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First “Qihuang” TCM Lecture Successfully Held in Istanbul
To mark the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Türkiye and to boost the international development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the first “Qihuang” TCM Lecture was successfully held at the affiliated hospital of Yeditepe University in Istanbul on June 12, 2026. Co-hosted by the Confucius...
Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University Officially Establishes HSK Test Center
The unveiling ceremony for the HSK Test Center at Yeditepe University was successfully held on May 18 at the Marriott Hotel in Istanbul’s Şişli district. The Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University has officially become one of the certified HSK test centers in Türkiye, marking an important milestone in the development of Chinese language...
The 5th Turkish University Students’ Chinese Song Karaoke Competition and Chinese Poetry Recitation Contest Held at Yeditepe University
On May 8, the 5th Turkish University Students’ Chinese Song Karaoke Competition and Chinese Poetry Recitation Contest was held at Yeditepe University. The event brought together more than 50 students from 10 universities across Türkiye, creating a lively and engaging cultural atmosphere. Organized to mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic...
Several students from the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University were awarded the 2025 "China Consulate General Scholarship"
(Reporter Pan Na) On December 29, the China Consulate General in Istanbul held the 2025 "China Consulate General Scholarship" award ceremony at the headquarters of ICBC, presenting scholarships to over 70 outstanding Turkish students. The award ceremony was filled with a lively atmosphere, where the winning students shared their learning stories...
Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University held a lecture on “Chinese Food and Culture”
On the morning of 7th November 2024, Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University held a lecture on the topic of “Chinese Food and Culture”. The lecture was given by Liu Songyan, the Chinese Director of Confucius Institute, and more than 60 students from the Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts  of Yeditepe University...
Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University Successfully Organized the 3rd "Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition for Turkish University Students" and "Chinese Karaoke Competition for Turkish University Students
(From C.I. Reporter: Wang Fei) On May 10th, 2024, Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University successfully held the 3rd "Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition for Turkish University Students" and "Chinese Karaoke Competition for Turkish University Students", both Competitions were held in the morning and afternoon of the same day. The...
Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University Re-launches Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Course
On April 25th to May 30th, 2023, the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University  offered a 6-week course on Chinese calligraphy and painting, helping students acquire knowledge of traditional Chinese culture. This course was reintroduced after being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and the earthquake in Turkey in...
Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University successfully organized the second Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition and the Chinese Karaoke Competition.
In April and May 2023, Yeditepe University Confucius Institute in Turkey successfully organized the second "Turkish University Students' Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition" and "Turkish University Students' Chinese Karaoke Competition" to showcase the artistic talents and cultural spirit of Turkish learners of the Chinese language, as well as...
Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University Invited to Attend the First Joint Meeting of Chinese Language Teaching Institutions in Turkey
On July 7, 2023, the inaugural Joint Meeting of Turkish Chinese Language Teaching Institutions was held in Ankara. The event was organized by the Chinese Embassy in Turkey and hosted by the Confucius Institute at the Middle East Technical University. Attendees included Ambassador Liu Shaobin from the Chinese Embassy in Turkey, Professor Mehmett T....
Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University Successfully Organized the Second Edition of the Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition and the Chinese Karaoke Competition.
In the months of April and May 2023, the second edition of the Turkish University Students' Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition and the Turkish University Students' Chinese Karaoke Competition were successfully held at Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University. These events aimed to showcase the artistic talents and cultural spirit of Turkish...
Huijing Zhang, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University has been invited to give a presentation at the 'First Academic Symposium on Chinese Culture and Language in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative’.
On May 17, 2023, the "First Academic Conference on Chinese Culture and Language under the Belt and Road Initiative" was successfully held in Istanbul, Turkey. The event was organized by Istanbul University and garnered significant attention. Among the distinguished attendees were Consul-General Jian Wu from the People's Republic of China in...
Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University in Türkiye held an online lecture titled "Retrospect and Prospects of China's Public Pension Pension System"
On May 12, 2023, the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University in Türkiye held an online lecture titled "Retrospect and Prospects of China's Public Pension Pension System." The lecture was delivered by Assistant Professor Lyu Youji from the School of Economics at Nankai University. Approximately 40 participants, including Ebru Ilter Acarcay, the...
Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University Hosted Online Lecture on China's Era of Negative Population Growth
Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University's in Turkey recently organized a thought-provoking online lecture titled " the Era of Negative Population Growth of China". The lecture, held on April 28, 2023, featured Professor Yuan Xin from Nankai University as the main speaker, and attracted an audience of nearly 20 participants,...
Zhang Huijing, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at YedItepe University, was invited to give a lecture on Chinese Food Culture
    On the afternoon of October 25, 2022, Zhang Huijing, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University, gave a lecture on Chinese Food Culture for Turkish teachers and students of the School of Culinary Arts. The event lasted for one and a half hours.     Director Zhang Huijing started the lecture with...
“Kuşak ve Yol” Çin-Türkiye Dil ve Kültür Ekonomi ve Ticaret Değişimi Akademik Sempozyumu’na yoğun ilgi
From: https://criturk.com/kusak-ve-yol-cin-turkiye-dil-ve-kultur-ekonomi-ve-ticaret-degisimi-akademik-sempozyumuna-yogun-ilgi/ “Kuşak ve Yol" Çin-Türkiye Dil ve Kültür Ekonomi ve Ticaret Değişimi Akademik Sempozyumu, Nankai Üniversitesi, Yeditepe Üniversitesi ve Konfüçyus Enstitüsü’nün katkıları ile sanal ortamda yapıldı. Sempozyuma, Çin...
The Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University successfully held the 21st "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for University Students in Turkey
On May 17, 2022, 21st "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for University Students in Turkey officially came to an end. It was hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Turkey, co-organized by the Chinese Consulate General in Istanbul, and organized by the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University.   The competition passed in total...
Online project "Chinese-Turkish Bilingual Exchange Salon" of the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University was launched
            On April 23, 2022, the project "China-Turkey Bilingual Exchange Salon", a cooperation project between the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University and the School of Asian-African Languages ​​at Tianjin Foreign Studies University, was officially launched. Zhang Luan and Yang Nan, heads of the...
The Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University held an online lecture, "Intercultural Communication with the Chinese"
The Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University in Turkey held an online lecture, "Intercultural Communication with the Chinese"     On April 5, 2022, the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University held an online zoom lecture called "Intercultural Exchange with Chinese." The study was given by Zu Xiaomei, a professor at Nankai...
International Recognition and Awards
  On September 27, Chinese International Education Foundation held the "Confucius Institute Day 2021" celebration, which was organized in the form of a combination of online and offline. The theme of the celebration is “Honoring the Past, Heralding the Future”. 75 Chinese and local directors  all over the world who have served in...
Nankai University Seminar on Scholarships and Programs in China
 A delegation from Nankai University visited our campus. In an event jointly organized by the International Office and the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University, the delegation met the undergraduate and graduate students. A seminar was given on Nankai University programs and scholarships, along with other opportunities awaiting our...
Chinese Culture Week Events- Tea Ceremony and Calligraphy
Traditional Chinese tea was served and Chinese calligraphy was displayed by the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University during the Chinese Culture Week celebrations. Students and faculty at Yeditepe University attended the event.  Ms. Xiaofeng Ma from the Confucius Institute at Okan University introduced Chinese calligraphy and staged a...
Chinese Culture Week Events- The Chinese Enterprises Forum
Two giants with an accumulated expertise in their respective fields, Huawei Turkey and ICBC Turkey, gave presentations in the Chinese Enterprises Forum hosted by our university on September 25, 2019. The representatives of ICBC Turkey and Huawei Turkey, enterprises both of which have become pioneers and hold high brand values in their sectors,...
Chinese Culture Week Events- The Talk by Associate Professor Haiyan Zhang
On September 24, 2019, Associate Professor Haiyan Zhang from the NEOMA Business School in France delivered a talk in the framework of the Chinese Culture Week events. Professor Zhang is currently the Director of the Confucius Institute for Business at NEOMA Business School. Nankai University, the founding partner of the Confucius Institute at...
Yeditepe University received a visit from Hubei University of Technology
Under the coordination of the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University, a delegation chaired by Vice President Li Keqin of the Hubei University of Technology of China visited Yeditepe University on July 1, 2019. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Rector of Yeditepe University, Professor Canan Aykut Bingöl, and Vice President Li...
The delegation of Confucius Institute Headquarters visited Yeditepe University
On May 18, 2019, Vice Rector of Yeditepe University Professor Ahmet Aydın welcomed Yu Yunfeng, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Deputy Director-General of Hanban, and the accompanying members of the Hanban delegation. Vice Rector Aydın informed the delegation of Yeditepe University’s experience in...
Six students from Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University won the third "Chinese Consul General Scholarship"
On May 10, 2019, the Consulate General in İstanbul hosted the third “Chinese Consul General Scholarship” award ceremony at Shangri-La Hotel. During the ceremony, 70 students from various universities in İstanbul received awards. Consul General Cui Wei, Deputy Governor of İstanbul İsmail Gültekin and Vice Rector of Yeditepe University Professor...
Students from Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University participated in the 18th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition
On May 2, 2019, the 18th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Turkish university students was held in Ankara. Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the Chinese Embassy in Ankara organized this competition, which was hosted by the Confucius Institute at the Middle East Technical University. More than 40 university students...
Chinese Consul General in İstanbul visited Yeditepe University
On April 3, 2018, Chinese Consul General CUI Wei visited the Founding and Honorary President Bedrettin DALAN and Rector Professor Canan AYKUT BİNGÖL. Prospects for collaboration between Turkish and Chinese higher education institutions were examined. Consul General CUI Wei also met the faculty at the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University and...
The Wushu Performance by Beijing Capital University of Physical Education and Sports
On October 10, 2018, in an event supported and funded by Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban), the Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University hosted the martial arts tour group from Beijing Capital University of Physical Education and Sports. The event drew a large crowd and students surrounded the performers after the event to find out about...
Yeditepe University students attend the opening of China Bookshelf
  On March 7, 2018, in an effort at promoting cultural exchanges between Turkey and China, a collection of over 200 books took its place in the shelves of Nezih bookstore in İstanbul. With the majority of the books on display being printed by China Intercontinental Press, the collection offers a wide range of topics to the customers such as...
The 2018 Chinese New Year Celebration at Yeditepe University
On February 19, 2018 the Chinese new year (also named Spring Festival) celebration was hosted by Confucius Institute at Yeditepe University. Vice Rector Professor Ahmet Aydın delivered the opening address and expressed his best wishes to the audience from Yeditepe, Boğaziçi, Okan, Doğuş, Aydın, Marmara universities and the Turkey-China...

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