About TEDxAnkaraCitadel
About TEDx
Created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading,” the TEDx program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level. TEDx events are fully planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis.
About TED
TED is a global foundation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then, its scope has become ever broader.
With its two annual conferences, video website TED.com, initiatives and community projects, TED is now a platform and a global movement focused on meaningful change through the power of ideas.
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Meltem EGE
Jazz Vocalist
Born in Syracuse NY, Meltem Ege received her first degree in classical piano from Bilkent University. After her graduation she entered the Nardis Jazz Voice Competition in Istanbul, Turkey, where she won first place, and was chosen to represent her country in the 2007 Lady Summertime Jazz Competition in Finland. She won first place in the Lady Summertime Competition against 17 other countries with a unanimous vote from all of the judges and was invited to compete in the 2008 Jazz Voices Competition in Lithuania, where she also won first place. In 2007, she was accepted into Berklee College of Music on a merit-based scholarship and completed the four-year program in a mere three years. In 2009 she won second place in the Songs for Social Change Songwriting Competition, and in 2010, she was awarded the Voice Department Achievement Award by the Faculty, Chair and Dean based on her “outstanding achievement in her major and her contributions to the department.” She graduated from Berklee College of Music in May 2010 with a degree in Vocal Performance as a summa cum laude student with a 3.9 GPA. She now lives in Turkey and continues performing in several national and international festivals. Her first duo album was released in June 2012 under the title “Songbook” along side Önder Focan, an established international jazz musician. She has been teaching jazz vocal classes in the Başkent University Conservatory in Ankara since 2010 and as of 2012 has been appointed chair of the Contemporary Singing Department.