On May 27, 2025, the lecturer of the Department of Political Science and Philosophy, Dr. Gloria Shkurti, commented on SETA's "2025 Techpulse Türkiye" report to an AA news agency correspondent. Noting that there is a general optimism in Türkiye's technology system, Dr. Gloria said that this is especially evident in the defense industry. She emphasized that they analyzed the achievements of 2024 in the report and the first Turkish astronaut going to space is a major development.