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Arya Women Investment Forum General
2025

Arya Women Investment Forum

Within the scope of the “Arya Women Investment Forum” event organised at the YTU Yıldız Technopark Dubai office with Starcamp Global as host, women entrepreneurs came together with sectoral stakeholders. The programme, attended by Dubai Consul General Onur Saylan, Trade Attaché Ersoy Erbay, TBC Chairman Kanat Kutluk, and Arya Co-founder Münteha Adalı, addressed investment and business opportunities in Dubai and the Northern Emirates.

SDG 5 SDG 9 SDG 17
“Inspiring Women” Panel General 5 articles
2025

“Inspiring Women” Panel

The “Inspiring Women” panel, organised by the YTU Mentoring Club on 7 March, brought together successful women figures from the business world and women mentors with students. In the programme conducted in an interactive format with a moderator, comprehensive sharing was made on sector experiences, the dynamics of being a woman in professional life, and success stories. At this event, where participants had the opportunity to ask direct questions and receive mentoring, the aim was to shape st...

SDG 4 SDG 5 SDG 8

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Türkiye’s Youngest Solo Pilot Defne Özcan General 5 articles
2025

Türkiye’s Youngest Solo Pilot Defne Özcan

"Defne Özcan, holder of the title 'Turkey's Youngest Person to Fly Solo”, achieved an international success by being included in the 'Girls of the Year' list prepared in collaboration with TIME magazine and the LEGO Group, honouring young women making a difference worldwide. Özcan, a global source of inspiration with her courage and determination in aviation, represented Turkey on this prestigious list while proving to the world the potential of young women in technical fields.

SDG 4 SDG 5 SDG 9

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Paragliding Türkiye Championship: Women Class General 5 articles
2025

Paragliding Türkiye Championship: Women Class

The YTU Aviation Club participated in the Alidağı Pre-PWC and Paragliding Distance Adults/Youth Turkey Championship organised by the Turkey Air Sports Federation in Kayseri. At this challenging organization, held over one week with Turkey's most talented pilots competing, club instructor Nilay Telbakıroğlu achieved a major success. Reaching the podium as Turkey runner-up in the Turkish women's class, Telbakıroğlu made the university community proud with both her individual success and the pla...

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8 Mart Women's Day Chess Tournament General 5 articles
2025

8 Mart Women's Day Chess Tournament

YTU Chess Club hosted a meaningful organisation on International Women's Day. The tournament, held at Yıldız Cafe on Friday, 7 March, brought together women chess enthusiasts and girls. At the event featuring fast and exciting matches with 10+0 tempo, participants had the opportunity to compete in an atmosphere where strategy and intelligence were at the forefront.

SDG 4 SDG 5 SDG 10

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Istanbul Marathon for Women's Labour: KEDV Partnership General 1 articles
2025

Istanbul Marathon for Women's Labour: KEDV Partnership

YTU KVK participated in the Istanbul Marathon, signing a meaningful social responsibility project in line with social benefit and sustainable development goals. At the marathon starting from 15 July Martyrs Bridge on 2 November, the club supported the 'A Few Small Steps, Many Strong Women' project conducted in collaboration with the Women's Labour and Employment Initiative Association (KEDV). Taking goodwill steps to make women's production power visible and contribute to them becoming strong...

SDG 5 SDG 8 SDG 17

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WES'25: Women’s Equality Summit General 5 articles
2025

WES'25: Women’s Equality Summit

The 'Women's Equality Summit – WES'25', organised by IEEE YTU Women in Engineering (WIE), was carried out with the aim of highlighting the power of women in social and professional life and raising awareness about equal opportunity. The summit, bringing together many different disciplines from engineering to arts, entrepreneurship to corporate management, featured inspiring panels and interactive sessions where accomplished figures in their fields shared their experiences.

SDG 4 SDG 5 SDG 8

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3rd Women in Science Day General 5 articles
2025

3rd Women in Science Day

Yildiz Technical University BİYOGEN Club organised its 3rd 'Women in Science Day' event on the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March. This programme, organised to share the inspiring stories and journeys of women scientists in science, was broadcast live via YouTube at 13:00 on 8 March. The event, where success stories and professional experiences were centred, aimed to draw attention to women's role in the scientific world and provide motivation for young researchers.

SDG 3 SDG 4 SDG 5

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Women's Day Special 'Mother Nature Camp' General 5 articles
2025

Women's Day Special 'Mother Nature Camp'

YTÜGEKA extended its invitation for the traditional 'Mother Nature Camp', organised every year. This special organization, to be held in Ağva on 8–9 March in line with International Women's Day, aims to celebrate women's bonds with nature and their contributions to society. The event, organised with the motto 'Women spending a wonderful day together', is a gathering that emphasises women's power in social, economic, and cultural fields.

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Inspiring Women in Entrepreneurship General 5 articles
2025

Inspiring Women in Entrepreneurship

The YTU Entrepreneurship Club conducted the 'Inspiring Women in Entrepreneurship' event on 4 March to share the experiences of women making a difference in the business world. Women entrepreneurs who have achieved success in different sectors participated as speakers.

SDG 4 SDG 5 SDG 8

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YTU is now an associate member of the KreativEU Alliance Education 5 articles
October 2025

YTU is now an associate member of the KreativEU Alliance

YTU is now an associate member of the KreativEU Alliance, which includes 10 universities from 10 EU countries! We have hosted a productive workshop, discussing research projects, bilateral agreements, university-sector cooperations. The KreativEU (Knowledge & Creativity European University) entai...

SDG 4 SDG 5 SDG 8 SDG 10 SDG 11 SDG 16 SDG 17

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CultuRhythmics: Global Beats in Sports Training Education 5 articles
October 2025

CultuRhythmics: Global Beats in Sports Training

Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Üvet, faculty member of Mechatronics Engineering, is the coordinator of the project CultuRhythmics: Global Beats in Sports Training, which has been supported under the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships in the Field of Sport call. This innovative project aims to integrate various...

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