KAGİDER Activities - June 2024

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June 5, 2024

KAGİDER President Esra Bezircioğlu, KAGİDER Secretary General Yeşim Seviğ, KAGİDER Deputy Secretary General Esra İdris came together with TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Board President Nurten Öztürk and Vice Presidents Hatice Kal and Fatma Aydoğdu. Possible joint efforts to support women entrepreneurs were discussed.


June 6, 2024

At the GTR Türkiye 2024 event, of which KAGİDER is an institutional partner, KAGİDER Board Member Gülin Yücel participated as a speaker.


June 6, 2024

A Roundtable Meeting of the “Women Leadership Platform,” jointly conducted by KAGİDER and TurkishWIN, was held. During the meeting, HR leaders and diversity program managers from various institutions came together to exchange ideas and experiences to enhance women's employment and leadership.


June 6, 2024

As part of the KAGİDER Mentorship Approach training, a webinar on “Brand Design” was held with Yasemin Oğralı.


June 7, 2024

In the second edition of the monthly online "Recent Developments in the Economy and Market Talks" series organized by the Finance and Trade Committee, Dr. Berra Doğaner participated as the guest speaker.


June 7, 2024

KAGİDER President Esra Bezircioğlu attended the Climate Economy Summit, themed on sustainable finance, which was held under the leadership of Turkish Vice President Mr. Cevdet Yılmaz.


June 2024

Bahçeşehir University and Hepsiburada received the Equal Opportunity Model (FEM) Certificate, implemented under the leadership of KAGİDER with the technical support of the World Bank.


June 10, 2024

In cooperation with VICHY – KAGİDER – and BÜYEM, the final session of the Dermo-Cosmetics Specialist Training Program was held in Hatay at İstasyon Hatay, on the topic of “Creative Drama.” The program was attended by women residing in Hatay with professional experience or interest in cosmetics and dermo-cosmetics, and who wish to work in professional service centers/pharmacies in this field.


June 11, 2024

Led by KAGİDER President, the KAGİDER Board of Directors visited KAGİDER Founding Member and TOGEMDER Executive Board Chair Belma Sekmen.


June 11, 2024

KAGİDER President Esra Bezircioğlu, Vice President Güzin İlker, Secretary General Yeşim Seviğ, and Global Relations & Corporate Communications Manager Deniz Altuntaş visited Habertürk Editor-in-Chief Yavuz Barlas. KAGİDER’s activities, support for women entrepreneurship, and gender equality were discussed.


June 11, 2024

The President and Board Members of KOIDER (Kocaeli Women Business Leaders and Executives Association), led by President Nihan Çakıcı, visited the KAGİDER office and met with KAGİDER President Esra Bezircioğlu and Board Members. Possible collaborations and the "Women in Trade" project were discussed.


June 12, 2024

KAGİDER’s traditional “Welcome Summer” party was held at Firuze İKSV.


June 12, 2024

The “Gelecek Hayalim Tech Talks” series, organized in partnership with KAGİDER and as part of Ford Otosan’s “Gelecek Hayalim” project to empower women in technology and innovation, continued. The third session of the series focused on “How Are Brands, Marketing, and the Agency World Changing with AI?” KAGİDER Board Member Bade Özkan gave the opening speech, and KAGİDER Member Rima Erdemir moderated the panel. Speakers included Ayşen Akalın (Media and Communications Manager at Eczacıbaşı Consumer Products), Buse Akşac (Creative Team Leader at Havas Istanbul), and Ceren Çubukçu (General Manager of Havas Istanbul).


June 13, 2024

KAGİDER Member Sedef Çınar participated in the Zorlu Engineers Event.


June 13, 2024

The closing meeting of the mentorship program organized in cooperation with KAGİDER and Sanofi Turkey, aiming to empower young women to pursue stronger careers, was held.


June 25, 2024

KAGİDER President Esra Bezircioğlu was a guest on CNBC-e’s “İş'ten Sohbetler” program hosted by Şafak Tükle.


June 25, 2024

For the W20 declaration of Brazil’s 2024 term presidency, W20 heads of delegation from 20 countries gathered for an online meeting. Representing W20 Türkiye, KAGİDER Honorary Board Member Gülden Türktan and Secretary General Yeşim Seviğ participated as co-heads of the Turkish delegation.


June 26, 2024

As part of the Altın Pusula Turkey Public Relations Awards, the “KAGİDER-TUHİD 1-on-1 Gender Equality Award” was granted for the seventh time this year. The award went to Yıldız Holding. We congratulate Yıldız Holding and their communication agency Lorbi PR. We also thank the jury members Esra Bezircioğlu, Şila Gök, Fügen Toksu, İpek Özgüden, Ahmet Dördüncü, and Yasemin İnceoğlu.


June 28, 2024

KAGİDER President Esra Bezircioğlu, Board Members Gülin Yücel and Manolya Tanla, and Deputy Secretary General Esra İdris attended the launch event of the “Orange Support for Women Entrepreneurs” project in Kahramanmaraş, in partnership with ING Türkiye and KAGİDER, to support regional women entrepreneurship. Simultaneously, the opening ceremony of the “Kahramanmaraş Orange Office,” where project-related training will take place, was held with the participation of ING Türkiye General Manager Alper Gökgöz, Habitat Association Vice President Nesrin Serin Onkardeşler, local stakeholders, and training participants.


June 28–30, 2024

The TÜRKONFED Women in Business Commission meeting, which focuses on encouraging women's entrepreneurship and increasing employment, was held in Izmir. KAGİDER President Esra Bezircioğlu participated in the meeting.



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Türkiye Kadın Girişimciler Derneği

Türkiye Kadın Girişimciler Derneği (KAGİDER), girişimcilik yoluyla kadının güçlenmesini hedefleyen bir sivil toplum kuruluşudur. Kadının sadece ekonomik olarak değil politik ve sosyal olarak da güçlenmesini hedefler. KAGİDER kadın girişimciliğini, kadınların eşitsiz ve dışlanan toplumsal konumlarının değişmesi ve bu sayede ekonomik güçlenme ile kadın güçlenmesini sağlayacağı için destekler. Kadın girişimcilerin sağlayacağı faydalar, kadınların güçlenmesi ve toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğinin sağlanmasına katkı verecektir.