Students of Istanbul Kültür University (IKU), under the umbrella of the IEEE IKU Student Club, achieved remarkable success at TEKNOFEST 2025, one of Türkiye’s most prestigious technology and innovation platforms.
Competing against thousands of teams, ten IKU teams advanced to the finals, showcasing their creativity and engineering skills. Our students proudly represented our university by demonstrating their technical expertise, innovative approaches, and team spirit through the projects they developed over months of intensive preparation.
Finalist Teams
- IEEE IKU ASTRA
- IEEE IKU MOMENTUM
- IEEE IKU BioTopia
- IEEE IKU BioNext
- IEEE IKU SahiZeka
- IEEE IKU Siyah Giyen Adamlar
- IEEE IKU ABİS
- IEEE IKU Kırmızı Kanatlar
- IEEE IKU HotelMind
- IEEE IKU LinguaTECH
Prize-Winning Teams
- IEEE IKU SahiZeka (2nd Place in Türkiye)
- IEEE IKU Siyah Giyen Adamlar (3rd Place in Türkiye)
- IEEE IKU ABİS (3rd Place in the Underwater Systems Competition & 4th Place in Türkiye)
- IEEE IKU HotelMind (3rd Place in Türkiye)
This extraordinary achievement was made possible by the dedicated efforts of our students, the guidance of our faculty advisors, and the strong support provided by our university. The results achieved by our young engineers are the greatest indication that they have the potential to shape not only today’s but also tomorrow’s technology.
Team Members & Advisors
IEEE IKU SahiZeka (2nd Place)
Team Members: Hacı Mahmut Demirkutlu, Atalay Anıl Altunoğlu, Mehmet Emin Toraman, Rumeysa Danacı, Safiye Kapukaya
Advisor: Res. Assist. Büşra Kocaçınar Öz
IEEE IKU Siyah Giyen Adamlar (3rd Place)
Team Members: Ümit Emen, Batın Kazankaya, Cem Girgin, Ahmet Hakan Yıldız
Advisor: Res. Assist. Mert Hayar
IEEE IKU ABİS (3rd Place & 4th Place Türkiye)
Team Members: Beyza Aydın, Ali Aral, Emre Kurtuluş, Zarife Şahbaz, İkram Uygur, Cihan Gören, İrem Aydın, Mustafa Kerem İskefiyeli, Yusuf Hakan Kılıç, Barış Can Kara
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Atilla Özmen
IEEE IKU HotelMind (3rd Place)
Team Members: Cem Girgin, Berk Çiloğlu, Mustafa Yavuz Okumuş
We congratulate our students and their advisors on this remarkable achievement and have full confidence that they will continue to pursue future projects with the same determination and excellence.
