Taylan SARI was born in 1977 in Usak, Turkey. He graduated from the Middle East Technical University Mechanical Engineering Department in 2001. He received his master’s degree from Nortrheastern University, Boston, MA, USA with full scholarship in 2003 with several scientific publications in his field. During his masters degree education, he also served as a researcher at Northeastern University.

Taylan SARI, who began his professional career in ASELSAN as a Design Engineer in 2004, served as Team Leader between 2007-2009 in the Mechanical Design Department and as Senior Project/Program Manager between 2009-2017 in the department of Air and Missile Defense Programs. He managed multi-national defense programs within the same department.

He was appointed as the General Manager of ASELSAN MIDDLE EAST, based in Jordan, a Joint Venture Company of ASELSAN Turkey and Jordan Design and Development Breau (JODDB) with the Board of Directors decission dated 29 November 2017 and served in this position from January 2018 to September 2023.

He was appointed as the Vice President of ASELSAN responsible for Business Development and Marketing with the resolution of the ASELSAN Board of Directors dated 15 August 2023.

Taylan SARI, who is married and has one child, can speak English fluently.