Following 27 years of commercial banking experience in Turkey, R. Engin Akçakoca was appointed as the CEO and Chairman of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) in the 2001-2004 financial crisis in Turkey, during when 4 state owned banks were restructured; private banks went through a recapitalization process; 18 banks were resolved and 7 problem banks were intervened.

Akcakoca is now advising various Central Banks and Banking Supervision Agencies on behalf of some International Financial Institutions on banking supervision and resolution related issues.