Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay attended the “Kademe Career Summit 2025” organized by the Konya Metropolitan Municipality Career Support and Training Center (KADEME).
Speaking at the summit held at the Selçuklu Congress Center, Mayor Altay stated that Konya is a people-oriented city. He said, “Today, Konya is one of Turkey’s most dynamic cities, with 130,000 university students studying at five universities. More than half of these 130,000 students are young people who come to Konya from other cities. Therefore, we are well aware of the contribution our universities make to the city. As Konya Metropolitan Municipality, we carry out various activities to stand by you from the beginning to the end of your university education, and at the heart of these activities are our Youth Council and KADEME. Our main goal is to contribute to your personal development.”
Mayor Altay emphasized that Konya is preparing to take on an important role in Turkey and said:
“This role is not only political, not only social, and not only cultural. In fact, we are all embarking on a journey of leadership together because Konya has this potential. Especially in terms of urban development, Konya has reached a point where municipalities from all over Turkey come here to understand and learn about the ‘Konya Model of Municipality.’ However, we cannot make our city a leader solely through municipal services. We must excel in every field. The city’s football team must be in the Super League, its universities must be in the Super League, and its industry must be in the Super League. Most importantly, no matter how much we develop the city, if we cannot create employment, there is no reason for people to stay here. Therefore, we must both train qualified human resources and establish facilities that can employ them and offer qualified job opportunities. We are making great efforts in this regard. While we develop the city’s economy and trade, we also organize various activities for university students to ensure they contribute to our city and our country in the future.”
Held under the motto “We Are Not Talking About the Future, We Are Building It!”, the KADEME Career Summit brought together notable speakers including Help Steps Founder Gözde Venedik, Entrepreneur and Author Cihan Buğdaycı, Habertürk Editor-in-Chief Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Kon TV News Anchor Kübra Aktaş, Turkish Airlines Head of Social and Administrative Affairs İbrahim Hünkar Han Çelikhatipoğlu, Turkcell Atmosware General Manager Atilla Yıldız, TUSAŞ Career and Talent Management Director Gözde Güngör Açanal, Vizyon College Founder Abdulkadir Özbek, Lokman Group Chairperson Hatice Öz, Huawei Head of Engineering and Cloud Developer Ecosystem Manager Türker Yasin Yazkan, and Istanbul Technical University Rector / TÜBİTAK President (2022–2024) Hasan Mandal. These speakers shared their knowledge and experiences with young participants across various topics.
