Malatya Turgut Özal University (MTÜ) Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture (STMF) Department of Interior Architecture exhibited the works produced by first-year students who began their education in the 2024-2025 academic year. The opening of the “Interior Architecture Department Student Works Exhibition” took place on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. in the STMF Lobby Area. The exhibition will be open to art enthusiasts for two days, from May 27 to 28.

The opening of the exhibition was attended by MTÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Recep Bentli, MTÜ General Secretary Abuzer Gelse, Deputy General Secretary Dr. Lecturer Abuzer Yeşil, STMF Dean Prof. Dr. Ersan Çiftci, Deputy Deans Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Doğan and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferdi Karaönçel, Yeşilyurt MYO Director Assoc. Dr. Fehmi Aslan, Director of the Graduate School of Education Assoc. Prof. Dr. Varol Tutal, STMF Faculty Secretary Lecturer Harun Barış, Head of the Construction and Technical Affairs Department Sinan Akgül, and Malatya Interior Architects Association Representative Fırat Bozkuş, as well as numerous institutional representatives, academics, students, and guests.

Featuring the First Student Exhibition

The Exhibition Preparation Committee consisted of Assoc. Prof. Ebru Doğan, Lecturer Gülşah Karataş, Lecturer Elif Tuğçe Göçmez, Lecturer Şule Betül Demirkol, Ceren Akbaş Gönültaş, and Fırat Bozkuş. This event, which is the first student exhibition of the STMF Interior Architecture Department, featured projects carried out by first-year students during their basic design education. The works on display were produced within the scope of the Basic Design, Technical Drawing, Presentation and Presentation Techniques, and Introduction to Interior Architecture courses. The students transformed the theoretical and practical knowledge they had acquired throughout the year into original designs, presenting creative and high-quality examples to the guests.

Participants expressed interest in the creative approaches demonstrated in the students' first-year projects, engaging in one-on-one communication with the students and gaining insights into the project processes.