Our faculty members, Asst. Prof. Ayşenur KARAKAŞ AYDINBAKAR, Res. Asst. Dr. Nilay YÖRÜK TORAMAN, and Res. Asst. Dr. Furkan TÜZÜN, participated in the 1st National Congress of the Women in Economics Initiative (İBKİ) held at the Middle East Technical University on March 16–17, 2026.

At this congress, Asst. Prof. Ayşenur KARAKAŞ AYDINBAKAR and Res. Asst. Dr. Nilay YÖRÜK TORAMAN delivered their poster presentation titled "Gender-Based Marriage Intentions: Dimensions of Economic Security in Türkiye" and Res. Asst. Dr. Furkan TÜZÜN delivered his poster presentation titled "Measuring and Understanding Industrial Solar Deployment: A Mixed-Methods Approach"