The Turkish Society of Yale Graduate Students and Scholars (TYGS) was founded on October 21, 2011 by Şeyla Azuz, Beyza Bulutoğlu, Aytekin Ertan, Baran Saraç, and Süleyman Coşkun. After meeting at Mory’s, we were inspired to form the TYGS in order to facilitate communication and a sense of community among Turkish graduate students and scholars at Yale University. Soon after, Rezzan Kose and Yusuf Sire joined the TYGS board and together we have organized various cultural and social events to represent Turkish Culture at Yale.
TYGS has already reached over 100 members across the campus including Yale Graduate Students and Scholars from Turkey as well as other nationalities who are interested in Turkish culture. The executive board members of 2012-2013 are Süleyman Coşkun, Şeyla Azuz, Aytekin Ertan, Levent Mutlu, Erdinç Ömür Dağdeviren, and Gözde Tuğçe Akgümüş. We have our board meetings on a weekly basis to plan our upcoming events. At this meetings, we decide on a budget, time, and venue of the event as well as assign volunteers to coordinate the activity.
Please contact us via tygs.board@gmail.com to subscribe to our mailing list to receive the most updated news about our upcoming events and be part of our growing Yale Turkish Society.
TYGS BOARD 2012-2013
Süleyman Coşkun, MSc, PhD
President
Postdoctoral Associate
Yale University School of Medicine, Stem Cell Center
Şeyla Azuz, MSc
President
PhD Candidate
Yale University, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Aytekin Ertan
Treasurer
PhD Candidate
Yale University School of Management
Levent Mutlu, MD
Publicity
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Gozde Akgumus
Social
Post-graduate Associate
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery
Omur E. Dagdeviren
PhD Candidate
Yale University School of Engineering and Applied Science
TYGS BOARD 2011-2012
Baran Saraç, PhD
President
Yale University, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Şeyla Azuz, MSc
President
PhD Candidate
Yale University, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Beyza Bulutoğlu, MSc
Secretary
MSc, Yale University, 2011
Biomedical Engineering
Current status: Post-graduate research associate, Yale University, Biomedical Engineering Department
Süleyman Coşkun, MSc,PhD
Social Chair
PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, 2011
Current Status: Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University School of Medicine
A. Rezzan Köse, PhD
Publicity Chair
PhD, Yale University, 2011
Electrical Engineering
Current status: Yale-CRISP Assistant Director
Aytekin Ertan
Treasurer
PhD Candidate
Yale University School of Management
Yusuf Sire
MBA Student
Yale University School of Management