TurkishWIN is a global, trusted action network where we act to lift young women in Türkiye.

Our sisterhood and allies are here to help them build bold careers today and create legacies that last long after tomorrow.

TurkishWIN’s vision is to be the trusted global action network that mobilizes leaders to empower young women in achieving their career ambitions.

To reach our vision, we unite and empower women leaders and allies through a spirit of sisterhood and legacy, choosing to rise by lifting young women in Türkiye.

We lead with heart and move with purpose, always ready to roll up our sleeves and get things done. 

We are not here to impress; we are here to impact. We  build bridges, open doors, and light the way for others.

Our values are our north star: 

Sisterhood: We believe the future belongs to the connected by heart, not just by network.
Co-Creation: We believe in ecosystems and stay away from egosystems.
Empowerment: We believe one empowered leader can become a thousand women’s turning point.
Shared Joy: We believe nothing lifts a room like one woman celebrating another.
Accountability: We believe showing up for others starts with showing up for your word.
Generosity: We believe generosity flows when the ask is right and the action is meaningful.

We are a global circle of uplifters and uplighters.

Our Uplifters are accomplished women who rise by lifting others. Our Uplighters are our allies who shine the light so others can rise. We’ve already built successful careers and now, we are driven by something greater: the desire to empower others and create lasting, collective impact.

We are mentors, connectors, and catalysts who understand that true legacy isn’t what we achieve alone, but what we make possible for others. We don’t just open doors, we hold them open. 

She climbed. She conquered. She wondered: “Is this all there is?”

Until she turned around and saw the ones still climbing.
The ones with fire in their eyes and ambition in their hearts.
The ones who just needed a hand, a word, a door held open.

And beside her stood men who had the heart —
not to lead the way, but to light it.
The ones who chose to share their voice, their reach, their privilege.

So together they chose a different kind of power—
The kind that multiplies.
The kind that builds legacies, not just résumés.
The kind that says: I see you. I’ve been there. Let’s rise together.

At TurkishWIN, sisterhood isn’t just sentimental—it’s a force. 

It’s the current beneath every connection, the strategy behind every innovation, and the generosity that keeps the doors open. 

For 15 years, we’ve witnessed what happens when one empowered leader can become a thousand women’s turning point. 

We’ve seen how one woman’s rise can ripple outward, creating new pathways for so many more to follow.

And still, this is only the beginning.
What began as a circle of shared ambition has become a force—rewriting the rules of what sisterhood looks like in a woman’s career.
Where self-doubt leaves its place to solidarity.
Where “Can I?” becomes “I will.”                                                                                                                                                                                  And "I will" becomes "We will."

This is more than belonging.
It’s becoming.

TurkishWIN. For those who no longer need the spotlight—because they’ve become the light.

We exist to close the opportunity gap for young women in Türkiye’s workforce. While talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. Cultural myths, limited role models, lack of mentorship, and rigid workplace structures still hold women back. We shine a light on these barriers and build platforms that turn ambition into access, and potential into career pathways. Because a gender-equal workforce doesn’t just need more seats at the table—it needs more doors held open.

In 2010, TurkishWIN started as a question: “What if one woman’s story could light the way for another?”

From that spark, we’ve grown into a global circle of women and allies building a future where talent and ambition—not gender—define opportunity. What began as storytelling became a movement—and now, a trusted platform for lasting change.

In 2015, we built BinYaprak.com Think of TurkishWIN as the action circle of uplifters and uplighters and BinYaprak as our digital sisterhood  platform. TurkishWIN brings the vision, network, programs and community. BinYaprak.com, our digital sisterhood, is where all our actions come to life. It’s where mentors meet their mentees, stories find their voice, and our sisterhood connects the dots. Together, we meet women where they are—online, on campus, or on the job hunt—and walk with them as they rise.

TurkishWIN was founded by Melek Pulatkonak—an entrepreneur, ecosystem builder, and believer in the power of sisterhood. She saw the need for a space where women don’t just network—they build the future, together. Her vision continues to fuel our circle today.

We open doors and hold them open. TurkishWIN empowers young women in Türkiye with access to mentors, networks, role models, and opportunities that make their career dreams feel possible—and then real. From story-sharing to structured mentoring, we create space for young women to explore who they are, where they’re going, and how they’ll get there with a sisterhood by their side.

It’s our ripple effect in action. Our network for change is a living system of women leaders, allies, partners, and programs all moving in sync—designed to spark measurable, lasting impact. We don’t work in silos. We work in circles.

At the heart of it all is our guiding question:  How can we make change happen faster, cheaper, and together?

We answer this question through bold, intentional action:

✨ Mentorship that turns experience into legacy
✨ Story Harvesting that amplifies unheard voices
✨ Advocacy that shifts systems and  research that maps the path forward
✨ Co-creation that brings partners to the table
✨ Smart investing of time, talent, and resources

TurkishWIN delivers all of this through BinYaprak.com, our digital sisterhood platform. BinYaprak is built to scale access, connect changemakers, and make sure no woman climbs alone.

Everyone has a role. Every action counts. When we move as one, we move faster and further, together.

Every spark matters. Choose your way(s) to act:

ADVOCACY — Measure What Counts

We turn insight into action. We create the data, stories, and pressure to helpt shift perception and policy by tracking what holds women back, and surfacing what moves them forward. Since 2017, we’ve been publishing the “Women & Employment Research Series.” —one of Türkiye’s most comprehensive time-series on gender equity in the workforce.

MENTORING — Lift As You Rise

We build deep connections and activate our ecosystem by mentoring women to rise, lead, and lift others along the way.  Because success is meaningful only when it’s shared. TurkishWIN has been running mentoring programs across various sectors since 2010, with the current goal of reaching 1 million mentoring collections by 2031.

STORY HARVESTING — Voice What Matters

We gather stories like seeds,spoken from one sister to another,because every lived truth has the power to move systems.  Since 2010, we’ve been harvesting stories that inspire and activate. Today, our goal is to harvest 5,000 stories every year.

CO-CREATING — Grow What’s Next

We imagine the way forward together.  From bold ideas to real-world action, we co-create safe spaces and daring solutions for young women with career dreams. Since 2010, we’ve co-created programs and platforms with our changemaker ecosystem—built with heart, measured in impact. 

INVESTING — Invest Where It Counts

We invest in shared growth—time, talent, and treasure.  TurkishWIN invests in digital platforms that enable our actions.  We invest in futures designed to hold more women, more stories, more power.  Because when we invest in women, we invest in a world that can only go right.  Since 2015, we’ve been growing BinYaprak.com, our digital sisterhood platform where all our actions come to life. It’s where mentors meet their mentees, stories find their voice, and our sisterhood connects the dots.

Think of TurkishWIN as the action circle of uplifters and uplighters and BinYaprak as our digital sisterhood  platform. TurkishWIN brings the vision, network, programs and community. BinYaprak.com, our digital sisterhood, is where all our actions come to life. It’s where mentors meet their mentees, stories find their voice, and our sisterhood connects the dots. Together, we meet women where they are—online, on campus, or on the job hunt—and walk with them as they rise.

We’re not just a network. TurkishWIN is a sisterhood on a mission. We don’t gather for applause; we gather for action. We build legacy, not just LinkedIn connections. Every program we design, every story we share, every door we open is about one thing: collective impact.

And we’re not alone. TurkishWIN is a global circle of women and allies across borders, sectors, and generations rising together. We empower experienced women and allies to give back with purpose, while young women in Türkiye build careers they love and lives they design on their own terms.

At the heart of everything we do at TurkishWIN is one guiding question: How can we make change happen faster, cheaper, together?

This is where women lift each other and hold the door open for the next sister to rise.

We measure what counts. Since 2017, we’ve tracked the structural and societal barriers facing women through research. We monitor our programs—mentorship matches made, stories shared, partnerships formed—and the ripple effects they create. But the real proof? It’s in the journeys of the women we lift: mentees who become mentors. Fellows who become founders. Stories that spark systems change.

TurkishWIN’s Collective Action Network is how we turn shared purpose into shared action. It’s a living ecosystem of women, allies,  NGOs, companies, and changemakers who come together to lift young women in Türkiye—story by story, system by system.

The Collective Action Network is how we build the future we want—faster, smarter, together.  You’re invited. 

Start where you are. Bring what you know. Do what you can. 

 From there, you can:
✨ Join as a TurkishWIN member and contribute individually
✨ Bring your NGO onboard as an Action Partner
✨ Invest in our programs and platforms as a Corporate Member

The Collective Action Network is how we build the future we want—faster, smarter, together.  You’re invited. Circle up.