Meet the Team

Get to know the faces behind Dialogue Student Association who make everything possible.

Selim Gurkas

President

Informatics, Junior

“Came for the food, stayed for the connections and people.”

Zeynep Capraz

Vice President of Administration

Public Health, Senior

“To me, DSA is about how much we can learn when we make space for different perspectives.”

Arif Camci

Chief of Marketing 1

Informatics, Sophomore

“I moved around a lot growing up, so a club about meeting people from different backgrounds made sense to me.”

Hatice Karan

Chief of Marketing 2

Psychology, Junior

“Some of my closest friends at UT are people I met at a DSA event I almost skipped.”

Emre Tunca

Chief of Operations

Electrical & Computer Engineering, Junior

“I joined DSA to help bridge cultural gaps, it’s always a fun environment to be in, and I look forward to our bake sales!”

Nihat Topcu

Chief of Outreach 1

Psychology, Junior

“I joined to minimize the ever-increasing polarization in society and to foster greater mutual understanding among people through friendship.”

Emine Yildirim

Chief of Outreach 2

Psychology, Junior

“I like that our events pull in people who have never heard of us, and that a lot of them keep coming back.”