diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index c496bc36046e..e90244b198b7 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 approvers:
 - evankanderson
 - mattmoor
+- mdemirhan
 - vaikas
diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index f1590074b210..e96c2d45a1d3 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ aliases:
 
   autoscaling-approvers:
   - markusthoemmes
+  - mdemirhan
   - vagababov
   autoscaling-reviewers:
   - markusthoemmes
+  - mdemirhan
   - taragu
   - vagababov
   - yanweiguo