Gazi University Artificial Intelligence Center

ICTMEDIA

Our Director, Prof. Dr. M. Ali Akcayol's article titled "The Future of Artificial Intelligence: What Awaits Us Towards 2040?" has been published in the September issue of ICT Media.

Collaboration

TÜRKSAT

Managers from Türksat’s R&D unit visited our Center on 1 July 2026. During the meeting, we agreed to collaborate on international projects.

Seminar

TOBB ETÜ

Our Center Director, Prof. Dr. M. Ali Akcayol, delivered a seminar at TOBB ETÜ Faculty of Medicine entitled “AI-Based Analysis and Predictive Model Development in Medicine.” The impacts of artificial intelligence across different fields, particularly healthcare, were discussed comprehensively from multiple perspectives.

Collaboration

TÜRKİYE - PAKISTAN

Prof. Dr. Jehanzaib Islam, Pro Vice Rector of Grand Asian University Sialkot, Pakistan, visited our Center. During the meeting, we agreed to collaborate on joint projects and knowledge exchange.

Interview

TRT

Our Deputy Director, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Demirci, and Advisory Board Member Dr. Altuğ Çil appeared as guests on TRT Radio 1’s Çevrimiçi program and shared their views on “Next-Generation Digital Forensics in Smart Networks.”

Panel

GAZI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER

At our panel entitled “Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence,” AI was discussed from a multidisciplinary perspective encompassing law, healthcare, philosophy, academia, and ethics.

Panel

GAZI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER

Artificial intelligence was evaluated not only in terms of efficiency and technological progress, but also within the framework of human rights, social trust, ethical responsibility, and human-centered values.

Collaboration

TÜRKİYE - UZBEKISTAN

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammadismoil Mahmudov, Rector of the University of Management and Future Technologies of Uzbekistan, together with Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Asror Muhamedov, Dr. Bahadır Musametov, Dr. Bahtiyor Nosirov, and Dr. Fakhranda Afandi, visited our Center. During our meeting with the Uzbek delegation, we agreed to collaborate on joint projects and knowledge exchange.

Seminar

FACULTY OF DENTISTRY

Our Center Director, Prof. Dr. M. Ali Akcayol, delivered a seminar entitled “Autonomous Medical Systems: Robotic Systems and Artificial Intelligence” to the academic staff of our University’s Faculty of Dentistry.

Seminar

NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY

Our Center Director, Prof. Dr. M. Ali Akcayol, delivered a seminar entitled “Artificial Intelligence and the Defence Industry” at the National Defence University.

Seminar

FACULTY OF PHARMACY

Our Deputy Director, Prof. Dr. Murat Dörterler, delivered a seminar entitled “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Applications, Opportunities and Challenges” to the academic staff of our University’s Faculty of Pharmacy.

Activity

GAZI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER

We thank our Advisory Board members, Executive Board members, and Center team for their dedicated contributions to our work in 2025.

To Many More Centuries

GAZI UNIVERSITY IS 100 YEARS OLD

Award

RESEARCH CENTERS WORKSHOP

Our Center received a certificate of appreciation for its research, project, training, seminar, and event activities.

Conference

ICITISEE 2025

Our Center Director, Prof. Dr. M. Ali Akcayol, attended the IEEE 9th International Conference on Information Technology, Information Systems and Electrical Engineering (ICITISEE) as a keynote speaker on 15 December 2025 and delivered a presentation entitled “Artificial Intelligence Technologies of the Future.” Current AI technologies, opportunities, risks, and the global AI market were discussed.

Meeting

ADVISORY BOARD

Our Center Advisory Board Meeting was held on 28 November 2025. Advisory Board members were briefed on the activities carried out in 2025, and their recommendations were received. Work has begun in line with these recommendations.

Seminar

KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Our Center Director, Prof. Dr. M. Ali Akcayol, participated as an invited speaker in an event organized by Karadeniz Technical University on 26 November 2025 and delivered a seminar entitled “The Future of Artificial Intelligence Technologies: Where Intelligence Meets Imagination.” The presentation covered current AI technologies, forward-looking forecasts for the national and global AI markets, and steps needed to prepare for the AI era.

GeoAI

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, URBANIZATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE

The “Working Committee for Developing Value-Added Products from Geospatial Data with Artificial Intelligence,” established by the General Directorate of Geographic Information Systems of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and chaired by our Center, completed its two-month study. The development of value-added products from geospatial data using AI technologies was addressed comprehensively.

Training

FACULTY OF NURSING

Within the scope of the project “Integration of Digital Learning and Teaching Tools into Nursing Education,” supported by TÜBİTAK 2237, our Center provided training to the academic staff of Gazi University Faculty of Nursing.

Collaboration

TÜRKİYE - AZERBAIJAN

Dr. Fakhranda Afandi, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Khazar University, Azerbaijan; Dr. Gunel Bahaddinova, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences; and Prof. Dr. Fariz Hasanli, faculty member in the Department of Computer Engineering, visited our Center. During our meeting with Dr. Fakhranda Afandi and the delegation, we agreed to collaborate on joint projects, knowledge exchange, academic staff exchange, and education.

Collaboration

ERASMUS+

Our Deputy Director, Prof. Dr. Murat Dörterler, participated in the “Sustainability in Action: A Hands-on Bootcamp for Impactful Learning” workshop held at Thomas More University of Applied Sciences in Belgium on 12–16 May as part of the Erasmus+ TIME2ACT@SD project. Throughout the workshop, knowledge was exchanged with academics from different countries on topics including climate change, social responsibility, the circular economy, and digital gamification.

Symposium

ÇANKIRI KARATEKİN UNIVERSITY

In our Center’s presentation entitled “The Future of Artificial Intelligence Technologies” at the İrem Bozan Artificial Intelligence Symposium organized by Çankırı Karatekin University on 23 May 2025, current AI research, opportunities and risks, disappearing and emerging occupations, forward-looking forecasts for the global and national AI markets, and preparations required for the AI era were discussed.

Entrepreneurship

G³ BUSINESS IDEA

G³ At the (Young Gazi Entrepreneurs) Business Idea Competition organized by Gazi University, our Center provided mentoring support. Participants received guidance on developing more effective project ideas and commercialization activities.

Ideathon

GAZİ - MEDİPOL

Our Center provided mentoring support for the Ideathon on “Artificial Intelligence Applications in Healthcare,” jointly organized by Gazi University and Ankara Medipol University on 17 May 2025. Participants were mentored on their projects and trained to develop more effective project ideas and presentations.

Congress

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING

At the 4th International Public Health Nursing Congress organized by our University’s Faculty of Nursing on 16–18 April 2025, our Center delivered a presentation entitled “Security and Ethical Issues in the Use of Digital Technologies in Healthcare.” The presentation covered current applications of AI technologies in healthcare and their potential transformative impacts in the near future.

Panel

TCDD

At the Information Technologies Day Panel organized by TCDD on 28 February 2025, our Center delivered a presentation entitled “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Transportation Sector.” The presentation covered current applications of AI technologies in transportation and their potential impacts on the sector in the near future.

Panel

GAZI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER

On 25 December 2024, we held our panel entitled “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Industries,” covering AI’s impact on jobs across sectors, software, educational sciences, defence technologies, cybersecurity, ethical issues, business transformation, and career planning in the AI era.

Award

RESEARCH CENTERS WORKSHOP

Our Center received a certificate of appreciation for its research, project, training, seminar, and event activities.

Collaboration

ASELSAN ACADEMY

At the 7th ASELSAN Academy Workshop, attended by academics from Gazi University, METU, ITU, and Gebze Technical University, we presented the activities and projects carried out at our Center.

Seminar

GAZI FACULTY OF EDUCATION

At the panel “Digital Competencies and Artificial Intelligence for the Teachers of the Future,” organized by Gazi Faculty of Education, we delivered a presentation entitled “The Future of Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence.”

Training

FACULTY OF NURSING

Our Center delivered a seminar entitled “Transformation in Healthcare: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Future Trends” to students of our University’s Faculty of Nursing, and discussions were held with faculty members on potential joint projects.

Collaboration

GENDARMERIE CRIMINAL DEPARTMENT

We held a meeting with a delegation from the Gendarmerie Criminal Department to discuss project topics on which we plan to collaborate.

Collaboration

TÜRKİYE - PAKISTAN

We met with Dr. Qaisar Ahsan, Director General of Pakistan’s AITeC–NCP Research Center, and his delegation to discuss potential areas of collaboration. We agreed to cooperate on joint projects, knowledge exchange, academic staff exchange, and education.

The Potential of Artificial Intelligence

GAZI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER

Gazi Artificial Intelligence Center was established to support Gazi University students, faculty members, and staff, foster collaboration, and realize the potential of artificial intelligence to benefit humanity.

Innovative R&D

GAZI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER

Gazi Artificial Intelligence Center aims to advance artificial intelligence through innovative research, education, and industry collaboration. The Center seeks to create a dynamic ecosystem that enables students, faculty members, and industry partners to use state-of-the-art AI technologies and develop innovative applications.

Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

GAZI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER

The mission of Gazi Artificial Intelligence Center is to investigate the economic, social, and ethical value that human-centered AI systems can create for organizations and to enable the development of high-value applications.

Collaboration

GAZI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER

Gazi Artificial Intelligence Center supports interdisciplinary collaboration by bringing together researchers and students from different fields to work on joint projects and solve complex problems. By leading such interdisciplinary partnerships, it enables innovative research and development activities to be put into practice.