Meeting Capacity: 40
Seating Capacity: 24
As of August 1, 2023, the hall underwent a comprehensive renovation and transformation by the Support Foundation to accommodate university senate meetings. It was officially inaugurated on December 21, 2023, and named the “Dr. Üzeyir Garih Senate Hall”, organized in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of our Republic and the 250th anniversary of our University.
The works carried out include; scraping and polishing the wooden floors, ceiling painting, wallpaper installation, marble flooring for the entrance hall and fireplace corner, fireplace revision, renewing the hall entrance and kitchen doors, renewing kitchen floor ceramics and wall tiles, installing upper kitchen cabinets, cooling unit revision and radiator casing, installing ceiling LED lighting infrastructure, and renewing roller blinds. Meeting tables, chairs, single/double lounge seating groups, coffee tables, and various new furniture were generously donated.
The Dr. Üzeyir Garih Senate Hall is utilized as a lounge where faculty members can rest during lunch breaks and as a venue for the university's senate meetings.
- High Frequency Laboratory
The hall originally served as the Faculty of Electrical Engineering High Frequency Laboratory and was used until the Faculty of Electrical Engineering moved to the Maslak Campus after 1980.
Dr. Üzeyir Garih Hall – May 23, 1998
After the laboratory was relocated, the idle hall was renovated by ALARKO Holding and opened on May 23, 1998.
This hall, with a capacity of 100 people, where faculty members could rest during lunch hours and meet with students, was named after Mr. Dr. Üzeyir GARİH, a 1951 graduate of ITU Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Meetings and social events were held in this hall, which featured a Bosphorus view, wooden floors, a fireplace, a suspended ceiling, and air conditioning.
“İTÜ Makina Mühendisliği Fakültesi’nden mezun oldum. Fakültem gerek iş ve gerek sosyal hayatımda başarılı olmam için gereken birçok bilgiyi verdi. Bu nedenden dolayı öğretim üyelerime bir kez daha şükranlarımı sunmak istiyorum” (Dr. Üzeyir Garih’in 23 Mayıs 1998’de İTÜ Üzeyir Garih Salonu açılışında yaptığı konuşmasından)
Dr. Üzeyir Garih Hall – September 17, 2014
The hall was renovated again by ALARKO Holding in 2014, with an opening reception held on September 17, 2014. The scope included painting, floor polishing, HVAC maintenance, and cleaning of all seating groups, curtains, and chandeliers.
Dr. Üzeyir Garih Senate Hall – December 21, 2023
Finally, it took its current form through the Support Foundation in 2023, with the opening ceremony attended by the Chairman of the Board, Mr. İzzet Garih, on December 21, 2023.
Born in Istanbul in 1929, he graduated from ITU as a Mechanical M.Sc. Engineer in 1951. Until 1954, he worked as an HVAC Engineer at the Carrier Corp. Turkey Branch and became an expert in the field. In 1954, upon Ishak ALATON's proposal, he started operating as a co-partner of the two-person Alarko Collective Company. From that date on, he uninterruptedly co-chaired the Alarko Group of Companies, which grew day by day into a Holding.
Apart from his roles at Alarko, he played active roles on the administrative and advisory boards of local and foreign foundations and associations such as TÜSİAD, MESS, Loyd Foundation, SİSAV, Propeller, Istanbul Chamber of Industry Assembly, Tourism Investors Association, AIESEC, and chaired the Turkish-Belgian DEİK and TOKYAD.
His weekly articles on management, organization, and economics were published in newspapers like Radikal, Turkish Daily News, Milliyet, and Akşam, alongside monthly columns in Sigorta and Babıali magazines. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by ITU in 1984 and assumed the role of Honorary Consul General of the Philippines in Istanbul in 1990.
One of Üzeyir Garih's leading hobbies was engaging in the education of young people and giving conferences in various venues. In addition to his six-volume series "Deneyimlerim" and his book "İş Hayatımdan Kesitler", where he shared his experiences, a collection of eight books compiled from the "Deneyimlerim" series was published under the title "Üzeyir Garih Kitaplığı".
He passed away on August 25, 2001, following a heinous attack. He spoke English, French, and Spanish, was married, and had two children and six grandchildren.
Room Number: 315
Capacity: 72
Brought into the faculty on October 25, 1995, by the Turkish Textile Industry Employers' Union (TTSİS).
Room Number: 319
Capacity: 72
Furnished in 1995 by M.Sc. Engineer Orhan KARAKULLUKÇU and re-furnished in 2015 by the Deanery of ITU Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
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Room Number: 325
Capacity: 305
It is the largest conference hall on the Gümüşsuyu Campus. It was brought into the faculty in 1996 by Dr. Eng. Orhan ÖCALGİRAY, born in Istanbul in 1922 and an ITU Mechanical Engineering graduate of 1947. The hall's piano was gifted by Mrs. Saadet ÖCALGİRAY, and the sound system was gifted by Prof. Dr. Metin LOKMANHEKİM.
Room Number: 400
Capacity: 55
Used for students' thesis defenses and graduation presentations, this hall was constructed and equipped in 2009 in memory of the late Faculty of Mechanical Engineering member Prof. Dr. Mustafa GEDİKTAŞ by his wife Tülin GEDİKTAŞ and 1963 ITU Mechanical Engineering graduate Dr. M.Sc. Eng. Keskin KESER.
Room Number: 342
Capacity: 20
A historical photo from the 1955 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Professors' Board features (clockwise):
Prof. Fahri Terzioğlu (Aviation)
Prof. Fikret Narter (Mechanical)
Prof. Kamuran Görgün (Makina)
Prof. Ratip Berker (Founding Dean)
Prof. Hilmi İleri (Mechanical)
Assoc. Prof. Mesut Savcı (Naval)
Prof. Hikmet Binark (Dean)
Assoc. Prof. Selim Palavan
(Mechanical)
Prof. Muzaffer Sağışman (Mechanical)
Prof. Ata Nutku (Naval)
Prof. Bekir Dizioğlu (Mechanical)
Prof. François Ducio (Mechanical)