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39-750: GTU may refer to: Education [ edit ] Gebze Technical University , in Turkey Georgian Technical University , in Georgia Graduate Theological Union , a consortium of independent California theological education institutions Gujarat Technological University , in Gujarat, India Other uses [ edit ] Aghu Tharrnggala language (ISO 639:gtu) Gamma Theta Upsilon , an honour society in geography General Trades Union ,

78-694: A defunct American trade union Georgetown Municipal Airport Grand Touring Under , a class in the IMSA GT Championship Chevrolet Beretta GTU Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title GTU . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GTU&oldid=982586764 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

117-464: A lot of activities and events take place on campus, leaving many students dissatisfied with campus life. Most social interaction occurs at a private cafe and restaurant on campus - the Kelebek Cafe & Restaurant. The student societies active at GTU are: Most graduates take role in the development and leadership of Türkiye. For example, - İdris Güllüce is a civil engineer, politician for

156-557: A personnel cafeteria. Despite the personnel cafeteria being aimed to serve only university personnel, students are able to eat there as well. The price of a cafeteria meal for undergraduate students in the 2024-2025 academic year is 25 Turkish Lira . The GTU Sports Complex, also known as the Ahmet Ayhan Closed Sports Hall, is a sports complex located near the Chemical Engineering building in

195-828: Is a 76.6-kilometre-long (47.6 mi) commuter rail line located in Istanbul , Turkey . The line runs from Halkalı , on the European side , to Gebze , on the Asian side , along the north shore of the Sea of Marmara . Mostly using the right-of-way of two existing commuter rail lines, the Marmaray line linked the two lines via a tunnel under the Bosporus strait, becoming the first standard gauge rail connection between Europe and Asia (all prior connections ran through Russia and used

234-485: Is a three-floor library on the southern side of the Çayırova campus that is 4,177 square meters large and able to host 560 people. It possesses the following: GTU has over 100 research and/or teaching laboratories in both the northern and southern sides of campus. Every major department has its own computer network and laboratory for its students. In addition, public computer laboratories are available workdays and weekends. GTU has two student cafeterias as well as

273-673: Is accessed via tunnels bored from Kazlıçeşme on the European side and Ayrılıkçeşmesi on the Asian side of Istanbul and represents the world's deepest undersea immersed tube tunnel. Fire-resistant concrete developed in Norway was essential for the safety of the project. Construction started in May 2004 and the Marmaray tunnel was completed on September 23, 2008, with a formal ceremony to mark its completion on October 13. The second phase of

312-430: Is crossed by a 1.4-kilometre-long (0.87 mi) earthquake-proofed immersed tube , assembled from 11 sections – eight are 135 metres (443 ft) long, two are 98.5 metres (323 ft), and one element is 110 metres (360 ft). Each section weighs up to 18,000 tons. The tube was placed 60 metres (197 ft) below sea level, beneath 55 metres (180 ft) of water and 4.6 metres (15 ft 1 in) of earth. It

351-508: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gebze Technical University Although it is a fairly new institution, GTU has held the fifteenth place among all universities in Turkey and the fifth place for universities in Turkey without a faculty of medicine. Gebze Technical University was founded in 1992 under the name of Gebze Institute of Technology. Gebze Technical University (GTU)

390-684: Is integrated with other parts of the Istanbul public transport network, including the Metro and the Metrobus network, via a number of interchanges. It is also integrated with the YHT high-speed train network to Ankara , Eskişehir and Konya , as well as with the international trains to Sofia in Bulgaria which depart from Halkalı. The project involved building a 13.6-kilometre (8.5 mi) tunnel under

429-540: Is located in the far north of campus, north of the Material Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering building and near the D.100 state road. Arguably the most crowded, and social location in campus, Kelebek Cafe & Restaurant is a university-sponsored, private cafe and restaurant located in the northern side of campus right across of the Architecture department building and interconnected to

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468-415: Is of 1.400.000 m². The rector's office, administrative bodies, library, and classrooms for the entire undergraduate and a number of graduate studies are located in Çayırova Campus. Çayırova Campus is divided into two sides with differentiating climates - a north side (commonly referred to as the "forest side" by students for its tree-packed, cool environment) as well as a south side (commonly referred to as

507-496: Is only about 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from the active North Anatolian Fault and has worried some engineers and seismologists. "Since AD 342, it has seen large earthquakes that each claimed more than 10,000 lives." Some scientists have estimated a 77% probability that, at some time in the next 30 years, Istanbul will suffer an earthquake measuring 7.0 or more on the Richter magnitude scale . The waterlogged, silty soil on which

546-430: Is still under construction but Environmental Engineering , Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering , Biology and Chemistry departments have been continuing their research there since 2002. It is planned to contain most of the departments and a 500-person capacity dormitory facility. The Istanbul–Ankara TEM highway passes very near the campus. In 2014, the faculties and departments on the muallimköy campus were moved to

585-617: The Bosphorus and upgrading 63 kilometres (39.1 mi) of existing suburban railway lines to create a 76.6-kilometre (47.6 mi) high-capacity passenger line between Halkalı and Gebze , along with the provision of 440 electric multiple unit carriages. The contract for the project was awarded to a Japanese-Turkish consortium led by Taisei Corporation in July 2004. The consortium included Gama Endustri Tesisleri Imalat ve Montaj and Nurol Construction . The Bosphorus (Istanbul Strait)

624-769: The European Investment Bank (EBI) provided much of the financing for the project. By April 2006, the JICA had lent 111 billion yen and the EIB 1.05 billion euro for the work. The original cost was estimated at $ 4.5 billion although it finally cost almost twice that. The Marmaray uses TCDD E32000 rolling stock manufactured by Hyundai Rotem in ten- and five-car EMU configurations. The original €580 million contract called for 440 vehicles to be produced locally by Eurotem , Hyundai Rotem's joint venture with Turkish rolling stock manufacturer TÜVASAŞ . Hyundai Rotem

663-602: The Justice and Development Party (Turkey) and former minister of environment, urbanisation and climate change for Türkiye - Hasan Turan (Turkish politician) , holds a masters in business and is a politician for the Justice and Development Party (Turkey) 40°48′29″N 29°21′24″E  /  40.80806°N 29.35667°E  / 40.80806; 29.35667 Marmaray 15 minutes (Halkalı – Gebze) Marmaray ( pronounced [ˈmaɾmaɾaj] )

702-555: The "desert side" by students for its dry, grassless environment). In between both sides , is the Marmaray Fatih/Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi train station. The main entrance to the university is on the north side of the campus. About 500 meters to the left of the main entrance, you can find a bus stop offering commute around Kocaeli Province as well as the entrance to the Marmaray train station. Muallimköy Campus (permanently shut down), with its 3,800,000 m² area,

741-548: The Closed Swimming Pool for short, opened on September 15, 2017, is an indoor swimming pool complex, located next to the right of the GTU Sports Complex in the southern side of campus. The cost to use the swimming pool, per person during the 2023-2024 academic year is as follows: GTU features multiple basketball, volleyball, soccer and tennis courts on the northern side of campus. The cost to use

780-814: The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe , the Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta , the Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud , and a number of foreign civil servants. On November 7, 2019, the first Chinese freight train to Europe ran through the tunnel. This demonstrated that the China to Turkey transportation time could be reduced from a month to 12 days as part of the Iron Silk Road concept. The tunnel construction

819-573: The Marmaray from Ayrılıkçeşmesi station (originally İbrahimağa station) on the Asian side under the Bosphorus and back again. On October 29, 2013, the first stage of the Marmaray project, the underground tunnel between Europe and Asia, was inaugurated on the 90th anniversary of the Turkish Republic'. The maiden journey took place after a grand opening ceremony attended by President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Erdoğan, as well as by

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858-417: The Marmaray will help to create a modern "Iron Silk Road " by allowing freight trains to travel between Europe and China . Freight trains that are not carrying dangerous goods will be able to use the tunnel when commuter services are not operating (between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.). At other times only passenger trains will be in the tunnels. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and

897-523: The city's largest harbour, the 4th-century Harbour of Eleutherios (originally known as the Harbour of Theodosius). Archaeologists also uncovered traces of the city wall of Constantine the Great , and the remains of several ships, including what appears to be the only ancient or early medieval galley ever discovered, preventing the project from proceeding as planned. In addition, archaeologists uncovered

936-484: The courts, per person during the 2023-2024 academic year is as follows: 1. In response to long-term criticism about a lack of dormitories close to campus, a dormitory facility is being constructed across of the Environmental Engineering and Chemistry building in the southern side of campus. 2. A building containing three amphitheaters inside of it is being constructed to the left of the library in

975-717: The discovery of historical and archaeological sites along the route as new stations were built, the first phase of the project was finally opened by president Erdoğan on October 29, 2013. The second phase of the project was scheduled to open in 2015 but work once again stopped in 2014. It was restarted in February 2017 and the line finally opened in its entirety on March 12, 2019. The trains came with completely new rolling stock , with carriages that can be walked through from end to end. The line can carry 75,000 passengers per hour in each direction (PPHPD). Travel time from Halkali to Gebze normally takes 104 minutes. The Marmaray

1014-452: The incompatible Russian broad gauge ). The two existing sections of the line were rebuilt and expanded from two tracks to three tracks , to allow for higher capacity with intercity and freight rail. The name Marmaray is a portmanteau of the words Marmara and Ray , which is Turkish for rail . Construction started in 2004 and was originally intended to be completed by April 2009. After multiple delays caused – among other things – by

1053-765: The left side of the Foreign Languages building. The cafe and restaurant offer a wide selection of products to consume and prices often fluctuate. The GTU Stationary & Copy Center, also known as the Copy Center or the Photocopy Center for short, is a university-sponsored, private shop located to the left of the Kelebek Cafe & Restaurant. The shop offers products covering student and academician needs such as: Printing, pencils, pens, empty sheets of papers, erasers, sharpeners etc. . Prices often fluctuate. The GTU Half Olympic Closed Swimming Pool, or

1092-505: The line were rebuilt or completely refurbished. Signalling was also modernised to allow trains to travel as close as two minutes apart (although in reality far fewer trains than that actually run). The suburban-rail upgrade part of the project, known originally as CR1, was first awarded to the AMD Rail Consortium, comprising Marubeni of Japan, Dogus Insaat of Turkey and Alstom of France. However, they were unable to complete

1131-486: The oldest evidence of settlement in Istanbul, with artefacts, including amphorae , pottery fragments, shells, pieces of bone and horse skulls, and nine human skulls found in a bag, dating back to 6,000 BCE. Glass artefacts and fragments dating from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods were also found during excavations at Sirkeci. On August 4, 2013, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , test-drove

1170-505: The project involved the renewal of the old suburban railway that ran between Halkalı and Kazlıçeşme on the European side of Istanbul and between Ayrılıkçeşmesi and Gebze on the Asian side. The work was meant to be completed at the same time as the first phase (the tunnel and underground sections), but was delayed until March, 2019. A third line was added to enable the electric multiple unit (EMU) cars and other railway carriages to move separately. Thirty-six above-ground stations along

1209-647: The southern side of campus. 3. A new supermarket and cafeteria are being constructed next to the university’s library on the southern side of the campus. The construction began in September 2024 and is expected to be completed by Late November 2024 Since its establishment, GTU has been often criticized for its lack of social life on campus, with the university itself hosting few to no events per year, leaving students to socialize by themselves. Due to factors such as: Low student count, low club/society participation, low funding and low to no university personnel support, not

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1248-593: The southern side of campus. Inside of the complex: Basketball, volleyball, robotic events are held. There is also a fitness area inside of the complex. The cost to use the complex, per person during the 2023-2024 academic year is as follows: The GTU Congress and Culture Center, also known as the Congress Center for short, opened recently on February 02, 2020 is a congress hall used by the university for hosting: Conferences, seminars, concerts, international meetings, new academic year opening ceremonies and more. It

1287-427: The tunnel is constructed has been known to liquefy during an earthquake so engineers injected industrial grout to 24 metres (79 ft) below the seabed to keep it stable. The walls of the tunnel are made of waterproof concrete coated with a steel shell, each section independently watertight. The tunnel is made to flex and bend in the way that tall buildings are constructed to react if an earthquake hits. Floodgates at

1326-604: The university has continued to expand its institutes, faculties and departments. Most recently, the Aeronautical Engineering department was added in 2021. All education programs are supported in English (30%). The university consists of one campus, Çayırova Campus, which is still under construction. Being the first and the main campus of Gebze Technical University, Çayırova Campus is located 10 kilometers away from Gebze city center toward Istanbul . The campus

1365-527: The university. About 500 meters to the left outside of the university main entrance, you can find the following buses offering commute around Kocaeli province: G1, 430, 435MR, 440, 490, 490E, 502, 503, 504, 525, 530, 552, 558, 559, 560, and 700. 490 & 490E are the routes to the Muallimköy dormitory owned by the university and KYK. [1] The GTU Library, otherwise known as the Prof. Dr. Nejat Göyünç Library,

1404-405: The work and it was re-tendered as contract CR3 in early 2011. The replacement contract worth €932.8 million was awarded to a joint venture between OHL and Invensys Rail. In February 2010, Railway Gazette International reported that the tunnel's administrators were hiring consultants to analyse options for carrying freight traffic. The Prime Minister and other officials have suggested that

1443-540: The Çayırova Campus. Muallimköy campus land was transferred to the Ministry of Industry and Technology. Offering multiple transportation methods to both Istanbul and Kocaeli Province of Türkiye, Gebze Technical University is one of the most advantageous universities in Türkiye in terms of transportation. In between both sides of campus, is the Marmaray Fatih/Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi train station named directly after

1482-449: Was chosen ahead of Alstom , CAF , and a consortium of Bombardier , Siemens , and Nurol . There are two depot and maintenance yards on the line (one at each end) where the sets are stocked. The project was delayed by four years, largely due to the discovery of Byzantine -era and other 8,000-year-old archaeological finds on the proposed site of the European tunnel terminal at Yenikapı in 2005. Excavations then produced evidence of

1521-602: Was established upon the foundations and experience of Gebze Institute of Technology (GIT) with the decree dated 4 November 2014 of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, inheriting and embracing GIT's 22-year heritage. The institute initially provided education at graduate level for four faculties in 1994, and further on expanded to offer undergraduate education in the departments of Physics , Mathematics , Materials Science and Engineering , Computer Engineering and Electronics Engineering in 2001. Since 2001,

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