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Astronomy Laboratory Observation Event

On April 27, 2026, a comprehensive event featuring scientific presentations and hands-on telescope observations was held at the Astronomy Laboratory of Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute.

The event commenced with a presentation by Astronomer Betül Kızılkaya regarding the historical development of the Astronomy Laboratory and the scientific research conducted therein, followed by Dr. Cihan Tuğrul Tezcan’s address titled "Measuring the Sky."

Kandilli’s 115 Years of Climate Data Reinterpreted at Hackathon

The "115 Years of Kandilli’s Climate Memory: Digitization and Analysis Hackathon" was organized by the Meteorology Laboratory of our Institute and hosted by the Department of Computer Engineering at Boğaziçi University on March 6–7, 2026.

Throughout the event, participants focused on analog meteorological charts recorded at the Kandilli Observatory since 1911. The projects developed during the hackathon aimed to digitize, analyze, and visualize these significant historical datasets, bridging the gap between historical records and modern data science.

Progress Advances Toward Seferihisar’s Recognition as a Tsunami Ready Community

On 24 February 2026, within the framework of the UNESCO-IOC CoastWAVE 2.0 Project and as part of Seferihisar’s process toward recognition as a “Tsunami Ready” community, a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Workshop was held. The workshop was hosted by Seferihisar Municipality, coordinated by Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI), and conducted in collaboration with Middle East Technical University (METU).

Our institute had the pleasure of hosting an academic delegation from Tsukuba University, Japan

The meeting provided an opportunity for mutual exchange of views on potential academic and scientific collaborations between the two institutions. Discussions focused particularly on joint research projects, academic staff and student mobility, and the organization of collaborative scientific events. It is expected that this meeting will lay the groundwork for concrete cooperation initiatives and further strengthen the academic ties between the two institutions.

Our institute had the pleasure of hosting an academic delegation from Tsukuba University, Japan

The meeting provided an opportunity for mutual exchange of views on potential academic and scientific collaborations between the two institutions. Discussions focused particularly on joint research projects, academic staff and student mobility, and the organization of collaborative scientific events. It is expected that this meeting will lay the groundwork for concrete cooperation initiatives and further strengthen the academic ties between the two institutions.

UNESCO CoastWAVE 2.0 Seferihisar Project Introduction Stakeholders Meeting Held

Within the scope of the UNESCO CoastWAVE 2.0 project, the Seferihisar Project Introduction Stakeholders Meeting, organized with the goal of "Strengthening the Resilience of Coastal Communities in the North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean Regions Against Tsunami and Other Sea-Level Related Coastal Hazards," was held on February 3, 2026, at the Izmir Historical Coal Gas Factory under the coordination of our Institute and in cooperation with METU.

Kandilli Observatory Prepares the Seferihisar Coastline For a Potential Tsunami Disaster. The Tsunami Awareness Seminars Held by the Observatory in Seferihisar Were Met With Great Interest

The CoastWave2 Project, carried out by the Kandilli Observatory under the leadership of the United Nations UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC) in collaboration with METU, has begun with great enthusiasm. On 13 January 2026, tsunami awareness training seminars were organized for a total of 600 students at four schools providing primary, secondary, and high school education in the Seferihisar district. Within the scope of the seminars, Assoc. Prof. Dr.

CoastWAVE 2.0 Project Has Commenced

The project “Strengthening the Resilience of Coastal Communities in the North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean Regions Against Tsunamis and Other Sea-Level Related Coastal Hazards (CoastWAVE 2.0),” carried out in cooperation between our Institute and Middle East Technical University (METU) and under the leadership of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC), has been implemented.

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