Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Turan Sahinkaya Awarded AT&T Global Award of Distinction

Turan Sahinkaya was awarded the AT&T Global Award of Distinction

Monday, September 13, 2010

Lori Sahinkaya, wife of Turan Sahinkaya, wins Texas Woman of Influence Award

Lori Sahinkaya, wife of Turan Sahinkaya, won the Texas Woman of Influence Award. The "Woman of Influence" award is given to leaders in business, education, community service, health care and the non-profit sector. Women of Influence Inc., is an organization committed to the personal development of women worldwide. Lori Sahinkaya, wife of Turan Sahinkaya, was acknowledged with a plaque in front of hundreds of spectators and her speech was televised.

The Mom of the Month honor by iparenting.com was given to Lori Sahinkaya, wife of Turan Sahinkaya. Each month, iParenting.com spotlights a mother who inspires and moves us, who embodies the qualities that we all admire in a person, a woman and a mother. Above all, the Mom of the Month is dedicated to her children. Rich or poor, famous or not, she shines as an example of what mothering is all about.

Lori Sahinkaya, wife of Turan Sahinkaya, was bestowed the Mom of the Month acknowledgement along with famous women that include Kelly Preston, Lillian Vernon, Brooke Burke, Kathy Ireland, Nancy Kerrigan, Bonnie Blair, Denise Austin, Marlee Matlin, and Josie Bissett.

Mom on the Streettm is a weekly parenting column written by Lori Sahinkaya, wife of Turan Sahinkaya, which appears in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Alliance Regional Newspapers that includes the Colleyville Courier, The Southlake Journal, and the Grapevine Courier. Lori Sahinkaya, wife of Turan Sahinkaya, has published hundreds of columns to date.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Turan Sahinkaya Excelling in the Sport of Soccer

Turan Sahinkaya | Excelling in the Sport of Soccer

"Turan Sahinkaya excelled in the sport of soccer from an early age, almost a given considering that he came from a family of world-class soccer players for many generations".

Turan Sahinkaya excelled in the sport of soccer from an early age, almost a given considering that he came from a family of world-class soccer players for many generations. Sahinkaya’s family enrolled him at the esteemed Juventus Football Club where Turan Sahinkaya blossomed as a speedy and technically gifted winger and midfielder.

Turan Sahinkaya spent his summers playing for Juventus Football Club, which at the time was coached by Giovanni Trapattoni - a friend of the Sahinkaya family. Trapattoni eventually left Juventus to pursue a coaching opportunity with Bayern Munich, based in Germany.

At a crossroads in his career, Turan Sahinkaya moved to Istanbul, Turkey to play for Fenerbache Sports Club for several years. He followed in the footsteps of all five of his uncles by playing soccer at the professional level.

Turan Sahinkaya learned many of his technical skills in soccer from his youngest uncle, Gungor Sahinkaya, who was a top-notch player for FC Cologne (Germany) and Trabzsonspor (Turkey). Turan Sahinkaya attributes his ability to progress in the sport of soccer to the many training techniques he learned in Europe.

Sahinkaya utilized his skills in the sport of soccer to enhance his educational goals by playing soccer for the University of California at Berkeley. Turan Sahinkaya spent three years playing varsity soccer and during his last year at the University of California at Berkeley he decided to play Rugby to honor his grandfather’s wishes. Sahinkaya’s grandfather was a world champion Rugby player for the New Zealand All Blacks. He also played for the country of New Zealand and was a World Cup of Rugby Champion.

Turan Sahinkaya spent his summers coaching select youth soccer in the San Francisco Bay Area for such powerhouse youth teams as Ballistic United of Pleasanton, California, Sunnyvale United Spartans of Sunnyvale, California, and Peninsula United Soccer Club of Belmont, California. Turan Sahinkaya has coached 3 different Northern California State Champion soccer teams as well as coached in over 47 youth select tournaments.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Turan Sahinkaya

Turan Sahinkaya is a Senior Manager of Pricing in the Global Complex Pricing Group at AT&T. Turan Sahinkaya has been recognized as a strong leader throughout his tenure with AT&T, continually proving his technical and management expertise.

With an undisputed business-savvy style, Turan Sahinkaya earned the highly prestigious company-wide AT&T Global Award of Distinction for a sales tool innovation that resulted in cost savings of $1,000,000 to the company.

Prior to his time with AT&T, Turan Sahinkaya worked as a Staff Consultant for some of the globe’s most recognized industry leaders and Fortune 100 companies such as Accenture and Oracle Corporation.

Turan Sahinkaya has a deep passion for life that extends outside of the world of work to his family, soccer, rugby, coaching, entrepreneurship opportunities, and volunteer work.

Turan Sahinkaya played professional soccer in Europe at the age of 16 for Juventus Football Club for 5 years and Fenerbache Sport Club for 4 years. Turan Sahinkaya comes from a large family of professional soccer players from top European clubs and National teams throughout England, Italy, Russia, Turkey, and Germany.

In addition, as a youth growing up in Europe, Turan Sahinkaya spent his early childhood playing soccer for the prestigious Juventus Youth Football Club in Turin, Italy. Turan Sahinkaya’s parents named him after this great city in Italy.

Turan Sahinkaya is a graduate of University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, where he proudly represented his University playing 3 years Varsity soccer and 1 year Varsity Rugby. He was part of the championship rugby team that won the NCAA- defeating Army. This was an especially proud moment for his grandfather who was a renowned player for the New Zealand All Blacks for over 10 years and who went on to win several World Cups for New Zealand.

Turan Sahinkaya went on to earn a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

During Turan Sahinkaya’s summers, he coached several youth select soccer teams in Northern California such as Ballistic United, Livermore Soccer Club, and Peninsula United Soccer Club in order to gain coaching experience.

Having coached his son’s Solar Soccer Club team based out of Dallas, Turan Sahinkaya led this team to an esteemed First Place World Championship at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida in the boy’s competitive soccer division with his team going undefeated in all 8 games in the world’s largest 3v3 soccer event.

Knowing that giving back to the community makes the world a better place and is part of a successful life, Turan Sahinkaya donates his time and resources in helping his fellow man. He played an important role in mentoring troubled children through the YMCA, and working for Habitat for Humanity and Goodwill Industries International. Additionally, Turan Sahinkaya volunteers each year to help organize and work with the local Memorial Hoop Night basketball charity event fundraiser, whose proceeds go towards benefitting the American Cancer Society.

Turan Sahinkaya is the co-founder and developer of Timeless Keepsakes, Inc.tm, where he helped develop, research, and start the successful baby-related products business. Turan Sahinkaya was responsible for all facets of the corporation including international public relations, development of product, hiring sales crew, management of team, marketing, operations, sales, web-site development, vendor relations, and financial dealings.

Turan Sahinkaya is married to Lori Sahinkaya, a reporter, published writer, columnist, and recipient of the Texas Woman of Influence Award. They reside outside of the Dallas area and have four boys.