Held on April 28–29, 2026, at Esenboğa Central Campus, AYBU 2026 Career Days brought students together with public institutions, private sector representatives, professionals, and experts in their fields. The university-wide program, featuring stands, panels, sectoral meetings, career conferences, and interview simulations, aimed to contribute to students’ career planning processes, help them gain information about internship and job opportunities, and enable them to establish direct contact with the business world.

The program began with a moment of silence and the Turkish National Anthem. Opening speeches were delivered by the Rector of our University, Prof. Dr. Ali Cengiz Köseoğlu; the President of the Ankara Chamber of Industry, Mr. Seyit Ardıç; and the Director of the Career Center, Asst. Prof. İsmail Çağrı Doğan. As part of Career Days, field-oriented career talks were also held within the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts. The talks took place on April 28–29, 2026, at Esenboğa Central Campus, D Block, in Hall L115 on the 1st floor and Hall L303 on the 3rd floor. Throughout the two-day program, sessions were held simultaneously in multiple halls between 10:00 and 16:50.

During the two-day series of talks, speakers from various fields including architecture, design, digital media, gaming, technology, engineering, public institutions, corporate communication, and entrepreneurship met with students. In the sessions held on April 28, students came together with Fahri Somuncu, Manager and Architect at Desire Mimarlık; Erkan Aydın, Architect at Hekim Yapı; Doğukan Aslan, 3D, UI and UX Designer at SIMSOFT; Ufuk Danış, General Manager of A Teknik Yalıtım; Dr. Tayfun Öztürk, General Manager of AYBU Teknokent; Dr. Ali Sevinç, Process Consultant at KOSGEB; Mikail Sevinç, Cameraman at TRT; and Hasan Er, Consultancy Team Leader at ARKANCE.

In the sessions held on April 29, Mevlüt Eren, Graphic Designer at the Turkish Red Crescent; Dr. Vesile Akansel, faculty member at the Department of Civil Engineering, AYBU Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences; Mehmet Yoka, Corporate Communication and Promotion Manager at ROKETSAN; Erkan Aydın, Architect at Hekim Yapı; Burcu Dikici Anlar, Manager and Architect at Burcu Anlar Mimarlık; Sezer Pal, Advisor to the General Manager at HAVELSAN; Ahmet Çetinli, Founder of HOGO Games; and Cem Özer, Assistant Sales Manager at Tekafos Teknolojik Sistemler, shared their experiences with students.

Within the scope of the talks, students had the opportunity to gain information on sectoral expectations, professional competencies, internship and job opportunities, project development processes, corporate communication, technology-oriented fields of work, and interdisciplinary career opportunities. Enriched by the experience-sharing of professionals from different fields, the program contributed to helping students establish a connection between their educational processes and professional career goals. Open to all students of the University, the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts 2026 Career Days Talks concluded with sessions designed to enhance students’ professional awareness and support their career planning.