31 Ekim-12 Kasım tarihlerinde İskoçya’da düzenlenen COP26 zirvesi iyisiyle kötüsüyle çok ses getirdi. Bu zirveye ilk olarak McGill Üniversitesi’nde iklim kriziyle ilgili yaptığım konuşmada değinmiştim. Bu yazımda daha detaylı bir özet sunacağım, sonunda da zirveyle ilgili kendi fikirlerimi paylaşacağım. read more...

Almost 40 days have passed since the official announcement of the first Covid-19 case in our country. During this period, TIDER, being one of our country's source of pride NGOs, continued to increase their aid. TIDER, which has accomplished very important projects so far, will continue to stand by the Turkish people with its help during this period when the needy has increased exponentially. read more...

I attended the conference held at TÜYAP last week for professionals of companies producing roof and facade profiles with a presentation I prepared on the call from CEPHEDER to share information on solar energy technologies. I would also like to share these up-to-date solutions that concern the future of the world and the energy independence of our country. read more...

In the first week of this month, the SOLAREX solar exhibition was held at CNR Expo Centre in Turkia between 4 - 7 April. At an event where important people from this sector came together, I made 2 speeches, and in the following week made one speech at TUBITAK. The experiences of these events and the contents of the speeches shed light on the current situation and the future of the sector.     read more...

In this week's article, I will talk about our eco-friendly solar energy project, which is an important step for the energy independence of our country, which will contribute to the reduction of the current account deficit while providing serious financial advantages to our citizens and institutions. Here is the project “100% Domestic Solar Panel for Energy Independence” … read more...

The week that we left behind was quite fast paced.  In addition to my intense daily work, I participated in 3 different conferences in the field of sustainability and made speeches on 3 important topics. In this article, I will talk about the first two conferences I participated in about TİDER and the award we received. I will include the content of the third conference in my next article.   read more...

Moka, one of Turkey’s pioneer fin-tech companies, is living the proud and honorable moment of signing onto an international success project. One of the most prestigious global media companies Red Herring published their ‘2018 Top 100 Europe’ list which Moka qualified for and was enlisted and managed to make their way in amongst all their competitors in Europe and be represented amongst the best firms. read more...

In my last article, I had written about how the organisation was made by the Costa Rica Embassy on the 21st of March at the Cervantes Institute, and that Professor Roberto Fragomeno, Associate Professor and Director of the School of Philosophy, had made a speech titled “The political thoughts of Latin America”. In this week’s article, I would like to share with you the summary of the panel conversations and how we have applied these to our own region. read more...

Our innovative technology firm Bonbon Tech is reaching out to the horizons of the future by guiding its analytical solutions for bank branches in shopping centres, from hospitals to chain stores with different measures and sectors, to radically increase the profitability and customer satisfaction of businesses. This week I am sharing with you the story of Bonbon Tech, an international firm, which has, in short time, taken on and lead a company mission. read more...

Last week I shared with you my role as the Costa Rica Honorary Consulate and whether ‘I’d stay or go’ and stressed that I won’t ever cut ties with this country that has blended well with the ‘Pura Vida’ culture. This week, this enthusiastic, peaceful and positive culture was represented by one of its most important artists, Jose Sancho, who came and met with our country’s art lovers, which I’d like to share with you. read more...

After nine years of duties at the Honorary Consulate of Costa Rica, I was considering leaving that post this coming year.  However, a meeting about two weeks ago with Foreign Minister Manuel A. González Sanz has led me to reconsider. The foreign minister and his undersecretary honored me with their words. In line with the quintessentially Costa Rican philosophy of ‘Pura Vida,’ a frame of mind that I have internalized while representing that country, I’ve revisited the question of whether to continue as honorary consul. read more...

For the first time, this year, Global Foodbanking Network (GFN) which is the worlds biggest food bank network, hosted the Innovation Awards open to all worldwide food bank participants in which we successfully managed to become a finalist in the top 8. With the integration into food banking by Tiders HR support project, no matter how well we were prepared, it was almost too hard to believe that in this field, we’d be chosen number one from the voted of the most dignatory participants. This is the story of the dream we lived in the past week… read more...

We have recently left behind an eventful year marked by much sadness for our society, but a year in which we have also enjoyed some great successes as we forged ahead despite the uncertain business climate.  In this, the last post of 2016, I would like to evaluate our achievements over the past year and list our targets for 2017. read more...

Last week, I wrote about audio issues with Cape Town during the Climate Reality live broadcast held in Paris. It wasn’t my first unfortunate experience concerning Cape Town. This week, I’d like to share my earlier tension-filled adventure in that South African city and the lessons that can be drawn from it. read more...

Even as we celebrate the second anniversary of Moka, the fintech company I founded, I have lost no time in launching another company in this field.  As I continue to make progress along the two main paths I charted for myself many years ago – sustainability and financial technology – I instinctively avoid repeating the same mistakes at critical junctures and turn problematical situations to my advantage, skills I probably developed through the way I was raised read more...

After many years proudly serving as the honorary consulate of Costa Rica in Istanbul, I am planning to relinquish my duties. It’s hard to believe, but it has been 8 years since I was appointed. Don’t worry, I’m not leaving right away. I’ll be at my post for another two years and there are additional goals I intend to achieve. I previously shared a series of posts in which I shared with you what I have done so far as Honorary Consul of Costa Rica, links to which can be found below. Now I’d like to relate some positive developments from this past year and my plans for the future. read more...

In my previous post I wrote that the visit to Turkey in November of 2009 of the Costa Rican President represented a turning point in relations, emphasizing that it fostered progress both between our governments as well as in economic and cultural terms, and that it was also the first official visit to the Republic of Turkey by the president of a Central American head of state. Now, I will write of the continued progress that made from that date until 2015. read more...

A country whose natural wonders, social equality and renewable energy policies are extraordinary, and whose people, from the head of state to the man of the street, are sensitive to the importance of the environment, peace and education… Having written earlier of how I became the honorary consul of Costa Rica, I would now like to share with you the process through which Costa Rica and Turkey reached a turning point in their relations. read more...

Parallel to the progress in my career, I always had the desire to take role in a social responsibility project. In the wake of its progress, with its name today, TIDER (Basic Needs Association), we have put into action helping those disadvantaged free of charge with the support of the Support Market and not only being limited to this but to also finding a long-term solution with employment opportunities which has been made possible with the Support HR project. In this article, I will talk about the point and goals that we have reached which I am sure you will equally share the excitement with me as you read along. read more...

In my previous post I mentioned that I had begun an undertaking that would make my grandfather truly happy: an agricultural development project that has given me great satisfaction. It all began last April with a trip to Niğde exploring added value production. read more...

In this, the first of a series of short essays covering each year of a post that I have been honored and pleased to hold since 2008, I would like to begin with how I became Honorary Consul and how we set things up. As you can see in the accompanying videos, we got off with a bang. read more...

By toppling two mighty teams Costa Rico guaranteed first place in their World Cup group. But what is the secret behind Costa Rica’s stunning performance? And why have none of their successful footballers played in any of the Turkish leagues? read more...