Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, who has been serving as acting Rector as of February 1, 2023, was appointed as rector by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan upon the proposal of IKU Board of Trustees. The appointment decision was published in the Official Gazette dated September 14, 2023, and entered into force

The Curious Fox and Cute Hedgehog activity book set, prepared by Istanbul Kültür University Publishing House for children aged 3-6, took its place on the shelves in the new school year. The set consisting of a total of 12 books titled "I Can Do It", "Space", I Listen to Myself", "Our Environment", "Insects", "Water", "Imagination", "Curiosity", "Journey", "Emotions", "Dinosaurs" and "Health", offers alternative activities for children and their families. The training set, which presents games and life intertwined, includes four basic activities in a book each month.

The initiatives of the students of Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) namely the “Send To Me”, initiated by Kaan Bereket Bulut, Ömer Faruk Çabuk and Faruk Bulut an online chatting and social media platform initiative prioritising the privacy of its users, allowing the users to message one another under an anonymous username and hide all their private information such as the number of messages sent, the number of followers, and profile details from the other party, as well as “Multipod”, an initiative that simplifies photo and video shooting and has a multi-use feature, initiated by “Phoneq” t