I happened to be in the U.S. at the time of yesterday’s earthquake. Due to the 10-hour time difference, I was asleep. When I woke up, I saw I had a bunch of missed calls and messages. From the tone of the “Are you okay?” messages, I could tell something
Lately, when I see Burger King’s “Know What You’re Eating!” campaign on billboards in many prominent neighborhoods of Istanbul, it inevitably brings back memories. I want to document for history how competitive we were with TAB Food during my time as CEO of KFC and Pizza Hut, and what happened
The Harun Kolçak concert we organized in the first week of April to benefit the Basic Needs Association (TIDER) was a fantastic event, both thanks to the artist’s wonderful performance and the vibrant and enthusiastic presence of the guest stars. However, the ups and downs unique to Türkiye that led
Last week, I wrote an article focusing on the platform we established as NGOs that demonstrated exemplary cooperation and coordination during the Elazığ Earthquake. In the picture above, you can see the photo we took with our NGO volunteer friends, shoulder to shoulder, at the main warehouse we had purchased
I’d like to share how our NGOs came together during the earthquake in Elazığ. We created a very constructive environment in this initiative, which we named the “Civil Society Organizations Disaster Coordination Platform,” and we even launched our website at http://www.stkplatform.org . I’ll share our joint statement and the development
