Advisory Council

Ceylan ORHUN: Ceylan has been a volunteer and an activist in both national and international arena for women's human rights movement.

Since 1991, she co-founded KA-DER, WINPEACE, and ANAKULTUR; acted as founding president of ANAKULTUR (1997 - 2002); and advised to the president of Southeastern Anatolia Development Project Administration on women and development issues (1998 - 2003).

She has also been a member of the Board of Governors of the World Water Council between 2000 and 2003.

During her activist years from 1991 to 2003, Ceylan has attended many international conferences, symposiums either as a delegate or presenter. Her essays are published in various newspapers, journals and edited publications worldwide. In addition, she has produced radio programs about NGO's and the culture of Southeastern Anatolia on Acik Radio (1995 – 1999).

Ceylan was born in Istanbul in 1956. She went to Ealing Technical College-London, Cordon Bleu School of Cookery-London, and SUNY Purchase, NY. She now lives in between Buenos Aires-Argentina and Bodrum-Turkey.