Ömer

Tosun

Chairperson

INDIGO Group

Ömer Tosun began his career in the tourism sector in the 1970s and worked in banking between 1979 and 1988. Afterward, he returned to tourism as an entrepreneur and investor, founding Indigo Group in 1992, where he serves as Chairman. Indigo Group has pioneered numerous innovations in tourism and hospitality, particularly in Cappadocia. Tosun launched the first hot air balloon operations in Cappadocia in 1992 and went on to design and build the award-winning Museum Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel recognized internationally for its unique concept and high-quality service since its opening in 2003.

Through Indigo Group, Tosun also operates Matiana Travel, Boutique Style, Lil’a Restaurant, Maara Konak, and Indigo Gallery in the tourism industry, and has diversified investments in geothermal energy, thermal tourism, oil exploration, marble, and viticulture. A licensed antique collector and a recognized expert in Anatolian and Caucasian carpets, Tosun is a founding member of the Cappadocia Tourism Infrastructure and Service Association (KAPHİB) and a founding Board Member of Turkey’s Tourism Promotion and Development Agency. He currently serves on the Board of the Turkish Tourism Investors Association, as Vice Chairman of the Geothermal Investors Association, and as Chairman of the Cappadocia Region Tourism Investors Association.

Since 2012, Tosun has served as the Honorary Consul of Brazil for the Kayseri and Nevşehir regions and is the Vice Chairman of the Turkey-Brazil Business Council under DEİK, playing a key role in strengthening tourism relations between Turkey and Brazil. Tosun is a recipient of Brazil’s Order of Rio Branco and is fluent in English and French.