Sevda H. Salter
Director of Social Affairs Sevda H. Salter has been living in the United States since 2017 and relocated to Utah in 2023. She graduated from Aegean University’s Faculty of Science …
Board of Directors
Suzan Tahir
Secretary Suzan was born in Bulgaria. At age eight, she and her family moved to Sweden for 2 years. Living in this lovely Scandinavian county (as we all know Sweden, …
Vefa Bowen
Director of Cultural Affairs Vefa was born in Baku, Azerbaijan and graduated from music school with a focus on the Kamancha, a traditional Azerbaijani stringed instrument. She and her family …
Can Cinbis
Advisory Board Can was born and raised in Ankara, Turkiye. He attended Ankara Fen Lisesi (High school) and graduated from Middle East Technical University with B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering. …
Reha Toydemir
Advisory Board Reha is a Medical Director of Genetics and Genomics at Quest Diagnostics. He obtained his medical degree from Ankara University School of Medicine in Turkey. He came to …
Isil Hessick
Director of Public Relations and Social Media Işıl Gökgöz (Hessick) is a storyteller who fell in love with films from a young age. As she grew up, she found that …
Aydin Aykanat
Secretary Aydin was born and grew up in Istanbul, Turkiye. He attended Kadikoy Anatolian High School and graduated from Bogazici University with B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry along …
Ahmet Emre
Vice President Ahmet is a software architect/engineer at WCF Insurance. He was born and raised in Turkiye, studied Computer Science and Engineering at Hacettepe University in Ankara, and has lived …
Pinar Bayrak Toydemir
President Pinar is a professor of Pathology at the University of Utah, and a Medical Director of Genetics and Genomics at ARUP Laboratories. She received her MD and PhD degrees …