To keep alive the blessings and spirit of unity of the month of Ramadan, the Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) family came together at its traditional iftar programme. The programme, held at the University’s Central Refectory, was attended by HKU Board of Trustees Chair Haluk Kalyoncu, HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli, Toros University Rector Prof. Dr. Ömer Arıöz, Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Fatma Şahin, Şahinbey Mayor Mehmet Tahmazoğlu, Oğuzeli District Governor Mikail Ersöz, members of the Board of Trustees, and our academic and administrative staff and students.
Speaking at the programme, HKU Board of Trustees Chair Haluk Kalyoncu said: “As Hasan Kalyoncu University, founded in Gaziantep in 2008 as a sign of our debt of loyalty to this city, we value the spiritual and social values of the month of Ramadan, and we share the joy of being together by continuing a valuable tradition that brings us together. Our University holds an A+ university grade by meeting students’ expectations at the highest level in the area of ‘Campus and Satisfaction with Life’. According to the results of the 2024 Turkey University Satisfaction Survey, it ranks 8th among 200 universities in Turkey, 3rd among 74 foundation universities, and, with a scholarship rate of 57%, is among the foundation universities providing the most scholarships; it also ranks 3rd in Student Satisfaction, 4th in the GreenMetric Green Campus Ranking, 4th in the SCIMAGO Research Index, 6th in Patent Commercialisation and 8th in the TÜBİTAK Entrepreneurship and Innovation Index. With nearly 8,500 students and 17,836 graduates, we are a large academic family. Our University has made it its mission to educate young people who make a difference with their academic knowledge and professional skills, who are committed to national values and who embrace moral principles, and it continues to contribute to shaping the future of Turkey.”
HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli said: “As Hasan Kalyoncu University, we welcome with our most sincere feelings, and we value, the divine atmosphere of the blessed month of Ramadan, in which solidarity, sharing, brotherhood and mutual help are intensely experienced and spiritual feelings grow stronger. As we share our iftar table, we feel once again how important togetherness, love and respect are. With these feelings, we share the joy of meeting at the traditional iftar dinner that we organise every year in order to benefit from the blessings of Ramadan.”
At the end of the speeches, various awards were presented to the Psychology Society, the Green Crescent Society, the Software Society, the Music Society and the Digital Game Design Society, which continue their work actively and successfully among the University’s student societies, and to the winner of the Cyber Hackathon competition.
