Fresh Insight
As the first blind IB student in Turkey, I was faced with many struggles. Finding ways to access materials has been difficult, but, with the help and support of my school and a variety of organisations, I overcame many obstacles to become an IB graduate. The learning journey has been rewarding and my experience, and the solutions afforded to me, has blazed a trail, opening doors for the students who will, hopefully, follow.
Oğuz Uğur
Undergraduate Student and Graduate from Istanbul Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Turhan Social Sciences High School
Oğuz Uğur was born in Üsküdar in 1997. After graduation from Üsküdar Dördüncü Murat Elementary School, he was admitted to Istanbul Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Turhan Social Sciences High School in 2012. He enrolled in the international baccalaureate diploma programme (IBDP) in grades 10 and 11 and has become the first visually-impaired student to get a diploma from this programme. He got thirty four in total from his IB Exams, which is the highest point in his school, having studied both English and Arabic.