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The "KRONOPOP" concert was held with the joint efforts of IKU Fine Arts Application and Research Center (GSUAM) and Orchestra IKU, on Thursday, May 2, at 19.00 at the Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus. At the concert, the most popular Turkish pop songs from the 90s to the present were performed by Orchestra IKU. The audience enjoyed themselves, experiencing joyous moments at the concert, in which important songs of Turkish pop such as "Tavla", "Zor Kadın" and "Sarışın" were sung.

Haldun Taner's immortal work "I Close My Eyes and Do My Duty" was staged with the rendition of İKÜ Theater Club on Tuesday, April 30, at the Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus. The play, centred on two friends, one naive and the other vigilant, was well received, making the audience laugh and think.

We congratulate İKÜ Theater Club for their endeavours and the extraordinary work they have done.

Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) has been selected as a member of the Networks Strategy Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), one of the most important international platforms in the field of sustainable development.

SDSN is a solution development network and United Nations initiative formed by universities, research centers, think tanks, non-governmental organizations and the business world from various countries of the world.

In cooperation with IKU Design Factory, Mathematics-Computer Club, Art Basket Club and Game Design and Development Club, an event titled "ANTS Fusion" was organized, where companies in the digital game industry and students came together. The event, hosted by the Design Factory in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus on Thursday, April 25, started with the Motion Capture dance show.

A visit was paid to IKU, by Rector of Kinnaird College for Women, Pakistan's first incubation center specifically for women, Prof. Dr. Rukhsana David, Vice-Chancellor and Head of Research Operations Prof. Dr. Ghazala Yaqub and their team, coordinated by Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) Technology Transfer Office Inc., to help initiate exciting opportunities by encouraging innovation, entrepreneurship and academic exchange between the two institutions, on Thursday, April 25.

Onur Salkım's photography exhibition titled "Notice: The Free Wings of Nature", which includes 30 photographs of migratory birds taken in their natural environment with informative notes, was presented to art lovers and nature lovers at Istanbul Kültür University Art Gallery (IKUSAG) on Wednesday, April 24.

The exhibition, where our Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, our Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design Prof. Dr. Mehmet Üstünipek and Res. Assist. Onur Salkım made the opening speeches, also gives important messages about natural habitats and biodiversity.

İKÜ Fine Arts Application and Research Center (GSUAM) brought together the theater play "Supporting Role", which tells the story of a female actress who cannot even be the starring role in her own life with Kültür members and theater lovers. The play, which was staged by Merve Polat at the Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus at 19.00 on Thursday, April 18, 2024, received great appreciation from the audience.

The fourth Aviation Summit, one of the prestigious organizations of Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ), was held on Monday, April 15, 2024, at the Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus. There was an intense participation in the event which brought together the leading professionals of the aviation industry. 

The Visiting Scholar Program offers experienced scholars in the field of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics and Molecular Spectroscopy an opportunity to spend 6-12 months with a multidisciplinary team of researchers and to contribute to the knowledge base of the Istanbul Kultur University. Visiting scholar program (VSP@IKU) offers the opportunity to work on applicants’ own original research that aligns with the main areas of research of the program.