ERGUN BERKSOY

1964 - 1976: He worked in the planning department of Karamürsel U.S. Air Force Base, Turkey and got promoted to the Planning and Real-Estate Manager position in Boeing and Tumpane. He was in charge of the maintenance and repair work of facilities with 5,000 U.S. Air Force staff and enlisted officers.

1970 - 1976: He became the President of Karamürsel Youth Sports Club. He was the main sponsor of Karamürsel Youth Sports Club volleyball, basketball and football team which competed in the 1st division of amateur league.

1976 - 1987: Ergun Berksoy exported various food products from Turkey. He was the pioneer in exporting from Turkey wheat flour in cotton bags; sunflower oil in round tins; apples in cardboard boxes which varied according to the individual size of different types of apple; and yeast. In five consecutive years he received golden medal from the Ministry of Trade in Turkey for reaching $150 million in yearly export revenue.

1980 - 1991: He became the Chairman of Türkgücü München football club. Türkgücü München is a German association football club from the city of Munich, Bavaria. Originally, the football team played in the lowest tiers of Munich amateur football, but under Ergun Berksoy's leadership the club advanced to Bayernliga in 1988. The club gained tremendous success in the German-Turkish community and began to aim even for professional football. Bundesliga volleyball at Türkgücü München also excelled in this era. In 1988 women volleyball team took third place in the 1st Bundesliga with the national players Danuta Niemietz , Nina Sawatzki and Michaela Luckner. 

1981 - 1995: Ergun Berksoy became Vice President of Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü, which is a Turkish sports club based in Ankara. With Ergun Berksoy's sponsorship Gençlerbirliği excelled from the 2nd division to 1st division. Domestically, the club have won the Turkish Cup twice, in 1987 and 2001. They have also won the former Turkish Football Championship twice and the regional Ankara Football League a record nine times.

1987: Ergun Berksoy established his first 5-star hotel Cesars Resort Hotel in Side, Antalya.

1988: He established his second 5-star hotel Cesars Hotel in Gümbet, Bodrum.

1991: He established his third 5-star hotel Cesars Temple De Luxe Hotel in Belek, Antalya. 

1991: Ergun Berksoy made a proposition to open the first Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv to Tugay Özçeri, who was the Undersecratery of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Turkey at the time. As Turkey was undergoing a hotel construction boom and there weren't enough tourists, upon opening the first Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv, Israelis would be able to travel freely to Turkey and boost tourism. Tugay Özçeri agreed with the proposition and opened the first Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv. Toros Airways (also known as Torosair) started operating flights between Tel Aviv and Antalya, leading to an influx of Israeli tourists. In the aftermath, Turkish Airlines and El Al Israel Airlines operated flights between Tel Aviv and other cities in Turkey, such as Istanbul and Izmir. Ergun Berksoy and Tugay Özçeri were the pioneers in establishing air travel between Israel and Turkey, which successfully resulted in a national tourism boom.

1997: Ergun Berksoy was voted "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Dünya Newspaper.

2003: Ergun Berksoy relocated to the Cayman Islands and founded Seven Mile Beach Investments Ltd. Co. to invest in the property market and to become a partner in Cayman Crystal Caves, Grand Cayman.

2016: Christian Sorensen and Ergun Berksoy received the title of Tourism Industry Conservation Award winner for Cayman Crystal Caves. 

2017: Members of the Legislative Assembly in Grand Cayman voted unanimously to approve Caymanian Status grants to Ergun Berksoy for his contributions to the tourism industry through Cayman Crystal Caves and his generous donations to various charities on the island.

2018: Cesars Temple De Luxe Hotel in Belek, Antalya held the 18th place in the Annual Institutional Taxpayers List of Antalya in 2018. Cesars Temple De Luxe Hotel in Belek is registered under Erberk Turizm Işletmeleri A.Ş. and Cesars Resort Hotel in Side, Antalya is registered under Ero Turizm A.Ş., combined they held a place in the top 5 of Annual Insitutional Taxplayers List of Antalya in 2018.

2019: Cesars Temple De Luxe Hotel, Belek received the prestigious International Quality Award for Hospitality Excellence.