The İKÜ Civil Air Transportation Management Program is a four-semester higher education program aiming to raise up personnel that will plan and carry out ticket sales, passenger traffic, cargo and aircraft load-balance analyses, coordination of all apron-ramp services, and works related to the necessity of flight operation. The medium of instruction is Turkish.

Besides theoretical sufficiency, in light of practical education systems, airport trips, seminars, conferences and interviews with experts, career days and young and dynamic expert academic staff; students will graduate as confident, empathic and responsible individuals that know work safety and ethics far beyond the increasing demands of working life through the latest and intensive applied education they receive.

In the İKÜ Civil Air Transportation Management Program, the internship period is 40 working days. Thanks to the protocols we have made with airport companies due to our closeness to Atatürk Airport, we offer internship opportunities in leading companies of the sector, such as TGS, Çelebi, Havaş, Turkish Do&Co, Turkish Airlines, DHMİ, TAV, Atlas Global, Pegasus and Onur Air.

The Vertical Transfer Examination (DGS) related to the vertical transfer of successful graduates of İKÜ Vocational Schools Programs to formal undergraduate education programs is carried out by ÖSYM. Our students can transfer from the Civil Aviation Management Program to the 4-year programs in the following;

• Aviation Management
• Business Administration
• Business Administration Management
• Logistics
• Logistics Management
• Travel Management
• Travel Management and Tourism Guidance
• Technology and Information Management
• Transportation and Logistics
• Transportation and Logistics Management
• International Logistics
• Tourism Management

The aviation industry is rapidly evolving in Turkey in parallel to the whole world and has now become a profession due to the sector’s need for experts. The main aim of İstanbul Kültür University’s Civil Air Transportation Management Program is to educate our students as qualified personnel in this field.

İstanbul Kültür University’s Civil Air Transportation Management Program aims to raise up young people who are educated in the field of civil aviation, who speak a foreign language, who know aviation literature and who can develop empathy, sensitivity and an ability to find practical solutions.

Head of the Program
Assist Prof. H.Neyir Tekeli

Students who graduate from the İKÜ Civil Air Transportation Management Program are awarded the title of "Ground Services Technician." The ground services technician identifies the locations of planes to be parked, the types of aircraft, and the length of time they will remain in the field, and manages the duties related to the ramping or taking aircrafts to replenishing points.

Our students are employed in ground-flight departments of ground services establishments, such as TGS, Çelebi and Havaş, airports such as Turkish Airlines, Pegasus, Atlas Global, Onur Air; public institutions such as DHMİ, SHGM; terminal operating companies, such as TAV and other aviation organizations. As the air transport improves in our country, the need for ground services technicians is also increasing.
 

İstanbul Kültür University, Vocational School, Bakırköy Campus İncirli Building, Yolbaşı S., 34147 Bakırköy/İstanbul.