TurkishWIN Updates: December 2022

📢 Quick Updates

Happy holiday WINners!

November was a busy month! We would like to thank:

• Elif Tutum Tuncer, Global DEI Director of Signify for hosting our November Speed Networking hour.
• Our UPS Turkey, EBRD, KAGIDER, and ILO families for co-hosting the Women Leadership Platform’s roundtable on zero tolerance for workplace violence
• Zeynep Dicleli, General Manager of Optimist for hosting the BinYaprak Book Club gathering.
• Our EBRD Women in Business family for celebrating their 10 years in Turkey together with us.
• UN Women for our partnership at the UN Expo 2022 to celebrate Women Entrepreneurship Day.
• Our Assembly family for hosting our Million Women Mentors Ankara meeting at their opening gala.
• Our sisters, Elif Altınbaş Turan, Employer Branding Expert at BSH, Oya Günay, Executive Coach and Strategy Partner, and Öykü Elmas, Director at Simon-Kucher & Partners, for hosting CampusWIN Academy Sisterhood Hours.

📖 Learn & Grow

 We hosted a session at the UN Women EXPO 2022 on November 17th. Our session title was “Entrepreneur's Timesavers: Networking, Mentoring, and Consulting.” 

Our key takeaways:

“Set your goals and be realistic about what you can or cannot do with the limited time you have. If you do not know have the expertise and time, it is consultant time! If the job is yours and you need guidance and motivation, then go find that super mentor. Networking fills all the missing gaps. We have to make time for networking all the time- just as long as we have our goals in our pockets.”

We thank the Expo partners, our corporate members, Yıldız Holding, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), our partner, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and Mary Kay Inc for making this event possible. To learn more about session learnings and the Expo, read this blog post.

🤝 Our Upcoming Events

Heart2Heart | Conversation with Leyla Alaton and Melek Pulatkonak

We will share what is in our hearts and minds at our “Heart 2 Heart” meeting with Leyla Alaton, Board Member of Alarko Group of Companies and President of Alvimedica, and Melek Pulatkonak, Founder of TurkishWIN on December 7th at 10 am at the Assembly in Istanbul.

CampusWIN October Academy Day

Join us at our monthly CampusWIN Academy Day for updates from the program, exchange of new ideas, and speed networking with our aspiring CampusWINners.

Year End Celebration!

New Year Celebrations are in order. Join us in our Annual New Year Celebration on December 15th at 8:00 pm around our digital bonfire. Yes, we have some callouts for our circles and braintrust. We are loading on love, impact, and appreciation. ❤️

Future of Turkish Economy part II. with Dr. Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan

We are in for another treat to listen to Dr. Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan, Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, on December 20th at 1 pm Eastern/9 pm Istanbul Time. Şebnem will share her insights on the "Future Of Turkish Economy Part II. Embrace impact and join us online.

💡 Get Inspired 

#UnitedWeStand to end violence against women. In partnership with the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Women Leadership Platform, where we are one of the Founding Partners, we held a roundtable meeting to share policies, guides, solutions, and best practices for organizations to hit their zero tolerance for workplace violence target on November 22nd in a hybrid event in Istanbul and online. To learn more about what you can do to end workplace violence, read our blog post. 

🌹 Meet TurkishWINners

Meet Elvin Yılmaz, a member of our Germany Circle. Elvin is the Head of Foreign Trade at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Together with her team, she advises companies on how to open up markets worldwide. She builds strategic alliances with ambassadors, institutions, and ministries to expand corporate interests. She has a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organization management industry. Elvin is a strong consulting professional, skilled in Policy Analysis, Business Development, Strategic Planning, International Business, and Strategy. We thank Elvin for this interview and her contributions to our sisterhood. Learn more about Elvin.

🤗 Join Us

TurkishWIN is a global community of women with cultural, professional, or family ties to Turkey. We are a network of strong, successful women who are part of a movement to empower Turkish women in their dreams and careers.

At TurkishWIN, we learn and grow together through our mentorship program, learn and connect with other trailblazing women at our circles and connection clubs, share leads and opportunities through our mastermind circle, and much more.

To find out more and join us in making a change, you can join us here.