22.10.2026 12:01
Mehmet Emir Cengiz, 22, who experienced severe stuttering from primary school through high school in Konya, overcame his problem with expert support, diction exercises, and the tongue twister and diaphragm exercises he did every morning. Cengiz, who has been presenting at programs of public institutions and municipalities for the last two years, also voices the social media content of institutions.
In Konya, a young man who overcame the stuttering problem he had experienced since childhood through support from experts and his own efforts now hosts programs of public institutions and municipalities.
Mehmet Emir Cengiz (22) received support from experts to overcome the difficulties he experienced while speaking as a child.
During the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) period, Cengiz focused on elocution work, and his speaking skill improved over time with regular exercises.
READ TONGUE TWISTERS EVERY MORNING
Continuing his work with an elocution camp group during his high school years, Cengiz improved his oratory by reading tongue twisters and doing diaphragm exercises every morning, and carried the journey he began with simple voice-overs to the stage.
Having started working professionally in the last two years, Cengiz hosts programs of public institutions and municipalities, as well as voicing institutions’ social media content.
STUTTERING IS NOT A PUNISHMENT, BUT A REWARD
Cengiz, who went to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) some time ago for language training, said in a statement to an Anadolu Agency (AA) correspondent via online connection that his effort to improve his speaking skill changed his life.
Explaining that he devoted day and night to speaking fluently, Cengiz said, “I spent a significant part of my life with stuttering. I was a severe stutterer from primary school to high school. Now I earn my money by speaking. I do voice-over and announcing.”
Cengiz, stating that he has been hosting and doing voice-over for the last two years, used the following statements: “I tell my friends who stutter that they need to focus on themselves because every stutterer has their own process. I developed my spontaneous speaking skill and body language control on stage mostly in Karatay Municipality programs. Stuttering, when interpreted correctly, is not a punishment but a reward.”
WARNING FROM EXPERT TO FAMILIES
Süleyman Kocaoğlu, a research assistant at Necmettin Erbakan University (NEU) Nezahat Keleşoğlu Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Language and Speech Therapy, also stated that stuttering is one of the most common speech disorders.
Noting that stuttering occurs with the repetition of some sounds, prolongation of syllables, or blocks during speech, Kocaoğlu said it is most frequently seen between the ages of 2 and 5.
Kocaoğlu recommended consulting an expert if stuttering lasts longer than six months, if there is a family history of stuttering, or if the child avoids speaking.
Prof. Dr. Ayhan Uludağ, Dean of the NEU Nezahat Keleşoğlu Faculty of Health Sciences, also reported that they plan to start education in the 2027-2028 academic year in the Department of Language and Speech Therapy opened within NEU.
Mentioning that he himself witnessed the change experienced by host Mehmet Emir Cengiz, who has a history of stuttering, Uludağ expressed that this experience showed the importance of appropriate support in overcoming speech difficulties.