2016 → 2019 · 50
Blog.
Written by our volunteers between 2016 and 2019: speaker profiles, interviews and TED talks worth watching.
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Speakers · 3 March 2019
Meet Uluç Kadıoğlu
An introduction to Uluç Kadıoğlu, the youngest speaker of 2019. It covers the interest in biology and politics of this SEV American College student born in Bodrum in 2000, his research on diabetes/hypertension drugs and his Harvard goal.
Mustafa Oğuz Karslı
Speakers · 2 March 2019
Meet Serhat Ünal
An introduction to Prof. Dr. Serhat Ünal, covering his academic career in internal medicine and infectious diseases at Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine and the international awards he has received.
Mustafa Oğuz Karslı
Speakers · 1 March 2019
Meet Erkin Şahinöz
An introduction to Erkin Şahinöz, our "last speaker candidate" ahead of the April 6 event at Zorlu PSM. It covers his Mechanical Engineering studies at Boğaziçi, his finance career, and the training and consultancy he provides to banks.
Mustafa Oğuz Karslı
Speakers · 28 February 2019
Meet Buket Ela Demirel
An introduction to Buket Ela Demirel, a research sociologist working on sign language and the Deaf community. It covers her sociology studies at Mimar Sinan, her civil society experience and her fluency in both Turkish Sign Language and Turkish.
Mustafa Oğuz Karslı
Speakers · 28 February 2019
Meet Tanem Sivar Dirvana
An introduction to TV personality Tanem Sivar Dirvana: born in New York, she came to Turkey for her education, and the post covers her career and her life split between Istanbul and Bozburun.
Mustafa Oğuz Karslı
Speakers · 26 February 2019
Meet Merve Ayyüce Kızrak
An introduction to Merve Ayyüce Kızrak, who works in artificial intelligence and deep learning. It covers her studies in electronics and communications engineering, her academic work, and her deep learning teaching on Udemy.
Mustafa Oğuz Karslı
Speakers · 26 February 2019
Meet Şerif Kaynar
A renewed 2019 introduction to Şerif Kaynar, familiar from 2018. It summarizes his headhunting career at Korn Ferry and links to his talk from the previous year.
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Speakers · 24 February 2019
Meet Aykut Kadir Kurt
An introduction to Aykut Kadir Kurt, who has volunteered in civil society work for years. It covers his work as an analyst in banks' IT departments, his tech blogging, and the motivation for volunteering that grew out of years working with children under state care.
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Speakers · 23 February 2019
Meet Umay Yılmaz
An introduction to environmental engineer Umay Yılmaz. It covers her award-winning projects on the environment, recycling and waste management over 14 years in the corporate world, and her current work as an independent sustainability consultant.
Mustafa Oğuz Karslı