Faculty of Communication

Faculty of Communication Institutions Signed Protocols within the Scope of University-Industry Cooperation and Collaborative Studies

Red and Grey 

Our protocol with RED and GREY, a full-service digital and conventional agency, is designed to provide our students with real-world experience and prepare them for the dynamics of the communications industry. Red and Grey Agency has an important position in the communication industry and is known for its experienced professionals and creative projects. Within the scope of the collaboration, our students will develop projects in line with real briefs provided by the agency and will have the opportunity to present these projects to industry professionals. They will also follow the latest trends in the industry and gain valuable experience.

Benchmark

Protocol Date: January 2024

Benchmark was founded in 2011 by Fadile Paksoy with the mission of "Creating value for private, public and non-governmental organizations, contributing to social development and sustainable development". The agency carries out its activities in the field of corporate social responsibility; strategic communication consultancy, corporate management of sustainability, project design and management, stakeholder engagement management and business development services with an interdisciplinary approach at the overlapping points of social sciences and communication fields.

The organization contributes to the Sector Juries and advisory boards of the Department of Public Relations and Publicity of our faculty and provides internship opportunities for our students.

Tohum ve Otizim Vakfı

Tohum Turkey Autism Early Diagnosis and Education Foundation, founded on April 15, 2003, is a non-profit and public interest health and education foundation with the aim of early diagnosis of children with "autism spectrum disorder", pioneering their special education and inclusion into society and making it widespread throughout the country. Within the scope of the "Communication for Social Change" course offered in the Public Relations and Publicity (English) department, we cooperate with the foundation and provide internship opportunities for 3rd and 4th year students with autism in case of need.

K-Communication Press, Publication and Promotion Services     

Protocol date: June 2021

We cooperate with K-İletişim publishing group, which includes many magazines such as Kadıköy Life, TourMag, Istanbul Sanat, Bağdat Magazin and news websites such as https://www.kadikoylife.com/, on many issues, especially providing internship opportunities for Journalism program students.

Atlas Post Production

Atlas Post Production, which has been providing solutions to the digital cinema needs of many production companies in the Turkish cinema industry for 25 years, serves as a consultant and practitioner in the pre-production, production and post production processes of filmmakers with its offline editing, VFX, Color Grading, Dolby approved Sound and Final Mix studios. It also provides services for feature films, commercials, TV series, short films, music videos and documentaries. 


Documentary Filmmakers Association

BSB, which started its organizational process with the National Conference held in March 1997, continues its work in the field of documentary cinema as a civil platform with the status of 'Professional Association' approved by the Ministry of Culture. With a 3000-film documentary archive, the organization organizes workshops for university students and various groups (environment, local history, oral history...) in cooperation with faculty members in line with the demands from different parts of Turkey, carries out national and international projects and workshops with the aim of maturing the theory of Documentary Cinema and providing new resources to young people, and publishes the annual magazine "Documentary Cinema" in order to strengthen the link between practice and theory. 


Excel Communication and Perception Management

Within the scope of our industry cooperation with Excel Communication and Perception Management Agency, senior students of the Department of Public Relations and Publicity (English) prepared projects by receiving a real public relations and advertising brief from the CGV Mars Entertainment brand that the agency works with within the scope of their Graduation Projects in the fall and spring semesters of 2019-2020. Presentations of the projects are made in front of the jury formed with the participation of brand and agency officials.  The agency also offers internship opportunities to our 3rd and 4th grade students. During the cooperation process, two of our students started to work full-time at Excel Communication and Perception Management Agency.


Big'n BOLD

BIG'n BOLD is an experiential marketing agency that combines creative excellence and field power with 360 marketing tools. It works to increase the market performance of brands. It works on Brand Experience, Digital Engagement, Influencer Marketing, Guerrilla Marketing, Point of Sale Communication, Event Management, Brand Internal Communication Campaigns and Design & Concept Creation.

Gemius

It is a consulting company that advises clients on how to use internet-based information to make business decisions. It provides its clients with unique socio-demographic profiles of the online audience, the way they use the internet, as well as information on e-commerce, digital marketing, big data and internet technologies, and tries to identify insights into the online behavior of internet users.

McCann Istanbul

McCANN Istanbul is a leading marketing communications agency that brings innovation, creativity and technology to create engaging experiences for ever-changing consumers. It aims to create integrated marketing communications that help shape and grow its clients' businesses. McCANN Istanbul offers a range of marketing services in advertising, branding, marketing, promotion and digital marketing. 

LGM Airport Operations Trade and Tourism Inc.

In partnership with Limak, GMR Infrastructure and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, the company has been carrying out all food & beverage operations, lounge services, ISG Airport Hotel, and valet services throughout the terminal since the Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport terminal took into service in 2009.

TUGIM- All Entrepreneurs and Business Mentors Association

A series of studies are carried out within the scope of University-Industry cooperation with the NGO with which our Department of Public Relations and Publicity Turkish is in close cooperation. Within the scope of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation course, mentors who are members of the institution and the projects they implement are brought together with our students, and within the scope of the Graduation Project courses, volunteer students are mentored by members of the institution during the period when they develop their projects. Graduation Projects are presented in front of the sector jury. 


iab.turkey

Founded in 2007 as a platform with 23 industry representatives, IAB became an association in July 2011. IAB is the industry association where 149 members consisting of publishers, advertisers and agencies are represented under the same roof. Its aim is to support the healthy development of the industry as a whole. In line with its goals, IAB is active in many areas from education to measurement, from establishing industrial standards to competitions.

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport 

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, one of the fastest growing airports in Europe, is the operator of the existing terminals, parking lot operation, ground handling, cargo, aircraft refueling operations, airport hotel and CIP facilities. Marketing Director Gerald Ong and Human Resources Director Ahmet Hakan Arslan participated as expert guests in the sector jury where the presentations of the Public Relations and Publicity (ENG) program students were evaluated in the 2018-2019 spring semester


Turkish Journalists Association

Founded in 1946, the Journalists' Association of Turkey aims to protect the profession of journalism, which encompasses print, audio, visual and electronic communications such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television and the internet, as well as the traditions and ethical principles of the profession. The Declaration of Rights and Responsibilities of Journalists in Turkey, prepared by the Association, functions as a constitution for journalists. In addition to ensuring that the Declaration is adopted, developed, protected and disseminated in the society, the organization carries out various activities to defend the right of everyone to obtain information, the right of the public to receive accurate news and learn the truth, the right to communication, expression of thought, criticism and comment, freedom of expression and freedom of the press; to develop, advance, protect and glorify journalists in their profession in their material and moral aspects. 
 

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