Issue 302 of Kültür Agenda

KÜLTÜR AGENDA
10/03/2023 Issue: 302

NEWS FROM KÜLTÜR

"Earthquake Zone Through the Eyes of Women"

The panel talk titled "Earthquake Zone Through the Eyes of Women" organized by Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) as part of March 8 International Women's Day celebrations, was held on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center. The opening speeches of the event were made by our Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe and Turkish Young Businessmen Association (TÜGİAD) Chairperson Nilüfer Çevikel.

In the panel talk moderated by TRT World Reporter Kübra Akkoç, individual experiences and first-hand impressions in the earthquake-effected area were shared by Demirören News Agency (DHA) Correspondent Gül Kaba, AKUT Disciplinary Board Member Gizem Erdoğan, Professional Mountaineer Hatice Erener from Istanbul Provincial Youth Sports Club, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Community Mental Health Project Psychiatry Specialist Ebru Kaymaz and IMM Greater Istanbul Bus Terminal Human Resources and Administrative Affairs Chief Nalan Turan Ateşoğlu.

"HEALING TOGETHER"

Making the opening speech of the panel talk, our Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe remarked, “The whole country hopes that we will heal together. Unfortunately, the biggest obstacle in our long-term healing journey is our prejudices. The esteemed speakers of the panel talk , who have, with their presences, professional careers, outlooks, and devotion in the field, showcased that solidarity, getting back up on our feet again, and working ought to go beyond the confines of gender roles, are the most important proof of this today. Our guests' experiences, courage, diverse perspectives, observations and insights on the topic will be greatly beneficial to our faculty members and will provide a good role model for our students. I hope that on March 8, International Working Women's Day next year, together we will initiate grander projects and give the women living in the 11 effected provinces the chance to voice their stories right here to be heard so that we can all witness their successes.”.

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO AID THE EARTHQUAKE-EFFECTED REGION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE "

Nilüfer Çevikel, the Chairperson of the Young Businessmen Association of Turkey (TÜGİAD), said, “The 11 earthquake-effected provinces are very strategic regions in terms of both business and geopolitics. Many products are manufactured in the 11 provinces. The supply chain hindered by the earthquake will directly affect our exports. That exports are affected will in turn affect employment. It was a terrible sight to behold when we visited the area, I haven't been able to sleep comfortably since coming back. It was as if the apocalypse occurred. For the survivors, life has to go on somehow. People in the region had to migrate, they need psychological support. It is an incredibly difficult situation, your home, your workplace falling into pieces. We will continue to aid the earthquake-effected region as much as possible. During the healing process, we need to be brave and go to the region to volunteer. I sincerely hope such a disaster does not happen again. But we must take precautions with the possibility that it might happen.”.

"WOMEN HELD THEIR HEADS HIGH DESPITE THEIR SUFFERING"

DHA Correspondent Gül Kaba said, "I saw the women holding their heads high in the field, no matter how hard their suffering was. The women were attending the tents and the greenhouses as if they were their homes. Despite their pain and trauma, I saw many women trying to make a home out of the tents. The women were supporting their traumatized children and spouses and were trying to move on with their lives somehow. I saw the women giving up on themselves and choosing to live for their children. They keep on going so that their children weren’t left hungry and cold. It made me very happy to see the women keeping their heads high, being brave and taking initiatives even while suffering tremendously. It made me proud. I sincerely hope we will not experience such a disaster again. Because the aftermath is heart-breaking. I hope we will recover and be even stronger.".

“ACCESS TO THE TOILET AND BATHROOM IS A CRUCIAL PROBLEM"

Kaba, who stated that they stayed in the car while they were in the earthquake zone, said, "It was most difficult for me not to have easy access to the toilet and bathroom. It was what wore me down the most psychologically. A hotel in Reyhanlı had allocated a room for the press members to take a bath. But, because the aftershocks continue, after you go there, you enter into the psychology of ‘not to be in a closed area’. I took a shower twice in eleven days. We would go into the hotel, take a shower and leave immediately. I don't want to complain too much about this because the problem of people there is still continuing. The earthquake zone is even more difficult for women. It was a good experience from a professional point of view, but I was challenged as a human being. I'm not that professional, I tried to act as coolly as possible. But especially after my return, the mourning in the region fell on me. When I was in the earthquake zone, I would report the news and leave. With the idea that the more people I reach, the more help will come, we went to a lot of villages as a team and tried to be the voice of everyone. The pain, fear, shock in people's eyes affected me a lot. I had a hard time from a humanistic point of view, and I am still struggling.”

"YOU HAVE NO CONCEPT OF TIME"

Gizem Erdoğan, from the AKUT team, stated that AKUT's emergency action program was activated half an hour after the earthquake. She also used these expressions, “Our friends had started working from the office. Instant information flow was being provided from the region and action was being taken according to this information. These endeavours, such as how many teams would be sent, who would be sent, logistics materials, how they would be sent to the region, had been started. At the same time, a hotline was set up. I was called half an hour after the earthquake happened and we went to our logistics warehouse. We went to the military airport as a team. From there we landed in Incirlik with military cargo planes. Distribution took place from the region by being directed from here. I went to Iskenderun first. The first wreck I worked on was the wreck of the government hospital. I stayed in the area for 9 days. Our returns took place step-by-step. You continue to work with 2-3 hours of sleep a day. You lose the concept of the day. When you reach a living being, you go to another wreck. I was also on the listening team. I was listening to the incoming notices by picking the sounds."

“MY FEMALE FRIENDS WHO WORKED IN THE WRECKAGE WERE EXTREMELY STRONG”

Professional mountaineer Hatice Erener from Istanbul Provincial Youth Sports Club said, "3 months ago, I went for mountain activities to the place that is currently an earthquake zone. I had a 3-day program. It was extremely painful to go to the region where I went for sightseeing purposes, and then because of such a disaster. I've lost so many friends. I was a field officer when I entered the wreckage. Everything I ate and drank for 2 days had been sent by volunteers. I observed that my female friends who were assigned with me in the wreckage were much stronger, much more resilient and courageous than my male friends. I am proud of all my fellows. I was working in a 7-storey wreckage, there was very intense damage. The heart wants to help everyone, but there is a certain system. It is difficult to try to help, to labor in such a psychology, I was proud of myself."

“ALL HUMANITY REMAINED UNDER THE RUBBLE UNTIL THE LAST EARTHQUAKE VICTIM WAS RESCUED”

IBB Great Istanbul Bus Station Human Resources and Administrative Affairs Chief Nalan Turan Ateşoğlu also said, "As women working at the bus station, we have seen a war before, we welcomed people fleeing the war at the bus station. Then, unfortunately, we encountered this catastrophic earthquake situation. I want to talk a little bit as a woman and a mother about what we should do in the next process. All humanity remained under the rubble until the last earthquake victim was rescued. Unplanned urbanization, misfit of architecture, cutting of columns, missing materials, aside from all of these, in our opinion, the main factor is the lack of some contributions to the human feelings and morals of the people who made those constructions. While listening to the women in the earthquake at the bus station, we cried in a corner, they cried in the other. As women, we must first instill appropriate values in our children.".

“Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Organization Authorization Certificate” Was Given to IKU Vocational School

Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Vocational School was given the "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Organization Authorization Certificate" by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation. IKU Vocational School, which meets the requirements of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Instruction (SHT-IHA) of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation, has been authorized to provide IHA0 and IHA1 commercial pilot training.

Visit Paid by İKÜMED to IKU Rectorate and General Secretariat

A visit was paid by İKÜMED Board of Directors, to Our Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe and our Secretary General Ender Rıza Ekici in their respective offices on Thursday, March 9th.

Lecturer Dr. Ömür Kınay Alkan attended the "Earthquake Special with Mesut Yar" program on NTV as a Guest

Lecturer Dr. Ömür Kınay Alkan from the Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Vocational School (MYO) Graphic Design Program & IKÜMED Board Member attended the "Earthquake Special with Mesut Yar" program broadcasted on NTV on Sunday, February 26 as a guest to express her insights.

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Assoc. Prof. Esra Saatçı Has Been Elected as a Member of the Biomedical Image and Signal Analytics (BISA) Technical Field Committee

Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Assoc. Prof. Esra Saatçı was elected as a member of the European Signal Processing Association (EURASIP), Biomedical Image and Signal Analytics (BISA) technical field committee between 2023-2025.

2022-2023 Academic Year Graduate Mentoring Program

Within the scope of the “Alumni Mentoring” project carried out by Kültür Point, a training was given to our graduates and students who volunteered as mentors in the 2022-2023 Academic Year by Alumni Relations Development Assistant Specialist Kadir Akhan. The content, flow and expectations of the program were conveyed to 40 mentors and mentees who came together at the training and meeting held on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 20.00. The meeting, which focused on the details of the mentoring processes, ended after the questions were answered.

Lecturer Dr. Ömür Kınay Alkan Was the Guest of Avcılar Mayor Lawyer Turan Hançerli

One of the academicians of Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Vocational School (MYO) Program of Graphic Design & IKÜMED Board Member Lecturer. Dr. Ömür Kınay Alkan attended the screening of the documentary film “Deep Howl” on Wednesday, March 1st. Lecturer Dr. Kınay gave a speech on the importance of the documentary film shot to contribute to the earthquake reality and social awareness, and the processes experienced before the screening, which was attended by Avcılar Mayor Lawyer Turan Hançerli and City Council President Turgay Halisçelik.

Sporting Work Company Cooperation Visit

Kültür Point Alumni Relations Development Assistant Specialist Kadir Akhan met with Tacettin Tatlıağız, General Coordinator of Sporting Work company, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in order to create new career opportunities for our graduates and students.

During the visit, many issues such as job and internship opportunities, joint events and sponsorships for our graduates and students and future cooperation plans were discussed. At the meeting, an agreement was reached to direct two students or graduates to the company to be employed in the field of social media content production.

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Conference on "Debates on the National Anthem"

The Department of Turkish Language and Literature will organize a conference to explain the debates on the Turkish National Anthem that reveal the importance of our National Anthem, written by Mehmet Âkif Ersoy, in terms of Turkish language and cultural history. The event, where one of our academicians from the Department of Turkish Language and Literature, lecturer İsa Kocakaplan will be the speaker, will be held on Tuesday, March 14 at 14.00 at Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall.

Conference on "School of Athens"

A conference will be held by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, in which "The School of Athens", the work of Raphael, who was one of the greatest geniuses of the Renaissance, will be discussed. The event, in which retired lecturer Mehmet Süha Sarıoğlu will be the speaker, will be held on Friday, March 17, between 14.00-17.00 at the Erdal İnönü Seminar Hall in our Ataköy campus.

"Diction and Etiquette Training"

Kültür Point will organize "Diction and Etiquette Training" in order to teach the rules of etiquette and courtesy that they can apply in all areas of life by enabling the participants to speak Turkish effectively. The training, which will be given by Özcan Tekdemir, will be held on Friday, March 17, 2023, between 15.00-18.00 on the CATS platform.

Commemoration Day of Prof. Dr. Atilla Özalpan

The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MOBIGEN) Founding Head of Department, our valuable teacher Prof. Dr. Atilla Özalpan will be commemorated with an event to be held on the 11th anniversary of his death. The event, in which Prof. Dr. Cengiz Çakmak from Marmara University will give a lecture on "Earthquake and Philosophy" as a speaker, will be held on Friday, March 17 at 15.00 in our Ataköy campus at Prof. Dr. Atilla Özalpan Seminar Hall.

"Before and After the Earthquake"

IKU IEEE Student Club will organize a talk titled "Before and After the Earthquake" in order to emphasize the importance of raising awareness on this issue and the ways to get out of earthquake disasters in our country with the least damage. The event, where one of our Program of Graphic Design academicians, Lecturer. Dr. Ömür Kınay Alkan will be the speaker, will be held online on Friday, March 17 at 19.00.

AKPAZ Weekly Menu

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This Journal was prepared by the General Secretariat with the contribution of the Directorate of Information System and Technologies.