career

The second guest of our conversations with career pioneers was Mesa Mesken A.Ş. Vice President of the Executive Board Evren Ünver. Mr. Ünver began the conversation by explaining how he started his career at the Andersen Consulting company after completing his graduate and post-graduate studies abroad in the field of business administration. He said that the basis of engineering is problem solving, which he learned and enjoyed a lot during his career at different companies.

The first guest of Conversations with Career Pioneers in November was Deputy Prof. Dr. Ümit Özdağ. Mr. Özdağ began the conversation by presenting himself and becoming acquainted with the students.

Mr. Özdağ stressed that in politics firm knowledge is very important and added that no one is able to answer him back even when he is rough because all his claims are based upon scientific foundations. He stated, “If you perform your homework flawlessly, you will be doing the right thing, regardless of the difference you create.”

The second guest of October in our Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was Vestel Electronics Executive Board Member H. Ahmet Kılıçoğlu. Mr. Kılıçoğlu started the conversation by explaining the things they should pay attention to during a professional interview. He explained to students that every step they take will be a determinant for their future plans as well as their characters and talents.

First guest of our Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers 2016-2017 academic year was the former Ambassador Murat Özçelik. Ted Ankara College and METU Department of Business Administration graduate Mr. Özçelik initiated the conversation by explaining what a correct decision it was for him to take the exams of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The second guest of Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers in April was Mr. Kamil Akın, the Chairman of the Executive Board of Rönesans Energy and Construction Company. Mr. Akın started the conversation by telling that his years as a student were not so bright but that the professional life and academic life can be very different from one and other.

The first guest of April in Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was the Training Service Manager of Hürriyet Journal Nuran Çakmakçı. Mrs. Çakmakçı started the conversation by becoming acquainted with the students and asked them how many of their teachers they remember, mentioning the importance of teachers who make a difference in the lives of their students. She gave some examples from her past of the teachers who have created a difference.

Second guest of March in Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was Ministry of Foreign Affairs South Asia General Director and Ambassador Şakir Özkan Torunlar. Mr Torunlar started the conversation by presenting himself and explained that after having completed high school at TED College he went on studying International Relations at the Ankara University because as a child he has decided that he would go abroad to by himself the toys which his uncle used to bring for him from abroad.

The first guest of March in Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was the founder of Yazgan Design & Architecture Kerem Yazgan. Mr. Yazgan made a presentation and explained that architecture should not be considered only as buildings surrounding us. He stated that interior and exterior design are integrated to one and other, that architecture is closely related to fine arts and has numerous branches like window displays, furniture, automobile or lighting design.

The second guest of this month’s Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was the Secretary General of Usluel Corporate Group Kartal Usluel. Mr. Usluel started the conversation by introducing himself and went on with explaining the different sector alternatives like the academy, private sector, public institutions or entrepreneurship, the students might have following their graduation.

The first guest of February in Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was the CEO of Sebit, Ahmet Eti. Mr. Eti started the conversation by presenting himself and told us the coincidental story of his career in the sector of education.

When Mr. Eti started working in TUBITAK which was then an institute that employed only engineers. There, he proved the need for employing professionals from other fields and privatised their project under the name of Sebit (Education and Information Operation Technologies).