Success Story | Khaled Hamidi – From Adversity to the Summit
In June 2025 Dr. Musab Al-Shebib — a Syrian researcher and academic — chose engineer Khaled Hamidi to inaugurate his new “Success Stories” series.
The recorded conversation traces Khaled’s path from shattered classrooms in Syria, through the hurdles of life as a refugee in Türkiye, to graduating first in Mechatronics Engineering at Karabuk University’s Faculty of Technology.
Key moments covered in the interview:
- Growing up amid conflict and studying under the roar of war-planes rather than school bells.
- Crossing into Türkiye with little more than determination — and hundreds of unanswered questions.
- Overcoming the language barrier, mastering Turkish, and turning exile into motivation rather than limitation.
- Achieving rank #1 in Karabuk University’s Faculty of Technology (Mechatronics).
“Khaled refused to be just a statistic on a refugee list; instead, he became number one on the list of excellence.” — Dr. Musab Al-Shebib
Turkish Summary | Bir Başarı Hikayesi
Zorlukların arttığı bir dönemde, Halid Hamidi’nin hikâyesi en ilham verici örneklerden biri oldu.
Suriye’de savaş ortamında eğitimine başlayan Halid, Türkiye’ye sığınmacı olarak geldi.
Türkçeyi kısa sürede öğrenerek Karabük Üniversitesi Mekatronik Mühendisliği bölümünde birinci olmayı başardı.
Bu sadece bir diploma değil; azmin ve iradenin zaferidir.
