Murat Yatağan
2008 - Computer Engineering Graduate
Murat Yatağan is a proven product marketing and growth strategy leader with over 12 years of experience in product management, web analytics, search engine optimization and marketing, app store optimization, conversion rate optimization, and user experience. He has led optimization, product management, analytics, and growth strategy at companies such as Brainly, Global Savings Group, Google, and Microsoft. Murat is currently the VP of Growth at Brainly, focused on building and scaling high-performing growth teams and increasing Brainly's 400 million monthly visitors.
Simin Ercan
2012 - International Relations and European Union Graduate
I stepped into Izmir University of Economics in 2002 for the first time. I dropped out of school in 2004 due to unexpected sad events. I returned to school in 2009 at the insistence of my family. During this time, I got married and became a mother. Everyone except me believed I could graduate, but I was caught between motherhood and being a student. Then I decided what I really wanted. I was very happy to be a part of Izmir University of Economics.
Mert Kalaycı
2017 - Electrical and Electronics Engineering Graduate
I graduated from Izmir University of Economics, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a scholarship in 2017. I continue my thesis studies with a scholarship with Izmir University of Economics Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Program. In 2016 during my internship, I took active roles in Innolife Mechatronic Engineering and Consultancy Company in IOT devices, smart home systems and the Smart Cradle project, which is also a Tübitak project, the patent of which belongs to the company..
Yaprak Yalçınkaya
2015 - Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Graduate
I entered this program, which was my first choice, as a full scholarship holder. I successfully passed the preparatory exam in 2011 and started my freshman year when I was only 17. I started to work as a freelance interior designer since 2012. In the third year of my undergraduate education, I decided to spend a semester at the University of Sheffield Hallam in England with the Erasmus agreement IUE is included in. After studying a semester here, I completed the 3rd grade at IUE. That summer, I performed my internship as an interior designer at an architectural firm in Sheffield and took part in large-scale hospital projects. At the same time, by continuing my freelance works, I completed many interior architecture projects in Russia, China, America and England.
Gözde Bekil
2018 - Accounting and Auditing Program Graduate
As one of the first graduates of Department of Accounting and Auditing, I can say that our department has a wide scale. It is possible to take part in any of finance, economics, accounting, auditing etc. fields with the knowledge the University has provided us.
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Murat Yatağan |
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Simin Ercan |
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Mert Kalaycı |
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Yaprak Yalçınkaya |
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Gözde Bekil |
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Persistence Leads to Oxford |
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Izmir University of Economics Law Students Rank Second in Türkiye |
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Young Innovators Develop “Smart Exercise” Machine |
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A 5-Day Theater Festival |
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‘Double Cup’ Joy |
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IUE Press on the Global Stage |
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The Oscar of Higher Education Goes to IUE |
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Enthusiastic Celebration for the 25th Anniversary |
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‘Pollen’ Alarm |
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In the Finals with a 27-Story Office Design |
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Project Management Workshop for Civil Society at IUE: 10 Participants from 8 NGOs Trained |
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EBSO showered Izmir University of Economics with awards |