A Bahçeşehir Breeze at Mukogawa University

The Turkish Culture Research Institute, established at Japan's Mukogawa University in 2009 in cooperation with Bahçeşehir University, opened its new exhibition halls with a ceremony held on 30 October 2011.

The day-long event, at which Bahçeşehir University was represented by President Prof. Dr. Şenay Yalçın and his wife Elif Yalçın, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture Prof. Dr. Ahmet Eyüce, Vice Dean Murat Dündar, Head of the Department of Interior Architecture Sezin Tanrıöver and Faculty of Architecture faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özen Eyüce, was attended by many guests, including Ayşegül Atmaca, Tokyo Counselor of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye, Hideo Tamai, former Deputy Minister of Culture of Japan, and prominent figures of the city.

The ceremony began with an opening speech by Bahçeşehir University President Prof. Dr. Şenay Yalçın and concluded with a tour of the exhibition areas and thematic presentations. The relationship between the Faculties of Architecture of the two universities, which began in 2008, continues to grow through numerous academic activities such as the establishment of mutual cultural centers, student and faculty exchange programs and the organization of international conferences.

As a result of meetings held with various faculties of Mukogawa University during the stay in Japan, it was decided to extend the existing relations to the fields of Health Sciences, Clinical Psychology and Educational Sciences.