On the 30th anniversary of their graduation, the graduates of the Department of Turcology at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Atatürk University were hosted by the Career Planning and Graduate Monitoring Application and Research Centre (ATAKARMER).

The graduates, who re-entered their classrooms after meeting in the old Faculty of Literature building, convened in classroom number 6, where they received their education as students, during the visit. Upon their return to Atatürk University after a 30-year absence, the graduates expressed their immense joy at the opportunity to touch the desks and reminisce about the past, despite experiencing emotive moments. The graduates, who were eager to reconnect with their professors and peers, reported that they were able to relive the tranquilly of their youth.

The commencement of the programme was marked by the speeches of Prof. Dr. Dilaver Düzgün, Dean of the Faculty of Letters, and Prof. Dr. Neslihan Kulözü, Director of the Career Planning and Graduate Monitoring Application and Research Centre. The roll call of the 1994 graduates of the Department of Turkology and the putting on of the robes followed.

The Product of the New Generation Vision: ATAKARMER

Prof. Dr. Neslihan Kulözü, the Centre Director, expressed her pride in being a graduate of Atatürk University, the 7th university in our country and the first in the Eastern Anatolia Region. The university has a deep-rooted history that has had a significant impact on numerous fields in our country, and she presented the gifts prepared for the 1994 graduates of the Department of Turkology during the ATAKARMER visit. I would like to express my gratitude to our graduates for the sense of ownership and belonging that they have demonstrated during this meeting. I would like to express my gratitude to our Rector, Prof. Dr. Ömer Çomaklı, for his assistance in organising the graduation ceremony at our institution. I consider it a privilege to have graduated from Atatürk University.

The graduates visited the historical and touristic sites of Erzurum following their campus visit.

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE - July 18, 2024