Milliyet – TOYP Awards

THE 21ST TOYP AWARDS FOUND THEIR WINNERS

The "Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World" (TOYP) award ceremony and gala night, organized for the 21st time this year by the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Association, was held on 28 November at Doğuş University.

As part of TOYP, a project through which Junior Chamber International (JCI) aims to bring about positive change in society through young people, ten successful young people from Turkey were honored. At the ceremony, where awards were given in 9 different categories, the TOYP Special Honor Award went to Assist. Prof. Dr. İsmail Erkan Çelik, Director of Beykent University Vocational School. 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 Protection and Moral Leadership. The award 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 Entrepreneurship, Contribution to Human Rights, Children and World Peace, Personal Achievement-Service to Humanity and Volunteer Organizations, Medical Innovation and Discoveries, and Cultural Achievement.