Cem Boyner (born September 23, 1955)[1] is a Turkish businessman in the textile industry, owner of department stores, and was a short-time politician.
After graduating from Robert College,[2] he studied at Boğaziçi University and earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.
[3] In 1978, he was appointed the chairman of the board of the family-owned textile company Altınyıldız and of the Boyner department stores.
[3][6] In a recent interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at the Harvard Business School, he describes how he introduced the Advantage Card, which revolutionized the way retail was being conducted in Turkey.
He founded a liberal-leaning political party, the New Democracy Movement (Turkish: Yeni Demokrasi Hareketi, YDH), and was elected its leader.