Çelikhan Baylan completed his first year at Koç University as an international relations student who will double major in economics starting next semester. He also is an IB graduate. Çelikhan knew he wanted to study politics since 8th grade and his ambition towards politics-driven issues has only increased ever since. He got involved with MUN at high school, and the joy he captured during club hours and the many conferences he attended (including 5 THIMUNs) played an important role in the arising of his particular interest towards diplomacy. This also made him understand the ways in which the UN operates. Having a Turkish father and an Iranian mother, Çelikhan used his biracial side to develop a real sense of understanding of the injustices on a worldwide scale. All of his mother's side still lives in Iran, therefore he has a first hand source on the day-to-day challenges of living under such conditions, providing him a different perspective on many issues.