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Dollar, which started the week with 3.09 to 3.10 Turkish Lira range, started an upward motion based on remarks about presidential system and referendum, and Mosul operation. Halit Soydan, Lecturer at IUE Department of Economics, and Former Managing Director of Yapı Kredi and Garanti Banks, commentated on the increase in dollar and decrease in interest rates and he said, “The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) would not risk interest rates at such a twist.”

As women make up 24.9% of the working age population, the biggest problem they face when they become mother is to find a trusted baby sitter for their babies. Experts point out the importance of women taking active role in work life as it brings social and economic freedom, and they recommend choosing professional care givers when it comes to leaving their babies.

Tourism industry is being embellished with food design. Experts state that culinary culture is well progressed in Turkey and with a little touch of design in food, gastronomy tourism would become more widespread. Food Designer Egemen Tamcı, IUE Graduate of Department of Industrial Design, points out that new touches to the conventionalism are needed in order to globalize Turkey’s culinary culture.

Hand washing is often cited as the primary weapon in infection control. Typical person's hand can carry 10,000 to 10 million bacteria. The experts point out that about 50% of child deaths, especially in developing countries, is preventable through hand washing habit. Dr. Dilşen Oktay, Lecturer at IUE Department of Culinary Arts and Management, stated that lives of thousands of children could be saved by frequent hand washing.

Forgotten clothes gathering dust in wardrobes are being transformed with design. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şölen Kipöz, Lecturer at Fashion and Textile Design, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), is creating new designs with old clothes, and shaping the fashion. In her “Sustainable Fashion” titled book, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kipöz explains about slow fashion movement, and points that even though products can be cheap and insensitive, with boutique manufacturing; they can become more environment-friendly and durable.

Work conditions, inactivity due to weather and lack of exercise cause joint and muscle disorders which have influence on the formation of lumbar herniated disc. It is about twice as common in women than in men. Rıdvan Aktan, Lecturer at Physiotherapy Program at Vocational School of Health Services, Izmir University of Economics, reported that the discs between lumbar vertebrae have standard alignment and to maintain this alignment, lifting objects without bending at the knee or twisting when lifting a heavy item should be avoided.  

Delicious tastes of Aegean will meet with the international chefs in Tunisia. Chefs of Department of Culinary Arts and Management, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), will present local tastes of Aegean Region to international guests at the ‘Tunisia Mediterranean Cuisine Rendezvous’ event that will take place on October 14 – 16 in Tunisia. Tolga Kamiloğlu, Trainer Chef at IUE Department of Culinary Arts and Management, Ahmet Güzelyağdöken, President of the Selection Committee of Lokanta Izmir, and Sırma Güven, Izmir Representative of Reseau Delice, visited Ekrem Demirtaş, President of IUE Board of Trustees, before their Tunisia trip.

Expectant mothers will have a comfortable pregnancy thanks to a headband and a wristband that measures blood pressure and heart rhythms. Selen Usta, senior at Department of Industrial Design, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), stated that she intended to monitor stages of pregnancy better with her design called, “Shiny”. Usta reported that her design as headband and a wristband, which has sensors that measure the blood pressure, blood sugar, and heart rhythms of pregnant women, will allow risky pregnancies to be under close watch.  

Patterns of Sümerbank fabrics, which left their mark in every household in Turkey, were brought together in a book titled, “Türkiye Baskı Desenleri Tarihi: Sümerbank Örneği 1956 – 2001(History of Turkish Prints and Patterns: Sümerbank Sample 1956 – 2001)”. Academicians of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) guided us around the memories of our recent past in the 441-page book they have written. The fabrics and patterns of Sümerbank’s Halkapınar Facilities, which shaped the daily wear and clothing culture of Republic of Turkey for 70 years, were taken under protection at Izmir University of Economics, and now at the service of researchers and interested parties.

Hundreds of students of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) started the 16th Academic Year by reciting Atatürk's Address to the Youth. The students pledged allegiance to Ataturk.  The first ceremony of the new academic year started with laying a wreath at Ataturk Monument at IUE Ceremony Field. Ekrem Demirtaş, IUE President of the Board of Trustees, Prof. Dr. Can Muğan, IUE Rector, academicians, administrative staff, graduates and students observed a moment of silence. Following the National Anthem, President Demirtaş and the Rector laid a wreath at Ataturk Monument.