Tea Talks Conversations continue
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Istanbul Commerce University Alumni Sports Commentator Yağız Sabuncuoğlu, Atty. Dr. Rezan Epözdemir, Social Media Influencers Zeynep Deniz Köse and Gizem Karaman participated in the Tea Talks program organized by the Entrepreneurship Community of our university. The event held at the Sütlüce Campus Conference Hall was moderated by our student Burak Yıldızer, President of the Entrepreneurship Community.
In the first session, Yağız Sabuncuoğlu, one of the graduates of our University and one of the important names of the Turkish Sports world, took the floor. Stating that he entered the industry as an intern at NTV while he was still a 3rd grade student with the education he received, Sabuncuoğlu noted that they were more free in Youtube broadcasts and that they left national broadcasts and turned to digital for sports commentary because they did not feel the pressure on behalf of club support in the traditional media.
ADVERTISING CAKE DIGITALLY SAVED
Sabuncuoğlu said that the sports industry has shifted from TV to digital over the years, and the viewing figures and advertising share have exceeded that of TV, and that especially the sports media has increased their investments in digital media due to the size of the advertising revenue.
Arguing that 80 percent of the club presidents’ statements and their discourses towards each other reflected in the media do not reflect the truth, Sabuncuoğlu said, “People and friends get offended with each other, fight, and even harm each other because of the statements made by the teams about each other. “This situation makes me very sad.”
Providing information about the world of sports and transfers, Sabuncuoğlu gave advice to young people about the sector.
I DID NOT RECEIVE MONEY FROM ANY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CASES
In the second session of the event, Atty. Dr. Erzan Epözdemir, who handled the cases of the incidents that caused outrage in Turkey, said that she was one of the 4 children of a teacher father and that they had economic difficulties during her childhood.
He said that he was both a hard-working and social student throughout his education life and that he graduated from his undergraduate degree with second place. He noted that he graduated first in his master’s and doctoral studies.
Explaining that being the lawyer of the Karabulut family in the case filed after the murder of Münevver Karabulut, which is still remembered in Turkey as a newly graduated lawyer, Atty. Epözdemir said that it was a turning point in her life: “I was threatened a lot because of this case. Bullets were also sent to my house. Different things happened, but we overcame them all by standing tall. As someone who studied under difficult conditions, I wanted to touch people’s lives. We currently have approximately 1500 cases. We carry out social responsibility projects in cases filed after femicides and Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes. “We do not receive money from any social responsibility cases, including the Münevver Karabulut case.”
Sharing his opinion on the questions asked by the participants about the Denizbank Seçil Erzan case, Atty. Rezan Epözdemir gave advice to young people about the sector.
Social Media Influencers Zeynep Deniz Köse and Gizem Karaman attended the third session. He talked about the importance of content production on social media and shared the details of surviving in the digital world.
The Tea Talks event ended with the Entrepreneurship Community presenting gifts and certificates of appreciation to the guests.
