GRF Young Scholars Seminars
2014 Term

Selected through a vigorous application and interview process, 14 undergraduate students studying at Bosphorus University, Galatasaray University, Istanbul Technical University, Koç University and Sabancı University have been invited to join the Fifth Group of GRF Young Scholars Seminars program, which was launched in 2010 to engage young people in the global agenda.

The program, led by GRF Vice-Chairman and President Mr. Memduh Karakullukçu, started on December 30th and three meetings were held up until now. From GRF Members, Ambassador (R) İlter Türkmen, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs also attended the program as guest speaker and shared his assessments on “Turkish Foreign Policy since the Founding of the Republic”.

The seminars, recessed due to universities’ semester break, will resume with a meeting on February 17th.

GRF Young Scholars Seminars 2014 term: Yusufcan Demirkan, Elif Burcu Gündoğdu, Ezgi Karaağaç, Deniz Kartepe, Yusuf Kumtepe, Canberk Mersin, Emre Özdemir, Elif Dilşad Özen, İhsancan Özpoyraz, Miray Palaz, Bünyamin Tanıl, Mithat Can Ulubay, Simge Uzun, Ogün Yurdakul