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TED Bursa College
Mürsel Köyü 21. Yüzyıl Caddesi No:17
Mudanya, Bursa, 16960
Turkey

Ayça Alara Aycan

Born in Bursa in 1995, Ayça graduated from Yeditepe University Nutrition and Dietetics Department with a high honor degree in 2017, from both the Gastronomy and Culinary Arts minor program and the Yeditepe University Phototherapy graduate program in 2018. Currently, she provides sustainable nutrition consultancy with clean eating both face-to-face and online at the AyçainWonderland Healthy Living Center, which she is the founder of. She helps corporate companies maintain the balance of sustainable work-nature-nutrition, and she also organizes workshops. Currently, she takes part in Banvit's Smart Children's Table project as a dietitian, raising awareness about food waste in order to carry our planet to a better future. She aimed to carry Bursa’s culture and traditions into the future by assuming the leadership of Slow Food Sustainable Food Bursa Association between 2020-2021. You can also follow her on her instagram account @aycainwonderland! In her wonderland, you can discover new healthy tastes, travel to different countries, immerse yourself in the rhythm of music and most importantly, you can always be happy and healthy, as long as you dream and ask!

Deniz Yılmaz

Deniz Yılmaz was born in Istanbul and raised in Bursa. Currently, he is a junior at TED Bursa College, studying the International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs. His main interest areas are Molecular Biology, Environmental Studies and Neuroscience. He is skilled in communication, collaboration, public speaking and research. His dream goal is to fight against education inequality in the world.

Ela Bilgen

Ela Bilgin was born in Turkey but moved to Dubai at the age of 5. After living in Dubai for 9 years, her family returned to Turkey. Ela is currently a 10th grader at TED Bursa College. Her passions include drawing and creative writing.

Kevin Brownfox

Muhammed Ali Dilek is an 11th grader currently studying in TED Bursa College. He has a great interest in computer science, math and physics and has completed many courses on different computer science branches. This knowledge has helped him create a programming course to help persuade others to learn programming as well. He is also continually working on programming projects to learn new things and contribute to open-source software. His current interest are AI and the low-level programs and algorithms used in computers, his striving to learn and create everything from the bare minimum. He hopes to join more programming competitions to collaborate with others and one day be able to help advance AI into the next step.

Merve Tunalı Demirtaş

Merve Tunalı Demirtaş was born in Bursa in 1991 and got her primary and high school degrees in Bursa. She attended university in Bosnia and Herzegovina where she received her bachelor and master’s degree in psychology/clinical psychology in 2015 and 2017. She returned to Turkey to work as a psychologist. She has always been interested in child and adolescent psychology and has done lots of studies on these subjects. Now, she is working as cognitive behavioral therapist and also a play therapist, specifically focusing on learning disabilities, ADHD, behavioral dysfunctions, analysis of child and adolescents’ drawings.

Mina Yiğitoğlu

Mina Yiğitoğlu is a 15 years old 10th grade student at Terakki Foundation Schools. She is a very curious person and loves reading. She is a science and technology fan and likes to read about new scientific discoveries and technological innovations. She also likes to travel and try new things because she believes that it is crucial to gain different perspectives. In addition to this, she has been playing the piano for 9 years and sometimes likes to play the clarinet.

Nehir Özkaya

Nehir is 16 years old and was born in İstanbul. Her father named her Nehir as it was his favorite name. She has been a student in Şişli Terakki Science High School since 2020. She is into writing and reading poetry - actually she has been writing poems since she was 11. She is interested in world politics, economics and philosophy.

Sinem Kartal

Sinem is very passionate about helping others feel good and finding happiness. She believes that when one feels good they do better in life. A healthy lifestyle to her is more than just lifting weights and I always emphasize that to her clients. She enjoys showing others what their bodies are capable of doing with hard work, it is her ultimate goal to help them reach a happy, well-balanced lifestyle that will help minimize future health-related issues. As a Personal Trainer and founder of Level Up Wellness Studio, She is dedicated to offering her clients much more than just a workout. Using her methods, she aims to make my clients more energetic, healthier and fitter. Life can be difficult and complex at times for anyone. In this journey, she aims to help her clients stick to their goals by creating PT plans that can keep up with the busy pace of life. She was graduated from Sports Science Faculty and she is certificated of YMCA awards Fitness Instructor also she is certificated Yoga, Poundfit, Wellness, Group Exercise that helps me to give my clients different aspect and style for a workout. Before founding her studio, she has worked for seven years as a PT and group instructor. She is trying to motivate people on her Instagram page which is @sinemlehareketegec One of her greatest joy is to see people get fit and healthier and all while realizing that exercise is fun.

Yasemin Yılmaz

Yasemin Yılmaz is 15 years old. She is fond of all art forms and is eager to participate in or contribute to them. She plays the piano, the guitar, loves to sing, writes poems and stories. Learning new languages and about general knowledge are two of her favorite things. She adores painting, loves traveling, enjoys reading and she also loves theater, dancing, skiing and volleyball. Her favorite things to learn about are philosophy, psychology, art, culture and the universe.