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Hüsnü M. Özyeǧin Foundation - Hüsnü M. Özyeǧin

The Özyeǧin Foundations:
Creating Opportunities For Women And Girls In Turkey

Company: Hüsnü M. Özyeǧin Foundation
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Sources

  • Martin, Landon Jr., "A New Breed of Billionaire." New York Times, December 14, 2007. 
  • Mother Child Education Foundation website (English version)
  • Özyeǧin Foundation website (English version)
  • Goldman Sachs and Özyeǧin University. 2009. "Support for "10,000 Women" entrepreneurs through Goldman Sachs and Özyeǧin University cooperation." Press release. October 4.
  • Sinem Yılmaz, "Seven too late for starting school, education experts say," Today's Zaman, August 23, 2009.  Accessed online.
  • Site visits to Diyarbakır and Interviews with staff:  Ayla Göksel, CEO of Mother Child Education Foundation, Aslı Silahdaroǧlu, Özyeǧin Foundation. 
  • World Bank. 2009. "Female Labor Force Participation in Turkey: Trends, Determinants, and Policy Framework." World Bank and Turkey's State Planning Organization, Istanbul.

Author:

Kameron Kordestani, McKinsey & Co

Acknowledgements:

Jozefina Cutura
Amanda Ellis
Ayla Göksel
Aslı Silahdaroǧlu

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