Berkman assumed the Presidency of the METU Alumni Association in the 1999-2001 period. Being an active council membership, he is also a member of the Turkish Informatics Association Board today.
Berkman underlines that he has been seen strong in general management skills, communication skills, persuasion skills, vision determination, strategy determination, and used these attributes throughout his career.
“A proper and complete understanding is the first step to success.”
Defining success as “pleasing the other party with the result of combining together the right parts and bringing together the time, resource and budget plans ” and says that GTech achieved success by understanding its customers correctly and offering the right results He also underlines the importance of constantly following technological developments and including new trends in their solutions.
Berkman states that the publications on technology and Star Trek series oriented him to the world of technology in his youth and he adores mathematics. He believes that being a very good team player in both business and social life leads him to success.
“No matter how strong the wind blows, you can safely deliver the sailboat anywhere you want to with a good team and a good helmsman.”