In cooperation with IKU Vocational School and Design Factory, an event titled "Einstein's Touch: The Mysterious World of Spacetime" was organized. The event, which was held with intense participation, was attended by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özer, Director of IKU Vocational School, as a speaker. In the event, important topics such as Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, the concept of spacetime and the effects of these theories on today's science and technology were discussed. Prof. Dr. Özer took the participants on an informative and impressive journey by sharing his deep knowledge in the field of theoretical physics.

An event titled "Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Law Symposium" was held with the joint efforts of the Academic Research Club and the Informatics and Technology Law Club, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the Fahamettin Akınguç Auditorium on the 7th floor of the Bahçelievler campus.  At the event attended by Assist Prof Serkan Seyhan from IKU Faculty of Law, Lawyer Onur Alas and Lawyer Serpil Çınar, who participated as speakers, the application points of artificial intelligence in administrations, administrative law, legal studies in the field of IT law and the process awaiting young lawyers in the field of IT law were discussed.

In cooperation with the Design Factory and Orchestra IKU, a "Factory Acoustic" concert was held at the Design Factory in the Ataköy building of Bakırköy campus on Thursday, March 28, 2024. The orchestra under the direction of conductor Timuçin Sezerel gave a strong and emotional performance to the audience.

Within the scope of the 2023-2024 Spring Semester activities of the Department of Architecture, one of our graduates of 2004, Master Architect Berrin Ulutaş met with our students. In the event held on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall in the Ataköy building of Bakırköy campus, Ulutaş explained their journey in their professional life to our students with examples of the projects they have realized in Türkiye, Middle East countries and the USA.

Assist. Prof. Gizem Şimşek Kaya, from the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, was the guest of the "Sunny Conversations with Güneş Batum" program broadcast on the National Channel on March 23, 2024, and the "Voice of Art" program presented by Mert Erdoğan on Radio Esenler on March 28, 2024. Assist. Prof. Şimşek Kaya shared their thoughts about horror cinema and especially the current state of Turkish horror cinema in the "Sunny Conversations" program while on the "Voice of Art" program, they spoke about their book titled "Turkish Horror and Thriller Cinema in 50 Articles: Another Jinn Movie?", which they co-wrote with Alper Kaya. IKÜ faculty member also shared their insights on "Jinn" themed productions in Turkish horror cinema.

An event titled "HR Meetings-I" was held on Monday, April 1, 2024, in cooperation with Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Vocational School Program of Business Management and Program of Civil Aviation Cabin Services. Human Resources Manager Uğur Memiş, who attended the event as a speaker, gave information on the matters to be considered in job interviews.

The "Flight Operations Specialist Training Content Preparation Workshop" organized by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation in Ankara between 27-29 March 2024 was attended by the Program of Flight Operations Management Training Manager Lecturer Murat Nizam as the representative of Istanbul Kültür University. Lecturer Nizam made important contributions to dispatcher education. 

The training book titled "TEC-Aircraft Systems and Engines" prepared by Istanbul Kültür University was examined in detail throughout the workshop and was found successful to be among the dispatcher training materials. This participation once again demonstrated Istanbul Kültür University's commitment to raising education standards in the aviation sector and increasing the knowledge and skills accumulation among sector professionals. 

Director Hasan Ete was the first guest of the "Türkiye Cinema Talks" event series organized by the Department of Communication and Design in the 2023-2024 Spring Semester. The event, which was held on Wednesday, March 27 in the 1st floor multi-purpose seminar hall in the Ataköy building of Bakırköy campus, started with the screening of Ete's documentary "Good Death" in Rotterdam-Netherlands. Making statements about film production and short documentary production management abroad, Ete also answered the questions of our students.

Selin Horoz, one of our students from the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, took part in the technical team of NOW TV's "ELECTION 2024" special broadcast for local elections on March 31, 2024.

We are proud of our student and wish her continued success.

Within the scope of the "ARC0802 Workshop II" course opened under the directorship of Assoc. Prof. Gamze Alptekin in the Department of Architecture in English Program, Architect Mert Cem Şengil and Architect Nida Sabaz from Kaleseramik company were guests of our university. Our guests, who gave a seminar titled "Facade Systems by Kaleseramik" at the event held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, explained the general features of porcelain tile and kalesinterflex products, the application techniques on the facade, and the application examples of the materials.

Head of İKÜ Vocational School Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özer, Deputy Head Lecturer Gözde Kuzu Uluçay, Head of Program of Medical Documentation and Secretariat Lecturer Emin Aksan and the students of the Program of Medical Documentation and Secretarial organized a technical trip to Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital on Monday, April 1, 2024. We would like to thank Hospital Director and Chief Physician Dr. Sevim Şuekinci and her team for their support and nice hospitality to our university.

"Sexual Health Literacy and Stigma in Young Women" by Beyza Şahin, conducted with our Head of Department of Nursing, Assist. Prof. Mukaddes Tural Miral and Pınar Savukduran's "Investigation between Perceived Stress and Sleep Quality of the Faculty of Health Sciences", observed with Assist. Prof. Kübra İncirkuş, one of the academicians in our  Department of Nursing she was entitled to receive support within the scope of the "2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Program" 2023/2 period, carried out by TÜBİTAK Scientist Support Programs Directorate (BİDEB). We congratulate our professors and their success and see the continuation of their success.

In cooperation with the Vocational School and the Civil Aviation Club, the "Aviation Peak 4" event will be organized to support the career planning processes of our students. The event where important names in the aviation industry will be speakers, will be held on Monday, April 15, at 11:00 at the Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus.

An aid campaign will be organized by the Law Club to support the students of Dr. Gani Bahadırlı Primary School in Hatay, which is among the provinces affected by the earthquake. Within the scope of solidarity to be held on the occasion of "April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day", donations will be collected at stands that will be opened between 16-19 April in Bahçelievler campus and Bakırköy campus Ataköy building.

An educational meeting will be held by the International Relations Unit for IKU students entitled to Erasmus+ Education Mobility in the 2024-25 Academic Year, on Wednesday, April 17, at 10.00, at the Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus.

IKU Young Office will organize "Project Cycle Management Training" to support the personal development of the participants. The training, which will be given by Financial Analyst & Doğuş Otomotiv Board Member Özlem Denizmen, will be held on Wednesday, April 17 at 13.00 at the Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus.

A conference titled "8th Judicial Reform Package" will be held with the joint efforts of Information and Technology Law Club and the Academic Research Club. The event, in which Dean of IKU Faculty of Law Prof.  Dr.  Dr.  H.c. mult. Bahri Öztürk and from the Faculty of Law, Assoc.  Dr.  Cemil Simil, Assist Prof Özge Sırma Gezer, Assist Prof Yasemin Filiz Saygılar and Assist Prof Serkan Seyhan are to be the speakers, will be held on Wednesday, April 17 at 14.00 at the Bahçelievler campus.

In cooperation with the Vocational School and the Civil Aviation Club, a talk titled "Sectoral Conversations-1: Ground Services" will be organized to support the career planning processes of our students. The event, where Çelebi Air Service General Manager Osman Yılmaz will be the speaker, will be held on Wednesday, April 17 at 15.00 in the lecture hall number 1A-01 in the Bakırköy campus İncirli building.

The Flight Operations Management Program will organize a trip to the "Atatürk Airport Approach Tower" on Thursday, April 18, in order to enable students to observe the tower employees on site.

The Department of Library and Documentation will organize a seminar titled "Literature Review Techniques and Practical Research Tips" to inform the participants about the ways to access reliable academic resources and the methods and tools that will facilitate literature review. The event, where EBSCO Training Manager Uğurcan Özkan will be the speaker, will be held on Wednesday, April 18, at 14.00 on the 1st floor multipurpose hall of Bakırköy campus Ataköy building.

The theater play "Extra Role", which was staged as a single performance of the famous actress Merve Polat, will meet with the audience at the Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center in the Ataköy building of Bakırköy campus on Thursday, April 18 at 19.00. “Extra Role” tells the story of facing a woman's profession, her closest friends and her family. The play "Extra Role" was awarded the "Single Person Production" award at the 2023 Inter-Pole Theater Awards.

The Department of Foreign Languages will organize an event titled "Poster Presentation" on Friday, April 19 at 14.00 in the classroom number 505 of Bahçelievler campus in order to provide students with presentation skills.