I am the founder/CEO of Legal Design Turkey which is an award-winning social enterprise. Besides my work, I also act as an ambassador to European Legal Technology Association, a member of Global Legal Tech Consortium and World Commerce and Contracting. I mainly work in the legal innovation field.
When I was working as an intern at European Union Intellectual Property Office at Alicante, Spain, there was a celebration event for the March 8. The guest speaker was Karen Darke who is a paralympic athlete. She was talking about how she seeks for WIBA moments while planning for the future. That was not a direct advice to me, but it inspired me to look for my own WIBA moments in life which actually means ‘Wouldn’t It Be Amazing?”. 😊
Dark Chocolate
I should have done summer internships in different kind of organisations
I had semi facial paralysis when I was almost finishing my masters degree in London. Instead going back to Turkey, I stayed and seek treatment in London and stayed till the last day of my visa.
Gregory Porter, Lady Gaga and Ella Fitzgerald
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Women already facing a lot of discrimination and limitations to opportunities. I believe we need to support one other for creating more opportunities especially for younger generations.
I believe everyone has their uniqueness. It’s been a while I stopped looking for role models but instead I look for role behaviours in different people.
Mind-reading
When I was awarded with Jean Monnet Scholarship for my studies at King’s College London was quite a big deal. We celebrated as the whole family.
When I was working at my first job, I made a mistake which lead into a small financial loss. Due to that mistake, I have been sent for a training and asked to do more similar type of tasks so that I would be comfortable doing similar tasks without being afraid. I think that was quite a good recovery.
Don’t make anyone make you feel undervalued. Work hard but smart. Be brave to take pioneering tasks. Seek mentorship from all walks of life.
I have a cat that I adore, I rescued him from the streets of Kabataş. He is a white cat with a black dot on this back. A dear Spanish friend named him as Manchita which refers to the dot as the “little spot”.
I love to learn new things that keep me growing. I spend at least 3-4 hours a week to learn new skills. Recently I have been learning more about graphic design through Skillshare.
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