Born in Denizli in 1964, İhsan Gökşin Durusoy graduated with a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Boğaziçi University in 1987. He started his career as a Production Engineer at Arçelik. Between 1988 and 1989, he worked as the Financial Affairs and IT Manager at İzmir Demir Çelik Inc. In 1989, Durusoy joined the Akkök Group, starting as the Budget Planning Chief at Ak-Al Textile Industry Inc.

In the same company, Durusoy successively took on the roles of Budget Planning Manager and Strategic Planning Director. In 2007, he joined Akiş REIT, established with the aim of creating unique and large-scale real estate projects, first serving as the Deputy General Manager and then as the General Manager and Board Member from 2009. As of January 2023, Mr. Durusoy is serving as the CEO and Board Member of Akkök Holding. Additionally, he holds the position of Vice Chairman at Aksa Acrylic, Akkim, and Akiş REIT, and serves on the boards of various Akkök Group companies.