Theme: Ambition - Tutku

Ambition is as picturesque as White and also an infinite feeling. It has a tone for everyone and it gives meaning to someone in every moment. Those who are powered by it, even excited, even cantors. Passion does not restrain himself with time and space, it does not lose its vividness; ıt waits to be discovered by oneself. Those who has discovered it may consider themselves lucky because our world is home to millions of people who haven't met their passions yet.
Although billions of people have lived until today, we know very few of them. We can recognize it because they have managed to add new pages to their stories after themselves. The journey of self-discovery is told on the first pages of those stories, If you pay attention.
Civilizations, on the other hand, have changed and developed with the heroes of those stories.
Passion as a catalyzator on the way to the goal, has always forced humanity to change once a while, or sometimes life itself. Those who left their mark were among those who followed their passion with faith and determination and who overcame the obstacles with steadiness.
Now that you're here, you're one of those on a discovery journey. And maybe future generations will tell your story, who knows?
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"There is a hidden passion in every seed."
Halil Gibran
We have planted that seed in 2017 and we collect different fruits every year.
We believe that we will grow this sapling together with our team devoted to sharing ideas and you who taste and share those fruits.
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Tutku, beyaz kadar renkli, bir o kadar da sonsuz bir his. Herkes için bir tona sahip ve her an birilerinin hayatını anlam katıyor. Ondan güç alanlar, onunla heyecanlananlar hatta haz duyanlar.
Tutku, zaman ve mekân ile sınırlamaz kendini, canlılığını yitirmez; bir köşede keşfedilmeyi bekler. O’nu keşfedenler kendilerini şanslı sayabilirler çünkü dünyamız henüz tutkuları ile tanışamamış milyonlara ev sahipliği yapıyor.
Günümüze kadar milyarlarca insan yaşamış olsa da biz oldukça azını tanıyoruz. Tanıyabiliyoruz çünkü onlar hikayelerine kendilerinden sonra da yeni sayfalar eklemeyi başardılar. Dikkat ederseniz o hikayelerin ilk sayfalarında kendini keşfetme yolculuğu anlatılır.
Medeniyetler ise o hikayelerin kahramanları ile değişip gelişti.
Kimi zaman yaşamın kendisi, kimi zaman da amaca giden yolda katalizör olan tutku, insanlığı daima değişime itmiştir. İz bırakanlar ise tutkusunun peşinden inanç ve kararlılıkla koşan, engelleri metanetle aşanlar arasından çıkmıştır.
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Burada olduğuna göre sen de keşif yolculuğunda olanlardansın. Ve belki de gelecek nesiller senin hikayeni anlatacak, kim bilir?
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“Her tohumda bir tutku gizlidir.”
Halil Cibran
Biz o tohumu 2017’de ektik ve her yıl başka meyveler topluyoruz.
Fikirlerin paylaşılmasına gönül vermiş ekibimiz ve o meyveleri tadan, paylaşan sizlerle birlikte bu fidanı büyüteceğimize inanıyoruz.

Kocaeli Bilim Merkezi
Kozluk Mahallesi, Mehmet Ali Kağıtçı Sk. No:77, 41200 İzmit/Kocaeli
Kocaeli, Kocaeli, 41200
Turkey

Ayhan Tarakçı

Publisher

I was born in Duzce in 1982. After high school, I studied pre-school education at Bogazici University’s Faculty of Education. After working as a teacher for about almost 10 years, I started teaching in the department of child development at Dogus University. I took a break from work during the pandemic and now I’m primarily focused on my career as a content creator.

Behçet Yalın Özkara

Academist

Behçet Yalın Özkara believed that education would lead him to happiness. For this reason, he pursued education and received several degrees; bachelor's degree and Phd. in Business at ESOGU, master at Hacettepe, bachelor's degree in Economics and associate degree in Foreign Trade and Public Relations at Anadolu University. However, the happiness he achieved didn't last long. This time, he thought he would find happiness by studying abroad. Then he's been at Hanyang University of Seoul, University of Massachusettes and University of Michigan. Happiness didn't happen again. Then he thought fame might bring him happiness. So he started a Youtube Channel named "Akademiklink". He is still unhappy but has full faith that someday he will be happy.

Ceren Özdemir

Percussionist

I was born on September 2, 1993 in Manisa. I completed my undergraduate education at Eskişehir Anadolu University. I was the conductor of Percussion Ensembles for 3 years in Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality. In 2021, I resigned from my corporate position and started doing my individual concerts. In this process, I became the global artist of a German-Italian percussion company. We continue to perform in my country and in different countries. My goal is to bring my music to more people at an international level.

Ecem Lawton

Director

The award-winning director, producer, and editor Ecem Lawton took the music industry by storm with her music video debut which Turkey now calls the best of the decade. Directing videos for Turkey’s biggest stars and the national football team, the 29-year-old is now taking on Los Angeles with her unstoppable vision. With film and psychology degrees from Columbia University and masters in Contemporary Art from Sotheby’s under her belt, Ecem’s iconic videos precipitate a sea-change in the culture.

Elif Aslı Yıldız

CEO

Elif Aslı Yıldız was born in Ankara. She completed her undergraduate education in Electronic Engineering and her master's degree in Engineering Management, and worked as a defense chief engineer for 6 years in Ankara. She resigned from her job to make a brand in the field of chocolate and cake, which was her greatest passion throughout her life. The program named Elif's Chocolate Factory was presented on Digiturk screens. Currently, it has more than 500 personnel with a 70% female employment rate; She is the CEO of Patiswiss, a global brand with more than 30 thousand sales points and exports to more than 20 countries.

İrem Selvi Yaşar

Author

İrem Yaşar was born on 13 October 1992 in Amasya. Graduated from Çukurova University in 2015 and started the profession of architecture. His love for writing enabled him to turn to the field of writing in the following years. Her published books: “Neşesi Yeter, Her Şey Eksik Her Şey Tamam, Eksik Bir Şey Mi Var?” She is married and has a child. She lives in Amasya.

Kübra Dağlı

Natıonal Athlete

Kübra Dal, She was born in Istanbul in 1996, began taekwondo at the age of 12. 2013 saw she win the inaugural Turkish Championship. The European Championship and two third-place finishes in Europe went to she in the same year, both in Spain. she repeated as Turkish Champion in 2014 and finished as World Runner-Up in Mexico. 2015 saw she place first and second in Europe in Serbia. Together with Emirhan Muran, she won the doubles world championship in 2016. She was voted the year's top female athlete in 2016. The next year, she finished second in Greece and first in Europe before winning the Beach World Championship and claiming the title of World Champion. In the boys' and girls' mixed division, which was being held for the first time, she moved to third in the world. In 2019, she won the Turkish Championship, and in 2021, she won the European Championship for the fourth time.

Mustafa Akan

Businessman

Mustafa Akan was born in Bursa in 1990. He graduated from Istanbul Beykent University, Department of Business Administration in English. In 2015, he founded the Mus-Car luxury car gallery company in Istinye, Istanbul. The young entrepreneur, who has managed to make a difference in his sector with his style, met the automobile sector in Bursa, first learned the business on the spot, and then received various trainings abroad to improve his business and did internships in various places. One of these is the night correspondent he did at TV8 channel. In that process, he had the opportunity to meet many celebrities

Sarp Bozkurt

Actor

Sarp Bozkurt was born on October 4, 1989 in Istanbul. In 2012, he graduated from Sabancı University, Department of Industrial Engineering. In his career, which started in 1999 with the series "Baba Evi", he starred in 10 feature films, 5 TV series and 6 theater plays. Between 2010-2018, he took part in more than 500 improvised shows on TV and stage with the concept of Comedy Shop. The series "Bizden Olur Mu?", which he created and starred in, became one of the most watched series on BluTV. In 2022, he founded the production company Paravan Yapım. In 2016, he became a husband and in 2020 he became a father.

Sinan Koç

Automobile Journalist

He was born in Istanbul in 1986. He graduated from Near East University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. He worked in the manufacturing sector, which he loved very much, for 2 years. His passion for automobiles shifted him to the automotive sector and he worked in after-sales for 2 years. His passion for automobiles prevailed and with a radical decision, he took the management of Otopark.com, the meeting point of car enthusiasts, in 2016. He regularly shoots about automobile culture and participates in international product launches. The first team to conduct video vehicle reviews is Otopark.com and they have been sharing their passion with their followers since 2010.

Taner Çağlı

English Teacher

Taner Çağlı, creator of ‘Linguistic Genetics’- the idea that " the DNA of a society is the language it speaks", was born in Sakarya. Graduating from the Department of Translation and Interpretation in 2009, he arrived in Istanbul in the same year with the dream of “making a software that translate everything". During this period, Çağlı realized that he had created a 'language education system' while practicing in various language schools for translation robot research. In 12 years, Çağlı has taught tens of thousands of Turkish, non native English speakers, and is currently both an educator and the chairman of Dil Mektebi A.Ş.

Tolga Kısacıkoğlu

Businessman

Born in 1975 and grew in Izmit. Graduated from FMV Işık High School, İTÜ and Stetson University (MBA). After 4 years of professional working with several high achievements, founded Galva Metal A.S. Galva earned 48th fastest growing company award in Turkey. Was listed in top 1000 industrial and exporting company lists. The compsny received an investment from Germany, exported to 90 countries. Also started two subsidiary companies in Europe. Curious and obsesed with learning. Extreme optimist. Passinate chess lover. 2019 Kocaeli city chess champion. Captain of Galva Metal Sports Club . Married and father of a daughter

Yasemin Şefik

Narrator, Writer and Comedian

Yasemin Şefik was born in Switzerland in 1979. She broadcasted in Turkey's well-established radio stations. She received awards with his radio program "Hitnoz". She appeared in different works in magazines, television and performing arts. She published four different books in epigram style. She is one of the founders of Episode magazine. She produces "Mevzu Aşk" content and "Yasemin Şefik +1" podcast series. In 2016, she started performing on stage with stand-up shows. She sails. She continues to produce with her passion for "good content"