Üsküdar University

Istanbul recorded the highest domestic migration rate in Türkiye in 2023, with over 581,000 residents leaving the city, according to the report shared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).

Istanbul's migration rate, the highest in the city since 2019, reflects a growing trend of citizens seeking better housing and living conditions, experts say.

Alper Gezeravcı, Türkiye's first astronaut, commenced the ninth experiment called "MESSAGE," which seeks to determine microgravity effects on aging, aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Jan. 31.

Some universities' approach toward the vaccination of their students as the new academic season nears has stirred a legal debate in Turkey, with some experts arguing that making inoculation mandatory on campus violates the constitution.

Amid the decline in virus cases and fast-tracked vaccinations, universities across the country are planned to reopen starting Sept. 13.

Anxiety over the coronavirus pandemic is growing rapidly among Turkish society, a study carried out by the private Istanbul's Üsküdar University has shown.
The university conducted a research on the pandemic through online questionnaires in 81 provinces, with a total of 6,318 people having participated in the research.

The street musicians of Istanbul, who have gained place in the iconic İstiklal, Bahariye and Bağdat avenues for a long time, have been participating in tight competitions to take stage in the intercity ferries traversing the waters of the Bosphorus.

A Turkish university is planning to develop a new lie detector unique to the Turkish people, on the grounds that "some statements which are regarded as a lie in western countries are not a lie for Turks."