Alemihaber – TOYP Awards

The 21st TOYP Awards have found their winners

The TOYP (Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World) Awards Ceremony and Gala Night, held for the 21st time this year by the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Association of Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs, took place at Doğuş University on 28 November.

As part of TOYP, a project through which JCI (Junior Chamber International) aims to bring about positive change in society through young people, Turkey's Ten Outstanding Young Persons were honored.

At the ceremony, where awards were given in 9 separate categories, the TOYP Special Honor Award went to Beykent University Vocational School Director Assist. Prof. Dr. İsmail Erkan Çelik. Ali Koşar received the award in the Scientific Leadership category, Güneş Unuvar in Politics-Law and Public Administration, Mehmet Z. Baykara in Science and Technical Development, and Gökhan Yıldırım in Environmental Stewardship and Moral Leadership. The awards ceremony was broadcast live on Beykent TV.

TOYP 2015 continued with the presentation of awards to the young people who placed first in the categories of Business-Economic and/or Entrepreneurial Achievement, Contribution to Human Rights, Children, and World Peace, Personal Achievement-Service to Humanity and Voluntary Organizations, Medical Innovation and Discovery, and Cultural Achievement.