Defne Kutay, who graduated from Açı High School in 2019, completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology and Business Administration at Koç University. Following her graduation, she worked at Beko as a Human Resources Business Partner. She is currently continuing her education with a master’s degree in Social-Organizational Psychology at Columbia University. During her graduate studies,...Read More

Nazlı Turhan, who graduated from Açı High School in 2017, completed her studies in Psychology and Communication at New York University (NYU). After graduation, she began working in the startup and research ecosystems and, in recent years, has led projects in the areas of market research, user experience, and growth strategies. Having lived in New...Read More

Our alumna Kayra Menekşe, who graduated from Açı High School in 2017, began her professional career at Moral Kınıkoğlu Pamukkale Law Partnership after completing her law degree at Koç University. For the past three years, she has been working in the fields of Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions. Alongside her professional career, Kayra Menekşe...Read More

Ece Yerebasmaz Cinisli, who graduated from Açı High School in 2013, completed her studies at Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Architecture, which she earned through a merit scholarship. During her studies, she received training at Berlin International Campus and then at the International Academy of Rome. After completing her university education, she continued her advanced studies...Read More

Our student Selin Şarhon, who graduated from Açı High School in 2014, successfully completed the Liberal Arts program at Tel Aviv University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Digital Communication. In 2017, she moved to Spain and began teaching English, during which time she advanced her Spanish language skills to an advanced...Read More

Deyvi Halfon, who graduated from Açı High School in 2013, completed the Economics and Finance Honors Program at Istanbul Bilgi University in 2017. After graduation, in the same year, he started his professional career in the Audit department of PwC and later continued working as an Internal Auditor at Aksigorta. In 2020, he transitioned from...Read More

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