İstanbul Kültür University

A promotional concert by IKU Turkish Classical Music Chorus was staged at Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center on Wednesday, 28 December 2022 at 19.00, under the direction of Presidential Turkish Music Voice Artist Chief Recep Alper Çevirel and accompanied by saz artists.  In the concert attended by about three hundred music lovers songs such as "I Don't Complain to Anyone", "Songs Sing About You", "Remember My Love" were performed with choirs and solos.

The Youth Office, which continues its endeavours within the body of Istanbul Kültür University, paid a visit to Zümrütevler Primary School on Tuesday, 27 December as part of its social responsibility project.

The Youth Office, which was established by Lecturer Hülya Aydın in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Istanbul Provincial Directorate, delivered the clothes collected as a part of the project, sponsored by Tommy Life, by the volunteers to the children in need studying at Zümrütevler Primary School.

The Department of Business Administration held a seminar titled "Six Sigma Applications in Corporate Enterprises, Customer Value and Return on Investment" at the Basın Ekspres Campus Conference Hall on Wednesday, December 21. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt ING Bank Technology and Product Manager Mutlu Emir Bilişik, who attended the event as a speaker, informed the students of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences about lean six sigma practices and transformation studies in corporate businesses.

An event titled "Communication Academy with Cem Öğretir" was held in Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center on Sunday, December 18, in cooperation with Kültür Point and Active Campus. In the event, in which a certain number of places were reserved for IKU students, approximately 500 people were present with the participants from students from other universities.  In the event that lasted for 5 hours, by the speaker Cem Öğretir, trainings were held on the topics of Effective Body Language, Effective Communication and Diction.

IKU Fine Arts Application and Research Center (GSUAM) held its second exhibition opening of the season with “Archive Exhibitions: Ali Hâdi Bara” at IKU Art Gallery on Wednesday, December 14. Our Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design Prof. Dr. Mehmet Üstünipek made the opening speech of the exhibition, to which Our Chairperson of the Board of Trustees Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver, our Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız and our Board of Trustees Advisor Ender Rıza Ekici also attended.

The theater play “And then There Were None” starring Ediz Hun, the unforgettable actor of Yeşilçam and featuring master actors, met with art lovers on Thursday, December 15, at 19.00, at Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center. The play from the pen of the world-famous writer Agatha Christie tells the mysterious murders committed after the invitation of ten people with entirely different personalities who do not know each other to a party to be given on a deserted island.

A panel talk was held with Fenerbahçe Göksel Çelik Wheelchair Basketball Team as part of the "December 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities", in cooperation with Kültür Point and UNIFEB Club. Many listeners as well as Fenerbahçe fans attended the panel talk held at Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center on Tuesday, December 6th. A surprise banner was prepared for the athletes by the UNIFEB Club. In the event, where IKU Sports Coordinator İsmail Çakıt was the moderator, the Fenerbahçe athletes answered the questions of the students.

In the 5th appeal period of the Evreka Pre-Incubation Centre Project Competition organized by Kültür College, our faculty members from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences met with the students as part of the “Start Up Stand Up” events. 

In the event;

- Res. Assist. Mustafa Bekmezci from the Department of Entrepreneurship,  on Wednesday, November 30, “Entrepreneurship Resilience and Sustainability”,

- Assist. Prof. Artur Mumcu From the Department of Entrepreneurship, on Thursday, December 1, “Crowdfunding in Entrepreneurship”,

The play "Anne", starring renowned actors Engin Hepileri and Defne Kayalar, was staged for art lovers on Thursday, December 1 at 19.00 at Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center. Written by the Oscar-winning French writer Florian Zeller, the play tells the psychological strain of a mother caused by her individuality being dissolved and the loss of her agency in the modern patriarchal family structure . The play, which was staged with the magnificent performance of the actors under the directorship of Onur Ünsal, was a big success with the audience.

The Department of Business Administration organized a conference titled “Crisis Management and Decision Making in A Crisis”  to contribute to the personal development of students.  The event in which Turkish Airlines Maintenance Operations Manager Dr Bekir Alper Yıldırım was the speaker, was held on Friday, November 25 at 14.00 at the Basın Ekspres Campus Conference Hall.