career

Our guest in February was İsmet Atalar, retired vice president of ASELSAN Technology and Strategy. He started his talk telling our students about the fields of defence industry they can work in. He stated that the particular needs of the armed forces should be determined at the first step. He added that many institutions contribute to the cycle of process including the planning of solution, development of the product, manufacturing the prototype, testing and evaluation, mass production, taking into operation and the utilization.

The first career pioneer of December was Mr. Nevzat Sayın, an architect and an author. He started his talk stating that he based his conversation on “Beginnings,” which he underlined as one of the most difficult subjects for architecture students. Sayın said that the magic of architecture lies in the beginnings, in being prepared.

Our guest in April was Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selin Sayek Böke, who is an Economist, a Lecturer, and a Member of Parliament. Mrs. Sayek Böke began her visit with an interview on Radio TEDU and then carried on with her presentation. She stated that she is currently serving as the Member of the Parliament for İzmir and that, before her active political life, she had carried out various duties at institutions such as Bentley University, Georgetown University, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bilkent University, World Bank, TÜBİTAK and Social Sciences Research Group.

Our guest in March was the CEO of Bülbüloğlu Crane Industry, Mr. Önder Bülbüloğlu. Mr. Bülbüloğlu started his conversation by stating that during his university years he frequently organised events for his friends since he was a very social student. Due to this, he explained, he had to stay in school longer, though his social experience helped him to start on his business life very quickly.

The last guest of December was the Founder of BT Architecture Berna Tanverdi. Ms. Berna Tanverdi briefly presented herself and the profession of architecture. She specified the importance of taking on responsibilities even as a student, the stress you are under during the project presentations in front of a jury and added that in architecture there are no working hours.