DİLŞAH KEFLİOĞLU

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan laid the foundation of Atatürk Cultural Center for its reconstruction project on 10 February 2019. The centre was opened after the completion of the project in 2.5 years.

The opera sphere in AKM’s entrance was built with 15 thousand unique handmade red ceramic tiles. The design of the building’s façade aimed maximum benefit from daylight, and a green roof system was applied with an environmental-friendly approach. The opera hall, named the grand hall, features a foyer with nearly 4 thousand 500 square meters and seats 2040 people. The pit in the lobby has sufficient size to host a massive orchestra of 118 people.

A MOVING STAGE

The stage mechanics and systems are built with the world’s leading technologies. They comprise a 65-meter stage depth, four main stage elevators, 13 compensator elevators in the side and backstages, and four mobile wagons that will remain above these. Besides, there is a rotating stage wagon in the main hall. All halls of AKM are furnished with top-level equipment in terms of acoustic, sound, lighting and displaying systems.

COMPRISES OF FIVE BLOCKS

AKM’s halls were designed acoustically, and the built orchestra shell offers an excellent sound quality in plays and concerts asa homage to original AKM’s ceramic artist Sadi Diren. The centre and the spiral staircase in the original centre’s foyer were restored to their original design. The centre comprises five blocks founded over a field of 30 thousand square meters, and AKM has an indoor space of 95 thousand square meters. The natural stone coating over the façade and internal venues of AKM draw attention.

A MODERN DESIGN

There are four basements with a total size of 48 thousand and 705 square meters, a stage, backstage rooms, foyer areas, workshop and storage areas, ballet practice lounges, practice rooms for soloists and orchestras, a recording studio, rehearsal rooms, art galleries and exhibition rooms and coffee shops. Furthermore, the rehearsal halls, recording studio, soloist and orchestra practice rooms were designed in a modern way acoustically.

DESCENDED FROM FATHER TO SON

Architect Hayati Tabanlıoğlu conducted the construction of AKM in 1956-1969, and it is one of the original premises of one of Taksim Square’s symbols. After the big fire in 1970, AKM opened again in 1977. The centre used to seat one thousand and three hundred people; however, it was transformed into a complex after the reconstruction by increasing its capacity and functions. Architect of the new AKM is the son of center’s original architect Hayati Tabanlıoğlu’s son, Murat Tabanlıoğlu.

A CULTURE STREET

As part of the AKM project, Culture Street includes an art gallery, movie theatre, restaurant, café, a book café, arts centre for children, a music platform, library, a design shop, and a multifunctional lounge.

Another significant aspect of the AKM project is that the centre gained a 24-hour living area to the neighbourhood with a connection from the Taksim Square to Istanbul Technical University’s Taşkışla Faculty and Atatürk Library. With the new centre, a second square will be formed in congress valley direction, where Atatürk Library and Istanbul Technical University remain.

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HAMİT KARDAŞ

The postgraduate programs designed by the Istanbul Commerce University based on the requirements of the business realm offer career opportunities to international students wishing to come to Türkiye for education. There are postgraduate and PhD programs in the University for those wishing to upgrade their degrees. Expert academicians and special facilities carry out the postgraduate programs. Postgraduate courses are performed in five institutes within the body of COMMERCE.

INSTITUTE OF FINANCE

As Türkiye’s first institute in finance, this institute is structured with an integrated perspective by taking Istanbul’s private and public sector focused finance theory, management and policy, financial economy, and applied finance compatible with Istanbul’s aims to become a global finance centre into consideration. The institute offers four postgraduate and two PhD programs.

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCE AND INTERNET

The first institute focusing on the internet area, the Communication Science and Internet Institute, aims to develop the new theoretical perspectives and research methodology deemed lacking in the area, reveal interdisciplinary research forms, and improve data generation for its implementation in required areas. The institute offers PhD programs and thesis and non-thesis master programs.

FOREIGN TRADE INSTITUTE

With the privilege of being Türkiye’s first Foreign Trade Institute, this institute conducts practices and research on a sectoral basis towards the market and launching academic level postgraduate programs. Thesis and Non-Thesis Master programs are available in the institute. Moreover, PhD programs in two different areas are offered.

SOCIAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE

Social Sciences Institute is carrying out education and research activities with many programs prepared in line with the sector’s requirements. Doyens in the finance and real sector are among the institute’s academic staff.

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

Institute of Science offers postgraduate and PhD programs with eleven different programs. Urban Systems and Transport Management, Conservation and Restoration programs within the structure of this institute are the leading postgraduate programs in this area in Türkiye. The Cyber Security PhD program stands out as well.

For the postgraduate programs of the University: https://international.ticaret.edu.tr

MASTER’S DEGREE IN COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY

Commercial Diplomacy Postgraduate Program is Türkiye’s first and only commercial diplomacy program. The program continues to accept applications. Commercial diplomacy is a vast area where negotiations in multiple aspects are carried out to solve disputes that hamper global trade. Joint solutions are generated, and international cooperation is developed through signing agreements on commerce and investment.

Commercial Diplomacy Department Head Assoc. Prof. Uğur Yasin Asal stated that through the postgraduate program, they aimed to train graduates who has in-depth knowledge of commercial diplomacy terminology, who can build intercultural communication,who attach importance to entrepreneurship and wish to enhance entrepreneurial skills and academic aspect of commerce as commercial diplomacy experts.

MOST PRESTIGIOUS GLOBAL EDUCATION INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR

Istanbul Commerce University was declared as the year’s most prestigious educational institution in the private education institutions category by The ONE Awards, one of the most exceptional standards in its area. For the seventh time, the award ceremony of the ONE Awards was executed with the cooperation of Marketing Türkiye and Akademetre Research and Strategic Planning. In addition to the brands increasing their prestige the most in the year, media, PR, advertising and digital marketing agencies that played a role in this success were awarded. Celebrating its 20th year of establishment, Istanbul Commerce University was awarded as the year’s most prestigious educational institution.

Istanbul Commerce University’s President Prof. Dr. Yücel Oğurlu mentioned that they were proud to receive the award and said, “The momentum gained by our University in the recent period is very pleasing. We will not be satisfied with this and work more to enhance the value of our University’s diplomas.”

THE HIGHEST OCCUPANCY RATE

Istanbul Commerce University achieved a hundred per cent success in this area by launching the online education system in the swiftest during the pandemic. The University remained in the educational institutions to achieve the highest occupancy rate among the foundation universities and filled 95.5% of its capacity this year.

400 ONLINE EVENTS

Istanbul Commerce University is among the most preferred universities for postgraduate degrees. The University carried out its social responsibility projects academic and cultural activities throughout the pandemic and held over 400 online events in the past year.

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MÜGE BİBER

Surrounded by seas on three sides and positioned in the Mediterranean basin, Türkiye is attractive for cruise tourism. The easing of the pandemic measures and Galataport’s opening will boost the number of guests’ visits to Türkiye.

Cruise ships could not board Türkiye during the first five months of the past year due to the Covid-19 measures. The easing of the pandemic measures at the beginning of summer and thanks to the safe tourism policy, 51 cruise ships boarded to 6 cruise ports in Türkiye during June-October. The number of tourists hosted only in October reached eight thousand.

GALATAPORT AND KUŞADASI

This year over 650 ships and 1 million passengers are expected to be hosted in Kuşadası - the province with the highest number of cruise passengers. Already 250 cruises made their bookings to Istanbul. 1.5 million people, including the crews, are expected to board at Istanbul Galataport. Considering the other ports of call, 850-900 ships and more than 2.5 million passengers are projected to travel to Türkiye.

HOMEPORT POTENTIAL

Planning to become one of the home ports of cruise tourism, Türkiye aims to reach its peak with the opening of Galataport Istanbul. Istanbul, Antalya and Izmir are on top of the cities with the highest potential to become a home port. The beginning and ending points of the journey are named ‘home ports’ in the cruise sector.

Compared to the money spent during the excursions of the transit passengers, the shopping and dining expenses of the cruise passengers who start their journey from the home port and end it at this point are four times the money spent by the transit passengers during their day-trips, and eight times the expenses of other tourists arriving at the city by other means. Additionally, such cruise tourists make accommodation and flight expenses.

BEST DESTINATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

The Porthole Cruise Magazine, one of the USA’s most notable cruise travel magazines, announced the ‘Readers’ Selection Awards’ of 2022. The magazine has been organizing this traditional award ceremony for 22 years. The ‘Best Mediterranean Cruise Destination’ award has been granted to Türkiye in the category of best destinations. Türkiye’s favourite card in cruise tourism is the Galataport Istanbul which won the ‘Eastern MediterraneanMedCruiseport showing thegreatest commitment during the pandemic.’ Galataport Istanbul started to host cruise ships as of spring 2021. Thanks to the hatch system, a first of its kind globally,
the terminal with 29 thousand square meters were constructed underground. The port will be a centre of attraction covering all aspects of life from gastronomy to arts and new-generation­shopping to entertainment.

INVESTMENT OF US$ 1.7 BILLION

With investment worth US$ 1.7 billion, Galataport Istanbul remains in an area that covers 1.2km of the coastline by the Bosporus. Galataport Istanbul positioned as a ‘home port’ among the world’s most significant destination projects, can serve three ships and 15 thousand passengers per day. When no ships are berthed at the port, the hatch system separates the customs and security (ISPS) areas and creates a temporary customs area to keep the coastline open to public access.

A PARADISE FOR CRUISES

Türkiye is a hidden paradise for all passenger ships. In Turkish harbours, international passenger ships prefer anchoring in Istanbul in the Marmara coast, Kuşadası, Marmaris, Bodrum and Izmir in the Aegean coast; at Sinop and Trabzon in the Black Sea coast.

FIRST TURKISH PRESIDENT

Figen Ayan, Chief Port Officer of Galataport Istanbul responsible for leading port operations, has been elected as the first Turkish President of MedCruise Association, representing 140 cruise ports in the Mediterranean basin. In addition to Galataport, Kuşadası, Bodrum, Antalya, Alanya and Trabzon cruise ports remain among the member ports in Türkiye. MedCruise Association’s executive board comprises twelve members. MedCruise Association gets its power from the diversity of the members originating from Spain to Greece, France to Romania and Türkiye and the blend of different cultures on the board.

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