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Alumni & Giving

Keeping in touch after you graduate

There are several ways to remain involved with the Turkish Flagship Program after you graduate.

Let us know where your career path takes you. We would be happy to interview you for an alumni profile.
Your work experience could make a fascinating presentation to current Turkish Flagship students.
You might serve as a resource for students contemplating a career similar to yours.
Consider whether your place of employment can provide an internship or a job opportunity for one of our students.

Giving to the Turkish Flagship

You can help support the next generation of Flagship students. Your donation goes directly to the Turkish Flagship and will be used to support our students pursuit of professional Turkish language proficiency.

Featured alumni

Victoria Rust

Victoria lives in Mersin, Turkey, where she is a Master’s student in the Department of Linguistics at Mersin University. While continuing to expand her knowledge of Turkish language, culture, and politics, she is organizing a research project related to the linguistic challenges of Syrian refugees who live in Mersin. Using the knowledge she gained as an IU Linguistics major and Flagship student, Victoria plans to conduct studies that will make a contribution to social scientific research on the lives and experiences of Syrian refugees in Turkey.

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Grace Burris

Grace graduated with degrees in International Studies and Central Eurasian Studies. After graduating in August 2016, Grace moved to Washington D.C. and began working for American Councils in the data department.

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Andrew Lockdall

Andrew graduated from Indiana University in 2014 with a B.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and minors in Central Eurasian Studies and French, along with completing the Turkish Flagship Program. After graduation, he moved to Tacoma, Washington, to acquire an English teaching certificate. He expects to return to Ankara in the near future. His current plans involve moving to Spain to pursue English teaching opportunities.

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Geoffrey Gervase

Geoffrey Gervase is from Noblesville, Indiana, and will graduate in December 2016, majoring in International Studies with concentrations in Diplomacy, Security, and Governance in Turkey and Central Eurasia. He discovered a renewed vigor for language-learning through Indiana University's Summer Language Workshop, and has become a member of the Turkish Flagship since then. Geoff wishes to join the National Language Service Corps in hopes of contributing his abilities to translation and foreign relations between the United States and Turkey. In the future, he plans to travel around the world and experience many different languages and cultures. In his free time, Geoff likes reading up on current events, running, and drinking Turkish tea with friends.

Madina Alimova

Madina graduated from the IU School of Public Health in December 2015 with majors in Human Development and Family Studies and a minor in Central Eurasian Studies. She is fluent in English, Uzbek, Russian, and Turkish. Madina hopes to pursue her Master’s degree in Sociology or International Studies, and is interested in the research of cultural anthropology, language, and health.

Caroline Stokes

Caroline began a career as a program associate with World Learning, a Washington D.C.-based international education and exchange nonprofit after graduating from IU in May 2016 with degrees in International Studies and Central Eurasian Studies. She continues to use her Turkish skills as a volunteer translator for LGBTI News Turkey and is a member of the National Language Service Corps.

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