ÖMER TURGUT
International Relations Specialist
Bursa
Summary
Motivated international relations specialist & social worker with comprehensive knowledge of social justice issues and systems affecting marginalized communities. Passionate about developing and facilitating programs to support communities in need. Collaborative and analytical advocate builds strategic partnerships, advocates for clients, and advances change for communities in need.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Outreach Protection Assistant
ASAM - NGO
01.2020 - 12.2024
- Company Overview: Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization
- Conducting interviews with refugee families in order to ensure their out-of-school children have access to appropriate education opportunities after vulnerability analysis, planning and referral within the scope of the project.
- Holding meetings with local authorities and institutions in order to promote the project and develop relations.
- Analyzing and reporting of the experienced data through Excel and Word obtained in the field.
Social Worker/Field Worker
ASAM - NGO
08.2017 - 12.2019
- Company Overview: Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization
- Providing consulting services for asylum seekers and refugees to improve their social orientations and developing their communication skills by establishing relations with local authorities and groups.
- Making protection screening interviews for vulnerable refugees by giving appointments for examining in detail.
- Assessing the needs of asylum seekers and refugees for consulting, focusing on their needs and considering the social conditions they are in.
- Providing counseling services to vulnerable individuals such as single parents, unaccompanied children, disabled individuals, and following their case management files.
Dusler Atolyesi Art Events Volunteers' Trainer
TEGV - NGO
09.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: The Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey
- Training the adults who will volunteer at the institution and commenced activities with children to oversee programme implementation - Dusler Atolyesi.
- Teaching the instructions in the project module to new volunteers, enabling them to implement the activities and observing the practices.
Education Event Volunteer
TEGV - NGO
10.2016 - Current
- Company Overview: The Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey
- Making preliminary preparations for project activities, such as material control and arrangement of the training room.
- Teaching the directives in the instructions of the project to the children in accordance with the module.
- Presenting the presentations in the content of the activity to the children.
Project Volunteer
AIESEC - NGO
07.2012 - 09.2012
- Company Overview: Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales
- Preparing orientation trainings for professional areas of interns.
- Support for their accommodation, communication, and city orientation.
- Arrangement of the internship files and completion of the missing files.
Education
Associate's Degree - Social Work, English
Anadolu University
ESKISEHIR - TURKEY 09.2018 - 06.2021
Bachelors - International Relations (English)
Kocaeli University
KOCAELİ - TURKEY 09.2012 - 06.2017
Bachelors - International Relations (English)
Budapest Corvinus University
BUDAPEST - HUNGARY 02.2015 - 06.2015
High School Diploma - Turkish, Mathematics
Menemen High School
IZMIR - TURKEY 09.2007 - 06.2011
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1/10/1993
- Nationality: Turkey
- Driving License: Driving License - B
- Marital Status: Single
- Place of Birth: İzmir, Turkey
- Military Status: Exempt
Certificates And Workshops
- UN BSAFE Safety and Security Training, UNDSS United Nations Department of Safety and Security, 12/30/21
- First Aid&AED Training Certificate, T.C. Ministry of Health, 11/21/21
- UNHCR - Legal Webinar Series 2021 No:4 Family Law, UNHCR, 06/04/21
- UNHCR- Legal Webinar Series 2021 No:3 Child Protection, UNHCR, 06/03/21
- UNICEF - PSEA (Prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse), UNICEF, 12/10/20
- UNHCR-KAOS GL - THE EDUCATION ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND SEXUAL IDENTITY, UNHCR - KAOS GL, 09/09/19
- MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY - ODTU & BILGEIS - ONLINE TRAINING ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ODTU & BILGEIS, 12/30/18
- MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY - ODTU & BILGEIS - ONLINE TRAINING ON STRESS MANAGEMENT IN INSTITUTIONS, ODTU & BILGEIS, 01/06/19
- BURSA GENCLIK VE AILE DESTEK MERKEZI - GADEM (The Youth and Family Support Center) TRAINING ON THE DEFINITION OF ADDICTION AND PREVENTION METHODS OF ADDICTION, GADEM, 09/12/18
- UNHCR - ORAM TRAINING OF SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY REFUGEES, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 12/22/17
- UNHCR PROTECTION TRAINING ON REFUGEES FOR LEARNING HOW TO PROVIDE A PEACEFUL AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 11/01/17
- TURKISH SIGN LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE, T.C. Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı, 12/01/15
- INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP on HUMAN RIGHTS, Kocaeli University, 12/10/13
- GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SEMINAR, Bahçeşehir University, Government Leadership School, 05/03/14
- TEGV EDUCATION on INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION, TEGV (The Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey), 10/19/11
- TEGV LEARNING APPROACHES AND MODEL EDUCATION, TEGV (The Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey), 10/05/11
Volunteering And Membership
- AKUT (Search And Rescue Association), 04/01/21, Present
- COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FOUNDATION (TOG), 12/01/18, Present
- THE TURKISH RED CRESCENT (TRC), 08/01/17, Present
- TEGV (The Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey), 10/01/11, Present
- AIESEC (A. Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales), 06/01/12, 05/31/12
Computer Skills
MICROSOFT OFFICE WORLD – Excellent level
MİCROSOFT OFFICE EXCEL – Excellent level
MİCROSOFT OFFICE POWERPOINT –Excellent level
Interests
Like to play all kinds of tennis, especially court tennis competitions
Like to travel in order to meet new people and discover new cultures
Like to ride bikes, attending and following cycling competitions
Like to paint acrylic on canvas and charcoal drawing
REFERENCES
- MELIH YILDIRIM – Phone: +90 507 854 87 34
E-mail: yldrmmelih@gmail.com
Position: Center Manager - Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization (ASAM) - Bursa
- MARYAM PASHAZADEH – Phone: +90 549 834 01 06
E-mail: maryam.pashazadeh@sgdd-asam.org
Position: Programme Coordinator / UNICEF EDU - Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization (ASAM) Ankara
- AYSE DOYMAZ – Phone: +90 533 303 23 30
E-mail: shu.aysedoymaz@gmail.com
Position: Outreach Protection Assistant / UNICEF EDU - Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization (ASAM) Bursa
- MEHTAP URAS – Telefon: +90 543 676 18 70
E-mail: mehtapu@tegv.org
Position: Center Manager / The Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV) - Bursa
Timeline
Dusler Atolyesi Art Events Volunteers' Trainer
TEGV - NGO
09.2022 - Current
Outreach Protection Assistant
ASAM - NGO
01.2020 - 12.2024
Associate's Degree - Social Work, English
Anadolu University
09.2018 - 06.2021
Social Worker/Field Worker
ASAM - NGO
08.2017 - 12.2019
Education Event Volunteer
TEGV - NGO
10.2016 - Current
Bachelors - International Relations (English)
Budapest Corvinus University
02.2015 - 06.2015
Bachelors - International Relations (English)
Kocaeli University
09.2012 - 06.2017
Project Volunteer
AIESEC - NGO
07.2012 - 09.2012
High School Diploma - Turkish, Mathematics
Menemen High School
09.2007 - 06.2011