Analyst

• Dec 2020 - Present

Security & Defense analyst at EDAM Defense Sight. Extensive OSINT, SOCINT and foresight research and publications in various security-related fields including Turkish defense technologies, climate security, unmanned systems, geopolitics, Turkish foreign policy, and terrorism. Work portfolio involves providing consulting to conglomerates in the defense industry. Assisting various other tasks within the organization such as data compilation, drafting project proposals, translation and research.

Research Assistant

• Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

Research assistant. Tasks included editing, attending webinars, contributing to reports, writing opinion pieces and gathering open source intelligence.

Security Risk Analyst

• May 2022 - Dec 2022

Work mostly includes preparing early warning reports and country/region-specific intelligence briefs for clients (organizations) operating in high-risk countries or conflict zones. Work mostly includes preparing early warning reports and country/region-specific intelligence briefs for clients (organizations) operating in high-risk countries or conflict zones.

MEAL Enumerator

• Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

Assisted a project on irregular migration by working mainly on data collection and evaluation. Working directly under the MEAL Assistant, my tasks included data collection, assisting logistics & operation, carrying out baseline surveys and contributing to narrative reports of the IOM Istanbul office's MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) Unit. Assisted a project on irregular migration by working mainly on data collection and evaluation. Working directly under the MEAL Assistant, my tasks included data collection, assisting logistics & operation, carrying out baseline surveys and contributing to narrative reports of the IOM Istanbul office's MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) Unit.

Freelance Columnist

• Oct 2018 - Sep 2019

Freelance columnist at the Turkish-Cypriot online newspaper. Articles mostly include opinions on current issues/debates, Turkish politics and sociological issues. Freelance columnist at the Turkish-Cypriot online newspaper. Articles mostly include opinions on current issues/debates, Turkish politics and sociological issues.

Project Management Intern

• Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

Worked on the integration & rehabilitation of vulnerable groups including refugees, survivors of torture and victims of sex trafficking into the Cypriot society. Joint collaboration with UNHCR. Main research areas and activities: forced migration, the importance of gender in seeking asylum, SGBV, asylum support, needs assessment, project monitoring & evaluation. Worked on the integration & rehabilitation of vulnerable groups including refugees, survivors of torture and victims of sex trafficking into the Cypriot society. Joint collaboration with UNHCR. Main research areas and activities: forced migration, the importance of gender in seeking asylum, SGBV, asylum support, needs assessment, project monitoring & evaluation.

Student Consultant

• Jan 2019 - May 2019

Working on a project to investigate ethical implications related to artificial intelligence and its consequences for future human decision-making. Second runner-up. Working on a project to investigate ethical implications related to artificial intelligence and its consequences for future human decision-making. Second runner-up.

President

• May 2017 - Jun 2018

Secretary

• Oct 2016 - May 2017

Intern

• Jan 2018 - Feb 2018

The organization falls under the management of Mikado Consultancy, based in Istanbul. Tasks include updating the website, customer administration, data analysis, business policy assesment in relation to corporate sustainability and advertising. During my internship at GDN, I have worked with several companies such as Zorlu and Novartis, in the area of youth empowerment by matching university students with skilled workers. I have also improved myself by learning how to use various softwares and programmes, such as MailEnable, Canva, Perculus, YapayTech, Related Digital and Microsoft Excel. Show less

Associative Consultant

• Oct 2017 - Jan 2018

Tasks include promotion of products and service, specialisation research in a specific country/sector, assessment of clients and markets, consulting clients on their individual career plans, interview training, cultural preparation, preparation for job interviews Tasks include promotion of products and service, specialisation research in a specific country/sector, assessment of clients and markets, consulting clients on their individual career plans, interview training, cultural preparation, preparation for job interviews

Guest Speaker about the Turkish referandum

• Feb 2017 - Feb 2017

Own commercial art exhibition

• May 2016 - Jun 2016

Displayed and sold my artwork at my own exhibition.

Prefect at the Student Council

• Sep 2013 - Jun 2016

Top Grades throughout the school in IGCSEs 2014

• Sep 2010 - Jun 2015

Outstanding Delegate

• Mar 2016 - Mar 2016

Outstanding Delegate Award of the Environmental Committee. Outstanding Delegate Award of the Environmental Committee.

Selected participant at European Youth Event 2015

• May 2015 - May 2015

Attended several workshops and trainings about world peace and conflict resolution. Attended several workshops and trainings about world peace and conflict resolution.

Bi-Communal Innovation Camp

• Oct 2014 - Oct 2014

Second place with a group project, coming up with the innovative idea to develop a special paint that emits the sunlight energy it absorbs during the day and which would be used to paint the road lines in Cyprus, causing the cost for using a lot of electrical energy to light up the roads at night. Second place with a group project, coming up with the innovative idea to develop a special paint that emits the sunlight energy it absorbs during the day and which would be used to paint the road lines in Cyprus, causing the cost for using a lot of electrical energy to light up the roads at night.

Cyprus Bi-Communal Youth Summer Institute

• Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

1/8 of the Turkish Cypriots who were elected candidates out of 400 applied.10 day Bi-Communal Governmental Youth Summer Institute Programme. Lectures and training about leadership strategies, domestic and international peacebuilding,leadership strategies, and the effective use of media. 1/8 of the Turkish Cypriots who were elected candidates out of 400 applied.10 day Bi-Communal Governmental Youth Summer Institute Programme. Lectures and training about leadership strategies, domestic and international peacebuilding,leadership strategies, and the effective use of media.