As part of the November 11 National Afforestation Day, Yıldız Technical University planted 7,252 fruit saplings in regions affected by the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes on behalf of students who will begin their undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs in 2026. 

Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) launched a meaningful project for an environmentally conscious and sustainable future as part of the November 11 National Afforestation Day. The university planted 7,252 fruit saplings in areas affected by the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes on behalf of students enrolling in undergraduate and graduate programs in 2026.

Carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the General Directorate of Foundations, and ÇEKUD, the project aims to contribute to increasing green spaces in the earthquake-affected region through the saplings planted. The project, in which one fruit tree sapling is planted on behalf of each student, serves as a meaningful start for new students at the university, fostering a connection with nature and social solidarity.

Online Access to Tree Donation Certificates

Students in whose names saplings were planted as part of the project can access their sapling donation certificates at teyit.yildiz.edu.tr/fidan.

YTÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Eyüp Debik highlighted the university’s endowment legacy and its responsibility to protect nature in his message to new students. Debik included the following remarks in his message:

“Welcome to the university...

‘The life within its roots will green the world to breathe life into humanity.’

As custodians of an ancient endowment legacy, we continue to green the world in the footsteps of our ancestors, who built up every place they went and sowed the seeds of civilization.

One fruit tree sapling has been planted in your name in the earthquake-affected region. We hope that the saplings planted in your name will grow with love as a symbol of our Endowment Civilization.”