In the Finike district of Antalya, our team completed two days of dive training and received our one-star diver certifications. Then, as a team, we conducted three days of scuba dives, collecting 30+ kg of trash and waste harmful to marine life from the underwater ecosystem. Afterwards, we made a donation to the TEMA Foundation in proportion to the amount of waste we collected, supporting the reforestation of our country, whose “lungs” were scorched by forest fires. With this project we participated in the Sabanci Inter-High School Social Responsibility Competition and, among 118 projects, we entered the top 8 and qualified as finalists. The project also received media recognition across 16 outlets (4 national, 12 local).

By obtaining special permits from the municipality and in cooperation with the school administration, we carried out sports, theatre, music, and crafts workshops at a socioeconomically disadvantaged school in Şişli, reaching 100 primary-school students. Our aim was to provide children who lack opportunities with experiences in different disciplines—entertaining them while also broadening their horizons and giving them diverse experiences. We also guided students in making clay bowls so they could take a tangible keepsake home to remember the experience. After the project, we donated a sustainable activity set to the school: 12 balls, 3 goblet drums (darbukas), 2 cymbals, 3 maracas, and numerous finger puppets.

Under the leadership of Sezer Aksoy, within the “Giraffe Language” project we took part in workshops on healthy and nonviolent communication and learned about the peace language referred to as “giraffe language.” We then went to Türkan Şoray Primary School and aimed to spread the language of peace by conveying the nonviolent communication skills we learned in the workshops to the primary-school children there, reaching 50 students. I would like to thank Sezer Aksoy for this project!

I supported the organization of the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) training in coordination with Rotary District 2420, handling logistics and program delivery. The cohort brought together 60 Interact members for an intensive curriculum delivered by former District Governors; I completed the training myself and fed its methods back into Peace Interact’s committee system and project operations.

In cooperation with Barış Rotary, we organized a screening of the documentary by Arwa Damon and Binnur Karaevli, aiming to raise awareness about the destructiveness of war and humanitarian action, with a target audience of 200+ participants. I thank Arwa Damon, who—like me—is a Robert College graduate, for “Seize the Summit,” a documentary that raises awareness about the devastation of war.

Career Talks Summit: I organized the Career Talks series, implemented within Interact 2420 independent of Rotaract for the first time in Interact’s history. In this intimate and interactive meeting format, we bring together young people at the threshold between high school and university with role models from different sectors to support them in taking informed steps in their choice of profession and career planning, and to present under one roof current industry insights, real career stories, and immediately actionable advice. Building on the first Interact-only summit, we co-hosted a second edition with Rotaract, reaching a combined audience of ~500 participants. We carried out the events with the valuable contributions of Ali Bozer (CEO of Balparmak), Tuğba Balkılı (founder of Balkılı Audit), and Dr. İbrahim Bilgen (renowned psychiatrist).

District magazine: I provided logistics and communications support to many Interact clubs upon request—including Galatasaray Interact’s “Zirve” event. I also held weekly meetings with the presidents of 100+ clubs across the district to support their projects, troubleshoot internal issues, and keep clubs active. As the first assistant to the district representative to initiate these presidents’ meetings, I launched the series and maintained its cadence throughout the term.

Communication with Clubs: I provided logistics and communications support to many Interact clubs upon request—including Galatasaray Interact’s “Zirve” event. I also met with the presidents of more than 100 clubs across the district to support their projects and worked to troubleshoot internal club issues, helping strengthen the Interact community. Additionally, I was the first assistant of the district representative that started meetings with the club presidents.

I was appointed by Rotary as Administrative Secretary of Committees for outstanding service as Assistant Representative. I formed the Assistant to District Representative—Committees team, selecting 6 assistants and setting their project plans. I co-led Meet & Greet Days (Rotary–Rotaract–Interact), engaging 500+ participants from various clubs across the district, and during the event I identified club-level shortcomings and initiated a structured resolution process. I continue to manage committee cadence and district-wide coordination.