Türkiye

Istanbul Aydın University has established on the pieces of Anatolian Foundation of Culture and Education in 2003. After the preparetion, in the 2005-2006 academic year, the total of 2915 students were admitted.
With the preparation programme the total number of day and evening programmes increased to 45. In 2006-2007 academic year, with the new-comers 4767 student in total were admitted in Anadolu BİL Higher School of Professional Education.
In the 2007-2008 academic year, the total number of programmes increased to 20 in evening programmes and 29 in day programmes with a total of 49. For the 2007-2008 academic year, nearly 6039 associate degree students were admitted.
The establishment of the Istanbul Aydın University is directly affiliated to the Higher Education Council and was provided and recommended. The Higher Education Council approved this recommendation. Istanbul Aydın University has been established through monitoring the necessary legal procedures and with the publishing in Official newspaper numbered 26526, law 5656 in Appendix 73 and dated 18.05.2007.
The followings were established in Istanbul Aydın University:
- Faculty of Letters and Science
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Faculty of Communication
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Higher School of Foreign Languages
- Anadolu Bil Higher School of Professional Education
- Institute of Science
- Institute of Social Sciences

The first Istanbul Festival ran from 15 June to 15 July 1973 and contributed greatly to the establishment of the concept and phenomenon of the ‘festival’ in Turkey. The Istanbul Festival originally focused on classical music, but eventually included film screenings, theatre and dance performances, exhibitions and contemporary music concerts. Over time, groups of events from different artistic disciplines gradually evolved into distinct festivals. The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, organises the Istanbul Festivals of Music, Film, Theatre and Jazz, as well as the Istanbul Biennial, the Istanbul Design Biennial, autumn film week ‘Filmekimi’, and the Leyla Gencer Voice Competition. Also active on the international stage, İKSV organises festivals in major European cities and has managed the Pavilion of Turkey at the Venice Biennial since 2007.
In addition to organising festivals, biennials and events in Turkey and abroad, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts works in these fields
• conservation of traditional arts and cultural heritage
• encouraging and facilitating artistic production in diverse disciplines
• cultural policy development

The IFCA organizes every year the International Istanbul Film Festival, the International Istanbul Music Festival and the International Istanbul Jazz Festival. The International Istanbul Biennial and the International Istanbul Theater Festival are held biennially, alternating every other year. The IFCA holds fringe activities such as the “October Film Week”, “Phonem Electronic Music Plateau”, “Minifest” and “Rock’n Coke”. The IFCA is also a co-organizer of “?imdi Now” Festivals held in various European cities such as Berlin, Brussels and Sttutgart for intercultural dialogue.

Our vision is to create a future where income inequality is significantly reduced and every individual has equal access to opportunities, resources and economic mobility. We envision a society where socioeconomic inequalities are minimized and not limited by individuals' financial situation. By promoting the fair distribution of wealth, advocating for progressive tax policies and encouraging sustainable economic growth, we strive to build a society that values and ensures the well-being and success of all its members. We envision a world where economic prosperity is shared and everyone has the chance to thrive and contribute to the advancement of society.

We have implemented and have been implementing EU funded projects and Istanbul Development Agency funded projects concerning urban development, culture, mobility, youth, transport, energy, education, information communication technology etc.
For instance, SmartSpaces:Saving Energy in Europe's Public Buildings using ICT;CITYSDK:Smart City Service Development Kit and its Application Pilots;Increasing Energy Efficiency of Chişinau and Sevastopol Municipalities Based on Existing Positive Experience Project;SUMPA-MED:Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning Adapted to Mediterranean;
JADE: Joining Innovative Approaches for the Integration and Development of Transnational Knowledge Clusters Policies Related to Independent Living of Elderly; Education Starts in Nursery School-PA- Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance;
CONDUITS:Coordination of Network Descriptors for Urban Intelligent Transportation Systems;
LEARNINC:Business Incubators for Improving Creativity and Entrepreneurship in Historical - Centre Clusters;Let’s Smile Together in This Summer Project in the framework of EU Youth Programme etc.

The youth council, which was found by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, is an organization that gathers young people from different economic, social and educational backgrounds and provides them with creative projects in which they can take part actively with in a positive social structure. The youth council thus gains strength from the city's young citizens and they in turn gain strength from the youth council.
There are 22 commissions (EU adaptation monitoring, foreign relations, tourism etc…), included our educated and equipped young members. Each commission has activities about its topic, then prepares and presents the projects to the youth assembly. Between each commission there is a connection about the accepted facilities and projects. The workings that enriched thanks to other academicians and related foundations are used to be a reference for some applications of local government.
Our main project was 5th Youth Congress. We covered over 1400 youth in Istanbul with Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and also we made a project called poverty is not history. we presented this project in England.

Seminars,Workshops,Lectures,Recitals,Concerts,International Conferences,Masterclasses.
International Conferences: *In 2003, Istanbul International Spectral Music Conference was organized in ITU MIAM. The first big academic event on spectral music, one of the prominent movements in contemporary music.The conference book is published. Guests:Tristan Murail,Iancu Dumitrescu,Ana-Maria Avram ,Phill Niblock
*In October 2014, MIAM will host an International Graduate Conference
Bringing together young graduate students in the field of music sciences.Open to applications from all over the world.Keynote Speaker is going to be Dinko Fabris.
Seminars and Workshops: Various workshops and seminars are organized to meet the demands of the music societies and academic environments.
Festivals: Young Composers Festival hosted by ITU MIAM. Participants from cities like İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Mersin, Kocaeli… Over 100 premieres. Building a bridge between young composers and the audience.
Masterclass Over 250 masterclasses. Teachers and students from all over world met in MIAM.
Some masterclasses; Hagai Shaham, ‘Violin’,Daniel Kazez, ‘Cello’,Shlomo Mintz, ‘Violin’,Pamela Mia Paul, ‘Piano’,Aviram Reichert, ‘Piano’,Gülşen Tatu, ‘Flute’,Volker Hempfling ‘Choral Conducting’,Sascha Goetzel ‘Conducting’

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