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Izmir University of Economics (IUE) is proud to start off 2015 – 2016 Academic Year with its 8 thousand 354 students. 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. Oğuz Esen, IUE Rector, academicians, graduates and students observed a moment of silence. Singing the National Anthem was followed by laying a wreath at Ataturk Monument.
 

Prof. Dr. Hakan Yetkiner, Lecturer at Department of Economics, Izmir University of Economics, stated that Izmir was below the country average in income distribution, and needed social policies and higher income transfer in comparison to Ankara and Istanbul. Prof. Dr. Yetkiner commented on the regional results of Income and Living Conditions Survey, 2014 by Turkish Statistical Institute.   
 

Participants of "Tourİzmir Zirvesi (Summit)", organized by Izmir Chamber of Commerce and supported by Izmir University of Economics (IUE), attended the gala night prepared by the student chefs of IUE Department of Culinary Arts and Management. 65 international tourism association employees, airline managers, tour operators, travel agents, and congress planners from 26 countries toured Izmir University of Economics during the day. Guests were treated samples of Turkish cuisine prepared by junior students of IUE Department of Culinary Arts and Management under the guidance of Chef Trainer Merve Burcu Akbulut. Trainer Chef Asst. Prof. Dr. Pierre Raffard made a presentation on Turkish cuisine while Trainer Chef Işık Gülçubuk presented about Wine Production in Turkey at the event.
 

The shift in season brings along several other changes in environment that creates illnesses. Huriye Vural, Lecturer at Vocational School of Health Services, Izmir University of Economics, stated that Turkey experienced seasonal transitions more intense and she said, “The immune system gets affected by this and increases the risk of both physical and mental illnesses.”
 

Your child entering the education life for the first time might experience adaptation problems. According to the experts this period should be handled professionally in order not to turn it into a nightmare, and child should be told that going to school is beneficial on his/her development rather than an obligation. Songül Özgün, Lecturer at Child Development Program, Vocational School of Health Services, Izmir University of Economics, pointed that parents’ and teachers’ attitudes and behaviors had a tremendous effect on child’s view about the school, and expressions such as ‘I wish the school would start so I can get a relief’ would cause the child to develop negative thoughts about school.  
 

The experts state that for a healthy heart, which works nonstop to pump blood containing oxygen and nutrients through the blood vessels; people need to lose excess weight, quit smoking, and lead an active life. Based on the statistics, cardiovascular diseases was the top cause of death in Turkey, and 40% death cases were caused by diseases of the circulatory system in 2014.
 

Turks loved online shopping. According to Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) data, 33.1% of internet users bought goods or services over the internet.  57.4% of internet customers bought clothes and sports goods, 27% of that travel arrangements (transport tickets, car rentals, etc.), 25.5% of that household goods, 22.4% of that electronic equipment, 18.4% of that books, magazines, newspapers (including e-books). As e-shopping increased, it brought along legal arrangements. Internet shopping in Turkey is now much safer.

Children, who receive good care and preschool education, turn into creative, productive individuals with high self-esteem. Parents tend to think like, ‘we have grandma at home’, ‘I can hire a babysitter’, and sometimes they decide not to send their children to preschool because of financial hardship. However, the experts point out the importance of pre-school education between the ages of 0-6 in terms of supporting the child socially, emotionally, physically, cognitively, and linguistically, and they say that “Preschool education is a must”.
 

Sümerbank fabrics, which left their mark in every household in Turkey, will come to life again in the hands of Izmir University of Economics lecturers. Many products, from outfits to furnishings, are being manufactured again by Izmir University of Economics, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Fashion and Textile Design for the exhibition that will open in November. Exact replicas of fabrics manufactured in Sümerbank’s Izmir Halkapınar Facilities in 1950 – 2000 and donated to the University are being printed and sawn as part of the “Establishing Digital Textile Design Archive and Virtual Museum” titled project.   
 

Poor eyesight has negative effect on school success. If your child is experiencing responses such as moving head, lifting up chin, squinting, and blinking there is a possibility he/she has problems with quality of their eyesight. Hasan Durmuş, Lecturer at Opticianry Program, Vocational School of Health Services, Izmir University of Economics, stated that parents usually failed at detecting their children’s possible vision problems which caused decline in their school success.