Umut Oran

After his graduation, he began to work at Koç Holding, mainly centring on the Holding's textile department. He also worked at the Öztek textile company before establishing his own company called Domino Textiles in 1992. Focussing on the creation of employment in central Anatolia, Domino Textiles build a factory in Bolu expanding over an open area of 30,000m² and a closed area of 10,000m². While operating under Domino Textiles, Oran allowed workers to have a say in the administration of the company and has since campaigned for greater workers' rights as a politician. 250 workers still continue to work at the factory.

Oran joined the Turkey Clothing Manufacturers' Association (Türkiye Giyim Sanayicileri Derneği Başkanlığı) in 1993 and was elected as its President in 2002. Under the slogan, 'Employment and Peace in Anatolia', Oran focussed on assisting the economic development of less developed reasons of Anatolia by pushing for tax incentives and greater competition in the textile sector. Developing the Association's UFUK 2010 project that had begun in 2001, Oran also pushed for the formal integration of unlicensed workers and for a rise in the minimum wage. The Association worked with and had joint platforms with the World Trade Organization and the European Commission on the world stage.[4]

As part of his leadership of the Clothing Manufacturers' Association, Oran was elected to the Presidency of the Bolu Chamber of Commerce and Industry Council in 2005, serving in the role until 2009.[5] The Clothing and Apparel Industry Council, which is part of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, elected Oran as its Council President on 17 July 2006.

Oran has been involved in combating the local problems caused throughout the world by globalisation, especially in the textiles industry, by becoming the President of the International Apparel Federation in December 2002, serving for one year until December 2003.[6]

Between 2000 and 2005, Oran served on the Executive Board of The European Apparel and Textile Organisation (EURATEX). He served as the President of EURATEX's Apparel Department while on the Organisation's Executive Board.[7]