Hello! My name is Gizem Balta and I am 23. I was born on 1 April, 1997 in Sivas where I live by this time. I am the third child in a family of four. I have two sisters and one brother, but I live together with my teenager sister and my parents. My father is retired and my mother is a housewife.  I had graduated from Yıldızeli Pamukpınar Teacher Training Anatolian High School in Sivas. I chose a language class in high school because of my interest in language and other cultures. Working hard on this interest, I got into the department of English Language Teaching. Thanks to this, I have been studying at Sivas Cumhuriyet University in English Language Teaching Department  as a fourth grade student now.

During my university years, I have been both a participant and a founder in many social clubs. In my first year of college, I wanted to do something for the theater, which I enjoyed being a part of in high school.That's why I became a member of a theater club established under the roof of Cumhuriyet  University and studied there for about 3-4 months. On the other hand, Global Culture Community is one of the clubs that I am one of the founders. In this community, we have organized many events in terms of English such as movie days, speaking groups, organizations and conferences. I had the chance to meet and spend time with Erasmus students in these events, so I got to know many cultures. Getting to know different cultures motivated me more, so I constantly make foreign friends and discover new places. Also  I live in my hometown for years and I love living in here. Sivas was home to many cultures so that it has many historical structures, and also natural beauties. You can see some fotographs from Sivas.