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UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATION


Prof. Dr. Ali Doğramacı
Chairman of the Board of Trustees and
President
(+90 312) 266 4596, 266 4597, 266 4598
Prof. Dr. Abdullah Atalar
Rector
(+90 312) 266 4120, 266 4121, 290 1200
Prof. Dr. Metin Heper
Provost
(+90 312) 290 1213, 290 1214
Prof. Dr. Kürşat Aydoğan
Vice Rector and Secretary General
(+90 312) 266 4125, 290 1204
Prof. Dr. Orhan Aytür
Vice Rector
(+90 312) 266 4128, 290 2748
Prof. Dr. Adnan Akay
Vice President
(+90 312) 290 3389, 266 4004
Prof. Dr. Orhan Baysal
Vice President
(+90 312) 266 5761
Dr. Phyllis L. Erdoğan
Vice President
(+90 312) 290 1549, 266 4596

Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the highest decision-making body of the University. It is headed by the President and has from 7 to 28 members appointed for renewable four-year terms by the General Board of the Foundation. The Rector is an ex officio member and cannot be elected President.

Chair: Ali Doğramacı
Vice Chair: Ergün Toğrol

Board Members:
Lucien Arkas, İlker Baybars, Turgay Coşkun, Yener Dinçmen, Gülsev Kale, Nemir Kırdar, Ahmet Nalbur, Ersin Özince, Şencan Özme, Muhsin Saraçlar, M. Lütfü Sel, Ergül Tunçbilek, Z. Boğaç Üner

Rector: Abdullah Atalar

Executive Board
The Rector heads the Executive Board. Its members are the deans and three representatives of the faculty elected for four-year terms. The secretary of the Executive Board is the University's Secretary General. The Board makes recommendations and decisions on matters brought to it by the Rector and on appeals from faculty, institute and school executive boards.

Members:
Rector: Abdullah Atalar

Deans: Mehmet Baray, Erdal Erel, Hasan Erten, Osman Berat Gürzumar, Talat Halman, Levent Onural, Dilek Önkal, Bülent Özgüç

Faculty Representatives: Varol Akman, Güliz Ger, Sinan Sertöz

University Senate
The Rector heads the University Senate. Its members are the Vice Rectors, deans, school directors and one representative from each faculty and institute. It is the decision-making body for academic matters. The Senate also makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on issues presented to it by the Board, including the granting of honorary academic degrees.

Members:
Rector: Abdullah Atalar
Vice Rectors: Kürşat Aydoğan, Orhan Aytür, Metin Heper

Adnan Akay, Cengiz Alacacı, Murat Atalı, Engin Umut Akkaya, Mehmet Baray, Hakan Berument, Salim Çıracı, Arif Çağlar, Erdal Erel, Hasan Erten, Jale Gürzumar, Osman Berat Gürzumar, Orhan Güvenen, Talat Halman, Tanju İnal, Işın Metin, John O’Dwyer, Levent Onural, Dilek Önkal, Bülent Özgüç, Kamer Rodoplu, Margaret Sands


Rector
The Rector (chancellor) is appointed by the Board of Trustees to a five-year term and carries out academic and administrative duties as determined by the Board of Trustees. (Office of the Rector)

Vice Rectors
The Vice Rectors are appointed by the President of the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the Rector.

Faculty, Institute and School Executive Boards
Each faculty, institute and school has an executive board, which makes recommendations and decisions on issues brought to it by the respective dean/director and by students.

  • Faculty Executive Board - Headed by the faculty’s dean; its members are the assistant dean(s), three professors, two associate professors and one assistant professor.
  • Institute Executive Board - Headed by the institute’s director; its members are the assistant director(s) and three faculty members chosen by the board from candidates submitted by the director.
  • School Executive Board - Headed by the school’s director; its members are the assistant director(s) and three members of the school's academic staff chosen by the board from candidates submitted by the director.