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OUR VISION

Absorbed a dynamic, investigative and sharing spirit, Able to use and develop clean energy and advanced technologies, Able to actively serve the country's industry, proficient in educating engineers in the field of national and international ITU and is to represent Turkey in the best way.

OUR MISSION

• On the direction of the future, alternative energy sources; To do R&D work in the field of mechanics, materials and electrical-electronics,

• To build a clean future by instilling the spirit of alternative energy in our youth,

• To produce tools and by converting them into practice by accumulating theoretical knowledge,

• To improve the understanding of quality and to ensure the regular progress of quality,

• To be in domestic, quality and purchasing process at international standards.

20

YEARS

2004

Istanbul Technical University
Solar Car Team (ITU SCT) was formed

in 2004.

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ARIba, our first car, was produced. 

2005

2011

ARIba V was produced.

2009

ARIba IV was produced for World Solar Challenge 2009

2006

We took first and second place on Tubitak Formula-G 2006 - Istanbul Race with our cars ARIBA and ARIBA II. 

We also got "Rank Awards" and "Original Contribution Award"

 

We took first and third place on
Tubitak Formula-G 2007 - Ankara Race with our cars ARIBA and ARIBA II. We also got
"ANOK Cup - First Prize" and Original Contribution Award" .

 

2007

2006

ARIba II was produced.

ARIba was not complete the first race beacuse of some technical problems.

2005

Just like 2007, our team dominated the
Formula-G 2008 and took both
first and second places thanks to our cars ARIBA II and ARIBA III (Ä°TÜRA).

 

2008

ARIba III (Ä°TÜRA) was produced.

In 2009, our team attended to the World Solar Challenge which was considered as the most pretigious solar car race of the world. We were awarded "The Best Newcomer Award".

2009

2013

ARIba VI was produced and attended
World Solar Challenge 2013.

We took first and third place on Tubitak Formula-G 2012 with ARIBA V.
We 
also got "Best Engineering Design Award".

2012

ARIba VII was produced for Tubitak Formula-G 2014

2014

2014

We took second place on Tubitak Formula-G 2014 with our car ARIBA IV.

Aruna which is the first four-seat solar car of Turkey

was produced.

2015

We attended "Youth for Future" with our car ARIba 7S. This competition made only once. We took third place. We were awarded "The Most Responsive Team".

2016

2016

We got the "Brain Sport Award"
from European Solar Challenge.

2017

ARIba 8 (B.O.W.) was produced.

We attended to World Solar Challenge 2017.

2018

We organized Turkey tour and visited Çanakkale, Bursa, EskiÅŸehir and Ankara with our car ARIba 8 (B.O.W.)

2020

Even it looks impossible due to pandemic, we succedeed to attend European Solar Challenge 2020. We got "Spirit of the Event" award.

2022

Being one of the fastest teams by having 257 rounds, we got the 3rd rank in

European Solar Challenge.

2023

We were successful to join Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in 2023.

2024

We placed seventh at the end of the race in spite of all the challenges.

We won the "National Champion" cup.

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