The Venue

The Mediterranean Regional SHAW-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education will be held between 16 – 20 October 2024 in person at Istanbul Kultur University in Istanbul, Türkİye.

[ISTANBUL KÜLTÜR UNIVERSITY]

IKU Atakoy Campus

Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) was established by the Kültür College Education Foundation (KEV) in 1997. Having an international climate, IKU provides education with a total of 700 academic staff to 13,388 students in 8 faculties for undergraduate degree, in IKU Vocational School and Justice Vocational School for associate degree and at the Graduate Education Institute for the master's and doctorate degrees. IKU provides service in four separate campuses.

The workshop will take place in Istanbul University Bakirkoy Campus Atakoy Building which is on the European side of the city.

Getting Here

IKU is an urban university surrounded by modern shopping malls.
Easy to access by public transportation.
IKU Bakirkoy Campus Atakoy Building is within walking distance of Yenibosna Metro Station, Yenibosna Metrobus station and bus stops.
15 minutes away from Bakırköy Sea Bus Pier.

[Istanbul Railway Network]

METRO

IKU Atakoy Kampus is at 5 min. to Yenibosna Metro Station. M1A and M9 lines stop at this station.

AIRPLANE

There are two airports serving in Istanbul. IGA Istanbul Airport is the closer one to the venue on the European side of the town. Transfers from the IST airport can be done by metro or by Havaist shuttles. Average time from IST airport to the hotel/venue is about 90 min.

ISTANBUL

Istanbul is one of the largest megacities in the world with one part of the city lying in Europe and the other part in Asia. Approximately 16 million people live in İstanbul, which makes it the most populous city in Europe and 15th in the world. The number of refugees in Istanbul is estimated as 2.5 million as of June 2024.

With its strategic location on the Bosphorus peninsula between the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, Istanbul has been associated with major political, religious and artistic events for more than 8,000 years.

Istanbul has two large international airports serving in each continent part of the city. Istanbul Grand Airport (IST) on the European side is a major transit point for flights across the globe with direct flights to and from 301 international destinations making it easy to access for the participants. Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) is on the Anatolian side of the city. You can reach the city center from the airport by metro lines or Havaist shuttles.

explore Istanbul

This magical meeting place straddling two continents has more than enough top-notch attractions.

VISA

The target group of this workshop is the Mediterranean countries; most of the countries in this area are exempt from visa to enter Türkiye but participants from some countries (Libya, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Cyprus) are required to have a visa which can be obtained electronically. For visa information please visit: https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa and obtain e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr.

ACCOMODATION

The lodging is booked at the WOW Airport Hotel in Bakırköy, Istanbul.

6 min walk (420 m) to metro M1A line stop: WTC-Istanbul Fuar Merkezi

*The LOC will make hotel reservations and book flight tickets for participants who are eligible to receive a grant. Participants will be sharing two-bed hotel rooms.

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