9/28/2026
Led by Zorlu Enerji, the first term of the “Liderlikte Kadın Yüz’ü” Program has been successfully completed. Bringing together 100 young women from across Türkiye, the five-month program supported participants’ personal and professional development through training sessions, mentoring and inspirational meetings, while also creating a strong network for connection and solidarity.
Led by Zorlu Enerji, the “Liderlikte Kadın Yüz’ü” Program completed its first term with the participation of 100 young women aged 18–35 from across Türkiye. In line with Zorlu Enerji’s Akıllı Hayat 2030 vision and Eşit Bi’ Hayat approach, participants received training in a wide range of areas, including leadership, self-awareness, financial literacy, sustainability, entrepreneurship, personal branding, career development, customer experience, innovation and change.
Designed to help young women recognize their potential and participate more actively in decision-making processes, the program included 20 sessions: 12 training sessions covering topics from finance to personal branding, four Sisterhood Meetings supporting peer learning, and four Inspirational Meetings. One of the program’s most significant outcomes was the change in how participants viewed their own leadership potential. Their average self-assessment score increased from 2.89 out of 5 at the beginning of the program to 4.16 at the end.
Supporting Participants in Building Their Career Roadmaps
As part of the mentoring process, participants held a total of 405 one-on-one meetings with mentors from different industries and professional backgrounds. These meetings gave them the opportunity to discuss their career goals, identify their strengths and build roadmaps for their areas of development. The process also helped participants look at themselves and their career goals from different perspectives and strengthen what they had learned throughout the program through one-on-one experience sharing.
Strengthening the Leadership Potential of Young Women
Emphasizing Zorlu Enerji’s continued efforts to support stronger representation of women in business and society and its commitment to creating more opportunities for young women to realize their potential, Zorlu Enerji CEO Elif Yener said:
The results from the first term of the Liderlikte Kadın Yüz’ü Program once again demonstrate the importance of creating opportunities for development and solidarity that support the leadership potential of young women. As a woman leader, I believe that role models, solidarity and creating spaces that encourage development are just as important as knowledge and experience in developing leadership skills. It is extremely valuable for young women to recognize their potential from the beginning of their careers, build strong connections where they can share experiences and draw strength from one another. Young women from different cities strengthened their leadership, communication, personal development and career skills through both the training sessions and one-on-one meetings with experienced mentors. The program helped participants develop their leadership skills, realize their potential more confidently and approach their career goals with greater awareness.
