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Empowering leaders to take collective action for a shared purpose by creating safe spaces.

This is how we mobilize people, share stories, and build resilience in times of profound changes.

HOW DOES PURPOSE BECOME ACTION?

You already have what it takes: people and a shared purpose

The real work is connecting the dots—and intentionally designing the system that turns intention into action.

I work with leaders who want to move from good intentions to collective impact. Together, we create safe, generative spaces where stories, lived experience, and ideas converge—becoming insight, alignment, and meaningful change.

My work sits at the intersection of youth employment, women’s empowerment, networked learning, and inclusive culture-building—challenges that cannot be solved in silos.

The Act2WIN system brings together researchers, systems thinkers, universities, and organizations to co-create solutions, surface hidden resources, and mobilize collective intelligence at scale.

My work comes to life through the ever-growing TurkishWIN community and its programs — a living ecosystem built for learning, leadership, and impact.

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Events are where shifts begin. I join gatherings designed to challenge assumptions, spark dialogue, and move people from insight to action.

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I create safe spaces where stories turn into insight—and insight turns into change.

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember,
involve me and I learn.”

Benjamin Franklin

Read My Recent Blog Posts

Meet my aunt Asuman

Meet my aunt Asuman

Meet my aunt Asuman. She migrated to the United States in the 1950s. Her reason for leaving Turkey: to divorce her husband. In Turkey, at that time, a woman could…

Poetry Break: Somewhere I Have Never Travelled, Gladly Beyond

Poetry Break: Somewhere I Have Never Travelled, Gladly Beyond

E. E. Cummings is one of my favorite poems. I hope you like this poem: somewhere I have never traveled, gladly beyond any experience, your eyes have their silence: in…

System Change: Why We Should Manage the Missing Middle

System Change: Why We Should Manage the Missing Middle

The fieldwork in women’s empowerment has shown us that the root causes are complex, and intertwined and embrace cultural and educational elements of society.  Let’s…