The founder and the CEO of MNG Companies Group Mehmet Nazif Günal was born in 1948. He worked in various construction sites between 1962 and 1965. While he was a student during 1965 and 1971, he worked as a subcontractor in the construction sector. From 1971 to 1976, he served as a Worksite Supervisor and Construction Manager in various construction firms.
He formed his first company in 1976. Between 1976 and 2004, he formed MNG Companies Group , which currently consists of forty companies and provides service in many various sectors. He currently serves as the CEO of the Group. He is married and a father of three children.

MNG Airlines founded in February 1996, has started its operations with shipping flights to Hahn (Germany) and Stansted (England) with medium range Airbus A300 on November 1997.
Today, MNG Airlines continue operations with its fleet of 1 Airbus A300 B4-200F, 6 Airbus A300-600 C4, 1 Boeing 737-400F, 1 Airbus A330-243F airplanes.
Along with its fleet expanded in years, MNG Airlines have built a respectable and leading position in its region.
Holding a big portion of the cargo capacity in Turkey, MNG Airlines continues to grow by providing planes and capacity to its customers together with charter flights and scheduled flights.
In 2000, MNG Airlines have become an operator that provides fully equipped Imports Warehouse Services within EU standards, 12km away from Istanbul Ataturk Airport. MNG Warehouse is positioned in a place affiliated to Istanbul Airport customs that has a capacity of 10.000m2, 60.000m3 capacity and 7.000 Euro-pallets. The warehouse that is subject to customs, carry out registry, stowage, shipping and delivery operations with computers based on barcode system.
IMPORTANT DATES
1996 February -
Foundation
1997 November -
First Flight with an A300 Cargo Plane
2000 August -
Opening of the Imports Warehouse
2004 July -
Ankara Warehouse Opening
2006 October -
ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification
2006 November -
Izmir Warehouse Opening
2008 March -
Ankara Technical Maintenance Center Opening
2010 March -
IOSA Certification