Experience

SEV– Health and Education Foundation

• Türkiye
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Business Development and Fundraising Manager

  • May 2023 - Present



The Turkish Fulbright Commission

• Türkiye
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advising Coordinator

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2021

  Manage the social media accounts and website of the Commission. Prepare and take an active role in the planning and organization of conferences such as the Re-Entry and Networking Meeting for returning Turkish grantees and the annual Fostering Productive Internationalization of Higher Education in Turkey Conference. Create and design handbooks, brochures, power points, webinars, and posters on advising, higher education in the United States and internationalization in higher education.

• American Programs Officer

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2019

  Worked to oversee the Fulbright Grant Programs for U.S. nationals and ensured effective administration including recruitment, application, screening, facilitating selection decisions, counseling and placing candidates into the various grant programs. Acted as a liaison between U.S. cooperating agencies such as the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, the Institute of International Education (IIE), the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), and Turkish National Education and Foreign Affairs Ministries, the Council of Higher Education and universities all around Turkey. Show less

• Advising Coordinator

  • Sep 2011 - Jul 2013

  Transferred to the Commission’s Head Office in Ankara to restructure the Advising Unit. Arranged presentations at state institutions, universities, and high schools to inform professionals, students, teachers, and faculty about higher education opportunities in the U.S. and Fulbright Grant Programs. Conducted online webinars, arranged one-on-one meetings with students; training advisers and was responsible for the allocation of responsibilities among the Advising Unit staff. Gave interviews on university and national radio and television stations to discuss the Fulbright Grant Programs and study opportunities in the United States. Worked with the Ministry of National Education grantees and organized information sessions in Ankara, Antalya, İstanbul, and İzmir about how to apply to the U.S. universities. Prepared and edited the Commission’s biannual newsletter. Represented Turkey and the Commission at various conferences in the United States and made presentations. Show less

• Educational Advisor

  • Jan 1998 - Sep 2011

  Informed university students and professionals about the Fulbright Grant Programs and study in the U.S.A. by making presentations at universities all around Turkey. Organized seminars and arranged one-on-one meetings with students and faculty. Managed the Opportunity Grant Program for Turkey by evaluating applications and nominating and informing students.