A Great Honor for Our University: 10 International Awards for Our Academics
Our faculty members Prof. Dr. Ahmet Can ALTUNIÅžIK and Asst. Prof. Dr. Fatih Yesevi OKUR achieved remarkable success at the Innovation Week IWA 2025, held online from September 8–12, 2025. Their invention, titled “Deep Learning Based Anomaly Detection System for Vibration-Based Structural Health Monitoring,” earned them 8 Gold Medals, 1 Scientific Grand Prize, and the prestigious title of “Master of Innovation.”
Outstanding International Achievement
Organized by OFEED (Organization for the Promotion of Innovation and Invention Development), Innovation Week IWA 2025 is a prestigious event attracting hundreds of innovative projects from around the world. Our academics’ project stood out in the field of structural health monitoring by integrating artificial intelligence and deep learning into an innovative system, following a multi-stage evaluation by the international jury.
Award Categories
Our academics were awarded Gold Medals in the following categories:
They were also recognized by the international jury with the “Master of Innovation” title and Scientific Grand Prize certificate.
Previous Gold Medal in China
Earlier, from August 22–24, 2025, the same project won a Gold Medal at the 11th International Exhibition of Inventions held in Guangzhou, China, demonstrating its continued international success.
11 November 2025
The 11th International KTUDELL Conference on Language, Literature and Translation took place at the Prof. Dr. Osman Turan Culture and Congress Center on October 7?9, 2026.
09 October 2026
The Department of Software Development has opened its new, modern academic and administrative facilities.
08 October 2026
Prof. Dr. Hakan ERSOY from our Department of Geological Engineering has been selected to receive the ?International Article Award.?
07 October 2026
The KTU Fırtına Creatiny Team has won the TEKNOFEST Hyperloop Development Competition for the third time.
05 October 2026
The 10th International Congress on Creation in the Light of Sciences was jointly organized by KTU and the Association for Creation in the Light of Sciences.
07 October 2026
The academic meeting organized in collaboration with the Parliamentary Union of the Turkic World and our University was held at the Prof. Dr. Osman Turan Culture and Congress Center.
25 September 2026
Our students won first place in the LIFT UP Industry-Oriented Undergraduate Dissertation Program organized by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAÅž).
24 September 2026
Our students successfully represented our University with top rankings and special awards in the competitions held as part of TEKNOFEST.
22 September 2026
Our Institutional Development and Quality Assurance System has been selected as a "Good Practice Example."
16 September 2026
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sercan YILDIRIM has been honored with the Incentive Award within the scope of the "2026 Science, Service, and Incentive Awards."
14 September 2026
The KTU Department of Computer Engineering Cybersecurity Team was awarded first place in Türkiye at the "Cingöz Fake Image Detection Methods Development Competition."
14 September 2026
Our students achieved two major successes at the competitions held as part of TEKNOFEST 2026 at the TÃœBÄ°TAK Gebze Campus from August 31 to September 6, 2026.
07 September 2026
