List of Istanbul Technical University rectors

The first rector of Istanbul Technical University was Osman Tevfik Taylan. The incumbent president is Hasan Mandal.

Presidents

President	Tenure	Area of specialty
Ord. Prof. Osman Tevfik Taylan	1944–1948
Ord. Prof. Ahmet Hamdi Peynircioğlu	1948–1949
Ord. Prof. Mustafa Hulki Erem	1949–1951 1955–1956	Electrical engineering
Ord. Prof. Emin Halid Onat	1951–1953	Architecture
Prof. Ahmet Özel	1953–1954	Electrical engineering
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Santur	1954–1955
Ord. Prof. İlhami Civaoğlu	1956–1957	Physics and chemistry
Prof. Dr. Mustafa İnan	1957–1959	Civil engineering
Prof. Dr. Fikret Narter	1959–1962	Mechanical engineering
Prof. Dr. M. Hikmet Binark	1962–1963
Prof. Dr. M. Said Kuran	1963–1965
Ord. Prof. Bedri Karafakıoğlu	1965–1969	Telecommunications engineering
Prof. Dr. Kazim Ergin	1969–1970	Geological engineering
Prof. Dr. Galip Sağıroğlu	1970–1974
Prof. Dr. Kemal Kafalı	1974–1977 1980–1987
Prof. Dr. Nahit Kumbasar	1977–1980	Civil engineering
Prof. Dr. İlhan Kayan	1987–1992	Civil engineering
Prof. Dr. Reşat Baykal	1992-1996
Prof. Dr. Gülsün Sağlamer	1996–2004	Architecture
Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Faruk Karadoğan	2004–2008	Civil engineering
Prof. Dr. Muhammed Şahin	2008–2012	Geodesy and photogrammetry engineering
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Karaca	2012–2020	Geological engineering
Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu	2020–2024	Environmental engineering [1]
Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal	2024—	Metallurgical and materials engineering

References

1. "İTÜ Rektörlüğü Görevine Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu Atandı". haberler.itu.edu.tr. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21.

• Rectors, Istanbul Technical University archives