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InCites Membership General 2 articles
2025

InCites Membership

Yıldız Technical University expanded its research analytics infrastructure by providing full institutional access to InCites, one of the world’s leading research performance evaluation platforms. Powered by data from the Web of Science Core Collection, InCites enables comprehensive analysis of publication impact, collaboration networks, and emerging research areas. Through its Research Horizon Navigator feature, the platform helps identify rapidly growing research fields with high funding pot...

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DOYEB: Digital Game Developers Professional Association and Ecosystem Initiative General 4 articles
2025

DOYEB: Digital Game Developers Professional Association and Ecosystem Initiative

The DOYEB (Digital Game Developers Professional Association) initiative was launched through the collaboration of YTU Yıldız Technopark, YTU Startup House, and YTU GamesUP, aiming to represent the Turkish gaming industry on a global scale. This strategic structure, targeting the establishment of Turkey as a game development hub, unites sector stakeholders around a common mission. Through this formation supported by leading figures in the sector, knowledge sharing among game developers is faci...

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TÜBİTAK 2244 Industrial Doctorate Programme: YTU and Ford Otosan Cooperation General 5 articles
2025

TÜBİTAK 2244 Industrial Doctorate Programme: YTU and Ford Otosan Cooperation

Within the scope of the TÜBİTAK 2244 Industrial Doctorate Programme, targeting the combination of academic knowledge with industrial experience, in partnership with Yıldız Technical University and Ford Otosan, the scholarship recipient recruitment process has been initiated. The programme aims to train doctoral students enrolled at YTU by involving them in advanced technology-focused projects. In addition to standard scholarship support, Ford Otosan provides an additional monthly scholarship ...

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TÜBİTAK 1507 SME R&D Start-Up Support Programme Success General 5 articles
2025

TÜBİTAK 1507 SME R&D Start-Up Support Programme Success

According to the TÜBİTAK 1507 Programme 2024-2 call results, 11 firms operating in the YTU Yıldız Technopark ecosystem qualified for R&D support: Bulut Klinik Teknoloji, Svisiosoft Teknoloji, HiFive Games, Veritas Çevre Arıtma Teknolojileri, Aspower Enerji ve Elektronik, Noexit Games, Upgrade Entertainment Yazılım, Metriqus Teknoloji ve İnovasyon, Grizzle Siber Güvenlik Yazılım, Charmy Bilişim Teknolojileri, and Zeno Bilişim ve Danışmanlık. The development processes of these projects — repres...

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StarBİGG Entrepreneurship and Global Network Programme General 4 articles
2025

StarBİGG Entrepreneurship and Global Network Programme

The YTU Startup House, operating within YTU, is accepting applications for the StarBİGG programme to support the commercialisation of technology-focused innovative ideas. Successful ventures within the programme receive investment support of 900,000 TL, while entrepreneurs are targeted for development through professional mentor networks and international networking opportunities.

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YTU Startup House 2025 Winter Pre-Incubation Programme General 2 articles
2025

YTU Startup House 2025 Winter Pre-Incubation Programme

The YTU Startup House 2025 Winter Pre-Incubation Programme has taken 35 different ventures under support. Throughout the six-month programme, comprehensive ecosystem support is provided to entrepreneurial candidates to commercialise their ideas. During the programme, expertise training across 17 different topics and more than 300 one-on-one mentoring sessions are organised for ventures. Through regular Checkpoint meetings, the development process of each venture is closely monitored, sustaini...

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NVIDIA Inception Capital Connect: Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Investor Meeting General 5 articles
2025

NVIDIA Inception Capital Connect: Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Investor Meeting

The 'Capital Connect' event, organised within the scope of the NVIDIA Inception programme, one of the global stakeholders of the YTU entrepreneurship ecosystem, was held on 4 February. In this organisation where distinguished AI-focused ventures presented their innovative solutions, strategic connections between visionary founders and investment groups were targeted.

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YTU Startup House Venture Motion Blur's CES 2025 and NVIDIA Global Success General 1 articles
2025

YTU Startup House Venture Motion Blur's CES 2025 and NVIDIA Global Success

Motion Blur, a venture operating within YTU Startup House, represented the Turkish gaming industry on the global stage at CES 2025, the world's largest technology fair. The venture, featured in NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's presentation, achieved a sectoral milestone with their game 'Black State' as the first Turkish gaming company to use NVIDIA's newest graphics technologies including DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation.

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YTU Yıldız Technopark Dubai International Technology Marketing Office General 1 articles
2025

YTU Yıldız Technopark Dubai International Technology Marketing Office

YTU Yıldız Technopark has launched its Dubai office to support technology-focused firms in accessing global markets. Through this structure integrated with the region's digital leadership vision, entrepreneurs are provided with up to 375,000 AED in 0% corporate tax advantage and access to markets with a GDP of $7.7 trillion. Strengthened by the International Technology Marketing Office support of 25 million TL received from the Ministry of Trade, this centre aims for domestic technology outpu...

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YTU Yıldız Technopark and Arnavutköy Municipality Technopark Cooperation General 5 articles
2025

YTU Yıldız Technopark and Arnavutköy Municipality Technopark Cooperation

Preliminary studies have been initiated for the establishment of a technopark in collaboration between Yıldız Technical University and Arnavutköy Municipality, aiming to accelerate technological transformation in the region. Within this project designed with a university-industry-municipality cooperation model, the YTU Yıldız Technopark ecosystem was introduced to local government officials, targeting the participation of youth in innovation processes. Following discussions, the first commerc...

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Presidency of Defence Industries R&D Projects Signing Ceremony and the ' General 1 articles
2025

Presidency of Defence Industries R&D Projects Signing Ceremony and the '

CANBAZ' Project YTU and Yıldız Technology Transfer Office (TTO) participated in the R&D Projects Signing Ceremony organised by the Presidency of Defence Industries. Within the ceremony, the signing process for the 'CANBAZ' project, supported within the Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence Methods Development, SAGA Call, was completed. This signing ceremony, held with the participation of university management and project teams, constitutes an important stage in the vision of presenting AI-...

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Yıldız Off-Season General 1 articles
2025

Yıldız Off-Season

Turkey's first FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) 'Week 0' off-season event was held in collaboration with YTU, YTU Yıldız Technopark, and YTU Innovation Hub. Organised at YTU Indoor Sports Hall from 28 February to 2 March 2025, this event brought together robotics teams, predominantly high school students, before the official regional competitions. With the support of Teknotürk Teknoloji, YTÜMat Robotics, and Techtolia Robotics, teams had the opportunity to test their robots and develop their ...

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