansion.
Ride-hailing riders increased 103 per cent and registered drivers rose 72 per cent as the service expanded across 20 markets. Öktem retained responsibility as founder, chair and chief executive while the listed company improved its operating structure and public disclosure.
Verified work
The 2025–26 business record
Operating result
Marti reported 2025 revenue of US$39.2 million, an increase of about 110 per cent, with gross margin of approximately 61 per cent. US securities filings identify Öktem as founder, chief executive and chair; his public-company authority covers product, market entry, capital and regulatory engagement.
Market consequence
Ride-hailing riders increased 103 per cent and registered drivers rose 72 per cent as the service expanded across 20 markets. The result was completed within Öktem’s verified responsibilities as founder, chair and chief executive at Marti Technologies, while delivery remains credited to the relevant team and partners.
Strategic execution
Öktem retained responsibility as founder, chair and chief executive while the listed company improved its operating structure and public disclosure. The evidence connects Öktem to strategy and accountable execution; organisational output is not assigned to the individual wholesale.
Market context
The work in its market
Oğuz Alper Öktem is assessed against founders and operators in mobility, logistics and commerce infrastructure. Company performance establishes scale; individual credit follows only where the public record ties decisions and execution to the person’s role.
FigureAsia U35 Assessment
Assessment breakdown
83.5out of 100
Operating execution
25.1 / 30
Marti reported 2025 revenue of US$39.2 million, an increase of about 110 per cent, with gross margin of approximately 61 per cent. US securities filings identify Öktem as founder, chief executive and chair; his public-company authority covers product, market entry, capital and regulatory engagement. The result is completed and operational rather than announced.
Commercial consequence
20.9 / 25
The record produced measurable consequence in mobility, logistics and commerce infrastructure, with company-wide outcomes kept distinct from personal credit.
Individual agency
16.7 / 20
As Founder, chair and chief executive, Oğuz Alper Öktem held an identifiable decision-making and execution remit.
Industry influence
12.5 / 15
Scaled urban mobility with audited growth and operating discipline. The work established a reference point beyond one financing or publicity cycle.
Asian and global relevance
8.3 / 10
Turkish entrepreneur born in Kocaeli The work also carries consequence beyond one immediate market.