“Türkiye Sustainable Aviation Alliance” was established in cooperation with Boeing Türkiye, Istanbul Technical University and Turkish Airlines.

The opening program of the platform, in which the faculty members of the Aviation Institute took part as project coordinators and researchers, started with a presentation on sustainability in aviation by Brian Moran, Vice President of Global Sustainability Policy and Partnerships at Boeing. Aysem Sargin, Managing Director and Country Executive at Boeing Türkiye, Prof. Lutfiye Durak Ata, Vice-Rector of ITU and Levent Konukcu, Chief Investment and Technology of THY, attended the signing ceremony that marked the beginning of this exciting journey for our country's aviation industry. The event concluded with a panel titled "Collaboration for a Sustainable Future in Aviation" moderated by Filiz Hayirli Tepebasi, Strategy and Public Affairs Director of Boeing Türkiye, and featuring Deniz Dastan, Corporate Sustainability Management Manager of THY, Ismail H. Polat, Deputy General Manager for Planning of IGA Istanbul Airport, and Prof. Hulya Cebeci, Director of ITU Aerospace Research Center (ITU ARC). Addressing the main objectives of the platform in the panel, Prof. Cebeci stated that the aim of the platform is to create a cooperation network among stakeholders on sustainability, raise awareness, organize training programs, investigate the potential of the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and create a roadmap as a recommendation. In the project that will contribute to the vision of ITU, which declared the 250th year of its establishment as the "Year of Sustainability", ITU ARC will perform its duty to ensure synchronization in university-industry collaborations with the role of "Project Manager".