Leyla Fıratlı, a 2016 graduate of Açı High School, studied Cognitive Science and Computer Programming at the University of Southern California (USC). After completing her education, she worked as a data engineer and consultant at leading technology companies in Los Angeles, including Accenture, Google, and Headway. Recently, she returned to Turkey and founded a software...Read More

İrem Bali is a 2014 graduate of Açı High School. After graduating from the Psychology Department at Koç University, she worked as an editor for two years at The Magger magazine. She then completed Body Psychotherapy training accredited by the Swiss Institute of Mindfulness and USABP. Currently, she offers individual sessions as a Neurosystemics CARE...Read More

İpek Tuncay, a 2017 graduate of Açı High School, began studying Psychology at Koç University, where she started working with the esteemed academic Prof. Dr. Ayşe Bilge Selçuk. Together, they have published three academic papers. After completing her Master’s in Clinical Psychology at Leiden University, İpek also worked as an online teaching assistant at MEF...Read More

In 2012, Aykan Esen graduated from Açı High School and received a full scholarship to study International Relations and Business Administration at Boston University. After working for a while at Atlantis Tanker, a shipowner and shipping company in Istanbul, he decided to change the sector. After this decision, he graduated from the “Point Blank Music...Read More

İzel Altındağ, a 2014 graduate of Açı High School, graduated from the Business Department at Boston University. Afterward, he moved to San Francisco and started working at Even.com. Three years later, following the sale of the company, İzel returned to Istanbul and has been managing the sales and marketing team at Birleşik Fırça for the...Read More

Metin Ertürk, a 2011 graduate of Açı High School, graduated from the Economics Department at Marmara University. Afterward, he started working at Acıbadem Hospital. For the past seven years, he has been working at Bener Law Firm as a Senior Manager in the “Corporate Immigration” department Metin continues to build his career in “Corporate Immigration”...Read More

Sigal Maya, a 2014 graduate of Açı High School, graduated from Koç University with a degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering. Afterward, she began her Master’s in Public Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in 2019. She graduated with honors for her thesis on COVID-19 screening strategies for healthcare workers. For the...Read More

Emre Kök, who graduated from Açı High School in 2016, studied Economics and Business Analytics at Sabancı University. After graduating, he started working in the finance sector at İş Yatırım. During his university years, he completed internships in consulting and investment banking at companies such as the Interbank Card Center, Yapı Kredi Investment, and PwC....Read More

Nil Özlevi, a 2014 graduate of Açı High School, won a full scholarship to study Industrial Engineering at Koç University. In addition to this major, she completed a double major in Chemical-Biological Engineering and a minor in Business Administration. During her university years, she interned at companies such as Société Générale, PepsiCo, Reckitt Benckiser, and...Read More

Zeynep Gençer Güven, a 2011 graduate of Açı High School, enrolled in the French Language Teaching Department at Marmara University. In addition to this major, she completed a double major in English Language Teaching and graduated as the top student in 2016. During the 2013-2014 academic year, Zeynep spent part of her studies at the...Read More