Turkcell Whiz Kids

The Turkcell Whiz Kids Project (known in Turkey as Zeka Gücü) is a social responsibility program launched in 2016 by Turkcell and the Ministry of National Education to support digitally gifted youth. It provides specialized technology labs and online training in coding, artificial intelligence, and 3D design.

In this project, Artistanbul managed an “end-to-end” process, including the establishment of Maker labs, the creation of educational curricula, the development of a e-learning platform, and community management.

Started in 2016 with the Ministry of National Education, Turkcell Whiz Kidz Project built more than 100 fully equipped technology laboratories in Science and Art Centers (BİLSEM) across numerous provinces. Within the project, we reached over 250.000 gifted children through physical labs and Open edX based e-learning platform.

The Whiz Kidz (Turkcell Zeka Gücü) project, carried out in partnership with the Turkish Ministry of National Education (MEB), has earned numerous prestigious national and international awards at the corporate level.

Key International Awards:

• WSIS Awards (2021): Named a WSIS Champion in the “e-Learning” category at the UN-supported World Summit on the Information Society Awards, competing against 1.270 projects from 126 countries.
• The Loyalty Magazine Awards (London – 2020): Won the top prize in the “Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative” category.
• GSMA & United Nations SDG Report: Featured as a best practice project in the GSMA’s “SDG Impact Assessment” report submitted to the UN, highlighted for its social impact measured through SROI (Social Return on Investment) methodology.