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As the Swedish Alumni Network Turkey Ankara Chapter, we held an Annual Meeting on 21 st February 2023 at the Swedish Residence in Ankara , where we presented our 2022 activity report and elected our new steering board.

We would like to announce Election Day 2023, will be on 21st of February 2023 in The Swedish Residence in Ankara between 7pm and 9pm. 

We will select new board members with your votes among new candidates for the coming year and set up an activity plan.

As a certified Alumni Network we hold an annual meeting once a year. It’s a vital cornerstone in an active and inclusive network.

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Sweden Alumni Network Turkey Ankara Chapter, courtesy of the Embassy of Sweden in Ankara, hosted us to the screening of “Becoming Astrid”, about the early life of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, at the Swedish Residence Ankara.

Yesterday, we hosted "Eco Fika", meaning Swedish Mika plus a discussion forum, with the participation of Ambassador Herrström and spouse Karin and Deputy Louise Morning. At the beginning of meeting, Chairperson of our network Ms. Umut Şener gave a presentation, and shared best practices related to organic and sustainable food from Sweden.

During the event, we handed out to quiz cards to initiate discussions about the importance of organic farming and how such a small thing as a fika can make a big difference. Alumni enjoyed the wonderfully tasty Swedish Fika while discussing our choice of food and its effects on our climate and environment.

We believe that Eco Fika day inspires people to live more sustainably. A big thank you Swedish Institute for supporting us.

Aromatherapy in Case of Pandemics - Rana Babaç Çelebi

Empowerment with Dance - Duygu Etikan

Prof. Dr. Murat AKOVA from Hacettepe University will update us about Covid-19 and answer your questions Covid-19 outbreak.

The Swedish Alumni Network Turkey-Ankara Chapter held their annual meeting on February 6th at the Swedish Residence. The meeting gave the opportunity for members to discuss ideas for events in 2020 and elect the steering board for 2020.

Sweden alumni network representatives from all over the world (including Turkey) - met up in Gothenburg in the annual Alumni Leaders Meeting where the focus was on leadership ethics, sustainable network management and digital communication.

We had the opportunity to listen to Ömer Zülfü Livaneli in Istanbul Chapter's Glögg Reception.

Zülfü Livaneli is s the best- selling Turkish author and poet who is considered one of the most significant and influential authors and intellectuals of his time. His novels have been turned into theatrical movies, stage plays, and operas. He lived in Stockholm, Paris, Athens, and New York where he met and collaborated with artists and intellectuals such as Elia Kazan, Arthur Miller, James Baldwin, and Peter Ustinov among others. Livaneli returned to Turkey in 1984.

On 21st September 2019, Swedish Alumni Network, Istanbul Chapter participated to a plogging event held in the largest forest area in Istanbul -Belgrad Forest-, along with around 15 non-governmental organizations including one of the main municipalities of Sarıyer.  This activity was a good opportunity for the Alumni to cooperate with local organizations to show the presence of Swedish Alumni and its environmental responsibility mindset and also to create the awareness among the Alumni and other contributors of the activity.