Derya Zeybek
2006 - Tourism and Hotel Management Graduate
I graduated from 'Tourism and Hotel Management' as an Honor Student and Top Student in the Department in 2006. The experience I gained in the Anemon Hotels group, where I worked while I was studying, opened the doors of The Marmara Hotel in Istanbul - Taksim as soon as I graduated. After working there for a year, I left my job to work in a chain hotel in the Alps of Switzerland. The experiences I gained in Switzerland for two years enabled me to work as a department manager when I returned to Turkey. Thanks to the three foreign languages skills I developed, I had the opportunity to be a manager in the sales and marketing department of Yaşar Holding / Çeşme Altınyunus Hotel. While I was the Education Manager of a British company, I had the opportunity to work as a trainer in European Union Projects. Today, I am the Training Manager of 35 companies belonging to the Qua Granite and Bien Seramik group. My indomitable spirit enabled me to speak three foreign languages like a mother tongue, to study at two universities and do a master's degree. I have continued my education life while working full time and even taking part in more than one project. I still have certificate programs that I continue and online courses that I follow. I think learning is endless and each word expands the person like the universe. I am careful not to use the words 'a little' and 'average' because I believe that speaking a little English keeps the person in their comfort zone, but instead I argue that saying I am in the learning phase supports the desire to learn.
