Dr. Mehmet Çelebi and Dr. Rufus Catchings, conducting their research within the United States Geological Survey (USGS), delivered two seminars covering earth sciences and structural engineering at our Institute on May 12, 2026.
Within the scope of the SosyalFest ’26 event held at the Istanbul University Beyazıt Campus on May 10–11, 2026, training activities on earthquake awareness and disaster preparedness were conducted by our Disaster Preparedness Laboratory instructors using the mobile earthquake simulation training truck.
We proudly bid farewell to our Institute’s 3 Ph.D. and 5 Master’s graduates of 2026. We wish them a future filled with achievements that will add value to science and society, and we wholeheartedly congratulate all our graduates.
As a result of the efforts carried out under the CoastWAVE 2.0 Project—conducted in collaboration between our Institute and METU with the support of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC)—Seferihisar has qualified to receive the international "Tsunami Ready Community" certification.
The European Seismological Commission (ESC) 2026 General Assembly (ESC2026) was held in Istanbul between September 6 and 11, 2026.
Our Institute hosted representatives from the Disaster Management and Research Center (AFMER), operating under the Middle East Technical University (METU) Northern Cyprus Campus, and the Union of the Chambers of Cyprus Turkish Engineers and Architects (KTMMOB) Chamber of Civil Engineers. In the meeting held between our Institute Director Prof. Dr. Özer Çinicioğlu and the delegation led by Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Within the scope of the August 17–18 Public Open Days, our visitors had the opportunity to observe firsthand the various fields of study and scientific research conducted at our Institute.
Disaster awareness practices at DepremPark, observational and research studies at the Astronomy Laboratory, earthquake and tsunami monitoring processes at the Regional Earthquake-Tsunami Monitoring Center (RETMC), and our scientific heritage spanning from the past to the present at the Kandilli History of Science Collections were shared with the visitors.
Dr. Cihan Tuğrul Tezcan from our Institute’s Astronomy Laboratory delivered a speech titled "Measuring the Sky" as part of the Sky Observation Event organized by TÜBİTAK at Lake Emre, Afyonkarahisar.
At the event, which hosted approximately 1,000 participants, solar observations were conducted with contributions from our Astronomy Laboratory. Participants observed sunspots through telescopes and recorded them by drawing on paper using the projection method.
Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI) is hosting the most prestigious scientific gatherings of the international seismological community. The Peter Bormann Young Seismologist Training Course (YSTC) and the ORFEUS & Geo-INQUIRE Workshop, held between August 31 and September 5, brought together dozens of researchers and expert seismologists from 20 countries at the Kandilli Campus.
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."
