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Türkiye Orienteering Championship: 5 Medals General 5 articles
2025

Türkiye Orienteering Championship: 5 Medals

The YTU Orienteering Team achieved significant success at the Turkey Orienteering Championship 2nd Stage Aydın Competition, winning a total of 5 medals across different categories. With first, second, and third-place finishes in Middle Distance and Sprint races, the university's sporting development vision was represented at the national level. The YTU team, active with 67 athletes in orienteering, which combines strategic thinking and physical endurance, continued its tradition of returning ...

SDG 3 SDG 4

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Third Consecutive UNILIG Championship in Korfball General
2025

Third Consecutive UNILIG Championship in Korfball

The YTU Korfball Team signed a record with their extraordinary performance in ÜNİLİG, becoming champion for the third consecutive time without a single defeat. The team, which has not faced defeat in three seasons under the leadership of Team Coordinator Instructor Çetin Erdem Sonal and Coach Instructor Gülsüm Sonal, once again confirmed YTU's dominance in korfball with this historic achievement.

SDG 3 SDG 4
International Open Taekwondo Champion Clubs Tournament General
2025

International Open Taekwondo Champion Clubs Tournament

Amine Tbatou, a third-year Civil Engineering student at Yıldız Technical University, won a Gold Medal at the International Open Taekwondo Champion Clubs Tournament held in Morocco. Through determination, discipline, and athletic excellence, she successfully represented the university on the international stage.

SDG 3 SDG 4
TEKNOFEST 2025 Interactive Smart Water Bottle Innovation General 5 articles
2025

TEKNOFEST 2025 Interactive Smart Water Bottle Innovation

An innovative project entitled “Interactive Smart Water Bottle with Medication Reminder Function,” developed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bahadır Uçan and graduate student Aysun Aslanboğa from the Faculty of Art and Design, was exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2025. The invention combines healthcare technologies with user-centered design and demonstrates the university’s research and innovation capabilities in digital health solutions.

SDG 3 SDG 4 SDG 9

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Orienteering Team New Season Achievements General
2025

Orienteering Team New Season Achievements

The YTU Orienteering Team made a fast start to the new season with the placements achieved in its first two organisations. Athletes successfully represented the university at both ODTÜ Open 2025 and Turkey Orienteering Championship 1st Stage competitions. ODTÜ Open 2025: Bengisu Bilgin 1st (WOL), Gökay Günbak 2nd (M21A), Tolga Öztürk 3rd (M21A), Ahmet Emre Günbak 3rd (MOL). Turkey Championship 1st Stage (Edirne): Emre Duran 2nd (U20), Esin Özcan 3rd (U21).

SDG 3 SDG 4
AI-Based Early Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma General 5 articles
2025

AI-Based Early Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma

The MIRacle Team achieved fourth place in the TEKNOFEST 2025 Biotechnology Innovation Competition with an innovative bioinformatics tool developed for the early diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma. The project utilizes exosomal miRNA profiles and artificial intelligence models to identify disease indicators with greater sensitivity than conventional diagnostic methods. The solution aims to improve early detection processes and support clinical decision-making in cancer diagnosis.

SDG 3 SDG 4 SDG 9

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Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) Cooperation General
2025

Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) Cooperation

Yıldız Technical University was honoured with the 'Corporate Blood Donor Bronze Medal' by the Turkish Red Crescent within the scope of its social responsibility vision. In a meeting hosted by Rector Prof. Dr. Eyüp Debik with Turkish Red Crescent European Regional Blood Centre Director Dr. Gülhayat Koç Kızanlık and her team, strategic evaluations were conducted on the dissemination of an institutional volunteer culture within the university. Active student participation in blood donation proce...

SDG 3 SDG 10 SDG 17
SABİOTEK Strategic Management Meeting General 1 articles
2025

SABİOTEK Strategic Management Meeting

The senior management evaluation meeting for SABİOTEK, one of Turkey's most strategic joint research centres in health biotechnology, was held at Yıldız Technical University. Rector Prof. Dr. Eyüp Debik hosted Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Rector Prof. Dr. Nuri Aydın, Marmara University Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Okur, and senior university managements. The 2025–2026 strategic roadmap and critical steps to bring the centre's research capacity to international standards were agreed upon. Ke...

SDG 3 SDG 9 SDG 17

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YTÜ Sailing Club Campus Cup General 1 articles
2025

YTÜ Sailing Club Campus Cup

The YTU Sailing Club proudly represented its university by achieving significant success at the 17th Inter-University Campus Cup Sailing Races held in Marmaris. At this prestigious organization, attended by more than 300 athletes from 19 different universities, the YTU team demonstrated outstanding performance by achieving Turkey runner-up position in both ORC C and ORC D categories.

SDG 3 SDG 14 SDG 17

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14. Jimmy Key Universail Sailing Races General
2025

14. Jimmy Key Universail Sailing Races

The YTU Sailing Club achieved important placements at the 14th Jimmy Key Universail Sailing Races hosted in İzmir Urla on 26–27 April, following two days of challenging competition. Thanks to its technical skills and team spirit, the team won second place in the ORC-A1 category and third place in the Support-2 category.

SDG 3 SDG 14
GOGEC Bronze Medal General 2 articles
2025

GOGEC Bronze Medal

The Biyogen Genetic Diseases Team within YTU BİYOGEN won a bronze medal at the international genetic engineering competition GOGEC, achieving an important success. The team, offering an innovative solution for Huntington's disease, developed an original project based on the HspB5 chaperone protein to reduce protein aggregation observed during the disease process. Confirming their technical competency in molecular biology and genetics through this achievement, the team proudly represented thei...

SDG 3 SDG 9 SDG 17

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