Akıngüç Award organized by Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) and the Scientific and Artistic Activities Support Program (BİLSAP) Incentive Awards were presented to the winners. In Akıngüç Award Ceremony organized under the title of “The Role of Positive Discrimination in Preventing Violence Against Women”, Ayşen Köse, one of our faculty members, won the first prize at the ceremony; and within the scope of the BİLSAP award ceremony, 100 academicians who contributed to science, education, society and art with their works were awarded. In the ceremony held at Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center on Wednesday December 18, the Head of  Board of Trustees Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver was the head of ceremony; and our rector Prof. Dr. Erhan Güzel, Deputy Rector Prof. Dr. Nihal Sarıer and Deans, academic-administrative staff and students attended.

Business and Solution partnership agreement was signed between Istanbul Kültür University and Beylikdüzü Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association to develop industry-university cooperation. In the protocol signed on Wednesday December 13, our Rector Prof. Dr. Erhan Güzel, Head of IGESIB Instructor Selen Çeliköz, Head of BEYSIAD association Adnan Şahin, Faculty Board member Yeşim Bahar, and High Advisory Board members Fehmi Denizli, Mehmet Sandal and Memduh Uz attanded.

Istanbul Kultur University (IKU) sports teams got successful results in “Turkey University Sports Competition" that is in Turkey University Sports Federation (TÜSF) 2019-2020 Academic Year Interuniversity Sports Activities Program.

Within the scope of Men’s Intercollegiate Basketball Istanbul Provincial First Place Competitions;

-Our Men's basketball team, which was in the group B reached the Play-Off as the winner of the group.

-Our Women’s Basketball Team, which was in the group C completed the group stage in the third place.

-Our Women’s Volleyball Team, which was in the group B reached the Play-Off as the winner of the group.

-Our Men’s Volleyball Team, which was in the group B  reached the Play-Off as the winner of the group.

-Our Football Team, which was in the group B completed the group stage in the second place and reached the Play-Off.

Çatalca Nazım Özbay Culture Center organized a “Çatalca Sign Language Concert” at Çatalca Nazım Özbay Culture Center on December 15, Sunday in collaboration with the İstanbul Culture University Student Life, Career and Alumni Advisory Unit (Cultural Point) and Çatalca City Council Women's Assembly.

The choir, composed of IKU students, carried the songs of many artists from Candan Erçetin to Erol Evgin and Cem Adrian to Athena on the stage with “sign language” under the leadership of Gökben Keleş, Sign Language Instructor and Translator. Gokben Keles, who stated that IKU Sign Language Choir always supports the hearing impaired citizens and does not interrupt the communication with them, says that “It is very happy to receive the support of the City Council Women's Assembly on this road towards our goals. With the companionship of our women, we see that the goals are achieved more quickly, effectively and easily. Showing the power of women and making all our women aware of this is the most beautiful point of our social project in the future. ”

The Public Relations and Publicity Program held an interview titled “Artificial Intelligence, Augmented and Virtual Reality” on Tuesday, December 17th. IKU Information Systems and Technologies Department (BST) Software Development and Innovation Manager Ahmet Gökhan Uluçay was the speaker and the event was held in our Incirli Campus. With his presentation, Uluçay explained to our students the new generation technologies, the latest trends in the digitalizing world and the complex dynamics of artificial intelligence. Uluçay, who provides information about the future world design with the efficiency and interaction provided by gaming applications such as Artificial intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) and using AI, AR and VR technologies together, gave our students a gaming experience by having VR glasses.

“Turkcell YOUNGTALENT Program” was held at Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center on Tuesday, December 17 at 14.00 in cooperation with the Kültür Point, Career Club and CRM Department of Corporate Communication Department.

The Turkcell team explained the Turkcell YOUNGTALENT  Program, which they started as a recruitment program for young people to take their first steps together, to Istanbul Kültür University students

Uygur Yiğit, who has the opportunity to work at Turkcell with the YOUNGTALENT program shared his experiences in his Turkcell journey with our students.

In the second part of the event, under the title of “Turkcell's Strategies in the New World”, information on how technology is used in the new world, digital transformation and applications are shared.

Turkcell YOUNGTALENT Program ended with Kahoot question contest and Turkcell Emocan gift.

Within the scope of ITB Contemporary Art Interviews, Department of Communication Design hosted Graffiti Artist Furkan ‘Nuka’ Birgün at our university. Birgün who describes the historical process in Turkey and the world of graffiti with visual at the event held on Thursday, December 12, also talked about the processes of book, print and storytelling with his new book “Tatavla Hikâyeleri“.

Students of the Computer Programming Program attended the conference titled “New Generation Backup and Disaster Solutions’’ supported by ITSERV and VEEAM on Monday, December 16 at Elite World Europe Hotel Istanbul.

In the event; ITSERV and VEEAM general managers and executives presented up-to-date information in the software industry, in the world and in our country on the topics of ‘’Next Generation Backup and Disaster Solutions’’, ‘’What’s One Step Ahead’’, ‘’Inter-Cloud Journey’’. At the event organized by ITSERV and VEEAM for the first time in our country, the questions of our students were answered by the administrators and software developers of the institutions.

Istanbul Kultur University Alumni and Members Association (IKUMED) organized traditional “IKUMED New Year Alumni Dinner” on Wednesday, December 18. At the dinner held in Beyoğlu Litera Restaurant, IKU Dean of the Faculty of Architecture. Prof  Dr. Neslihan Dostoğlu, Manager of Vocational School of Justice Prof. Dr. Durmuş Tezcan, Head of Corporate Communications Department, Deha Sevgen attended as well as our alumnis members and students. The dinner, where new friendships were established, and solidarity and mutualisation were discussed ended after the live music performance.

Istanbul Kültür University hosted the “Ordinary General Assembly Bakırköy which was held with the participation of representatives of non-governmental organizations, foundations, professional chambers, universities and political parties of Bakırköy City Council.  In the General Assembly held in Ataköy Campus on Tuesday December 17, Ergin Gülen, Head of Bakırköy City Council and Halim Kızılırmak, Secretary General of the Council thanked İKÜ for the support they provided to the council by hosting the meetings two days a week; and for appointing Ömür Kınay (Assembly of Disabled People) and Assist. Prof.  Nagihan Çakar Bikiç (Assembly of Women) from the Department of Communication Design. A meeting was also held with Director Ahmet Bikic about the project to cooperate in line with the decisions taken in the council.

Construction Club  organized the traditional “My Helmet” event on Wednesday, December 18. At the event that held to introduce and popularize the profession to the students who are new to the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture,  member of biŞantiye Interior Architect & Chief of Trim Works Cansu Aksoy and Construction Technician Muhammed Ali Ata were the guests of our university. Our guests who give information about the formation of biŞantiye known as  “Construction site that everyone can enter” provided students with work life, job site difficulties and internship experiences . In order to make the event interactive,  experts asked questions to the students about the construction site; and those who gave the right answer were presented with pencils made of gross concrete called at “Baratüs ”. At the end of the event, a helmet ceremony was held.

On Thursday December 12, 2019, the Department of Architecture held an event titled “Architecture conversations 66: current studies on Natural Building Materials”. And Akman's” field of study of Building Biology and Ecology and its development in Turkey“, Ekin Güven's” example of ‘plain building workshops’ as a collective formation in the countryside “and Ömer Saatcıoğlu's” example of hay and Turkey as a natural building material " were held after the event where contemporary examples from Turkey were presented on natural building materials. The exhibition can be visited in the foyer area of the ground floor of the Ataköy campus between 12-20 December.

Yavuz Kankavi, one of the lecturers of the Department of International Trade, hosted Nukhet Işıkoğlu, Assistant General Manager of Railway Transporters Association and one of the lecturers of Beykoz University. Işıkoğlu, who informed the students about “Railway Transportation”, answered the questions from the students within the course which was held between 13.00-16.00, in Basın Ekspres Campus.

The Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design held “2018-2019 Academic Year The Most Successful Project Awards and Exhibition”  on Tuesday, December 17. In the fall semester of each new academic year, the students who have been awarded as a result of the competition in which the projects of the previous spring semester are evaluated are as follows;

+1 Down and Autism Awareness Club Awareness Seminars within the scope of Awareness seminars organized a ceramic plate painting workshop  called Bizim Dünyamız(Our World) directed by Instructor Alev Oskay  with the participation of Özhan Pak from the Ceramics Workshop. In the workshop held on Tuesday, December 17th, after Oskay talked about his experiences, the subject and technique of the application, the students designed and painted a plate together.

The plate of Saadet Special Education Vocational School students will be presented to the audience with an exhibition in the spring term in Ataköy campus with the results of other seminars after the completion of firing works.

The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering organized a technical visit to Omega Pano Company on Tuesday, December 17th, in order to enable students to recognize the products and test equipment of electrical networks. In the presentation made by Socomec, one of the solution partners of the company within the scope of the trip to the factory in Beylikdüzü, information about the solutions they produce for the continuity, control and security of low-voltage electrical networks were given. The trip, in which the students were familiar with electrical panels and products in many respects, was particularly informative for the students who wanted to advance in Electrical Engineering.

The Department of International Trade continues to organize the “Professions of the Future Seminar Series” in order to introduce business opportunities to students in different fields by hosting the leading names of the sector in our university. Boğaziçi University Data Specialist Dr. Kaan Öztürk informed our students about “Data Science” at Basın Ekspres Campus, December 12, between 11.00-12.00.

The Nutrition and Dietetics Department organized a “Career Journey in Nutrition and Dietetics-2 ”event on Tuesday, December 10. This year, the second event held dieticians with experience in different areas, shared their experiences in working life with our students.

Kültür Point (Student Life, Career and Alumni Advisory Unit) will serve soup between 18.00-20.00 in our campuses for our students who work late until late hours during the final period between 23-30 December.

The “TensorFlow 2.0 Workshop” will be organised in cooperation with the Deep Learning Club and , the Maths-Computer Club to discuss developments related to “TensorFlow 2.0”. At the workshop, Al Labs Co-Founder Yusuf Sarıgöz will be the speaker and the workshop is going to be held in Ataköy Campus, class ZD-1, on 22 December Sunday between 15.00-20.00.

IKU Faculty of Arts and Sciences continues to organize “Coffee Excuse Meetings” in order to share studies and researches that are important in terms of research and analysis in the field of Basic Science and Social Sciences. This meeting’s, in which Deputy Head of the Department of Psychology, Assist. Prof. Derya Deniz will be the speaker, concept is “Forensic Sciences and Crime Scene Investigation”. The meeting will be held in Erdal İnönü Seminar Hall on December 25, Wednesday between 15.00-17.00.

İstanbul Kültür University (IKU) will host the activity of the Ev Okulu Association with which we cooperate. Organised by Corporate Communication Department of Educational Institutions Relations (EKİK), “Ev Okulu Association Parent Seminar and Model Plane Workshop” will be held in Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall on December 21-22, between 09.00-18.00.

For many years, I worked as a primary school inspector and head of the İstanbul Inspection Board at the Ministry of National Education.As a visiting researcher in Ohio, USA (Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence), I conducted an international comparative research on the causes and prevention of violence in schools. I completed the PhD program of Forensic Sciences at Istanbul University Institute of Forensic Medicine.I am still working as the Head of Istanbul Kültür University CEHAMER-Section for Research and Prevention of Violence in Schools. I carry out projects to prevent violence in schools and increase academic success.