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Today, together with our members, we were at Tevfik Sırrı Gür High School for the opening of our Math Street project, funded by the proceeds of our New Year desk calendar project. We're especially happy that this…
+2At the Vintage Conference held on 19 June, Mersin Rotaract made the top 10 in two separate categories, Rotary and Rotaract, and our President received our awards. We would like to thank our President Dilan Emgili…
+4We delivered the stationery donations we collected to our students in Aşağı Zok, Viranşehir (Şanlıurfa). Thank you to all the members and guests who supported us.
Our math street, made possible by the sale of our 2021 New Year desk calendars
+4102 years ago, on 19 May 1919, our Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk launched the War of Independence in Samsun for the liberation and independence of the Turkish nation and the founding of the Republic of Turkey. As…
In our joint project with the Rotary Club of Mersin, we donated refrigerators to the Oncology Service.
“Little ladies, little gentlemen! You are all a cherished rose, the star of the future and beacons of prosperity. You will be the instruments of suffusing the nation with rays of enlightenment and progress. Work hard,…
21 April 2021 | At our April joint meeting, our 2021–22 District Rotaract Representative and Past President Hakan Kunt gave a Rotaract Training Seminar to our new members and guests. We would like to thank him and all…
3 April 2021 — As part of our traditional Doğru Rota (“Right Route”) project, career presentations were given at Tepeköy Secondary School. This year, a police officer, a teacher and a nurse were the guests of our…
31 March 2021 | We held our April meeting on Zoom. At our closed meeting, held once a year, we carried out a club evaluation with our members. Thank you to all the members who took part.
Preparations for the 13th ROFİFE have begun! The guest country of this year’s traditional Rotary Film Festival, which has accepted 250 short films so far, is Germany, with the Goethe-Institut and RheinMain University.…
On 13 March 2021, all the Mersin Rotaract clubs met on the Mersin seafront, joined by our District Rotaract Representative.
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Video12 March 2021 | As Mersin Rotaract, we donated blood and stem cells to the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay).
4 March 2021 | After a loooong break, we held our first meeting of March together over brunch. This time we were the guest speakers: we chatted for ages and caught up with our Rotaract family, whom we hadn't been able…
+224 February 2021 — After a long break, we met up with our members and guests at Mersin Rotaract Park.
On 18 February 2021, we held our 2nd regular meeting of February with high attendance. Our guest speaker, Prof. Dr. Hakan Kar, gave a presentation on “Social Media and Violence”. We would like to thank him and the…
Our theme for the 2021–22 term: Serve to Change Lives
For our second workplace visit of the term, and our first online one, we were guests at the law office of our member, Attorney Feyyaz Mert Kurt, via Zoom.
On 4 February, we held our club's 800th meeting. We were honoured to be joined by our District Governor and our Past Presidents.
27 January 2021 | We carried out our "Askıda Kıyafet" (Clothes on the Hanger) project with our members and guests. We hung our spare, unused and still-good clothes at the mukhtar's office in the neighborhood we had…
20 January 2021 | We held our 2nd joint meeting of January on Zoom on 20 January, with great attendance. Our guest speaker, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kemal Gökkuş, told us about Murphy's Laws, and we thank him for this lovely…
On 16 January, we first held our DRR visit with our Extended Board, and then held our joint meeting as Group 4 clubs. Thank you to all the members and guests who attended.
We carried out our traditional New Year project at the Oncology Ward. This year we also included the children receiving treatment in the Hematology Ward, giving them their presents and buying New Year decorations.…
The best New Year's gift — for yourself and for children! With in-person schooling on hold due to the pandemic, many of our children can't access the tools they need for remote learning (internet, tablets, computers,…
Our 2021 desk calendars from the Rotaract Club of Mersin are ready! We had a great time preparing them, with information about each month printed on the back of its page. To support our project — the proceeds will go…
16 December 2020 | We held our last meeting of December on Zoom. Many thanks to our guest speaker, Functional Medicine Dietitian Müberra Şahin, and to all the members and guests who joined our meeting titled "The Place…
On Sunday, 13 December 2020, we at Mersin Rotaract did a functional training session with personal trainer Mehmet Arı.
On 6 December 2020, during the quarantine days, we held a Netflix night as a club and watched a movie together.
Turkish women were given the right to vote and to be elected on 5 December 1934 — for the first time in Turkey, and before women in many Western countries. The founder of our republic, the great leader Mustafa Kemal…
2 December 2020 | We held our first meeting of December via Zoom. Our guest speaker was Mr. Uğur Berkay Tamer, and the topic was "The Beautiful Sides of Life's Difficulties". We would like to thank our guest speaker for…
27 November 2020 — Countless femicides are committed every day all over the world. As the Rotary Club of Mersin and the Rotaract Club of Mersin, we created the Güldünya Memorial Forest with a donation of 10,000 saplings…
+2marks the day in 1928 when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic, was given the title of "Head Teacher". An occasion to remember and honor teachers, it is traditionally marked by students giving gifts to their…
Video18 November 2020 — In this term in which Rotary Opens Opportunities, our unity and solidarity allow us to share our opportunities, too. With this in mind, the Mersin clubs held a joint meeting in November. The joint…
15 November 2020 | Our club's 4th Ocakbaşı gathering, with a Hatay theme, was hosted by our member İzel Öztoprak. We thank her and her husband Alican for this lovely day and the delicious food.
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We will always keep alive the ideas of Atatürk, whom we miss most dearly.
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+5Our breakfast commemorating Atatürk for 10 November, held on 8 November 2020
5 November 2020 | We held our 8th regular meeting with the participation of our Past Presidents.
To help our fellow citizens affected by the earthquake in and around İzmir with food and clothing donations, please get in touch with us.
Video28 October 2020 — On 28 October 1923, Atatürk delivered his prophetic message: “Tomorrow we shall proclaim the republic!” Following these auspicious words, the Republic of Turkey was founded as a modern, secular nation.
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On 17 October 2020, we gathered at our member Özgün Özyiğit's home for the 3rd Ocakbaşı gathering (BBQ fundraiser) of our term, with a Burger Party theme. Thank you for the wonderful hosting!
On 10 October 2020, as part of our polio awareness project, we went paragliding with our polio flags in Emirler Village.
+3On 8 October 2020, we held our regular October meeting on Zoom. Our guest speaker was Slow Food leader Mrs. Yasmina Lokmanoğlu. So, what is Slow Food? Slow Food is an international movement started by Carlo Petrini in…
On 4 October 2020, we carried out our stem cell and blood donation project together with the Mersin Rotary and Anatolia Rotary clubs.
On 1 October 2020, we held our closed meeting on Zoom. The meeting, in which we exchanged information and discussed suggestions about the club, was very productive. We thank our members who took part.
WHAT IS THE FULL SUPPORT PROJECT? The Full Support in Education Project, which we carry out meticulously every year, aims to eliminate physical deprivation in education. This year, we funded the project through a…
17 September 2020 — We held our club’s 791st meeting, the 5th of our term, on Zoom. Our guest speaker, Dilek ÇAKIR KILIÇ, President of the Yenişehir City Council and Insurance Representative of the Mersin Chamber of…
On 10 September 2020, we paid a workplace visit to CupKofi, owned by our members Özgün Özyiğit and Yiğit Özananar, for a pleasant evening coffee.
2 September 2020 — Our club’s 790th meeting, the 4th of our term, was held on Zoom, hosted by the Rotaract Club of Kızkalesi. We are grateful to our precious guest speaker Ayferi Tuğcu for her inspiring speech.
30 August 2020 With the 30 August Victory, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and our heroic soldiers carried the borders of a homeland that others had sought to squeeze into the heart of Anatolia first to the Aegean and the…
In 1996, the great African leader Nelson Mandela launched the Kick Polio Out of Africa campaign with Rotary International's support, setting out a vision for a polio-free Africa. At the time, wild polio paralysed 75,000…
23 August 2020 — We held our term’s 2nd Ocakbaşı gathering, organized by our Vice President Doğan Can Arslan, as a yacht tour. We thank our members and guests for this enjoyable event, and we also thank Ahmet Ersoy,…
+1On 20 August 2020, our club's 789th meeting, the 3rd of our term, was held at the Mersin Hilton. For our hobby committee, we painted succulents together with our members and guests. The proceeds from this fun activity…
+2Exciting news! Jennifer E. Jones of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Canada, has been selected as President of Rotary International for 2022–23. With this groundbreaking decision in the organisation's 115-year…
We don't want to wake up one morning to black-and-white photos of women who have been murdered. Say no to violence against women! Your turn: Bahçelievler Rotaract, Ulus Rotaract and Akdeniz Rotaract! The Istanbul…
27 July 2020 | We kicked off the first edition of our Mersin Rotaract ÇöpFest (Garbage Collecting Fest) on 27 July by cleaning up Viranşehir beach with our members and guests! With this project, we want to raise public…
+223 July 2020 | Mersin Rotaract's 788th meeting, the 2nd of our term, was held at Mersin Tennis Club with our club members and guests. We mapped out our projects, shared the Board's decisions and agreed on our club plans…
+3On 18 July 2020, Mersin Rotaract Club members and guests gathered for the first Ocakbaşı gathering (BBQ fundraiser) of our term, hosted by our 2020–21 Club President Dilan Emgili and her fiancé Yiğit. We would like to…
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+314 July 2020 | The Rotaract Club of Mersin 2020–21 Board of Directors meeting was held at the Mersin Hilton.
THE FOUR-WAY TEST 1) Is it the TRUTH? 2) Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
6 July 2020 | The Rotaract Club of Mersin Handover Ceremony was held at Mersin Tennis Club on Monday, 6 July, attended by Rotary Club of Mersin Past President Burak Hosta and Rotary Club of Mersin 2020–21 President…
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+22 July 2020 | We started our wonderful 2020–21 Rotaract term with our theme "Rotary Opens Opportunities" by visiting the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder…
On 2 July 2020, we visited Anıtkabir with our District officers while keeping our social distance. In the wake of Covid-19, which has caused a pandemic across the globe, we all need to take precautions to minimize the…
2020–21: “Rotary Opens Opportunities”
2020–21: "Rotary Opens Opportunities"
2020–21: “Rotary Opens Opportunities”
