Nilgün Efes Explained
| Nilgün Efes |
| Birth Date: | 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Zonguldak, Turkey |
| Nationality: | Turkish |
| Citizenship: | Republic of Turkey |
| Education: | Marmara University |
| Children: | 2 |
| Awards: | BAKZIFED Regional Entrepreneurs and Women Explorers Award |
Nilgün Efes (born 1957, Zonguldak) Turkish entrepreneur and journalist.Nilgün Efes is the president of Ereğli Entrepreneur and Executive Business Women's Association (ERGİKAD)[1] and a local hand-woven Elpek Cloth producer of Zonguldak.[2] [3]
Life and career
Efes was born in 1957 in Zonguldak. After completing her primary and secondary education in Zonguldak, she graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Communication. After working as a journalist, she founded her own company in 1996. In 1997, she established the Elpek Cloth weaving house in the Kandilli district of Ereğli and revived the Elpek Cloth, one of the forgotten traditions.[4] In 2018, she was deemed worthy of an award in the field of Regional Entrepreneurs and Women Explorers at the Turkey's Values Awards given by the Black Sea Industrialists' and Business People's Associations Federation.[5]
Notes and References
- News: ERGİKAD ilk genel kurulunu yaptı . 8 August 2021 . Haberturk . 20 June 2018 . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230210115/https://www.haberturk.com/zonguldak-haberleri/61668244-ergikad-ilk-genel-kurulunu-yapti . live .
- Web site: who's who: nilgun efes . Turkish Cultural Foundation . TCF . 8 August 2021 . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230210019/http://www.turkishculture.org/whoiswho/turkish-traditional-art/folklore-textile-weaver/nilgun-efes-1206.htm . live .
- News: Yılmaz . Gökhan . 'Nilgün usta' yüzlerce yıllık el sanatını geleceğe taşıyor . 8 August 2021 . Anadolu Agency . AA . 31 August 2018 . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230210049/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/geleneksel-sanatlarda-ustalar/nilgun-usta-yuzlerce-yillik-el-sanatini-gelecege-tasiyor/1243103 . live .
- News: Elpek bezi dokumacılığını geleceğe aktarıyor . 8 August 2021 . TRT . 31 August 2018 . 27 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127191321/https://www.trthaber.com/haber/kultur-sanat/elpek-bezi-dokumaciligini-gelecege-aktariyor-382494.html . live .
- News: ESKİ DOSTLAR ÖDÜL TÖRENİNDE BULUŞTU . 8 August 2021 . Ereğli Önder . 2 April 2018 . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230210331/http://www.ereglionder.com.tr/guncel/eski-dostlar-odul-toreninde-bulustu-h76969.html . live .
