ASLIHAN ARIKAN

Advisory Board Member & Journalist

Member Since: 2006
Magazine: Ambalaj Dünyası – Packaging World

Aslihan Arikan is a Chemical Engineer. She has a Masters in Polymers. After graduating, she was employed as engineer, specialist and project coordinator at different public institutions and private companies. She has also taken active roles at various committees and working groups for the regulations and standards regarding packaging nationally and globally (ISO and CEN).

Aslihan Arikan is currently employed as General Consultant at the Turkish Packaging Manufacturers Association (ASD). She has also taken active roles at various committees and working groups for the regulations regarding packaging nationally and globally (ISO and CEN). She speaks and writes English.

She is currently the Advisory Board Member and the Journalist of the “Ambalaj Dünyası – Packaging World” magazine where she had worked as Editor and then as Editor in Chief for 2006-2025.

Aslihan Arikan is known for her expertise in circular economy, sustainability, design for recycling and packaging materials. She makes presentations in national and global exhibitions, conferences and congresses. She participates in jury meetings and evaluations of various competitions and contests for packaging design. She provides “Packaging and Packaging Technology Training Programs” nationally and globally. Aslihan Arikan is the Honorary Member of APF (Asian Packaging Federation) and former VP Education of WPO (World Packaging Organisation). She currently serves as WPO Internal Auditor.

Contact details:

Phone: +90 (533) 455 5124

Email: aarikan@ambalaj.org.tr