Retired Colonel, SOLOTÜRK's Founding Leader and First Demonstration Pilot, Mr. Murat Keleş, met with university administrators, academic staff and students at the Onbeş Kasım Kıbrıs University Conference Hall within the scope of the seminar titled "SOLOTÜRK's Establishment Story and Inspirational Journey".
Retired Colonel Murat Keleş, Founding Leader and First Demonstration Pilot of SOLOTÜRK, met with university administrators, academic staff, and students at the Onbeş Kasım Cyprus University Conference Hall as part of a seminar titled “The Founding Story and Inspirational Journey of SOLOTÜRK.”
The program, aimed at contributing to the professional and personal development of students, allowing them to hear about aviation experiences directly from an expert in the field, and raising awareness about values such as discipline, determination, leadership, and goal-oriented work, received great interest from the participants.
The opening speech of the seminar was given by the Rector of Onbeş Kasım Cyprus University, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Menekay. In his speech, Rector Menekay emphasized the importance of students meeting with experienced individuals from different fields in addition to their academic education for their personal and professional development.
Following the opening speech, ROTAM 360 Moderator İzzet Derkan addressed the participants, providing information about the purpose and content of the program. Invited by Derkan, Retired Colonel Murat Keleş, the Founding Leader and First Demonstration Pilot of SOLOTÜRK, took the stage and shared his experiences with the participants regarding the establishment process of SOLOTÜRK, its historical background, and the challenges encountered during this process.
The presentation covered the emergence of SOLOTÜRK, its representative role within the Turkish Air Force, and the disciplined work ethic behind the demonstration team's successes. Evaluating SOLOTÜRK's founding philosophy and the representational power of the Turkish Air Force, Keleş stated, "With SOLOTÜRK, the courage and strength of the Turkish Air Force have come to life in the world."
The seminar focused on the intensive training process, discipline, technical proficiency, teamwork, determination, and professional responsibility behind the highly precise maneuvers performed by SOLOTÜRK in air shows. Participants had the opportunity to evaluate the importance of these processes not only from an aviation perspective but also in terms of goal setting, self-discipline, leadership, and continuous improvement.
Murat Keleş's direct sharing of his professional knowledge and experience with the students strengthened the academic and personal development aspects of the program, while also contributing to the students' closer understanding of the Turkish Air Force's national and international representation mission and SOLOTÜRK's role in this mission.
At the end of the seminar, which was followed with great interest by the students, Retired Colonel Murat Keleş was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation by Onbeş Kasım Cyprus University for sharing his knowledge and experience with the participants. Participation certificates prepared for the program participants were presented by Murat Keleş.
As Onbeş Kasım Cyprus University, we consider activities that support our students' professional and personal development, such as leadership, discipline, determination, responsibility, and goal-oriented work, as complementary elements of our educational approach, in addition to their academic development.
We extend our thanks to Retired Colonel Murat Keleş, the Founding Leader and First Demonstration Pilot of SOLOTÜRK, for his contributions to this meaningful meeting and for sharing his valuable knowledge and experience with our students.
