Meet our team
Each one of us coming from different backgrounds in Turkey, our crossroads is our passion.
We strive for women empowerment. We work for it and do research for it.
Not only being educated in a variety of fields, we also have experience of working with top organizations, non-profits, Horizon Europe projects and political parties.
Who is who?
Ekin Sevim
Co-Founder & Policy and Communications Manager
ekin.sevim@weforwomen.org
Ekin obtained her master’s degree from KU Leuven in International Politics and her bachelor’s from Bilkent University International Relations department. Previously, she carried out project management activities as a consultant in parallel with her studies. She also assisted projects targeting leadership development, DEI, in international organizations and NGOs in Ankara, Brussels, and Rio de Janeiro. Currently, Ekin works as a Communications and Marketing assistant for an international non-profit organization based in Brussels.
Aslınur İnalcı
Co-Founder & Project Manager
aslinur.inalci@weforwomen.org
Aslınur İnalcı received her master’s degree from KU Leuven in International Politics and bachelors from Bilkent University International Relations department. Her areas of interests include democracy studies, good governance, anti-corruption and civil society. She previously carried out internships at NGOs and think tanks along with voluntary activities in different civil society organizations focusing on democracy, gender equality and migration. She currently works as a Junior Assistant for a grant making organization in Brussels.
Sibel Ileana Okumuş
Co-Founder & Advocacy and Policy Manager
ileana.okumus@weforwomen.org
Sibel received her bachelors degree in Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul University. Currently, she is a MSc candidate in International Politics at KU Leuven, Belgium. Ileana is passionate about art, politics and traveling, and has a podcast named Cag Akarken. She is interested in the Middle East politics, renewable energy and development.
Deniz Marangoz
Co-Founder & Project Manager
deniz.marangoz@weforwomen.org
Deniz holds a master’s degree in International Politics at KU Leuven in Belgium and obtained her bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Business Administration at Istanbul Bilgi University in Turkey. She gained experience at several NGOs and a consultancy firm in the fields of environment, gender equality and sustainable development before starting to work as a EU projects assistant. She is a native Turkish speaker and fluent in English.