{"id":350,"date":"2024-02-10T08:14:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T08:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daxx.lohatheme.com\/?page_id=350"},"modified":"2026-06-20T14:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:04:18","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/okanksm.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"350\" class=\"elementor elementor-350\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e777dcb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e777dcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c46eef7\" data-id=\"c46eef7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe14ac elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdevs-page-banner\" data-id=\"3fe14ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdevs-page-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n    <!-- Banner Section Start -->\r\n        <section class=\"banner-area pt-220 pb-250 rpt-150 rpb-100 corner-shapes-wrap\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/okanksm.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/g5-2.jpg);\">\r\n            <div class=\"corner-shapes\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"container container-1170 pb-200 rpb-0\">\r\n            <div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-between\">\r\n                <div class=\"col-xl-8 col-lg-12\">\r\n                    <div class=\"banner-content rmb-65 wow fadeInUp delay-0-2s\">\r\n                        <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumb\" class=\"mb-35 rmb-20\">\r\n                            <ol class=\"breadcrumb wow fadeInUp delay-0-4s\">\r\n                                                                <li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/okanksm.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\r\n                                                                                                <li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\">About<\/li>\r\n                                                            <\/ol>\r\n                        <\/nav>\r\n                                                <h1>About<\/h1>\r\n                                                                        <P>Bekir Okan Art Culture and Congress Center<\/P>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <!-- Banner Section End -->\r\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7c6c92 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7c6c92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0e123a\" data-id=\"b0e123a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2dcb1 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc2dcb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Istanbul Okan University, we provide education with over 200 diploma programs within our 11 Faculties, 2 Vocational Schools, Graduate Education Institute, and Conservatory. With our expert academic staff, technological infrastructure, and 160,000 square meter campus, we are one of Turkey&#8217;s most important educational hubs.<\/p><p>Founded in 1999 with the vision of being &#8220;The University Closest to Business Life,&#8221; our university, in collaboration with our corporate partners, prepares its students for the future with innovative practices such as Entrepreneurship Courses, second foreign language education, Career and Life Programs, and Branded Courses.<\/p><p>Our students are trained to be graduates who can compete with all their contemporaries worldwide, thanks to the privilege of close communication and collaborations with the business world and our strong international agreements. Furthermore, within the scope of our investments in the healthcare sector, we provide our students with practical training opportunities and offer healthcare services to the community through our Istanbul Okan University Hospital and our Tuzla and Mecidiyek\u00f6y Faculty of Dentistry Hospitals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0420a82 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdevs-what-we-do\" data-id=\"0420a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdevs-what-we-do.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <!-- What We Do Area Start -->\r\n    <section class=\"what-we-do-area pt-120\">\r\n        <div class=\"container\">\r\n            <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\r\n                <div class=\"col-xl-6 col-lg-5\">\r\n                    <div class=\"section-title rmb-55 wow fadeInUp delay-0-3s\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"sub-title mb-50 rmb-30 wow fadeInUp delay-0-2s\">About<\/span>\r\n                                                                        <h2>OKAN KSM<\/h2>\r\n                                                                        <div class=\"section-text mt-45 wow fadeInUp delay-0-4s\">\r\n                            <p><p style=\"text-align:justify\">Located within the Istanbul Okan University Tuzla campus, the Bekir Okan Art, Culture and Congress Center (Okan KSM) houses a 1500-seat congress hall (Zeugma Stage), an exhibition hall, a multi-purpose meeting hall, a four-story library, and foyer and cocktail areas. The center is open to external stakeholders for university events as well as congresses, meetings, theater performances, and concerts. The center, with its stage and capacity, is particularly significant in filling a gap on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. <\/p><\/p>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-xl-6 col-lg-7\">\r\n                    <div class=\"row gap-40\">\r\n                                                <div class=\"col-sm-6\">\r\n                            <div class=\"what-we-do-item wow fadeInUp delay-0-2s\">\r\n                                                                <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/daxx.lohatheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wwd-icon1.png\" alt=\"Icon\">\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                                                                        <h6>Architectural<\/h6>\r\n                                                                                                            <p>The Bekir Okan Art Culture and Congress Center stands out as a modern and contemporary architectural structure. Completed in 2018, the center offers versatile use for scientific, cultural and artistic events. Its architectural design utilizes concrete, steel, and large glass surfaces, creating both a strong structural presence and a bright atmosphere. The spacious, airy areas that bring natural light into the interiors enhance the user experience.<\/p>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                                                        <div class=\"col-sm-6\">\r\n                            <div class=\"what-we-do-item wow fadeInUp delay-0-4s\">\r\n                                                                <div class=\"icon\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/daxx.lohatheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/wwd-icon2.png\" alt=\"Icon\">\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                <div class=\"content\">\r\n                                                                        <h6>Features<\/h6>\r\n                                                                                                            <p>Okan KSM, a five-story building with a construction area of \u200b\u200b10,800 square meters and a ground floor area of \u200b\u200b3,300 square meters, consists of a versatile stage with a 220 square meter orchestra pit in the Zeugma Stage, a 180 square meter stage in the Troy Hall, the Olympos Exhibition Hall, spacious Foyer and Cocktail Areas, and a Library.<\/p>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <!-- What We Do Area End -->\r\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-683c0d8 elementor-section-boxed 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