I'm Nisan Özörten

• September 2022 - Ongoing
• Izmir, Turkey

ISTEK Schools: Izmir Anatolian High School

Senior (Grade 12) | Anticipated Graduation - June 2026

• Follow the Turkish national high school diploma program (Turkish-Mathematics concentration)
• Relevant Courses: Mathematics, Turkish Language & Literature, History, Geography, English, German

• January - June 2025
• Izmir, Turkey

Izmir State Opera and Ballet

Intern

• Familiarized myself with the backstage workflow of an opera house under the management of the Turkish Directorate General of State Opera and Ballet and assisted employees with costume rehearsals
• Learned about stage makeup and how it differs from regular makeup conventions to ensure audience members can see certain character details well, even if they are seated far away from the stage
• Gave feedback on costume and vocal rehearsals to help the stage direction translate well to the audience
• Worked on multiple productions of operas and plays such as Swan Lake, Die lustige Witwe & Midas'ın Kulakları

• Short Production Gigs, Various
• Izmir, Turkey

Other Freelance Internships

• Assisted the 4-day short movie production “Biz Masal Olsak”, graduation thesis projects of Dokuz Eylul University Film students, with aging and special effects make-up in June 2025
• Worked under a make-up artist in a music video production in July 2025

• May 2024 - May 2025

ISTEK Schools Model United Nations (MUN) Conference

Attended MUN conferences and debated within SPECPOL (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) in the 2024 Conference in Antalya, representing France, and the 2025 Conference in Ankara, representing Spain

• March - May 2025

Piri Reis Geography Olympiad

Entered generalized geography exams on the properties of Earth and ranked in the top 100

• December 2024
• Certificate

Children's Rights Education

Participated in an online course on children's rights organized by Karadayi Psychology and ICHILD

Learned about the civil rights all children hold through a series of lectures and interactive games

Debated among other students about what situations might be unsafe for children and whether they are a violation of these rights and gained awareness about the rights we had taken for granted before these activities

• August 2024
• Bad Schussenried, Germany

Humboldt Institut Summer Camp

Took lessons in German at A1 level and practiced day-to-day speech in German with students and teachers

Did physical activities such as canoe-racing with other students at a nearby river to build connections

• October 2023

Folkart Academy: Theatre Workshop

Took lessons in theatre skills such as acting, diction and posture and earned a certificate after stage performances of dialogues and scenes between other students

• Summer of 2023
• Madrid, Spain
• Document

Enforex Madrid

Took English lessons at a C1 level, expanded vocabulary and practiced speaking and presenting in English with peers by teaching the class about our own cultures and customs to form international bonds

Visited important cultural and historical sites such as Arguelles, Temple de Debod, Palacio Moncloa, Puerta del Sol, Segovia, Plaza de la Reina Victoria Eugenia and more

Languages

• Turkish (Native)
• English (Advanced, TOEFL 77/120, B2, May 2025)
• German (Beginner, currently taking B1 classes)

Hobbies

• Playing the piano
• Singing
• Make-up content creation