"Turkish Culture Research Institute" Opens in Japan

"Turkish Culture Research Institute" Opens in Japan.

Opening Exhibition

On Wednesday, 29 July 2009, the opening ceremony of the Turkish Culture Research Institute , which will operate jointly with Bahçeşehir University within our partner university Mukogawa Women's University (MWU) in Nishinomiya, Japan, was held with the participation of many guests.

Before the Opening Ceremony

The opening of the Institute was attended by MWU's full senior management, and from outside the university by Consul Burak Karacan representing the Embassy of Türkiye in Japan, the Mayor of Nishinomiya and other dignitaries of the region, while Bahçeşehir University was represented by Dean of the Faculty of Architecture Ahmet Eyüce, ‘ICSA in Japan’ summer school program coordinators Vice Dean Assist. Prof. Dr. Murat Dündar and Research Assistant Sinem Kültür, who had been carrying out architectural work in Japan since 20 June as part of the program, and our students.

Presentation by Prof. Dr. Ahmet Eyüce on "Culture and Architecture"

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, guests toured the Türkiye exhibition, the first event of the Turkish Culture Research Institute. Following the opening speeches by our Vice President and Mr. Okawara Ryo, Chair of the Board of Trustees of Mukogawa University, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture Ahmet Eyüce gave a presentation titled "Culture and Architecture".

Touring the Students' Work Environments



Touring the Students' Work Environments

After the presentation, a campus tour provided information about the work environments of our students taking part in educational activities at Mukogawa University as part of the ICSA (Inter-Cultural Study of Architecture) in Japan program and the facilities provided to them.

Final Project Presentation by Our Student Dilara Sezgin


Final Project Presentation by Our Student Duygu Vahapoğlu


Final Project Presentation by Our Student Didem Veryeri



Final Project Presentation by Our Student Cansu Arzık


Final Project Presentation by Our Student Gamze Duvan


Final Project Presentation by Our Student Ece Ersoy


Final Project Presentation by Our Student Gizem Pepe

In the afternoon, Turkish students who had taken part in architectural studio work at Mukogawa University between 20 June and 28 July and Japanese students made reciprocal project presentations.
With the opening of the Turkish Culture Research Institute, the second of the relations envisaged in the agreement signed last December between Mukogawa University and Bahçeşehir University by Chair of the Board of Trustees Mr. Enver Yücel has been put into practice. With the opening of the Japanese Culture Research Center to be established within Bahçeşehir University in March 2010, the Centers will become fully operational, and this relationship based on the architecture departments will be expanded to cover other disciplines as well. As a result of the coordinated work of these centers, the first meeting of the "Silk Road Universities Network" will be hosted by Bahçeşehir University in September 2010, which has been declared the Year of Japan in our country.

Mukogawa University's news links on the subject are as follows:
http://www.mukogawa-u.ac.jp/~arch/event/International/International_EN.html
http://www.mukogawa-u.ac.jp/~arch/event/International/International.html

Domestic newspaper news link:
http://www.sabah.com.tr/Yasam/2009/08/05/turk_kulturu_arastirma_merkezi_nishinomiya_kentinde_acildi

News published in Japan's ASAHI newspaper:

Translation of the news published in Japan's Asahi newspaper on Thursday, 30 July 2009:

Turkish Research Center Opens at Mukogawa Women's University

On 29 July, the "Turkish Culture Research Center" was opened at the Department of Architecture, School of Human Environmental Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University (Nishinomiya). The first center in Japan focused on Turkish culture, it aims to gradually expand its research topics, starting with architecture, to include all subjects related to culture.
Last December, MWU signed a cooperation agreement with Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul. At the newly opened center, it aims to carry out joint research on Turkish culture, again with Bahçeşehir University.
The center is located on the 2nd floor of the Koshienkaikan building on the Kamikoshien Campus in Nishinomiya. In the center, which consists of two rooms of approximately 25 m2, more than 100 items are exhibited, including tiles, handmade replicas of 15th-16th century tile plates, and pictures showing examples of Turkish architecture. In the near future, the center will organize Turkish language lessons and courses on Turkish architecture. The center is open to everyone by advance reservation. Reservation number: 0798-67-0079.