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Berrak Berrak Kocaoglu, DC '10 - Co-President

Berrak Kocaoglu was born on November 6th 1987 in Istanbul. After graduating from The Koc School in Turkey, she came to Yale in 2006. She is majoring in Biomedical Engineering and German Studies. For her biomedical engineering senior project, she spends ten hours a week performing brain surgery on murine models in the lab. She has been involved with Yale Friends of Turkey ever since her freshmen year. This year, she is the Co-president of Yale Friends of Turkey. Her past work with Yale Friends of Turkey includes compiling contact information of Turkish Alumni for Yale Club of Turkey, contacting potential employers for Bulldogs in Turkey, organizing social and political events, establishing the Middle Eastern House at Yale and leading the Reach Out Turkey trips. She is currently a senior in Davenport College. She is obsessed with shopping for shoes and tasting new exotic fruits. Her favorite fruit is custard apple.

Basak Basak Otus, SY '10 - Co-President
Basak Otus is a senior in Saybrook College, double-majoring in Economics and History. She was the Secretary of the YFT two years ago and has been serving as one of the Editors-in-Chief of the YFT magazine, Dergi, for the past three years. Her academic interests include Greek-Turkish relations, behavioral economics, and ancient languages and civilizations. Basak is also a staff reporter for the Yale Daily News and a managing editor for the Helicon. Writing non-fiction, drinking coffee, and cooking Turkish food are among her favorite leisure time activities.

Zeynep Zeynep Pamuk, PC '11 - Vice-President

Zeynep Pamuk is a junior Ethics, Politics & Economics major in Pierson College. She was born in Princeton, NJ, but lived all her life in Istanbul. Last year she was the Sophomore Liaison for Yale Friends of Turkey, as well as one of the Editors in Chief of the YFT magazine, Dergi. This year she is the Vice President and again one of the Editors-in-Chief. Zeynep is also the art and architecture reporter for the Yale Daily News and an Events Coordinator for the Yale Literary Magazine. Her interests include reading, writing, coffee, basketball, going to museums, watching Olympics and discovering Istanbul over and over again.

Sinan Sinan Ilter, TC '12 - Secretary

Sinan Ilter was born in 1989 in Istanbul Turkey. He graduated from Robert College of Istanbul in 2008, and is currently a sophomore in Trumbull College. This is his second year with the YFT as secretary, having been appointed so last year. He is a prospective mathematics or physics major. His interests include reading, music and studying in stacks.



Merve Merve Gurel, SY '12 - Treasurer
Merve Gurel was born on 4 th of July 1989 in Istanbul. She went to the German High School of Istanbul and is a sophomore in Saybrook College. After serving as the publicity chair her freshman year, she became the treasurer of YFT her sophomore year. She was also one of the trip leaders of Reachout Turkey this past summer. In addition to being on the board of YFT, Merve is the political action chair of the International Students Organization and is a member of Maya Consulting. She is interested in international relations and plans to major in either political science or economics.


Erin Erin Taner, SM '11 - Social Chair

Erin is in Silliman, Class of 2011. She joined the YFT board this year as Social Chair. She was born and grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. However, a daughter of Turkish immigrant parents, she visits relatives in Turkey every summer. She is currently pre-med and plans on majoring in Economics. Most importantly, she thinks everyone should experience Turkey!







Graduate Club

Muhammet Muhammet Uncuer - President
Muhammet Uncuer is a graduate student in the School of Engineering & Applied Science. He graduated from Mechanical Engineering Department of Bogazici University with the second highest grade in 2006. He has M.S. and M.Phil. degrees from Yale University and is now working towards his PhD degree in Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS). He likes to play basketball, soccer, ping-pong and work out in the gym.