News from Department

As part of the Healthineering 2 – Sustainability Training event organized by the IEEE Student Branch Club at Istinye University on April 16, 2025, Associate Professor Dr. Çiğdem Gürsoy delivered a training session on the Sustainable Development Goals to students from Istinye University and various other universities.

The Department of Economics held its 2nd alumni meeting as part of the 2025 Spring Workshop. Our graduates and current interns shared their professional experiences with current students and high school participants.

As part of the Department of Economics Alumni Experience Meetings, our graduates Güney Özütutar and Hilal Teke shared their professional experiences with current students.

Department of Economics member Assoc. Prof. Ayfer Ustabaş visited the Politecnico de Guarda Institute as part of the Erasmus program.

Through the efforts of Assoc. Prof. Ayfer Ustabaş from the Department of Economics, and Dr. Eylül Beyza Çiftçi from the Department of International Relations, an Erasmus partnership agreement has been signed specifically for the Department of Economics with the University of Granada (Universidad de Granada).

A feedback meeting was held with the Economics Department students and all academic staff of the department for the Spring 2025 semester.

Economics Department student Sema Nur Yücel’s project titled “Women’s Labor Force Participation and Economic Growth: An Econometric Analysis for Turkey”, conducted under the supervision of our faculty member Dr. İlayda İsabetli Fidan, has been selected for support within the scope of TÜBİTAK 2209-A – Research Projects Support Program for Undergraduate Students.

We wish our student continued success.

The new book Silikon Banker by our Economics Department faculty member, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Caner Özdurak, has been published by Bookarion. The book will be available on shelves starting May 20, and we highly recommend it to anyone interested in economics and finance.

At the seminar attended by Elazığ Deputy Mayor Nazif Bilginoğlu and Provincial Director of Culture Mehmet Karaaslan, Head of the Department of Economics Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Gürsoy and Kadir Has University faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Esra Bayhantopçu delivered a presentation on “Women’s Handicrafts and Our Cultural Heritage.” The seminar, which attracted great interest from women, was held within the scope of the TÜBİTAK 1001 Project.

The 2025 Spring Economics Workshop for high school students was held on April 19–20, 2025, with the participation of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Gürsoy, Dr. Lecturer İlayda İsabetli Fidan, Research Assistant Burak Buyun, and students from the Department of Economics.

A student-led research project by Azra Nur Sönmez, aiming to create an experience-based roadmap for young entrepreneurs, has been awarded funding under the TÜBİTAK 2209-A Program.

Ahmet Hakan KAYHAN, a senior student in the Department of International Relations, participated in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. During the panel discussion on "Forced Displacement and International Responsibility", Hakan had the opportunity to engage in conversation with Michael Spindelegger, Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), where he shared the knowledge and insights he gained from the "Artificial Intelligence and Migration Governance" course offered within his department.

We congratulate our student Ahmet Hakan KAYHAN for representing our university and contributing to such an important international platform.

The MiReKoc-BROAD-ER Wednesday Seminar Series for Spring 2025 continues with Prof.Dr.Ayselin Yıldız’s talk “Cities as Sanctuary for Displaced Populations through Placemaking Practices” on Wednesday, APR 9, at 12:00 (Turkey time), hybrid (zoom & in person).

📅 Time: APR 9, at 12:00 (Turkey time)

🌐 Registration link: https://kocun.zoom.us/meeting/register/j1o4Sp4FRly8iHHCRm__1A#/registration

All students and staff are cordially invited to attend the Training on "Natural Disasters Awareness", which will be organized by the Istinye University Search and Rescue Student Club within the scope of the Istinyelilik Manifesto 1 course.

The training will be delivered by expert trainers from the Volunteer Disaster Response Team Association (GAME).

Event Details:
Date: 14 April 2025
Time: 12:00 – 13:30
Venue: Vadi Campus Conference Hall
Trainers:
Batuhan CANBOLAT
Ufuk KONURALP
Erhan GÜVEN

We look forward to seeing you at this event, where we aim to strengthen our disaster awareness, encourage volunteerism, and foster a spirit of action and preparedness.

The Department of Business Administration and Department Board held its first spring semester meeting on March 17, 2025. Important issues such as evaluating spring semester courses, academic advising processes, student projects, and communication with alumni were discussed during the meeting. In addition, opinions were exchanged on the accreditation process and the department's annual work targets. The decisions to make the education and training process more efficient will be implemented in the coming period.

Dear İstinyeliler,

You are invited to the “AgeSA Future IT Leaders” event, which will be held by Istinye University Department of Industrial Engineering on Friday, March 14, 2025 and Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 13.00 at the Vadi H Campus Conference Hall.

Event: AgeSA Future IT Leaders
Event Organizer: Department of Industrial Engineering
Event Date: Friday, March 14, 2025 and Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Event Time 13.00-16:30
Event Location: Vadi H Campus Conference Hall

March 4th is a day when events are organized worldwide to raise awareness about obesity. In collaboration with the Department of Health Management and the "Cooperation Movement Against Obesity," we held a highly attended event at our university’s H Campus Conference Hall.

Under the theme "The Most Important Problem of Our Time: OBESITY," we hosted three distinguished speakers in the conference session and listened to their insightful presentations.

Dr. Melike Şeyma Deniz from our university’s Department of Nutrition and Dietetics discussed lifestyle and dietary approaches to obesity prevention.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pervin Tunç from the Department of Psychology explained eating disorders and the measures that can be taken against them.
Family Physician Dr. Simay Hiçyılmaz highlighted the role of digital applications in obesity prevention.
In the second part of our event, Prof. Dr. Melih Bulut introduced the "Cooperation Movement Against Obesity" and its initiatives. We then had the privilege of meeting the outstanding middle school, high school, and university students, as well as hospital administrators and healthcare professionals, who were recognized for their innovative projects in the "Obesity Innovative Solutions Project Competition," organized by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeliz Doğan Merih, President of the Innovative Nursing Association.

The opening speeches of our event were delivered by Dr. Gülhan Kalmuk from our department, Prof. Dr. Figen Yıldırım, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, and Prof. Dr. Yasemin Gürsoy Özdemir, Vice Rector of our university.

We hope that this event will continue to be held annually and become a tradition!

We held the spring semester opening meeting with our first-year undergraduate students, led by the Head of the Department of Health Management, Prof. Dr. Hacer ÖZGEN NARCI, and our department research assistant, Mert AYDOĞAN. During the meeting, we reflected on the past fall semester and listened to our students' wishes and expectations for the spring semester. We also discussed our undergraduate program, course plans, university campus, and related processes. We concluded the meeting with a commitment to organizing an event in collaboration with the Health Management Club.

The book "The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Sustainable Development", edited by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Gürsoy, head of the Economics department, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Esra Bayhantopçu, has been published by Istinye University Press.

We congratulate Assoc. Prof. Dr. Caner Özdurak on the publication of his article titled 'Borsa Istanbul as an Inflation Hedge: A Post-COVID-19 Perspective' in the Scopus-indexed International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues.

One of the faculty members of our department, Dr. The article titled "THE EFFECT OF TALENT MANAGEMENT PERCEPTION ON JOB SATISFACTION AND QUITTER INTENT IN GENERATION Z", co-authored by Gülhan Kalmuk and Ayşe Yalçın, one of our students from the thesis master's program, was published in the latest issue of the Journal of Management Sciences.

We hope that the article published in the TR-Index indexed journal will have many readers and citations, and we congratulate our student and teacher!

You can click on the link to access the article: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/comuybd/issue/90149/1434046

The preparation meeting for the "Professional Practices 2" course, which will be held in the spring semester of our department's undergraduate program, was attended by department faculty member Dr. It was held with the participation of Gülhan KALMUK, research assistant Mert AYDOĞAN and students.

Our students, who will carry out professional practices in all departments of hospitals affiliated with MLPCare Health Group for 15 weeks, will thus be prepared for professional business life.

Undergraduate students from Istinye University Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Department of Health Management, participated in the "2nd National Health Management Student Congress" held on Friday and Saturday, December 6-7, 2024. The event was hosted by Demiroğlu Bilim University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Management, in collaboration with Marmara University, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, and the Health Managers and Candidates Platform (SAYVAP) at the Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital Conference Hall.

Our students contributed to the congress with seven oral presentations they had prepared.

We congratulate all our students and Assoc. Dr. Özlem Özaydın, TÜSEB R&D Specialist and guest lecturer in the Health Management Department, for their participation and presentations at the congress!

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TÜBİTAK 3005 ‘Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Sigara Farkındalığını Arttırma Ve Davranış Değişikliği Oluşturma Müdahaleleri: Tütünsüz Fakülte Projesi’ Yeşilay işbirliği ile Dr. Özlem Özaydın hocamızın yürütücülüğünde üniversitemizden Araştırmacılarında desteği ile tamamlanmıştır. Projenin tamamlanmasından dolayı “Proje Deneyim Paylaşımı Çalıştayı” yapılmıştır.

Çalıştaya katılan uzmanlarımızın katkıları ile gelecekte Tütünsüz Üniversite için farklı proje önerileri olmuştur. Çalıştaya katılan tüm katılımcılara katkı ve destekleri için bölümümüz adına teşekkür ederiz.
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The TÜBİTAK 3005 project titled "Interventions to Raise Awareness and Promote Behavioral Change Regarding Smoking Among University Students: Tobacco-Free Faculty Project" has been successfully completed under the leadership of Dr. Özlem Özaydın, in collaboration with Yeşilay (The Green Crescent), and with the support of researchers from our university.

Following the project's completion, a "Project Experience Sharing Workshop" was organized.

Thanks to the valuable contributions of the experts who attended the workshop, various project proposals for a Tobacco-Free University were developed for the future. On behalf of our department, we extend our gratitude to all participants for their contributions and support.






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İstinye Üniversitesi İİSBF & Kaizen Institute Turkey & MLPCare’in ortak olarak düzenlediği “Sürdürülebilirlik ve Yalın Sağlık Sempozyumu” 28 Kasım 2024 Perşembe günü üniversitenin Topkapı Yerleşkesi Konferans Salonu’nda sağlık alanından sektör temsilcileri, akademisyenler ve öğrencilerin yoğun ilgi gösterdiği bir katılımla gerçekleşti.
Açılış konuşmalarını İstinye Üniversitesi İİSBF Sağlık Yönetimi Bölüm Başkanı Prof. Dr. Hacer ÖZGEN NARCI, Kaizen Institute Genel Müdürü Dr. Muhsin GÜNEŞLİK, İstinye Üniversitesi Rektör Yardımcısı Prof. Dr. Peyami Çelikcan, MLPCARE Sağlık Grubu Strateji ve Performans Grup Koordinatörü Sayın Dr. Hikmet Çavuş ve İstanbul İl Sağlık Müdürü Doç. Dr. Abdullah Emre Güner adına Kamu Hastaneleri Başkanlığı’ndan Başkan Yardımcısı Doç. Dr. Tuğba Aydın’ın gerçekleştirdiği sempozyumda, birbirinden değerli devlet ve özel hastanelerin başhekimleri ve idari yöneticileri Kaizen/Yalın felsefenin yapı taşlarını ve sağlık sektörüne yansımalarını uzman görüşleriyle ele aldı.
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The "Sustainability and Lean Healthcare Symposium," jointly organized by Istinye University Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences (FEASS), Kaizen Institute Turkey, and MLPCare, took place on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at the university's Topkapı Campus Conference Hall. The event attracted significant attention from healthcare sector representatives, academics, and students.

The symposium commenced with opening speeches delivered by Prof. Dr. Hacer Özgen Narci, Head of the Health Management Department at Istinye University's FEASS; Dr. Muhsin Güneşlik, General Manager of Kaizen Institute; Prof. Dr. Peyami Çelikcan, Vice Rector of Istinye University; Dr. Hikmet Çavuş, Strategy and Performance Group Coordinator of MLPCARE Health Group; and Assoc. Dr. Tuğba Aydın, Deputy Chair of the Public Hospitals Directorate, representing Assoc. Dr. Abdullah Emre Güner, Istanbul Provincial Health Director.

The event featured distinguished chief physicians and administrative managers from both public and private hospitals, who shared expert insights on the foundational principles of the Kaizen/Lean philosophy and its implications for the healthcare sector.

The TÜBİTAK 3005 project titled "Interventions to Raise Awareness and Promote Behavioral Change Regarding Smoking Among University Students: Tobacco-Free Faculty Project" has been successfully completed under the leadership of Dr. Özlem Özaydın, in collaboration with Yeşilay (The Green Crescent), and with the support of researchers from our university.

Following the project's completion, a "Project Experience Sharing Workshop" was organized.

Thanks to the valuable contributions of the experts who attended the workshop, various project proposals for a Tobacco-Free University were developed for the future. On behalf of our department, we extend our gratitude to all participants for their contributions and support.

We present our congratulations to Prof. Dr. Ayselin YILDIZ, for her co-authorship, alongside Assist.Prof.Dr. D.Arıkan AÇAR, of the following publication:

Yıldız, A., Acar, D.A., “Artificial Intelligence and Migration Governance: Navigating Cooperation and Complexity in European Union-Turkiye Relations“, ODTU Gelisme Dergisi, 51 (2), 191-209.
https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/metusd/issue/89090/1599996