The 15th Türkiye Energy Summit was held with the participation of His Excellency Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye. Zehra Zeynep Dereli, CEO of ODAŞ CA, addressed the summit, highlighting our sustainability approach, our investments in Uzbekistan, and the emerging role of artificial intelligence in the future of the energy sector. Melih Yüceyurt, ODAŞ Director of Finance and Investor Relations, also attended the summit.
The ODAŞ People Volunteers Program is a community-driven movement that creates sustainable social value through environmental, humanitarian, and education-focused projects with the voluntary participation of employees. In 2025, the program generated broad impact by contributing more than 1,000 volunteer hours across 16 projects, in collaboration with organisations such as KAÇUV, TOHUM, and AFAD.
From Volunteering to a Culture of Solidarity
Over the course of two years, the ODAŞ People Volunteers Programme has evolved from a conventional social responsibility initiative into a lasting culture of solidarity, supported by thousands of volunteer hours, dozens of projects, and hundreds of lives touched. Yasemin Aydınlar, Corporate Communications Manager at ODAŞ, shares the details of this program, which has created meaningful transformation both within the organization and across society. At ODAŞ, we believe that social transformation becomes truly meaningful when we act together. With this belief, we launched the ODAŞ People Volunteers Program in 2023 with the aim of taking an active role in the field from day one, responding to real needs, and creating lasting social impact. We structured our volunteering model around our colleagues’ skills and motivations to contribute, enabling everyone to find an answer to the question, “How can I make a difference?” Today, this structure represents far more than a program—it has become a strong community, a continuous movement, and a value carried into the future.
A Volunteer-Centered Approach
In just two years, we have worked side by side with many respected organizations, including KAÇUV, TOHUM Autism Foundation, TEMA, KEDV, TOFD, TEGV, and AFAD. To date, we have implemented 30 projects that directly reached 1,790 individuals, supported by more than 2,500 volunteer hours. In 2024, through events organized for the KAÇUV Hope Café, we achieved the highest single-event donation, contributing to the treatment of 87 children. By running on behalf of the TOHUM Autism Foundation in the 45th Istanbul Marathon, we broke an individual fundraising record. We conducted a toy donation campaign for children affected by the earthquake and donated over 100 books to the library we established at the Village Life Center in Çan, while also creating dedicated care areas to support animal welfare. Building on the experience gained after the February 6 earthquakes, we strengthened disaster awareness and established a Search and Rescue Team at the Çan Thermal Power Plant. Forty-seven volunteer employees received AFAD-accredited training, specializing in crisis management, psychological first aid, and safe working practices. All of these efforts were recognized with an award in the Corporate Volunteering category at the 2024 Dünya Newspaper Social Impact Awards.
Touching Dreams
As we approach 2026, we are taking a new step towards making children's dreams come true in collaboration with Make-A-Wish Türkiye. Through “Wish Cards” displayed at the ODAŞ office, we committed to helping turn the dreams of children battling critical illnesses into reality. Our future goal is to create an impact area that grows with broader volunteer participation, is strengthened by new partners, and sustains social benefit over the long term. Because we know that even the smallest individual step can turn into a powerful and lasting transformation when we walk together.
The 15th Türkiye Energy Summit was held with the participation of His Excellency Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye. Zehra Zeynep Dereli, CEO of ODAŞ CA, addressed the summit, highlighting our sustainability approach, our investments in Uzbekistan, and the emerging role of artificial intelligence in the future of the energy sector. Melih Yüceyurt, ODAŞ Director of Finance and Investor Relations, also attended the summit.
The ODAŞ People Volunteers Program is a community-driven movement that creates sustainable social value through environmental, humanitarian, and education-focused projects with the voluntary participation of employees. In 2025, the program generated broad impact by contributing more than 1,000 volunteer hours across 16 projects, in collaboration with organisations such as KAÇUV, TOHUM, and AFAD.
From Volunteering to a Culture of Solidarity
Over the course of two years, the ODAŞ People Volunteers Programme has evolved from a conventional social responsibility initiative into a lasting culture of solidarity, supported by thousands of volunteer hours, dozens of projects, and hundreds of lives touched. Yasemin Aydınlar, Corporate Communications Manager at ODAŞ, shares the details of this program, which has created meaningful transformation both within the organization and across society. At ODAŞ, we believe that social transformation becomes truly meaningful when we act together. With this belief, we launched the ODAŞ People Volunteers Program in 2023 with the aim of taking an active role in the field from day one, responding to real needs, and creating lasting social impact. We structured our volunteering model around our colleagues’ skills and motivations to contribute, enabling everyone to find an answer to the question, “How can I make a difference?” Today, this structure represents far more than a program—it has become a strong community, a continuous movement, and a value carried into the future.
A Volunteer-Centered Approach
In just two years, we have worked side by side with many respected organizations, including KAÇUV, TOHUM Autism Foundation, TEMA, KEDV, TOFD, TEGV, and AFAD. To date, we have implemented 30 projects that directly reached 1,790 individuals, supported by more than 2,500 volunteer hours. In 2024, through events organized for the KAÇUV Hope Café, we achieved the highest single-event donation, contributing to the treatment of 87 children. By running on behalf of the TOHUM Autism Foundation in the 45th Istanbul Marathon, we broke an individual fundraising record. We conducted a toy donation campaign for children affected by the earthquake and donated over 100 books to the library we established at the Village Life Center in Çan, while also creating dedicated care areas to support animal welfare. Building on the experience gained after the February 6 earthquakes, we strengthened disaster awareness and established a Search and Rescue Team at the Çan Thermal Power Plant. Forty-seven volunteer employees received AFAD-accredited training, specializing in crisis management, psychological first aid, and safe working practices. All of these efforts were recognized with an award in the Corporate Volunteering category at the 2024 Dünya Newspaper Social Impact Awards.
Touching Dreams
As we approach 2026, we are taking a new step towards making children's dreams come true in collaboration with Make-A-Wish Türkiye. Through “Wish Cards” displayed at the ODAŞ office, we committed to helping turn the dreams of children battling critical illnesses into reality. Our future goal is to create an impact area that grows with broader volunteer participation, is strengthened by new partners, and sustains social benefit over the long term. Because we know that even the smallest individual step can turn into a powerful and lasting transformation when we walk together.