Ada Atakan, an 11th-grade IB student from FMV Ayazağa Işık High School, represented our school in the philosophical essay writing competition held on Sunday, December 3, 2023, as part of the 28th 'Turkey Inter-School Philosophy Olympiad.'

In the three-hour competition of the national stage of the International Philosophy Olympiad (IPO), our student crafted a philosophical essay based on the statement of Prof. Dr. Atilla Erdemli: 'Ages are created with a new understanding of life, with the re-interpretation of values, with a new worldview, new formations, institutionalizations, new hopes, troubles, expectations. If such an important process will only be a continuation of the existing order with some changes, it might be better not to be. I don't know what to say if, as humans, we cannot reach a higher stage.'

We extend our thanks to the student who participated in the competition and to our philosophy teacher.