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The People Behind Lumiya.

Together, growing a little more every day.

Our Team

Meet the people who founded, lead, and grow Lumiya every day.

Meet the Team
İlyas ÇAĞLAYAN01 / LUMIYA

Co-founder · General Manager

İlyas ÇAĞLAYAN

Theatre educator, actor, and director; teaches communication and public speaking at various universities and for many years has been placing students into fine arts high schools and conservatories. Lumiya's co-founder and general manager.

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Sevil GÖREN02 / LUMIYA

Education Director

Sevil GÖREN

Focuses on planning and structuring educational content appropriate for children's age and developmental stages. At Lumiya, it helps ensure that educational content is clear, consistent, and practical.

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Yonca Büyük AYDİNÇ03 / LUMIYA

Preschool Teacher & Child Development Specialist

Yonca Büyük AYDİNÇ

They have extensive experience in early childhood education, child development, play-based learning, puppetry, and storytelling. Their work involves developing and leading age-appropriate activities that encourage children to learn through play, spark their imagination, and help them express themselves freely.

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Neşe ARSLAN04 / LUMIYA

Child Development (2-year associate degree)

Neşe ARSLAN

Child Development graduate of Istanbul University, with Social Work studies under way. At Lumiya, the aim is clear, reliable and practical information for parents.

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Our Shared Approach

Building Trust Through Transparency.

Our editorial approach aims to provide families with not just more content, but reliable and truly helpful content.

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  1. We start with what people need.

    A topic must answer a real parenting need, and the content must clearly meet that need.

  2. We care about source transparency.

    Important claims that need a source must have one, and that source must support the claim.

  3. We treat expert review separately.

    Not every piece needs expert approval. Topics such as health, development and safety can be sent for expert review according to their risk level.

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