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“Art Under the Stars”: Commemoration of Neşet Ertaş General 1 articles
2025

“Art Under the Stars”: Commemoration of Neşet Ertaş

The “Art Under the Stars: Culture and Art” series, organised in collaboration with YTU and YTU Yıldız Technopark, opened the new season with a Neşet Ertaş commemoration programme. At the evening held at Davutpaşa Campus Historic Hamam, Prof. Dr. Erol Parlak, a master of Turkish folk music, performed the great bard's works. Within the event, a discussion on Neşet Ertaş's life and cultural heritage was held moderated by Instructor Dr. Levent Kaya. The evening, completed with the intense interes...

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“The Light of Cemal Reşid Rey and the Republic in His Memories” Recital General 2 articles
2025

“The Light of Cemal Reşid Rey and the Republic in His Memories” Recital

The recital titled “The Light of Cemal Reşid Rey and the Republic in His Memories” organised in collaboration with the YTU Faculty of Art and Design and the Vedat Kosal Music Application and Research Centre, brought together Republic enthusiasm with art. Pianist and composer Dr. Aydın Karlıbel took listeners on a historic musical journey at this special recital in memory of master composer Cemal Reşid Rey. In the final section of the concert, the YTU Music Department Choir, under the directio...

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Earthquake Solidarity at Yıldız Technical University General 1 articles
2025

Earthquake Solidarity at Yıldız Technical University

In the aftermath of the earthquake disaster, Yıldız Technical University transformed Davutpaşa Campus into a comprehensive community mobilisation and logistics centre. Through the collaboration of academic staff, administrative personnel, student clubs, and volunteers, more than 7,000 citizens were hosted within the first 24 hours. In addition to more than 150 tents erected on campus grounds, the sports hall and Sultan Abdülhamid Yıldız Mosque were converted into accommodation areas; health, ...

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Montenegro International Architectural Design Competition General 2 articles
2025

Montenegro International Architectural Design Competition

At the international competition for the conceptual architectural design of the Podgorica second high school building, organised by the Montenegro Government Ministry of Spatial Planning, Urbanism, and State Property, the team of doctoral student Ferhat Bulduk and graduate Hakkı Can Özkan was deemed worthy of the Equivalent Honourable Mention Award.

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MobilityMINT General 5 articles
2025

MobilityMINT

The EU-supported MobilityMINT training programme commenced with its first module titled 'Transition to Sustainable Urban Mobility and Innovation.' The first expert guest of the programme, exploring the future's urban transport solutions, was Emre Elmas, who manages EU projects and fund development processes within Farplas & Fark Labs. At the online training held on 8 May 2025, current approaches in sustainable mobility, innovation management, and EU grant projects were addressed. This trainin...

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MobilityMINT – Inclusive Urban Transportation, Planning and Local Practices General 5 articles
2025

MobilityMINT – Inclusive Urban Transportation, Planning and Local Practices

The MobilityMINT training programme, supported by the European Commission, continued with its second session entitled “Inclusive Urban Transportation, Planning and Evaluation of Local Practices.” The session focused on sustainable urban policies and local governance practices through an inclusive perspective on urban transportation and planning. Held online on 15 May 2025, the training featured Associate Professor Erhan Kurtarır, known for his work on inclusive urban planning, and Ozan Külekç...

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MobilityMINT – Urban Logistics and Autonomous Vehicles General 5 articles
2025

MobilityMINT – Urban Logistics and Autonomous Vehicles

The European Commission-supported MobilityMINT programme continued with a session focusing on urban logistics and autonomous vehicles, two key components shaping the future of urban mobility. The training addressed carbon emission reduction strategies, autonomous driving technologies, and last-mile delivery solutions. During the online session held on 22 May 2025, industry experts shared their practical experiences with participants. Emin Abbaszade presented technological infrastructure devel...

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MobilityMINT: Introduction to Next-Generation Urban Mobility Technologies General 5 articles
2025

MobilityMINT: Introduction to Next-Generation Urban Mobility Technologies

YTU successfully delivered the third module of the MobilityMINT Training Programme, which aims to shape the future of urban mobility. The first session of the module, entitled “Introduction to Next-Generation Urban Mobility Technologies,” was held online on 4 September 2025 with the participation of Alok Jain, CEO of Trans-Consult. The training examined how technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), digital twins, autonomous vehicles, and smart logistics ...

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MobilityMINT: Smart City Logistics and Future Solutions General 5 articles
2025

MobilityMINT: Smart City Logistics and Future Solutions

Within the second module of the European Commission-supported MobilityMINT programme, a comprehensive session was organized on how smart logistics is transforming the future of cities. Held online on 2 October 2025, the event featured sustainable urban logistics expert Julia Amaral and Dr. Clément Lemardelé, Co-Founder and CEO of Vaive Logistics, as guest speakers. Throughout the session, participants discussed technology-driven solutions addressing traffic congestion and sustainability chall...

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Citython Antalya 2025 General 5 articles
2025

Citython Antalya 2025

The Urban Mobility Citython Antalya 2025, organized through the collaboration of EIT Urban Mobility Türkiye, MobilityMINT, and Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, was held between 18–20 December 2025. This innovation marathon focused on urban transportation challenges arising from tourism-related mobility demands. Participating teams developed sustainable and technology-driven solutions addressing traffic congestion and increasing public transportation needs during peak tourism seasons. The ev...

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RECODE’25 General 5 articles
2025

RECODE’25

Within the RECODE'25 organised by the YTU Yapı Kulübü, the exhibition themed “Transformation: Beyond Time” was held on 21 May 2025 at YTU Auditorium Hall. The event, focusing on the concepts of “Reconstruction and Demolition”, brought together construction and architecture disciplines with art through a shared learning platform vision.

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Şişli Municipality Arts and Culture Events Concert General 1 articles
2025

Şişli Municipality Arts and Culture Events Concert

Within the Arts and Culture Events organised in collaboration with the YTU Music Club and Şişli Municipality, university group Obsession Rockband performed at Şişli Municipality Nâzım Hikmet Culture and Arts House on Tuesday, 25 February at 19:30. This free organisation ensured the meeting of university musical communities with local governments' cultural networks. The event provided young artists with the opportunity to perform on a professional stage. Solidarity with Hatay and Post-Disaster...

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