Program
Symposium program is outlined below. The organizing committee reserves the right to adjust session times and speaker schedules if necessary.
| DAY 1, NOVEMBER 12, 2026, THURSDAY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00-10:20 | Registration | ||
| 10:20 - 10:30 | TURKISH TUNNELLING SOCIETY | Prof. Dr. Nuh Bilgin (Chairman of the Board) | Opening Speech |
| Session 1 | |||
| 10:15 - 11:00 | AYGM (General Directorate of Infrastructure Investments) | Dr. Yalçın Eyigün (General Manager) | New Tunnel Projects, Applied New Strategies and Technologies |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| Session 2 | |||
| 11:30-11:50 | DSI (State Hydraulic Works) Head of Department | Dr. A. Koçbay, Head of Department | To be announced |
| 11:50-12:10 | AYGM | Bilal Sayın, Head of Strategy Department | General Overview of the Körfezray Project |
| 12:10-12:30 | Doğuş | Gurur Kalaycı, Project Manager | Latest Status and Challenges in Turkey's Longest and Deepest Dörtyol Hassa Tunnels Project |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch | ||
| Session 3 | |||
| 13:30-13:50 | ITU (Istanbul Technical University) | Prof. Dr. H. Çopur, Prof. Dr. H. Fişne | TBM Applications in Gassy Tunnels in Turkey |
| 13:50-14:10 | Gülermak-Buca Metro | İhsan Yağcı, İrem Acar | Hyperbaric Maintenance of TBMs in Izmir-Buca Metro Tunnels |
| 14:10-14:30 | ITA | Young Tunnellers | Award-Winning Presentation |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| Session 4 | |||
| 15:00-15:20 | Fama, Italy | Stefania Vittuari | New technology for the tunnels subjected to Earthquakes, anti-seismic device for sealing |
| 15:20-15:40 | Doğuş | Gül Selman | Demolition of NATM platform tunnel lining for pedestrian tunnel connection under weak ground conditions |
| 15:40-16:00 | ITA | Young Tunnellers | Award-Winning Presentation |
| 17:00 | Closing | ||
| 20:00 - 23:00 | Gala Dinner (Paid Event) | ||
| DAY 2, NOVEMBER 13, 2026, FRIDAY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Registration | ||
| Session 5 | |||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Epiroc, Drilling Tools AB | Saim Bahadır Ergene, Marketing Manager | Advancements in Rock Reinforcement Technology in Underground Mining and Tunnelling |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| Session 6 | |||
| 11:30-11:50 | CREG | Xiaotian Wang, Germany-China | A Review of CREG TBMs Used in Turkey and Their Performance |
| 11:50-12:10 | Aironn | Efe Ünal | Ventilation of Istanbul Airport Sub-Apron Tunnels |
| 12:10-12:30 | Geodestek | Dr. Anıl Yunatçı | Current Approaches in the Life Cycle of Underground Openings: Harmonizing Investigation, Design, Construction, and Monitoring |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch | ||
| Session 7 | |||
| 13:30-13:50 | Mapei | Ulaş Aygün, Far East Regional Manager | To be announced |
| 13:50-14:10 | Sistra | Mustafa Erdem | Design of a large TBM assembly cavern in Istanbul |
| 14:10-14:30 | MIT, FCPC | Hansjurh Baumann, Bülent Maviş | To be announced |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| Session 8 | |||
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Gülermak, Warsaw, Poland | A. Hauler, B. Doğan, K. Szymańska | TBM Tunnelling in a Methane Environment within the Carpathian Flysch Geological Formation |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | |||
| 15:40 - 16:00 | |||