Local Development Association

She is a third-year undergraduate student of International Relations at Middle East Technical University while studying in the Political Studies Minor Program. She is interested in human rights, international politics, gender inequalities, and humanitarian aid. She speaks advanced level English as well as Beginner level French. She aims to gain work experience in NGOs, research centers, and think-tank organizations.

She graduated from Adıyaman University, Department of Social Work in 2020. Because of her undergraduate thesis, she had the opportunity to work closely with children with autism. She gained the necessary professional experience especially in the field of “Children in Need of Protection” in the Social Service Center internship application. She currently does a master's degree at Kırıkkale University, Department of Migration and Middle East Studies. She participates in training and studies as an AFAD volunteer.

The third-year Undergraduate student of International Relations at Middle East Technical University. An activist at Amnesty International and volunteer of TEMA. She takes an active role in a community that aims to take care of stray animals in her university. Interested in social psychology, human rights, animal rights and international politics. Curious about photography, learning new languages, garden care and literature. She wants to interact with as many people and situations as possible and to develop herself in a field where she can be helpful.

He graduated from Marmara University Industrial Engineering (English) and Istanbul University Sociology Departments. He continues his master's degree in Industrial Engineering at Harran University (in the field of Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis). During his university years, he worked as a business development and management consultant for 7 companies such as Marshall Boya, Polen Valve, Bilen Exhaust etc. He worked at Hershey Chocolate factory in the USA. Upon his return to the USA, he worked as Akipek Textile-Production Planning Manager, Procter & Gamble-Planning Specialist, Siemens-Production Planning and Supply Management, Dicle Development Agency-Planning Unit and Batman Investment Support Office Coordinator. Since 2016, he has been continuing his working life in Karacadağ Development Agency by taking different duties in Şanlıurfa. He speaks English very well.

Habiba Kotb, born and raised in Egypt. Political Science and International Relations student at Necmettin Erbakan University. Her interests include journalism, ecological sustainability, and language learning.

She graduated from Bilkent University, Department of English Language and Literature in 2021. She is currently a 2nd-year student at Anadolu University, Department of International Trade and Logistics Management. She worked as a volunteer trainer between 2019-2020. She wrote for the university's online newspaper GazeteBilkent for 3 years. She is interested in evolution, philosophy, gender equality, sustainable energy. She likes to be interested in art and write reviews on the works he watches & reads.

She graduated from the University of Birmingham as an Anthropology major in 2019. Since then, she has begun working as an English teacher and is living in Hai Phong, Vietnam. Originally from the UK, she is currently studying online at the University of Sussex, completing her Sustainable Development MSc. She loves writing and is interested in the impact that development decisions can have on communities, societies, and the environment.

Born and raised in Kuwait with American education, and studied business at Bilkent University. I have worked in customer care in Kuwait for Alshaya, and then in merchandising for Williams Sonoma in Istanbul. With an active toddler at home, I like to read and love to bake/cook during my free time.

International Relations graduate from Bilkent University and International Politics master’s student at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. NGO experience in Asylum and Immigration Research Center as a volunteer language teacher and researcher. Member of International Relations Coordination Team of Civilian Life Association. Her NGO experiences specialize in humanitarian assistance and refugee rights. Holds a certificate from Utrecht University on “Migration, Integration and Ethnic Relations” and from Friedrich Naumann Foundation and UNHCR on “International Protection and Refugees”. Proven C1 English level with 7.5 IELTS and 100 TOEFL scores.Internship experiences in NGOs, private sector and think tanks.

She studied Veterinary Medicine at Harran University and studied Sociology at Süleyman Demirel University. She received a Master's Degree in Psychology / Family Counseling. She works as a Sociologist and Family Marriage Consultant in Viransehir Municipality.

She is a 4th-grade student at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. She went to Russia in the context of Erasmus +. She worked with autistic people and children. She completed her English education at the B2 level in American cultural language schools.

She graduated from Harran University classroom teacher. She is doing a master's degree at Dicle University. She continues her studies in the field of educational sciences. She speaks fluent English.

He is completing his license with the department of health management from Anadolu University Open Education Faculty; He worked as a customer representative, sales consultant, and patient care technician in many sectors.

He graduated from Istanbul Beykent University, Department of Psychology. After 4 years in his field, he continues to operate by establishing his own business in the food sector.

He graduated from Çukurova University, Department of Econometrics. He studied at the Lazarski School of Commerce and Law in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland, with the Socrates Erasmus Scholarship in the 2006-2007 academic year. He worked in various public institutions in the finance and tourism sectors. he got his master's degree with a thesis in 2018. He also graduated from archeology with a second undergraduate degree. He has been working as a specialist in Agricultural Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (ARDSI) since 2018. He speaks fluent English.2018’den beri Türkiye’de Avrupa Birliği’nin Tarım Fonlarını dağıtmakla sorumlu olan Tarım ve Kırsal Kalkınmayı Destekleme Kurumu’nda (TKDK) uzman olarak çalışmaktadır. İyi derecede İngilizce konuşmaktadır.

After graduating from Bulgaria Plovdiv Food Technologies University, he worked as a manager in the public and private sectors in Turkey and abroad. Currently, he continues his business life by establishing a food and tourism company in Şanlıurfa. He speaks advanced English, Bulgarian, intermediate Serbian, Russian, Albanian, Macedonian and Romanian.

She completed her undergraduate education at Anadolu University, Department of History.

After completing his undergraduate education in Selcuk University Clothing Teaching (Fashion Design Teaching), he completed his master's degree at Gazi University Fine Arts Institute Textile Design Department with his thesis titled “Using Şanlıurfa Tread Felt in New Designs”. He presented products in national and international meetings and exhibitions won awards in National and International Competitions and worked as an education expert and designer in projects. He worked as a paid teacher at the Ministry of National Education, and after graduating with his master's degree, he worked as a Design Modeler at the Handicraft Center of the Sanliurfa Culture, Education, Art, and Research Foundation (ŞURKAV) and as a lecturer at the Department of Fashion Design at Eurasia University. He has been working as a lecturer at Harran University Organized Industrial Zone Vocational High School since August 2020. He knows Kurdish very well and continues his English language education.

Derya Savaş completed his high school education in İsmail Nazif Bayraktar vocational high school child development department. She did her internships in the field of child development in Metehan kindergarten and the GAP mother-child project. She is continuing her undergraduate education at Necmettin Erbakan University Accounting and Finance department. In addition, she continues her education in the Child Development Department of Istanbul University distance education faculty. In addition, she has a kindergarten entrepreneurship certificate.

He graduated from Hacettepe University, Department of Business Administration. He worked in different positions in public institutions for years. Finally, he continued his academic activities simultaneously as well as working as a specialist at Karacadağ Development Agency. He worked in Program Management, Investment Support Office, Monitoring and Evaluation units at the Development Agency at different times. Saying that there is no age for studying, he completed the Faculty of Law, which he wanted so much, and completed his second undergraduate degree. Then he completed his master's degree in public law and his doctorate in political science and moved his settlement to the university. He still continues his studies at Inonu University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Department of Legal Sciences. He believes that a strong civil society is necessary for future generations.

Maria is a third year English student at King's College London. She speaks English and German. Her interests include: international development and creative writing.

She graduated from Eskişehir Anadolu University, Department of Turkish Language and Literature. She graduated from Atatürk University, Department of Justice, and the same university, Department of New Media and Journalism. After working as an assistant in the field of documentary cinema, she started taking editing courses to improve herself in this field. She continues to work in archiving and documentation in the same field. She continues to build websites on the WordPress system simultaneously with social media advertising.

She graduated from Ataturk University, Department of Sociology with a degree. She completed his master's degree in the field of migration sociology from Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology. She worked with autism and various disability modules (with special needs) for a long time. She worked with disability modules at Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality Disability Coordination and Life Center. She took part in various projects and studies on gender and disadvantaged groups. She took part in local and international projects. She continues her academic studies in the field of migration.

Gabriela is the Director of Grants and Partnerships at Istanbul&I. She also works as a Clinician with high school-aged youth at the Howard Center in Vermont, USA. She graduated with a Master of Science from the Erasmus + Global-MINDS (Mobility, Inclusion, and Diversity in Society) program of the European Union. Under a Fulbright research Grant she was awarded, she headed a research project, to support the initiatives of organizations with humanitarian objectives working in Turkey.

He graduated from Erciyes University Finance, Anadolu University Business Administration and Harran University Vocational School of Occupational Health and Safety. He started his career as a manager in a private company. He is currently working at TEDAŞ. His goal in life is to be constantly innovative, to pursue new knowledge, to improve himself and to contribute to social phenomena.

He graduated from Kadir Has University, Department of Business Administration. He conducts various studies in Communication Sciences. He works on project authorship and licensed tourist guide. He works in different Civil Society Organizations. Has advanced knowledge of English, beginner German, and beginner-level Arabic. He is a young entrepreneur, broker, and father of 2 children.

he is a 4th year student of software engineering at elazıg fırat university. he has done projects on unmanned aerial vehicles and defense industry.

She graduated from Şanlıurfa Mehmet Güneş Social Sciences High School. She continues her university life as a 4th grade student of Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University psychology department. She received trainings on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Family Counseling, Child Psychopathology. She worked as an intern psychologist at Gelişim psychological counseling center and Family and Social Services center.

Graduated from Çukurova University, Department of Psychology. She took part in many volunteering projects and social responsibility projects. In 2022, she successfully completed her compulsory internship at Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif Inan Training and Research Hospital. In 2021, she did a voluntary internship at Adana Balcalı State Hospital. In 2020, she did a voluntary internship in a private rehabilitation center. She received many trainings and certificates such as cognitive behavioral therapy training, sexual therapy training, symbolic meanings of toys training, behavioral problems observed in children training, emdr, mindfulness training, autism and intervention methods, expert support training in the field of special education, family sequence training.

She graduated from Çukurova University Faculty of Law. She received many trainings and certificates in the field of law. She is currently working as a trainee lawyer in Şanlıurfa Courthouse and in a private law firm.

He started his civil service career as a producer at TRT Diyarbakır Radio. He studied English in The United Kington and specialized in Cinema Production and Directing in Vancouver, Canada. He produced and directed many programs on politics, education, culture, news and sports at TRT. He worked as Directed of Documentary Programs, TRT Arabic Program Director, Asistant Director of In-House Productions and currently serves as the Deputy Head of TRT Broadcasting Supervision and Coordination Board.

After completing the Department of Social Security at Namık Kemal University and the Department of Justice at Ufuk University, she continues her law education at the International Balkan University in North Macedonia. During her education years, she worked as a lawyer's assistant in a law office and as an executive assistant in a mediation center. Cansu, who has worked as a volunteer in aid organizations, attaches great importance to cooperation and solidarity.

Child Development and Education She graduated from Akdeniz University Child Development undergraduate program in 2022. During his university life, he was the president of the Cultural, Social and Scientific Awareness Community and took an active role in volunteering activities. She started table tennis in primary school and continued as a professional athlete until her university life. He also worked as a volunteer coach at the university. He was among the first scholarship recipients of the No Sabancı Supported English Opportunity program and was awarded the B1 English certificate by Berlitz Language Schools. She completed her pedagogical formation education at Van Yüzüncü Yıl University in 2024. In order to work with individuals with special needs, she completed the Specialized Teacher Training in special education. She could not control her wandering and free spirit and wanted to develop herself in the tourism sector. She won the Ege University tourism management department in 2024. She is currently actively volunteering at the Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey and Habitat Association

She is an English Translation and Interpreting student at Mardin Artuklu University.

After graduating from Harran University, Department of Plant Protection, Firdevs Demirkol Kara received her Master's Degree in Phytopathology from Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay and became a Master of Agriculture Engineer. She also focused on mentor cooperatives and women's economic empowerment in the “Women Who Know Their Account Project” and SEECO Project. Throughout her career, she has been involved in projects that have made a difference in women's entrepreneurship, leadership trainings and cooperatives. She has organized leadership and entrepreneurship trainings at the Foundation for the Evaluation of Women's Work (KEDV) and developed business models to increase the participation of low-income women in economic life in Şanlıurfa and neighboring provinces. She also served as a mentor and field expert in the “Women Who Know Their Account Project” and the SEECO Project, contributing to the development of women's financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills.

Discovering the power of video production during her undergrad studies, Ferzan Özyaşar is interested in social projects, field research, media studies and outdoor sports for over 20 years. Following her solid background as a sociologist, she tries her best to contribute to social change through media-politics research, freedom of speech, culture of living together and gender equality through film production research and social projects.

She graduated from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University with a bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Çankaya University with a master's degree in Public Law and Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University with a master's degree in Social and Economic Data Analysis. Specializing in data analysis and strategic management, she provide comprehensive consultancy and analysis services for local governments and other institutions. While supporting effective planning and implementation in strategic management and performance management processes, she lead the establishment of decision support mechanisms based on data analysis. she contribute to the achievement of long-term goals of institutions with sustainable development, financial status and social studies analysis.