Turkish ๐ŸŽง A Lifetime Dedicated to Service (Hizmete Adanmis Bir Omur)


Tanya, a Turkish Australian working forย Services Australiaย as a Multicultural Service Officer, educates Centrelink clients and service providers about their rights and responsibilities as part of her job. Tanya works in partnership with various agencies, including disability services that serve migrants and refugees, so that they have a good understanding about the eligibility criteria for the Carers Payment, Carers Allowance and Disability Support Pension, so they can assist and support their clients.

Throughout her role, Tanya empowers and strengthens the independence of people with disabilities by sharing knowledge and listening to people's diverse needs.ย She acts as a mentor and helps people manage official government documents. She also advocates for individuals in relation to all other issues they may be faced with. She services consumers from all backgrounds, all disabilities, all works of life and anywhere across South Australia with the vision and values at embody inclusion and equality.

Outside of her professional role, she is also the president ofย TASA (Turkish Association of SA)ย where she assists the Turkish Community with anything they need. Based on her experience in these two roles, Tanya talks about welcoming and accessible organisations and places where people with disabilities, especially where they come from culturally and linguistically different backgrounds, could gain information and resources to live well.ย 

ร‡ok Kรผltรผrlรผ Hizmet Sorumlusu olarakย Services Australiaย iรงin รงalฤฑลŸan bir Tรผrk Avustralyalฤฑ olan Tanya, iลŸinin bir parรงasฤฑ olarak Centrelink mรผลŸterilerini ve hizmet saฤŸlayฤฑcฤฑlarฤฑnฤฑ hak ve sorumluluklarฤฑ hakkฤฑnda eฤŸitmektedir. Tanya, gรถรงmenlere ve mรผltecilere hizmet veren engelli hizmetleri de dahil olmak รผzere cesitli kurumlarla iลŸbirliฤŸi iรงinde รงalฤฑลŸฤฑr, bรถylece bakฤฑcฤฑ รถdeme, bakฤฑcฤฑ รถdeneฤŸi ve engelli destek aylฤฑฤŸฤฑ iรงin uygunluk kriterleri hakkฤฑnda hizmetleri vardir.

Tanya isi geregi her kulturden gelen insanlarฤฑn ihtiyaรงlarฤฑnฤฑ dinleyerek ve anlayarak farkฤฑndalฤฑฤŸฤฑ ve bilgiyi paylaลŸarak kisilerin ozgurlugunu gรผรงlendiriyor ve teลŸvik ediyor.ย Onlara bir akฤฑl hocasฤฑ olarak hizmet veriyor ve bu tรผr hรผkรผmet sorunlarฤฑ ve islerinde onlara resmi belgelerin nasฤฑl ele alฤฑnacaฤŸฤฑ konusunda yardฤฑmcฤฑ oluyor. Ayrฤฑca, karลŸฤฑlaลŸabilecekleri diฤŸer tรผm sorunlarla ilgili olarak bireylere destek olmakta.

DiฤŸer bir is olarak, aynฤฑ zamandaย TASA'nฤฑn (SA Tรผrk DerneฤŸi)ย baลŸkanฤฑdฤฑr ve burada Tรผrk Toplumuna ihtiyaรง duyduklarฤฑ her ลŸey hakkฤฑnda kelimenin tam anlamฤฑyla yardฤฑmcฤฑ olur.ย Tanya soylesisinde toplumdaki iki rolรผyle birlikte, kรผltรผrel ve dilsel aรงฤฑdan farklฤฑ geรงmiลŸlerden gelen kisilerin ve engellilerin iyi yaลŸamanฤฑn ipuรงlarฤฑnฤฑ รถฤŸrenebilecekleri katilimci ve eriลŸilebilir organizasyonlardan ve yerlerden bahsediyor.ย 

Tanya came to Australia from Cyprus in 1970 and has since worked many multidisciplinary fields.

She is the President of the Turkish Association of South Australia.ย Tanya has received many awards during her working life and some of these are Order of Australia Medal (OAM) during 2017, International Womenโ€™s Day award in 2021 and Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia award in 2005.

Tanya, 1970 yฤฑlฤฑnda Kฤฑbrฤฑs'tan Avustralya'ya gelmis ve o zamandan beri bircok alanda calismis ve kendini yetistirmis.ย ย ฤฐlk รผcretli iลŸi, gรถrme engelli รถฤŸrencilere ve รถฤŸretmenlerine braille'i ฤฐngilizce'ye ve ฤฐngilizce'yi braille'e dรถnรผลŸtรผrmede yardฤฑmcฤฑ olarak iki farklฤฑ okulda braille transkriptรถrรผ olarak รงalฤฑลŸmaktฤฑ.ย 

Tanya, Gรผney Avustralya Tรผrk DerneฤŸi BaลŸkanฤฑdฤฑr. Tanya รงalฤฑลŸma hayatฤฑ boyunca birรงok รถdรผl aldฤฑ ve bunlardan bazฤฑlarฤฑ;ย ย 2017'de Avustralya NiลŸanฤฑ Madalyasฤฑ (OAM), 2021'de Dรผnya Kadฤฑnlar Gรผnรผ รถdรผlรผ ve 2005'te Avustralya Etnik Topluluklar Konseyi ร–dรผlรผ.

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