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UCTEA Energy Symposium
organized by ,TMMOB(The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects/ MMO is member of TMMOB)
 Congress: Since 1995, held every two years
 Place: Ankara Period: 3 days

TurkeyMember of ICHMT(1) Overview(Eastern European Time, EET: UTC+3, Population: 84 million)
1. Organizations

3. Major Journals

The relationships among our societies are roughly expressed as shown in Table 1.
Table 1 . Transition steps from associations to sectoral structuring with historical orderSocietyMembers

Chambers of Mechanical Engineers (MMO)

Founding Date

119554

1954

Turkish Society of Thermal Sciences and Technology (TIBTD)

1217

1977

Turkish Society of HVAC and Sanitary Engineers (TTMD)

2101

1992

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey(TOBB) Air Conditioning Assembly (with 14 sub-societies)

61

2005

ASHRAE Turkish Chapter (ASHRAE-TC)

154

2013

Turkey's Energy Outlook Reportby MMO published in every two years since 2010.
Journal of Thermal Sciences and Technology
by TIBTD published in English, published in April and October every year since 1977.
Engineer and Machineryby MMO published in every three months since 1954
Installation Engineeringby MMO published in every two months since 2000.

2. Major Meetings
Congress on Thermal Science and Technology
organized by TIBTD
 Since 1977, held every two years
 Place: University campus (all around the country)
 Period: 2 days at September Paper Presentations (oral) : about 250
National Installation Engineering Congress TESKON-SODEX fairorganized by MMO and Deutsche Messe AG

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Congress
Joint Congress and Fair
PeriodPaper Presentations (oral): Since 1993, held every two years: Since 2009, held every two years: 3 days around Spring: about 200

Energy Efficiency Congressorganized by MMO
 Congress Place Participants
 Paper Presentations (oral): Since 2007, held every two years: Kocaeli: about 800: about 100

4. Foundations of Scientific Research
The Scinetific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)Republic Of Turkey Ministry of Industry and Technology
5. Education (Undergraduate/Graduate School)
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In general, the first semester starts in September, while the second semester starts in January.
The language of education could be fully in Turkish, partially in English-Turkish or fully in English.
Textbooks are selected in the same language as the language in which the course is taught.
Senior students engage in bachelor studies with their supervisors and co-supervisors.
Master of Science Degrees: 2 years
Doctorate Degrees: 4 years

6. University System (Faculty, Employment, etc.)

Solar Energy Systems Symposium and Exhibition
organized by MMO
 Congress: Since 2003, held every two years
 Place: Mersin Participants: about 800
 Paper Presentations (oral) : about 100

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Entrance Examinations: Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS)
Entrance without Exam
: Vocational High School in Air Conditioning Systems and Refrigeration
can enter associate degrees in related field.
Associate Degrees (2 years) : Air conditioning and Refrigeration Technology
Bachelor Degrees (4 years) : Mechanical Engineering
Employment: Mechanical Engineers could work at HVAC-R employment, Mechanicalengineers with related certification of MMO can design HVAC-R projects.

by Murat ERBAŞ (TIBTD), Atilla BIYIKOĞLU (TIBTD – ASHRAE-TC), and Özgür BAYER (MMO)

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2. Report on 22nd and 23rd Congresses of Thermal Sciences and Technology (ULIBTK’19 and ULIBTK’21)

Turkey, Member of ICHMT (2)1. Collaboration with Sectoral Institutions: ASHRAE Turkish Chapter, TOBBHVAC-R, MMO and TTMD
Atilla Biyikoglu
2. Report on 23rd Congress of Thermal Sciences and Technology (ULIBTK’21)
Atilla Biyikoglu
1. Collaboration with Sectoral Institutions: ASHRAE Turkish Chapter, TOBB HVAC-R, MMO, TTMD
and ISIB
Atilla Biyikoglu, Dept. of Mech. Eng., The University of Gazi, 2020-2022 President of
ASHRAE Turkish Chapter abiyik@gazi.edu.tr https://ashrae.org.tr/
The 22nd Congress on Thermal Science and Technology (ULIBTK’19) was organizedin cooperation with Kocaeli University (http://www.kocaeli.edu.tr) and ASHRAE
Turkish Chapter (http://ashrae.org.tr) under the roof of Turkish Society of Thermal
Science and Technology (TIBTD) (http://tibtd.org.tr/). Within the scope of theannouncement of the Congress, scientific associations and research centers operating in Turkey and abroad were
contacted. During the congress, negotiations are underway to organize certified free trainings for students andyoung engineers in cooperation with Autodesk Turkey, TTMD, Chamber of Mechanical Engineers (MMO), theCYPE Turkey and NUMESYS.
In order to promote the congress, TIBTD and ULIBTK-19 promotional activities were carried out through oneon-one meetings with companies at TESKON-2019 Congress and SODEX fair held in İzmir between 17-20 April
2019. the 22nd Congress of Thermal Sciences and Technology which was held on 2019 at Kocaeli University wasdecided to be organized internationally in collaboration with ASHRAE Turkish Chapter (https://ashrae.org.tr/).
The Joint Congress was introduced by the worldwide member network of ASHRAE community which has morethan 56 thousands of members from 132 different nations over 15 different Regions. The 2018 – 2019 ASHRAE
president, Sheila Hayter (https://www.nrel.gov/research/sheila-hayter.html) had been invited to the Joint
Conference as Distinguished Lecturer and the invitation was confirmed by herself. It was also organized Student
Branch Meetings over RAL (https://ashraeral.org/) and European Regions (https://ashrae.eu/) of ASHRAE
connecting international students with Turkish ones. Training programmes were planned for both students andyoung engineers.
The goal of the society through this term, in the direction of president’s theme, is to be more active both in natioal
and international scientific arena and to develop cooperation and collaboration with other industrial, educationaland scientific communities, and to increase the number and quality in scientific activities. In this respect,
principally, a collaboration protocol had been prepared with Turkish Society of HVAC and Sanitary Engineers(TTMD). A similar protocol had been signed and get into action with ASHRAE Turkish Chapter. During thecongresses, it was planned to provide certified trainings (Carrier HAP, REVIT, etc.) for students and young
engineers. These trainings were especially planned for ASHRAE student members and Young Engineer in
ASHRAE (YEA) members as well as undergraduate and graduate students who will participate in both domestic
and foreign. A presentation was made by the president of the society for the congress promotion at the meeting of
Climate Council of Turkey’s Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB-HVAC-R)(https://www.tobb.org.tr) which was held on December 13th, 2018 at the Union’s Building in Istanbul.
Approximately 35 senior representatives from industrial firms, institutions and organizations representing the air
conditioning sector were attended to the meeting. Hereby it is aimed to strengthen the university – industry
association and get support as a sponsor.
The goal of the society through this term, in the direction of president’s theme, is to be more active both in national
and international scientific arena and to develop cooperation and collaboration with other industrial, educationaland scientific communities, and to increase the number and quality in scientific activities. Within this scope, oursearches for cooperation as an association are ongoing.

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Atilla Biyikoglu Dept. of Mech. Eng., Gazi Univ., 2017-2021 President of TIBTD,
abiyik@gazi.edu.tr, http://tibtd.org.tr/en/
ULIBTK’21 (http://ulibtk2021.gantep.edu.tr/) took place in face-to-face and on-line
virtual ways during September 8 to 10, 2021 in Gaziantep University (Southeastern
district). Totally 284 papers were presented including 11 keynotes through 54 sessions inthe symposium. The distribution of attendees and topics are seen in Fig. 2.1. Session topics (no. of presentations,percentage) in ULIBTK are listed as 1-Heat and Mass Transfer (73, %26) 2- Energy Economy and Manag. (9, %3)
3- Refrigeration Technologies (4, %1) 4- Thermodynamics (25, %9) 5- Fluid Mechanics (19, %7) 6- Micro andNano Applications (8, %3) 7- Energy Conversion and Storage (15, %5) 8- HVAC and Refrigeration (24, %8) 9Fuels and Combustion (16, %6) 10- Alternative Energy (29, %10) 11- Computational Fluid Dynamics (33, %12)
12- Energy and Environment (14, %5) 13- Refrigeration Technologies (8, %3) 14- Mixed Topics (7, %2). Turkish
Thermal Science and Technology (TIBTD) Congress; It has been held at a different university every two years for
44 years since 1977. The congress was held in Gaziantep between 8- 10 September 2021 with international
participation this year. The use of the name of the congress as "Thermal Science and Technology Congress(ULIBTK 2021)" was preferred to preserve the institutional memory. Thermal Science and Technology
Congresses have been successfully held at the national level in the past years. 22. ULIBTK 2019 was heldinternationally under the responsibility of Kocaeli University. 23rd ULIBTK 2021, on the other hand, wasorganized as international and hybrid (onsite/online) in cooperation with Gaziantep University and Turkish
Thermal Science and Technology Association.
The main purpose of
ULIBTK 2021 is to bring
together academic scientists
and researchers from allover the world to share thelatest research results ofscientists on innovative andadvanced engineering applications in heat science andtechnology. In this context,
ULIBTK 2021 has been aplatform for researchers toshare information on heatscience and technology. The
congress held covers theformation, transformation
and use of energy and its
environmental effects. In
addition, green and sustainable energy systems, improving energy efficiency,
low-cost and environmentally friendly thermal systems are also discussed.
Within the scope of thecongress, new and original
research and development
studies on thermal systems
and applications of alternative energy technologies
are also included.
Fig. 2.1 Session Topics Wheel and Conference Statistics

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Introduction of MMO - Chamber of Mechanical Engineers (https://www.mmo.org.tr/)

Türkiye, Member of ICHMT (3)
1. Introduction of Sectoral Institutions: ASHRAE Turkish Chapter, TOBB HVAC
Assembly, MMO, TTMD and ISIB, Atilla Biyikoglu
2. Preperatory Activities for 24th Congress of Thermal Sciences andTechnology (ULIBTK’23), Atilla Biyikoglu
1. Introduction of Sectoral Institutions: ASHRAE Turkish Chapter, TOBB HVAC Assembly, MMO,TTMD and ISIB
Atilla Biyikoglu, Dept. of Mech. Eng., The University of Gazi, 2022-2023 Vice-Presidentof ASHRAE Turkish Chapter abiyik@gazi.edu.tr https://ashrae.org.tr/
Introduction of ASHRAE Turkish Chapter (https://ashrae.org.tr/)
During the ASHRAE Winter Conference held in Dallas, January 26-30, 2013,
ASHRAE members from Türkiye, applied to the Members Council expressing theirinterest in establishing a Turkish Section. On January 29, 2013, the application was approved and the“ASHRAE Turkish Section” was formed with 25 members. Thereafter, the ASHRAE Turkish Chapter wasapproved on 21st January 2014, at the ASHRAE Winter Conference in New York. Some of the key members
who founded the chapter are, Dr. Mehmet Baris Ozerdem, Mehmet Kenan Dokumaci, Soner Bicer, Bahadirhan
Tari, Dr. Kadir øsa, Dr. Atilla Biyikoglu and Dr. Ayhan Onat. As a result of the HVACR sectoral
accomplishments done by the ASHRAE Turkish Chapter, the chapter was admitted to the HVACR Sectoral
Assembly of TOBB (Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey) that brings together all the
associations and foundations actively working in HVACR industry. The ASHRAE Turkish Chapter
representative for the Assembly is currently Chapter President Ahmet Goksin for the term of 2022-23.
Introduction of TOBB HVAC Assembly (https://www.tobb.org.tr/)
The Turkish HVAC Assembly was established within the framework of the "Establishment, Duties andWorking Regulations of the Sectoral Assemblies of Türkiye", which was published in the Official Gazettedated 12/02/2005 and numbered 25725, within the body of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges
of Turkey (TOBB). The Turkish Air Conditioning Assembly has been operating since July 2006 and, with its
integrated structure that includes all the relevant parties of the HVAC sector, enables the formation of common
views and the development of public-private sector cooperation and partnership as a contact point between theprivate sector and the competent authorities.
Introduction of ISIB – Turkish Air Conditioning Industry Exporters Association (https://isib.org.tr/)
ISIB is the only and coordinator exporter association in Turkish HVAC&R sector. Established in 2012, ISIB
works towards bringing together all the exporter companies active in the Turkish HVAC&R sector under one
roof and increasing the export potential of the sector.

UCTEA Chamber of Mechanical Engineers is a professional association as a public institution which wasestablished in the context of the constitution of Republic of Türkiye in 1954. Chamber of Mechanical Engineers
is one of the 24 constituent chambers of engineering of the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers andArchitects. Chamber of Mechanical Engineers has become a wide spread organization; covering the wholecountry through its 18 Branches, 56 Provincial and 43 County Representative Offices, 7 Professional Auditing
Offices, Notified Body, Accredited Inspection Center, Accredited Experimentation Laboratory, Accredited
Calibration Laboratory, Accredited Personnel Certification Center, Welding Training and Inspection Center,
Institute of Profession Education and 5 Applied Training Centers. The total number of chamber members has
exceeded 130.000 in 2022, which were only 902 in 1954.
Introduction of TTMD - Turkish Society of HVAC and Sanitary Engineers (https://www.ttmd.org.tr/)
Turkish Society of HVAC and Sanitary Engineers (TTMD) was founded in 1992 with the goal of improving
and fostering the services provided by Mechanical Engineers in heating, refrigerating, ventilating, airconditioning, plumbing, insulation and control areas of the building industry. Today, TTMD has become an
association where professionals from different disciplines, such as designers, consultants, reps, manufacturers,
installers, operators, academicians etc, come together on a common platform for shared goals.
The foremost objective of TTMD is to contribute to the training and research of our professional colleagues,
especially consisted of architects and engineers. With this ultimate goal, the association organizes seminars
and technical courses; workshops, symposia, and congresses; conducts national and international projects andsupports the researches conducted by universities and various research institutes. Apart from these, TTMD
stands as a member of international associations such as ASHRAE and REHVA which are established withthe common aim of sharing knowledge in a global platform.
2. Preperatory Activities for 24th Congress of Thermal Sciences and Technology (ULIBTK’23)
Atilla Biyikoglu Dept. of Mech. Eng., Gazi Univ. abiyik@gazi.edu.tr
The 24th Congress of Thermal Science and Technology with International Participation,
ULIPTK'24 https://ulibtk2023.baskent.edu.tr/ , will be organized by Baúkent University
on 06-08 September 2023. The aim of our congress is to bring together scientists andresearchers and to create a suitable platform where they share the results of their studies
on heat science and technique. The congress will include new and original research and development studies onthermal systems, alternative and nuclear energy technologies. In order to bring together our scientists, researchers
and industrialists in the public and private sectors, to ensure communication and contribute to the production of
joint projects, all researchers and practitioners will attend our 24th Thermal Science and Technique Congress with
International Participation, in the 100th Anniversary of our Republic, Baúkent University Patalya Thermal Resort
Hotel, KÕzÕlcahamam https://kizilcahamam.patalyahotels.com/tr/, We are waiting for you in Ankara.

In addition to the general tasks including but not limited to organizing national participation in fairs in markets
with export potential, participating in sectoral fairs abroad, organization of sectoral trade delegations andpurchasing delegations, organization of a design contest for HVAC&R sector, providing foreign trade trainings
for companies, preparing sectoral country reports, organization of workshops and member meetings to discussand solve sectoral problems, ISIB also supports the efforts of other individuals and organizations to increase
the popularity of Turkish export products in world markets. In addition to the activities listed above, Turkish
HVAC&R Exporters Association undertakes other duties including observation and research targeting thepromotion of Turkish HVAC&R sector abroad, preparing brochures, catalogues and periodicals, advertisingin sectoral media abroad, fair areas at times of fairs and the city centers, and sponsoring sectoral activities.

Topics of the Congress
Important Dates:• Alternative and Clean Energy Technologies
Deadline for abstract submission
March 30th, 2023
• Energy Conversion and Storage
Announcement of accepted abstracts April 10th, 2023
• Energy Harvest and Environment
Deadline for full paper submission
May 2nd, 2023
• Energy Policies and Energy Efficiency• Artificial Intelligence Applications in Energy
Announcement of accepted papers
July 31th, 2023
• Power and Energy Engineering Applications
Deadlineforrevisedfull
papersAug 14th, 2023
• Solar Energy and Fuel Cells• Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy Applications• Heating, Cooling and Ventilation Applications Congress• Applications in Micro and Nano Dimensions

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HVAC-R INDUSTRY EXPORTERS ASSOCIATIONS (İSİB)Turkiye, Member of ICHMT (4)1. Selected Activities of Sectoral Institutions in 2023: ASHRAE Turkish Chapter,
TOBB HVAC Assembly, MMO, TTMD and ISIB, Atilla Biyikoglu
2. 24th Congress of Thermal Sciences and Technology (ULIBTK’23), Atilla
Biyikoglu
1. Selected Activities of Sectoral Institutions in 2023: ASHRAE Turkish Chapter,
TOBB HVAC Assembly, MMO, TTMD and ISIB
Atilla Biyikoglu, Dept. of Mech. Eng., The University of Gazi, 2022-2023 Vice-Presidentof ASHRAE Turkish Chapter abiyik@gazi.edu.tr https://ashrae.org.tr/
TURKISH UNION OF CHAMBERS AND STOCK EXCHANGES (TOBB)TURKISH AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC-R) ASSEMBLYINDOOR AIR QUALITY (IAQ) COMMITTEE

TURKISH HVAC-R INDUSTRY INTERNATIONAL “INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN SCHOOLS ANDSTUDENT LIVING AREAS” SUMMIT, 19-21 September 2023
Patalya Thermal Resort Hotel Kızılcahamam/Ankara

Turkish HVAC-R İSİB Sector Strategy Workshop, Antalya, November 2nd, 2023.
The HVAC-R Strategy Workshop, where the Turkish HVAC-R Exporters Association (ISIB)
determined the Turkish HVAC-R sector’s roadmap for 2028, discussed the strategy and economic
developments, and shared the important administrative and commercial developments experienced
during the year with its members, was held at Antalya Cornelia Diamond Hotel between October 31
and November 2, 2023. The ISIB Export Leaders Award Ceremony was held as part of the workshop
program, and the top companies were awarded.
Turkish Society of HVAC and Sanitary Engineers (TTMD)At the summit, indoor air quality limit values, which were obtained as a result of
approximately 1 year of work of the TOBB IAQ Committee and are one of the basic input data
sets for the design of ventilation systems in schools, were announced. As the final declarationof the summit, the idea of forming a working group to determine the outdoor air quality
around existing and new schools across Turkey emerged.
ASHRAE TURKISH CHAPTER

ISK-SODEX Istanbul 2023
ISK SODEX Fair, organized by Hannover Messe Sodeks Fuarcılık, under the co-organization of
TTMD, ISKAV, DOSİDER, İSKİD, İZODER and with the support of POMSAD, SOSİAD, ESSİAD,MTMD and KBSB, was held at Istanbul Expo Center between 25-28 October 2023. This year, TTMD
attended the ISK SODEX Fair with its international collaborations: AEE (Association of Energy
Engineers), EHPA (European Heat Pump Association), IBPSA (International Building Performance
Simulation Association), IEA EBC TCP (International Energy Agency Energy in Buildings andCommunities Technology Collaboration Program), IEA ES TCP (International Energy Agency
Energy Storage Technology Collaboration Program), IEA SHC TCP (International Energy Agency
Solar Heating Cooling Technology Collaboration Program) and REHVA (Federation of European
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations).
UNION OF CHAMBERS OF TURKISH ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS(TMMOB)

Our chamber will organize the VI. The Energy Efficiency Congress aims
to create an important platform and to bring together academicians, experts,
public and private sector officials, professional organizations, companies
that produce products and services in the sector, businesses and theiremployees, and candidate colleagues from all over our country, and todevelop energy efficiency awareness and activities.
ASHRAE TURKISH CHAPTER- FACTORY VİSİT – ÜNTES-RHOSS 28 SEPTEMBER 2023

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2. Report on 24th Congress of Thermal Sciences and Technology (ULIBTK’23)
Atilla Biyikoglu Dept. of Mech. Eng., Gazi Univ. abiyik@gazi.edu.tr
The 24th Thermal Science and Technology Congress with International Participation,
ULIBTK'23, (https://ulibtk2023.baskent.edu.tr) was organized by Başkent University under theleadership of the Turkish Society of Thermal Science and Technology in Kızılcahamam/Ankara
between 06-08 September 2023. The aim of the congress is to bring together scientists andresearchers and create a platform where the results of studies on heat science and technology
are shared. The congress included new and original research and development studies on thermal systems, alternative andnuclear energy technologies. The 24th Thermal Science and Technology Congress with International Participation aims
to bring together scientists, public and private sector researchers, and industrialists to produce joint projects. ULIBTK'23,
with international participation, was held at Başkent University Patalya Thermal Resort Hotel, Kızılcahamam, Ankara,accompanied by the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.

A total of 701 papers were applied to the congress. The sessions,which were held in parallel in 5 different halls, continued for 3days, and apart from the technical sessions, the studies preparedby the congress sponsor NUMESYS company for the congress
were discussed in a special session.

24th Congress of Thermal Sciences and Technology (ULIBTK’23), Baskent University, Ankara
Important Dates:
Topics of the Congress• Alternative and Clean Energy Technologies
Deadline for abstract submission
March 30th, 2023
• Energy Conversion and Storage
Announcement of accepted abstracts April 10th, 2023
• Energy Harvest and Environment
Deadline for full paper submission
May 2nd, 2023
• Energy Policies and Energy Efficiency• Artificial Intelligence Applications in Energy
Announcement of accepted papers
July 31th, 2023
• Power and Energy Engineering Applications
Deadlineforrevisedfull
papersAug 14th, 2023
• Solar Energy and Fuel Cells• Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy Applications• Heating, Cooling and Ventilation Applications Congress• Applications in Micro and Nano Dimensions
Keynote Speeker:
Advt. Çiğdem Dilek, Chief Executive Chairman of the Global Energy Association and Founding Partner of CLA
Partners Law Office, Topic: “Developments in the Turkish Electricity Market in the Light of Energy Law andCurrent Legislation”
Invited Speakers:
Speaker 1: Prof. Dr. Hani Nigim, Faculty Member of Birzeit University Engineering Faculty
Topic 1: “Drag of Rough Surfaces: Types, Measurements and Control”
Speaker 2: Orhan Aytaç, TMMO Energy Working Group Member, METU Alumni Association Energy
Commission Member
Topc 2: “Energy Outlook in Turkey”

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