Students from Yıldız Technical University achieved significant success at the 2026 Turkey STEM Competition, organized in collaboration with Elsevier and the İzmir Institute of Technology (İYTE). In the competition, Asilkan Özdemir, a student in the Department of Surveying Engineering, answered all questions the fastest and won the grand prize as the national champion.
Being a Star means sharing a common past and looking toward the future together with hope.
To continue building our shared story together, we’re reuniting at the YTU Community Club’s World Star Day.
On Thursday, November 19, 2026, at 7:11 p.m., we will gather at the Davutpaşa Congress Center with our alumni, students, and faculty.
The Yıldız Robot League Yıldız Off-Season, hosted by Yıldız Technical University, concluded with the final matches and an awards ceremony. In the competition, where high school students competed with robots they developed, the champion alliance—comprising three teams—was crowned, and team awards in 15 categories were also presented.
For the third season of “Yıldız Kaşifleri,” Turkey’s most comprehensive student support program, 211 teams—comprising 1,073 students from 45 universities—applied. With the number of teams increasing by 26.3 percent and the number of students by 29.3 percent compared to the previous season, Yıldız Kaşifleri has expanded its reach from Bosnia and Herzegovina to China.
The “Meet & Connect” event organized by TUSAŞ Motor Sanayii A.Ş. (TEI) will bring students together with TEI’s technical team and industry professionals. The event, to be held at the WOW Hotel in Istanbul, will cover the company’s areas of operation, industry experience, and career opportunities.
The Meet & Connect event organized by TUSAŞ Motor Sanayii A.Ş. (TEI) will enable students to gain firsthand insight into developments in the aviation and defense industries and to meet with industry professionals.
We’re joining our alumnus, architect, and artist Semih İrteş—recipient of the UNESCO “Living Human Treasure” Award—for a session in our “Conversations in Honor of the Masters” series.
As part of the “Culture and Art Under the Stars” series, we will hear the Master’s artistic journey and the story of a life dedicated to illumination and calligraphy during this discussion moderated by Lecturer Uğur Taşatan.
Yıldız Technical University, ranked 45th globally in sustainability, will participate in COP31, to be held in Antalya, with 26 projects. The university’s work in the areas of combating climate change and sustainability will be showcased through panels, booth presentations, and digital screen displays—3 in the Blue Zone and 23 in the Green Zone.
The Symposium on Next-Generation Technologies will be held in the Conference Hall of the Faculty of Chemistry and Metallurgy under the coordination of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mert Bal, a faculty member at Yıldız Technical University.
The Turkish Folk Music Concert, organized by the Department of Music at Yıldız Technical University, will take place on Tuesday, October 27, on the stage of the Historic Hamam Cultural Center. Featuring Assistant Professor Dr. Emrah Uçar and İbrahim Harbelioğlu, the concert will introduce the audience to Turkish folk music.
At the Leadership Session to be held as part of “My First Helmet ’26,” Galatasaray Sports Club President Dursun Aydın Özbek will share his leadership experiences and career journey with participants.
