Young Science Academy of TurkeyLeadership of the initiative to form the Young Science Academy of Turkey: (http://bilimakademisi.org/genc-ba/) Organizing regular meetings with outstanding young scientists of Turkey across disciplines towards to goal of establishing “Genc Bilim Akademisi”.
International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management(IJCCM) – Sage Inc.Terrence Jackson and I found IJCCM with the vision that it would be a welcoming home for authors around the world working on innovative research projects exploring the role of culture in a wide array of organizational phenomena. (http://home.ku.edu.tr/~ijccm/)Served as the co-Editor of the Journal with Terry for 13 years.
Turkish Psychological AssociationServed as the President of the Turkish Psychological Association’s Istanbul Branch for 4 years.One of the projects we completed aimed at introducing different fields of psychology from the practitioners’ perspective.
Koç University Social Impact Forum (KUSIF)http://kusif.ku.edu.trThe aim of KUSIF is to translate cutting-edge science produced at Koc University into projects with high social impact. KUSIF also aims at becoming an agent to counsel project developers to measure the social impact.I am one of the founding members of KUSIF in 2012 and currently the Academic and Executive Director.
Academic and Life Skills (ALIS)http://dos.ku.edu.tr/tr/ALISALIS is a unique program born out of the need to prepare students for the college life and beyond. The topics covered are self-awareness and goal setting; time management; stress management; and communication. All KU students have to take this course and pass it before continuing in their degree program. It is an experiential course with lots of activities and self-reflexive exercises.I am the founder of ALIS in 2010; I am also the Academic Director of the program
Engelsiz Show (No-Disability Show)I initiated this project in 2002 to raise awareness in college students about the fact that disability does not mean ‘lack of ability’. Every year I invite extraordinary individuals with disabilities to our campus and let them interact with our students (i.e., future leaders in organizations and society) in a lively and fun show! The moderators of the ‘show’ have been celebrities in Turkey. Some students come to the show just to see those celebrities, but they leave the show being ‘enlightened’ about disabled individuals.The show idea has been suggested by my dear friend Serkan Erol who has supports it in any way possible. Engelsiz Show has been organized in collaboration with KU Gönüllüleri team (Koc University Volunteers)