Friday, March 8, 2013

Celebrating our women

  
To our wonderful strong women in Middle East, Turkey and Africa. You folks are one of the biggest inspiration and reasons why I come to work every day and strive to make this company even a better place to work. I see that you folks evolve and grow stronger every year and your careers flourish and I want to reaffirm that we are here right behind you to support your growth in whatever you wish to achieve in the future too. I am reading Mary Robinson’s 'Everybody Matters' these days; former President of Ireland who I got to meet. She had an amazing spark that came from her courage and armed with a mission to change the world for women and every other person who didn’t have a voice. When I met with Sally Ride who was the first woman in space and Hellen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand, I saw the similar relentless strive to carry on to do good.


We women can do and can be.

Happy women’s day to all of you from your very proud woman colleague:)

Ayse  

“Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have.”

Margaret Mead (1902-1978), Cultural Anthropologist

Monday, February 25, 2013

Journey in the Magical Kingdom of the Andes


Cuzco Town
Peru has been in the plans for me for two years now; and despite the altitude risk; enormous distance and hours of air travel—I was determined to go up to Machu Picchu before end of February. And boy, was it worth it. Long trip from Las Vegas to Lima and on to Cuzco where 3400 meters altitude hit you like a rock. I spent sometime in modern Peru, doing the museums, seaside and the famous food of Lima. On to Cuzco, the capital of the Incas for hundreds of years and the main point where roads in south America met.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Young people to carry Turkey into the future...

A better community through technology and innovation 

We just announced The “Young Ideas; Powerful Women” Project as Intel, together with Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Policies and the Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey (KAGİDER). The project aims to mobilize the youth to develop innovative solutions to tackle issues women face in Turkey.