The logo of METU-TEKPOL symbolises an alert owl. The western cultures associate owls with wisdom. The goddess of the Athens in the Ancient Greek, Athena had the owl as a symbol. Back in the Indo-European cultures the owl symbolised dignity, wisdom and dedication. The logo was inspired by Prof. Hasan Ünal Nalbantoğlu of Department of Sociology who unfortunately passed away in 2011.
METU TEKPOL, "About the logo", contributed by Duygu Kasdogan, STS Infrastructures, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 12 August 2018, accessed 24 April 2024. https://stsinfrastructures.org/content/about-logo
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A description about TEKPOL logo