17/10/2025
Numerous scientific events were held across the country as part of World Space Week, October 4-11. Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences faculty member Prof. Dr. Ersin Göğüş met with students, teachers, and sky enthusiasts at Space Week events in various cities.
Prof. Dr. Ersin Göğüş spoke at an online event organized by the Ministry of National Education's Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education Teacher Academies on October 7th, attended by nearly 400 teachers from seven regions of Türkiye, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), and Kazakhstan. In his speech, Göğüş emphasized how distant space is, yet how deeply within us it is. At an event held at Kurtköy MBA Schools on the same day, Göğüş met with high school students, sharing the mysterious adventures of space science and emphasizing the important role of space science and technologies in the future.
Thousands of Students Attend AstroFest
On October 9th, Prof. Dr. Ersin Göğüş, along with Türkiye's first astronaut, Alper Gezeravcı, attended the AstroFest event organized by the Müzeyyen Erkul Gaziantep Science Center at the invitation of the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality. He met with thousands of students there. On October 10th, he gave a seminar for students and faculty at Gaziantep University's Faculty of Engineering, where he discussed NASA telescopes, one of his research topics, and how the doors of the universe are opened.
TÜBİTAK Sky Observation Event
The Sky Observation Event, organized annually by TÜBİTAK since 1998, was held in Erzurum this year in late August, and Prof. Göğüş participated as one of the speakers. At the same event, Göğüş participated in a panel discussion with writers from TÜBİTAK's Science and Technology magazine, of which he is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board. He also answered questions from participants in a conversation with science and sky enthusiasts.
About World Space Week:
Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite placed into Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, is a milestone in human technological development. This development, considered humanity's first contact with space, paved the way for the satellite technologies that all of our communication channels require today. Therefore, since 1999, World Space Week has been celebrated annually from October 4 to 11, with events to raise awareness and increase interest in space science and technologies.
