Mustafa Varank, Minister of Industry and Technology, examined the works of the Informatics Academy on the spot.
Minister of Industry and Technology, Mustafa Varank made a number of contacts in Arnavutköy, visited the Arnavutköy Informatics Academy and examined their work on site. Mustafa Varank visited the robotics & coding and science & technology classes of the Informatics Academy and received information from students. Wishing success to the youth of Arnavutköy, Minister Varank congratulated the Municipality of Arnavutköy, especially for its educational activities that contribute to employment.
Arnavutköy Mayor Ahmet Haşim Baltacı accompanied Minister Varank during his visit. Accompanying Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, Arnavutköy Mayor Ahmet Haşim Baltacı said, "With our Minister Mustafa Varank, we are at the Arnavutköy Information Academy, which we opened to fulfill the goals of the National Technology Move. I congratulate our students for the success they have recently shown at TEKNOFEST and wish them success," he added. With its "Finalloop" team, the Arnavutköy Informatics Academy achieved to advance to the finals among 2,375 applicants at the TEKNOFEST Aviation, Space and Technology Festival held in Rize on August 12-14, and the "Arbey in Musem" Project caught great attention in the fair.
Minister Varank also visited the Women's Cultural Center and Art Academy operating under Arnavutköy Municipality's Directorate of Culture after the Informatics Academy and received information about their projects.
Mustafa CANDAROĞLU, originally from Cide, Kastamonu, was born on December 5, 1984, in Arnavutköy, Istanbul.
He graduated from Boğazköy Primary School in 1996, Asfa Middle School in 1999, and Sultan Fatih Anatolian High School in 2002. Completing his undergraduate education at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the International Cyprus University, Candaroğlu graduated in Interior Architecture in 2008. He completed his military service as a Short-Term Soldier at the Kayseri Regional Gendarmerie Command. After military service, Candaroğlu completed his master's education in Educational Institutions Management at Ibn Haldun University, and volunteered in various NGOs.
He served as Deputy President of the Arnavutköy Kastamonulular Association, and was a member of the boards of Arnavutköy Sports Club and Arnavutköy Beşiktaşlılar Association.
Being involved in politics throughout his education and social life, Candaroğlu served on the UNIAK Board of Directors in 2004 and actively entered politics in the Arnavutköy Belde Youth Branch in 2008. In Arnavutköy, which became a district in 2009, he held positions in District Congresses as follows: • 2009 as an Alternate Board Member of the District Primary Committee, • 2011 as a Board Member of the District Primary Committee, • 2013 as a Board Member of the District Primary Committee responsible for R&D and Local Governments. • Elected as District President in the 2018 and 2020 Congresses, Candaroğlu continues to serve as the AK Party Arnavutköy District President.
Born, raised, and currently living in Arnavutköy, Candaroğlu always finds happiness in serving in the AK Party, which practices politics based on the principle of "We love the created for the sake of the creator." After working for a long time as an Interior Architect in a family company, he continues to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arnavutköy Bilgi Kalem College, which he founded in 2019.
Mustafa CANDAROĞLU, married and father of 3 children, speaks English proficiently.
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