TEDxBingöl University

Speakers

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• Ahmet Metehan Er

  psychologist

  During her university education, she pursued her dream of becoming a psychologist by ranking among the top three in her faculty and being accepted into a double major program; she simultaneously studied both sociology and psychology. She graduated with honors from both departments. She began her specialization training in the Clinical Psychology Master's Program at Haliç University and successfully completed the program, earning the title of Specialist Clinical Psychologist. In her first year of professional life, she worked in a nursing home for individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, receiving supervision support during this period. Subsequently, she worked as a psychologist in the military for a year.

• Akın Yılmaz

  e-commerce

  In his entrepreneurial journey, he focuses on e-commerce, dropshipping, and AI-powered business systems within Okyanusi, where he is the founder and CEO. He conducts operations on various platforms, primarily eBay and Amazon, and shares his expertise through training programs.Eğitimcilik alanında aktif olarak yer alan Yılmaz, Udemy üzerinden verdiği kurslarla geniş bir öğrenci kitlesine ulaşmaktadır. Ayrıca YouTube kanalında dropshipping ve dijital ticaret üzerine içerikler üretmekte; birebir mentorluk programlarıyla girişimcilere rehberlik etmektedir. Teknoloji ve inovasyon alanında; yapay zekâ otomasyon sistemleri, API entegrasyonları ve web geliştirme konularında çalışmalar yürütmektedir. JavaScript, Python ve WordPress ekosistemlerinde projeler geliştirmekte; yapay zekâyı iş süreçlerine entegre etmeye odaklanmaktadır.

• Barış Can Sağır

  entrepreneur

  In 2019, he founded Alfa Event Organization with two partners. Since its inception, Alfa Event has been organizing widely attended conferences, training programs, and seminars in the fields of psychology, personal development, and health both domestically, internationally, and online. The company has brought together leading academics and experts in Turkey to create events that have reached thousands of participants. In addition to event organization, Barış Can Sağır has also pursued work in the digital realm, establishing Alfa Digital Agency to provide social media management and digital communication services to brands.

• Esef Hakan Toytok

  pedagogue

  He completed her master's degree in educational sciences at Sakarya University and her doctorate at Abant İzzet Baysal University. She has been pursuing her academic career since 2014. Having worked as a teacher for 2 years and as an administrator for 12 years within the Ministry of National Education, Toytok actively participated in numerous projects, boards, and commissions during this period. Currently, she works at the Faculty of Education at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University.

• İlker Ulubey

  Yapay zeka, yalnızca teknolojiyi değil; eğitimden sağlığa, iş dünyasından günlük yaşama kadar birçok alanı dönüştürüyor. Bu konuşmada, yapay zekanın geleceğimizi nasıl şekillendirdiği ve yarının dünyasında bizi nelerin beklediği ele alınıyor.

• Osman İmamoğlu

  Pilot

  In 2016, İmamoğlu made a radical decision to leave his job and pursue his passion for aviation. He sold the company he founded and began flight training. After completing his training, he obtained private and ultralight pilot licenses and took to the skies. In 2021, he purchased the flight school and obtained his instructor license. Today, he provides training within the Kelaynak Aviation Club, leading many people to discover aviation. This journey, which began with parachutes and model airplanes in his high school years, has transformed into a story that inspires his students today.

• Serhat Küçüktorun

  engineer

  Continuing his education, Küçüktorun graduated from Anadolu University's Department of Justice; completed his master's degree in Renewable Energy Systems at Bingöl University and is currently pursuing a second master's degree at the same university. Küçüktorun, who began his professional life in various fields, worked as a Maintenance Engineer at a hydroelectric power plant affiliated with the Turkish Ministry of Energy in 2017, and then continued his career as an Operations Manager. In 2019, he transitioned to the private sector. He played an active role in the construction process of the Aşağı Kaleköy Combined Renewable Electricity Generation Facility, one of Turkey's first and Europe's largest hybrid power plants; today he serves as the Operations Manager at the same plant.

• Talha Uğurluel

  Historian

  Uğurluel, who has published numerous articles in domestic and foreign journals, has authored more than 25 books in the fields of history and art history, including *The Gallipoli Battles*, *The Sultan Who Ruled the World*, *The Sacredness of the Palace*, *Suleiman the Magnificent's Mind Games*, *History Made Medicine Speak*, *Edirne, the Capital of the Balkans*, and *Jerusalem, the Gateway to theEarth*. He has also prepared CD projects on the history of Gallipoli, Edirne, Suleiman the Magnificent, and Mecca-Medina, and has undertaken documentary projects for many municipalities throughout Turkey.

• Umut Yıldız

  astrophysicist

  Umut Yıldız is a former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory researcher specializing in astrophysics and deep space communication. His work with the Herschel Space Observatory has contributed to significant scientific discoveries regarding water and oxygen molecules in star-forming regions. Yıldız has contributed to the development of space technologies and satellite systems in Turkey and has also played an active role in science communication. Through his work at various institutions, primarily Middle East Technical University, he has aimed to increase children's and young people's interest in science.