YGA is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in Turkey.
It cultivates a double-winged youth to make us hopeful for the future of the world. These young individuals improve their two wings - conscience and competency - while developing international ventures that provide social benefits. The technology-based social innovations YGA students developed together so far include:

-WeWALK, world’s smartest cane for the visually impaired
-Twin Science Kits, sharing the delight of knowing science with over 300.000 children
-Piri, preserves world heritage and transforms trips into memorable experiences
-HydroSolar, Turkey’s first floating solar energy system
-PoiLabs, providing indoor navigation and public transportation guidance to visually impaired people
-UpSchool, Creates equal opportunities for young women to accelerate their tech careers

YGA has been deemed worthy of over ten global awards in innovation and technology fields as of now:

• WeWALK is selected as "the Startup of the Year" by Amazon. 
• WeWALK is selected as one of the Best Innovations of 2019 by TIME Magazine. 
• WeWALK, was awarded Gold Prize at Edison Awards, where world-famous Fortune 500 companies compete. 
• United Nations presented My Dream Companion and WeWALK projects as the best examples of their kind to the delegates of 150 countries. 
• Forbes magazine selected YGA graduates “Innovation Leader of the Year Under 30” twice. 
• Two YGA graduates were awarded “Pioneering Innovator of the Year” by MIT Innovators Under 35. 
• Twin is awarded at BETT in the category of Special Education Needs Solution with the robotic and coding kits specially designed for visually impaired kids. 
• Twin wins first place in NOAH Conference, one of the most prestigious events of the entrepreneurship ecosystem. 
• YGA was selected as a“Great Place to Work” Ambassador of Climate and became the first and only NGO in Europe receiving this award.


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Young Guru Academy (YGA)

Sinan Yaman

Gökhan Dikici

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Duygu Gençoğlu Şençiçek

Ceyda Tort Turgay

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