The Board
Ceren Balkan – The President of YIP’26
Age: 21
Who I am : A fourth year law student who tries to enjoy every moment of her life.
Fun fact: My hand movements must be even and symmetrical, otherwise i’ll repeat until they are.
Guilty pleasure: I always plan my next trip while I’m still traveling.
Interests: Reading, writing, any kind of sports (especially volleyball) ,baking, traveling, meeting new people, nature.
Neval Aksoy – The Vice President of YIP’26
Age: 22
Who I am: I am a third year law student and I am totally obsessed with cats!
Fun Fact: I can’t stand leeks. Sometimes, I even forget their name in Turkish.
Guilty Pleasure: If I really enjoy a series, I can binge-watch it over and over for months without ever getting bored.
Interest: Dancing, music, pilates, learning new things.
The Committees
Beril Özdemir – Organization
Age: 21
Who I Am: A senior year law student obsessed with cats, reading and online shopping. Highly intuitive and loves making new friends.
Fun Fact: You can either see me living in a library for days or going out every day, there’s no between.
Guilty Pleasure: #1 fan of watching meaningless teen movies.
Interests: Travelling, listening to music while doing anything, astrology, long walks.
Mustafa Kısaç – Organization
Age: 21
Who I am: Someone who can’t answer the question “Who are you?” when asked, and says “You’ll get to know me as we talk.”
Fun Facts: When two people are walking, I step at the same time as the person next to me.
Guilty Pleasure: I still enjoy watching the cartoons I used to watch when I was a kid.
Interests: Making new friends, traveling to new places, hiking, talking about politics, listening to music in languages I don’t know.
Bade Nur Çetin – Organization
Age: 18
Who I am: I’m a first year law student who loves listening to music at any time of the day and enjoys creating new and fun memories. I believe in balancing hard work with joy and making the most out of every experience.
Fun fact: Even if I’ve been to a place countless times,I can’t find it without turning on the navigation.
Guilty pleasure: I enjoy wandering around jewelry shops while listening to Turkish pop, knowing that i won’t end up buying .
Interests: Kickboxing, reading by the sea, meeting new people and listening to music.
Instagram: badenurcetin_
Kağan Berk Kırgöz – Organization
Age: 20
Who I am: I’m a second year law student who tries to pass classes while enjoying the youth.
Fun Fact: I always feel like hidden cameras are watching me, so I walk like I’m in a show.
Guilty Pleasure: Even if I support the opponent, I create counter arguments just for the sake of arguing.
Interest: Cinema, camping, chess, meaningless walks, music, making my friends laugh
Instagram: kagankirgoz
Beyza Kirli – Organization
Age: 20
Who I am : I am a second year law student who don’t like to go to school everyday. ( I love my major )
Fun fact: One of my toxic trait is thinking I can fix my posture in one day.
Guilty pleasure: I’m addicted to coffee, but if someone asks how many I’ve had today, I’ll say none. And I absolutely love listening to Taylor Swift songs.
Interests: Playing volleyball, reading books, going to the GYM and learning new languages.
Instagram: beyzakrli
Yaren Tinaz – Guest Affairs
Age: 18
Who I am: I am a girl who believes that she is Harvey Specter in Suits bc this is the only way to survive law school but also is a sitcom person
Fun Fact: I can’t walk straight on the straight road and bump into my friends all the time
Guilty Pleasure: I listen to most meaningless Turkish drills with a serious pleasure
Interests: Series, movies, a nice walk in chilly air like sunset or sunshine, a little bit of sport, any kind of loud music and usual life but at night.
Instagram: yarentinazz
Ceren Güngör – Guest Affairs
Age: 22
Who I am: A girl who is trying to function without coffee. Fourth grader at Law school. Obssesed with healthy lifestyle and sports.
Fun Fact: Even though there are tons of series out i still watching gilmore girls over and over again. Romanticizing everything about gilmore girls
Guilty Pleasure: Eating desserts the whole time. Astrology.
Interest: Travelling, nature, camping, skiing, music, reading, documentaries, exercising, healthy lifestyle, world cuisine, politics.
Ece Erakman – Guest Affairs
Age: 21
Who I am: I am a third-year law student who is obsessed with nature.
Fun fact: I have never broken a bone in my body but weirdly enough I have a hole on my skull
Guilty pleasure: I am unfortunately addicted to sniffing my cats.
Interests: Sitcoms, astrophotography, sketching, getting to know people
Hüseyin Akın – Guest Affairs
Age: 20
Who I am: A third year law student and sports addict
Interests: Any kind of sports, reading, traveling, history
Fun Fact: I can’t walk without listening to music
Guilty Pleasure: Unable to resist another cup of coffee
Eda Yıldırım – Guest Affairs
Age: 21
Who I am: A third year law student who works hard for her dreams
and tries to live a life worth to remember
Fun fact: I am colorblind
Guilty pleasure: Watching old Turkish Tv series and daytime programs over and
over again.
Interests: Swimming, cooking new recipes , travelling, cycling and theatre
Instagram: edaylldirim
Almina İrem Erdoğan – Case Work
Age: 20
Who I am: Someone who has no idea about how to give a good answer to that kind of questions. I am 2nd grade law student and it’s my 2nd year in this project. I love meeting new people.
Fun Fact: I can do splits. I am such a psycho about it and force everyone into watch me doing splits.
Guilty Pleasure: I obsessively watch Netflix stand ups. I have probably seen all of them.
Interests: Painting, dancing, yoga, playing guitar, graphic designing, jogging, watching psycholgic thriller movies y aprendiendo nuevos idiomas como español.
Instagram: alminairemerdogan
Eylül Sağlam – Case Work
Age: 19
Who I am: I’m a first year law student who is obsessed with postmodern literature. I am someone who would say yes right away if invited to a ballet, opera, or art museum.
Fun fact: I get too competitive when it comes to games, no matter what they’re about.
Guilty Pleasure: I still get excited when people buy me Barbie dolls as presents, especially the New Year Barbies.
Interests: Writing poems, travelling, ice skating, photography
Instagram: eylul.saglam_
Yıldırım Şimşek – Case Work
Age: 23
Who I Am: A nomad currently stopped at law school. I’m talkative, curious, and love a good conversation.
Fun Fact: I grew up in Turkmenistan, a country as isolated as North Korea, which deeply shaped my views on freedom.
Guilty Pleasure: Trading sleep for deep dives into useless but fascinating information.
Interests: Psychology, neuroscience, NGO volunteering, friends, wellness, and fragrances.
Instagram: yildirimbegg
Nehir Oğuz – Case Work
Age: 19
Who I am: Someone curious about many things and still trying to figure herself out.
Fun fact: If I spell a word wrong, i usually repeat wrong spell again and then say the right version of it
Guilty pleasure: I’ve been a webcomic enjoyer for many years, also obsessed with Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Interests: reading, drawing, writing, translation, literally any kind of music, psychology, mbti types.
Instagram: nhr_ogz
Ata Kaplan – Case Work
Age: 24
Who I am: I am a third grade student at the Marmara University Law School. Excited to meet new people and ready to have fun.
Fun Fact: I can keep up with you in almost every competitive sports. Don’t wanna sound overconfident but try me:)
Guilty Pleasure: I really like yellow. Neon, pastel, on the shoes or hat doesn’t matter.
Interests: Music, sports, fascinating views, killer whales, road trips if I am driving…
Instagram: atakaplan7
Age: 20
Who I am : A law student who is open to learn about everything everyday.
Fun fact: I do believe in astrology and i, maybe considered as a beginner, read birth charts as well.
Guilty Pleasure: I love Hannah Montana. I watched the series all over again like 4-5 times. When i’m bored or even anxious it’s still my first thing to do.
Interests: Meeting new people, long walks, sending my whole feed to my online people, i love pets and children and besiktas;)
Instagram: berenalacam
Azra Yıldız – Social Media
Age: 21
Who I am: I can say I am a person who is always trying to find out “who I am”.Also, I’m a second year law student.
Fun Fact: When I talk with someone, even if they say the simplest word, there’s always a song that comes to my mind about that word, and I start singing it right away.
Guilty Pleasure: Sharing traumas as icebreaker convos
Interests: Teasing friends ,taking photos, writing, making spontaneous plans ,trying new things, changing something because I’m bored
Instagram: yldz_azra_
Raziye Özdemir – Social Media
Age: 19
Who I Am: A law student who is excited to meet new people
Fun fact: I have a strong memory. I can remember all the details in a tiny conversation.
Guilty Pleasure: Stalking my own instagram profile from the perspective of someone who just followed me
Interests: Listening music, watching one movie every night
Instagram : rraziye.o
Doğa Peynircioğlu – Sponsorship
Age: 21
Who I Am: I’m a third-year law student whose biggest dream is to travel the world one day, but instead stuck here with difficulty of law school. As a Sagittarius I am free spirited and outgoing, but I can be sensitive sometimes.
Fun fact: I have symmetry obsession, and I have similar characteristic features with Monica from Friends.
Guilty pleasure: I watch Muhteşem Yüzyıl when I’m alone at home.
Interests: Music, watching sitcoms, swimming, traveling, hanging out with my friends.
Instagram: dogapynrc
Zeynep Gündüz – Sponsorship
Age: 24
Who I Am: Someone who believes in hard work, good timing, and the magic of pretending to know what she’s doing.
Fun Fact: I can look extremely focused while actually daydreaming about my next beer.
Guilty Pleasure: Typing ‘Seda Sayan best moments’ on YouTube and hitting the search button.
Interests: Good conversations, late-night playlists, and people who laugh easily.
Instagram: zeynepgunduzq
Emir Kurt – Sponsorship
Age: 21
Who I Am: I am a third grader who likes to go with the flow and is excited to meet new people
Fun Fact: I have twelve toes
Guilty Pleasure: I love to roam around the city with a car while blasting loud music.
Interests: Music, computer games, sports, meeting new people.
Instagram: emirkkurt