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When I was about 15, I experienced
that one of the friends in our circle...

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began to distance himself
from the rest of us.

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He, this friend of ours, started bringing up
subjects like religion and identity.

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We noticed that he was gradually becoming
more and more radicalised, to say the least.

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We tried several times
to engage in discussions with him.

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But despite all these attempts,
we failed to keep him as a friend.

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When I look back at that period now...

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I realise that I was actually
somewhat susceptible to his message.

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I entered into a process, where
at the start I tended to side with him.

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I went along with him,
because I didn't know much about religion.

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But because I had
the right people around me...

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I was able to deal with it
in a different way.

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After I made that decision,
I made the explicit choice...

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to use this negative experience
that I have had...

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and transform it into something positive
by engaging with it at a professional level.

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That's why I started working for SPIOR.

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My name is Dogukan,
I'm 25 years young...

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and I help young people discuss
all kinds of different subjects.