Take Your Seat, Türkiye​​

‘Shoes removed and reverence heightened, we quietly enter Nuruosmaniye Mosque.
In the Fatih district of Istanbul, the‘Light of Osman’ lives up to its name.

The sun illuminates exquisite stained glass as our chair humbly joins an intimate gathering of worshippers.
They openly welcome our message of unity.
 
We are blessed with a very human photograph that shares our connection to each other.’

‘The air is still. The gentle breeze blowing across the Mediterranean
smells of oranges and promise as a new day begins.

This sun, like the sun back home, rises with purpose.

She is beautiful. She is too often ignored.
Her display over Turkey this morning however, commands our attention.’

Ankara

'Anıtkabir, the resting place for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk,

founding father of the Turkish Republic, proudly sits on a hilltop overlooking all of Ankara.

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The scale of Emil Onat’s design is imposing. The vista equally so.

Amidst all of the magnificent stone and marble, a group of school children cross the square. 

Their youthful enthusiasm brings the meaning of Anıtkabir to life.'

Black Sea Region

Take Your Seat is led by Randy & Spencer VanDerStarren.

Together, this father-and-son team has given a chair a voice; one that speaks a universal language of unity, responsibility, and individual power that is being shared with audiences around the world.

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Take Your Seat and their director's chair have had the privilege of being hosted in 15 countries and counting. We extend a heartfelt thank you for being part of our chair's ongoing journey! Contact us here.

We wish a heartfelt "​Çok teşekkür ederim!" to the organizations below, and the people behind them, for helping make Take Your Seat, Türkiye a reality.

A special thank you is owed to Mr. Mevlüt Yeni, our Turkish brother.