Entrepreneur Yiğit Yalçın has never been motivated purely by money; success has always been his driving force. As the third-generation member of a family with a 100-year commercial legacy, Yalçın’s roots run deep in business. His grandfather, Hüseyin Yalçın, founded the first timber factory in Tekirdağ, Türkiye. Following in his family’s entrepreneurial footsteps, Yiğit opened his first car dealership in Austintown, Ohio, with the goal of building a lasting legacy like his ancestors. In the years since he opened his first dealership, Yalçın has launched two more in Youngstown. Since starting operations in 2017, he has sold over $100 million worth of cars. Yalçars, Yalçın’s dealership group, has established itself as a reliable partner in the auto industry, and Yalçın plans to expand nationwide through trusted partners and franchise models. Though the COVID-19 pandemic slowed his growth plans, his ambitions remain strong.

Fejir Uğurlu, one of New York's emerging Turkish-American attorneys, has built a reputation for advocating passionately on behalf of accident victims, particularly within the Turkish community. Uğurlu's path to the U.S. legal scene is anything but conventional, involving international education, high-stakes cases, and a deeply personal motivation rooted in family tragedy. Uğurlu began her legal journey at Maltepe University in Türkiye, where a scholarship opportunity allowed her to continue her studies in Germany. This was followed by a stint in London, where she gained practical experience before taking on leadership roles, such as serving as Vice President of the European Law Students' Association (ELSA) in Türkiye. She was selected to participate in a prestigious delegation to the United Nations, representing one of only five individuals worldwide, further honing her legal acumen at the UN's Permanent Mission of Türkiye.

Under the leadership of Bayram Altınışık, Andromeda Technology has emerged as a standout innovator with two groundbreaking projects reshaping their respective industries. Givetarget breathes new life into used books on Amazon, leveraging advanced pricing algorithms to optimize profitability while also providing strategic solutions for price analysis. Meanwhile, Byedrone introduces operator-free drones designed to deliver a unique and engaging experience for hotel guests. Both projects highlight Altınışık's expertise in developing technology-driven business models and underscore Andromeda Technology's commitment to research and development (R&D), solidifying its position as an innovation-focused enterprise.

LAST FEBRUARY, A new community center dedicated to uplifting statistically masked yet increasingly impoverished and marginalized communities opened in Long Island, a place traditionally thought of as where people on the economic upswing moved. What’s interesting is the center’s mission: to socially uplift and unify the ‘common human soul’ of Long Island’s communities of the needful.
The moral-cultural values mix that the center’s mission articulates perfectly reflects what is unique about the charity behind it. Zakat Foundation of America is a fast-emerging U.S.-based, Muslim-founded and directed, global humanitarian organization of growing consequence and innovative impact in the charitable world.