Bahçeşehir University

More than 40 competitors have participated in the first sailing race of the year on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, one of the most challenging sailing race courses in Türkiye, famous for its strong currents coming from the north.

Organized by Bahçeşehir University for the 11th time this year, the BAU Bosphorus Sailing Cup saw more than 40 sailboats set sail on the strait.

Gülnur Aybet, a senior adviser to the Turkish Presidency, has been appointed as the permanent representative of Turkey to UNESCO.

The decision of the appointment was published in the Official Gazette on Nov. 20.

A 250-year-old inn, located in the Galata neighborhood of Istanbul's Beyoğlu district, which once hosted the headquarter of the Ottoman Bank, will be restored due to a protocol signed between the metropolitan municipality and the Bahçeşehir Uğur Education Foundation.

The St. Pierre Inn will be converted into a cultural and arts center after the restoration.

A Syrian girl, 22, has graduated first in her class with top honors in Turkey.

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Yasmin Nayal, who fled the Syrian civil war in 2016 and went to Turkey with her family, completed her undergraduate education in the new media department at Bahçeşehir University (BAU) in Istanbul. She completed a double major in the psychology department.

Enver Yücel, the head of the executive committee of Bahçeşehir Uğur Educational Institutes, is a leading name in the sector. He is an entrepreneur who has been active in the sector for almost 40 years with both domestic and international investments. 

 "Globalization, digital innovation and climate change, among other factors, continue to change the world in which we work — posing both challenges as well as opportunities in realizing women's economic potential for a better tomorrow," according to the United Nations. 

Enver Yücel, the chairman of the board of trustees at Istanbul's Bahçeşehir University, will receive a United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) Contribution to Global Education award at a Dec. 16 ceremony in New York.