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The 2024-2025 Academic Year Graduation Ceremony Took Place with Great Enthusiasm

The 2024-2025 academic year graduation ceremony at Işık University was held with great enthusiasm and excitement at the center of Şile and on the Şile campus.  

The ceremony commenced on May 23 with a Graduation Parade attended by academics, graduates, and administrative staff. The graduation parade began at Şile Atatürk Square and made its way along Üsküdar Street, all the while being cheered on and applauded by the people of Şile, until it reached the Şile Municipal Building. Özgür Kabadayı, Mayor of Şile, welcomed the Işık University delegation and proceeded to initiate the wreath-laying ceremony at the Atatürk monument. Mehmet Serdar Sarıgül, Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Prof. Dr. Hasan Bülent Kahraman, Rector, presented a wreath on behalf of Işık University.

On Saturday, May 24, we bid farewell to the graduates of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences. The ceremony began with opening speeches by Alumni Association members Berke İspirli and Gizem Özdemir, followed by addresses from Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Bülent Kahraman, Chair of Board of Trustees Mehmet Serdar Sarıgül, and FMV Board of Directors Chairman Lawyer A. Akın Süel. In the second session of the day, Murat Erbelger, Member of the FMV Board of Directors and also Member of the Board of Trustees of Işık University, delivered his speech. Afterwards, Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Bülent Kahraman, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences Prof. Dr. Seda Demiralp, and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Prof. Dr. Onur Kaya congratulated the graduates.

On Sunday, May 25, the second day of the Graduation Ceremony, students from the Faculty of Arts, Design, and Architecture and the Vocational School celebrated their graduation. The opening speeches were delivered by Member of the Alumni Association Nida Karagöz, President of the Alumni Association Barış Balcıoğlu, Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Bülent Kahraman, Vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees Necdet Şenkal, and Member of the FMV Board of Directors Arzu Akçura. The Rector, alongside Prof. Dr. Adnan Uzun, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture, and Yiğit Şerif Karabulut, Assistant Professor, Director of the Vocational School, extended their congratulations to the graduates. 

After taking their professional oaths, the graduates threw their caps in the air, signifying their first step into a new chapter of their lives. We congratulate all our graduates and wish them success on their career journeys.