Let’s Introduce Ourselves

[Mustafa Erdoğan]

Hi I am Mustafa from Istanbul. I am a non-formal educator and an experiential learner. I am the co-owner of a training company in Istanbul named Müderris, also I am the founder and life-long volunteer of the NGO named DeM Experiential Training Center. My main focus areas are experiential learning, critical pedagogy and organizational learning.

I am very excited for being here and looking forward to meet new experiential learners from all around the world. 🙂

[Şeniz Öztorun Baş]

Hello 🙂 My name is Şeniz. I am living in İzmir which is the most beautiful city in Turkey 🙂 I am graduated from Psychological Counseling and Guidance department at Bogazici University. I am working for a NGO as psychological counselor.

It is nice to be a part of Experianta. Now, I am just a tourist. I want to be a citizen in Experianta 😀

[Mustafa Erdoğan]

Welcome Şeniz 🙂

[Arina Fomenko]

hello, I’m Arina from Ukraine and I feel ready to do meaningful, interesting and creative trainings. I am SMM-manager and teach my students, also i’m a volunteer in NGO. Thank you for the opportunity to develop my skills. I am glad to share this not-easy way with you 🙂

[Mustafa Erdoğan]

Welcome Arina 🙂

[Çetin bitmez]

Hello, I am Çetin, as a volunteer coordinator in a non-governmental organization in Eastern Turkey. I am an informal educator and an experiential learner.

I work on local youth work, gender and reproductive health, rural development, disaster and crisis management.

Although I am very energetic, I like to struggle while learning 🙂

[Yigit A. Erdogan]

Hi I am Yigit from Teklas BG.

I am a non-formal learner. And my learning method is determined as thinking. I am working as Global Quality Engineer in Teklas BG, after my older job experiences for ten years in Turkey, now I am in BG.

My main focus areas are increasing learning potential, to improve myself and better understanding myself to be a better man.

I am very excited for being here and looking forward to meet new learners from all around the world.

[Mustafa Erdoğan]

Hi Yigit, welcome to our community 🙂

[Yigit A. Erdogan]

thx Mr.Erdogan👍

[TUĞBA ATA SOLMAZ]

Hello everyone,

I am a trainer and the board member of DeM Experiential Learning Center Association. I work as a part-time coordinator at Açık Açık Association. My main area is a psychology so I am a psychologist 🙂 I am trying to write my master thesis for clinical psychology.

I really like to chat and travelling but I like to chat more while traveling. 🙂

[Claudia Torres]

Hi, I am Claudia from Warsaw. I have been a learner and non formal educator for too long to be remembered. I still love to learn, experience and share. Recently I met DeM Experiential Training Center and it opened me to this new endeavor.

I am here to learn and meet you.

[Agata Lisowicz-Wala]

Hi, I am Agata from Wisła Wielka (small place in the south of Poland). First of all I am an experiential learner and I am a non-formal educator too. My experience as a trainer is focused in cultural sector in Poland. Currently, my professional work is related to non-governmental organizations.

I’m happy I’m here. I am delighted to meet new people and exchange experiences.

😁

[Eric Kota]

Hello everyone,

I’m Eric from Greece. I am a European Projects Researcher and Designer and also a Trainer at IASIS NGO, which is a non-governmental organization in Athens. I have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and as a learning enthusiast, I’m planning to study and learn for the rest of my life.

Glad to be part of this community, will be happy to meet you all!

[Habip Kazan]

Hello everyone, I’m Habip.

I am from Turkey. I am a psychological counselor. For a long time, I held different positions in a non-governmental organization. I am currently working as a project manager. The focus of my work is on reducing the protection risks of Turkish and refugee people who have difficulties in accessing rights and services. I joined the DEM family with the Yes We Can project.

I am very happy to be here. I look forward to meeting new people and having new experiences.🤩😍

[Irem Aydemir]

Hello everyone,

I’m Irem from Turkey. I’m a political scientist with experience in civil society organizations and multimodal research. I am interested in sociopolitical empowerment through artistic experiences. I joined the DEM family with the Yes We Can project. I’m very happy to meet you all!

[Ömer Saltukalp Uluç]

Hello, this is Saltukalp (Saltuk, in short, is pretty much enough) from Istanbul. Right now I’m a sophomore medical student at Marmara University and a trainer in TurkMSIC, particularly interested in soft skills training. My other personal interests that I want to advance regarding training are gender studies and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

[Mustafa Erdoğan]

Saltuk, welcome to our community. 🙂

[Selvinaz Yolcu]

Hello everyone, I’m Selvinaz from Ankara. I am continuing my education as a second-year medical student at Ankara Medipol University. I have just started my training journey as a soft skill trainer. I love improving myself and gaining new experiences. I believe that at Experianta, I will achieve these goals.

[Mustafa Erdoğan]

Hi Selvinaz, welcome to our community. 🙂

[Simla Gültekin]

Hi everyone, I’m Simla from Ankara, Turkey. I’m a third year student at Atılım University Faculty of Medicine and also a soft skills trainer in TurkMSIC. I believe that Experianta will help me to learn new techniques and to meet with other trainers and benefit from their experiences.

[Mustafa Erdoğan]

Hi Simla, welcome to our community. 🙂

[Burak Şalış]

Hello, I’m Burak from Antalya. I studied university at maths during years ago then became a retired formal student and also try to became a self trained trainer about learning and everthing else that human understanding can do. I am so excited to be here 🙂

[Mustafa Erdoğan]

Hi Burak, welcome to our community. 🙂

[Okan Yahsi]

Helo. This is okan. Expert on 2 things: Creating art productions for awareness, and using art as an educational tool for social and individual development. Therefore I am an artist and an “Art Based Learning (ABL)” trainer for almost 15 years now. The basis and the idea of this method (ABL) is similar to Experiential Learning, that’s why I also work with DeM and Muderris as a trainer. That’s all from me now. Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions, or just to meet. Bye

[Sefik Emre Coskun]

Hi Everyone, I am Sefik. I am living the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and I am working in Near East University as a lecturer and TTO Expert.

My journey in non-formal learning started in 2005 in Izmir with Youth Programme. My life changed after meeting the non-formal learning. I am still working as a trainer in the field.