Ankara
Kemal Kabak
Can you introduce yourself? What is your name and surname? Kemal Kabak What is your role at ATU Duty Free and what do you do in this role? My airport experience started at Setur at Sabiha Gökçen Airport in 2018 as an Operations Team Leader. Then I continued my career at İstanbul Unifree in 2019. I worked as a team leader here for 5 years. On February 6, 2023, during the Kahramanmaraş earthquake, I went to the region to support the search and rescue teams. After what I experienced here and what I saw about life, I decided to be in Ankara with my family. This is where our paths crossed with the ATU family. In 2024, I started working as a Deputy Team Leader at ATU in Ankara. I am currently continuing in this position. The most important part of my job is that the motivation of the friends I work with is good. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? I would like to live in Japan. I love societies that protect their values. Is there a characteristic you would like to change about yourself? Why? I'm impatient. As I get older, I feel that this trait of mine is changing, and this change is making me a happier person. So I am working on various methods of suggestion and experiments to change it completely. What is your favorite feature of yourself that you are most proud of? To be able to empathize and be a sensitive person. What is your greatest fear in life? Something bad happens to my loved ones. Is there a talent you wish you had? Being in more than one place at the same time. Who is your favorite historical hero, from the past or present? Gazi Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK! What qualities do you most value in a friend? Being a real listener. Giving me the right idea, not what I want at that moment, and being able to tell me clearly when I am wrong. Being honest. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be and why? In general, I have tried to change the things I think I need to change throughout my life. I think I have been successful in this regard. In this period, I feel the disadvantages of being a perfectionist and I am trying to change this characteristic. What is your favorite activity to do in your free time? Spending time with my family and friends. What is your biggest regret in life? In primary school, my guidance teacher said on a subject I can't remember, “It is good to make mistakes, mistakes come from effort, and if you realize the mistake you made and learn from it, it will come back to you as a gain for the rest of your life.” That's when I learned not to regret. Can you share with us the place and time where you felt the happiest? In the February 6 earthquakes in Antakya, I pulled one person alive from the rubble in the 72nd hour. The happiness on his and his family's faces was the best moment of my life. Do you have a slogan or motto that has motivated you throughout your life? “Intention beats action”
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