Cultural Heritage Meets Engineering: Kabak Kemane Comes to Life with 3D Printer

Our faculty's Mechanical Engineering Department student Ali Sulmaz, under the supervision of Dr. Lecturer Lokman Yünlü and department faculty members, produced the traditional instrument of the Teke Region, the kabak kemane, using three-dimensional printer technology as part of the Graduation Project course. Thanks to the wood powder-added biofilament used in the project, both an eco-friendly approach was adopted and care was taken to preserve the traditional form and structure.

The project, which brings together modern engineering applications with cultural values, also exemplifies MAKÜ's principle of "From universal knowledge to societal contribution" in a concrete way. Such projects, which aim for students to be raised with a sense of social and cultural responsibility in addition to their technical equipment, are important as part of the university's educational vision.

Mr. Mehmet Bedel, one of the important makers of the kabak kemane, also participated in the project presentation, sharing both his knowledge and experience with the students and evaluating the performance of the kemanes produced with a 3D printer. Bedel expressed his satisfaction in contributing to the project, stating that the playability of the instrument was higher than he expected.

As a faculty, we continue to support this and similar projects carried out with the aim of preserving cultural values and transferring them to future generations through modern engineering applications.