Yiğit Göktuğ Torun

Project Officer & Communication Specialist & Social Sciences Master Graduate

Istanbul, Türkiye

About

👉🏽 Project-based worker, a social sciences master graduate, studied political science and international relations & philosophy during his undergraduate studies. 👉🏽 Interested in international migration politics and international migration law. 👉🏽 Focusing on the MENA region for his graduate studies. 👉🏽 Born and raised in Antioch/Antakya/انطاكيا, Levant region. Interested in exploring the countries and their histories of the Levantine. 👉🏽 Earning money to travel. Loves taking analog pictures in historic areas. 📸

Experience

  • Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Project Officer & Communications Officer
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    • Project Assistant & Communications Officer
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Project Assistant
      Oct 2021 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Based on the principles of freedom, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation is a Germany-based political think tank operating in more than sixty countries. Main Tasks of Turkey-Europe Lectures and Human Rights Academy Assistant: - Maintenance of Zoom programs weekly - Technical assistance for courses and meetings - Writing weekly reports of the program - Providing assistance for the program's moderator, coordinator, and visiting scholars - Scheduling the dialogue within the Alumni network and the Foundation's network

  • Summer Intern at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye
    Aug 2022 - Sep 2022 · 2 mos

    Responsible Units: Center for Strategic Research, Department of the Middle East, Department of Migration and Asylum Main Tasks: - Attending related seminars on various diplomacy topics - Visiting different state-based institutions - Preparing daily reports for the Middle East Department - Translation of various documents

  • SME Banking and Marketing Intern at QNB Finansbank
    Mar 2022 - Jun 2022 · 4 mos

    Main Tasks: - Preparing weekly and monthly sale reports for the small and medium-sized enterprises. - Managing the social media pages of the department for marketing.

  • Student Teaching Assistant at Boğaziçi University
    Oct 2021 - Feb 2022 · 5 mos

    Student Teaching Assistant of Pols305 Course: Politics of Nationalism & Ethnicity delivered by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilek Çınar. Main tasks of the role: - Delivering Discussion Sessions regularly - Preparing presentations from the required readings - Attending the classes for administrative purposes

  • Project Development Intern at TİKA - Türk İşbirliği ve Koordinasyon Ajansı
    Jul 2021 - Aug 2021 · 2 mos

    TİKA functions as a platform for different actors to come together, and it records the development aid carried out by The Republic of Turkey. As an intern, I carried my work at the Department of the Middle East and Africa and worked on a project aimed at the development process in the region.