career

Conversations with career pioneers began with Microsoft Turkey Deputy General Manager Levent Erkan and Coşkun Dolanbay from the Institute of Future Researches within the scope of 2017-2018 Academic Year student orientation program.

The first guest of May in Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was ENOCTA General Director Tijen Armağan. Ms. Armağan began the conversation by presenting herself and getting acquainted with the students. She mentioned that following her secondary education at TED Ankara College and her undergraduate studies at METU Department of Economics, she did not make a really conscious choice concerning her career at first but then recognized her social skills were better and shaped her professional life accordingly.

Rönesans Holding Executive Board Member Zafer Akcasu was our guest in Conversations with Turkey’s Pioneers in April. Mr. Akcasu began the conversation he prepared for the students of our English Language School by representing himself. He stressed the importance of English language in the business life and explained that one out of every four people speaks English which sums up to 1,5 million people out of which only 375,000 are native speakers; meaning that 1,125,000 people have learnt it as a second language.

The last guest of March in Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was Erkunt Tractor I.C. CEO Zeynep Erkunt Armağan. Ms. Erkunt Armağan began the conversation by representing herself and mentioned that she is considered as the first female tractor producer in the world. She gave examples of discovering one’s special talents from her own kids.

The second guest of March in Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey former President Süreyya Serdengeçti. Mr. Süreyya Serdengeçti, told the students how his career began in Central Bank, that the rules were quiet strict but that all the employees continue their careers in the institution until their retirement. He indicated that he was appointed as the president of the central bank in 2001 during the time of economic crisis and stated that he struggled against the usage of foreign currencies but failed to achieve any positive solutions. Mr.

The first guest of Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers in March was Microsoft Turkey General Manager Responsible for Public Affairs Levent Erkan. Mr. Erkan made an amusing opening with a presentation he compiled from the videos of Ata Demirer and Fatih Terim’s speeches in English.

The second guest of February in Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was MOTO Architecture partner Onur Özkoç. Mr. Özkoç began the conversation by talking about the reflections of urban architecture and enlivened the conversation with the visual presentation he prepared.

Mr. Özkoç stressed that architecture is a learnable skill with a history of 2000 years. He added that it is a creative sector which contributes positively to city life and its residents when the projects are realized.

The first guest of 2017 in Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was FNSS Business Development and Programs Director Aybars Küçük. Mr. Küçük began the conversation by introducing himself and summarized how his career ended in FNSS after having worked at Aselsan for 30 years.

The second guest of December in our Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was ASELSAN Sector President and Deputy Director General Suat Bengür. Mr. Bengür began the conversation by explaining under what circumstances ASELSAN was established in 1975 and how it turned into a company with currently 5000 employees. He indicated that he applied for ASELSAN’s scholarship announcement while he was a student at METU Department of Electronic Engineering and that he began immediately working there following his graduation in 1981.

The first guest of December in our Conversations with Career Pioneers was the President of TÜSİAV, Mr. Veli Sarıtoprak. Mr. Sarıtoprak first introduced himself and mentioned that he is the one who established all the businessman associations in Turkey.