FEINDEF 2025 Defence & Security Brokerage Event

12–14 May 2025 | Madrid, Spain

Mehtap Yalçın Tahiroğulları

Projects Manager

YTÜ | Yıldız Teknopark

İstanbul, Türkiye

9 profile visitsOn-site

Experienced project manager leading EU-funded R&I projects, skilled in collaboration, tech transfer, and fostering innovation across borders.

My organisation

YTÜ Yıldız Teknopark, initiated by Yıldız Technical University in 2003 and established in 2009, has rapidly grown to become Türkiye's fastest-growing technopark. It has been recognized as the top technopark in 2018, 2019, and 2020. YTÜ Yıldız Teknopark supports Türkiye's strategic 2023 goals by enhancing R&D and innovation infrastructures and fostering sustainable university-industry collaborations. It hosts over 700 companies and employs more than 14,000 skilled professionals across diverse sectors such as AI, software, telecommunications, and healthcare. Looking ahead, it aims to achieve regional leadership and influence global markets through its widespread international offices, aligning with its 2025 Vision.
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About me

Mehtap Yalçın Tahiroğulları is a seasoned expert in international project management, innovation consultancy, and EU funding, with over a decade of experience across academia, industry, and the public sector. As the Projects Manager at Yıldız Technical University Technopark, she leads high-impact initiatives that foster university-industry collaboration and accelerate technology transfer. Her career spans strategic roles at Istanbul Technical University and Istanbul Arel University, as well as hands-on experience at Etkin Project Consulting, where she specialized in Horizon Europe, Horizon2020 and Eureka-Eurostars proposal development, grant writing, and international business development.

With a strong academic foundation, a bachelor’s in Mathematics and a master’s in Mathematics Education, Mehtap blends analytical precision with educational insight. She has trained and mentored professionals, delivered project writing workshops, and represented Turkish institutions at European networking and brokerage events. Fluent in English and holding a Mini MBA, she is passionate about personal growth, global networking, and advancing impactful research and innovation projects.

Skills

  • Horizon Europe Project Expert
  • Technology Transfer Professional
  • EUREKA
  • Eurostars
  • ERA-NET
  • project management

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