▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer ▁on ▁contract ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Prom otion . ▁▁ Ç ol ak ▁founded ▁the ▁Turkish ▁C yp ri ot ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Association ▁and ▁was ▁its ▁chair person ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁minister . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁N icos ia ▁Turkish ▁Municip ality ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁coordin ated ▁the ▁law ▁commission ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁Ann an ▁Plan ▁for ▁Cy pr us ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁She ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁bi - comm unal ▁efforts ▁beginning ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Turkish - G reek ▁Forum ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁contribution ▁to ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organizations , ▁she ▁under to ok ▁work ▁in ▁areas ▁of ▁children ' s ▁rights , ▁women ' s ▁rights , ▁L GB T ▁rights , ▁rights ▁of ▁patients ▁and ▁rights ▁of ▁refuge es . ▁She ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁C yp ri ot ▁Association ▁of ▁Ar bitr ation , ▁In iti ative ▁against ▁Hom oph ob ia , ▁Association ▁for ▁Pat ient ▁Rights ▁and ▁Association ▁for ▁Ref uge e ▁Rights . ▁She ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁board ▁of ▁Sim ▁R ady o . ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Jud ici ary ▁Council ▁by ▁President ▁Me h