GİLT Hackathon 2026, organized by the Entrepreneurial Innovative Leaders Team (GİLT) of Kadir Has University, was held on October 24–25 at Kadir Has University Silivri Technopark in collaboration with Limon Cloud, an AWS Premier Partner and a company operating within the Technopark. Bringing together students from different universities, the 36-hour hackathon focused on developing innovative projects under the theme of sustainability.
Students from Kadir Has University, Marmara University, MEF University, and Hacettepe University, among others, participated in the event. Six teams developed solutions under the themes of “Sustainability in University Life” and “Sustainability for Students.” with guidance from mentors, participants worked on identifying problems, developing solutions, and transforming their ideas into concrete projects.
Throughout the hackathon, Emre Ersoy, AI Team Lead at Limon Cloud; Baran Başaran and Baran Gökçekli, AI Engineers at Limon Cloud; Ferit Taşdildiren, CTO of SkyStoneTech; Cihan Sarı, Founder of ProsStudio; and Cem Karakaş, Senior Data Scientist at Garanti BBVA, provided mentorship and shared their expertise with the participating teams.
At the conclusion of the hackathon, the projects were evaluated by a jury consisting of Latif Ulu, General Manager of Kadir Has University Silivri Technopark; Hakkı İbrahim Ünyeli, Founder of Limon Cloud; and Kıvanç Uslu from the AWS Türkiye team.
Following the evaluation, Git Happens won first place with its project “Kampüs Nabzı,” while SarıHan secured second place with “RafTakibi.” Nesil placed third, and Syntropy ranked fourth with its project “İmeje.” Prizes for the top three teams were sponsored by Modelra and SH Bilişim, companies operating within Kadir Has University Silivri Technopark.
Supported by the R&D Services and Administrative Affairs units of Kadir Has University Silivri Technopark, GİLT Hackathon 2026 contributed to the development of students’ problem-solving, teamwork, and innovation skills while encouraging them to create solutions to sustainability challenges. The event also served as an important platform for supporting student entrepreneurship and strengthening collaboration between the university and the Technopark ecosystem.
