List of Istanbul Technical University rectors
Presidents

List of Istanbul Technical University rectors

Section Title: Presidents
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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–	Geological engineering

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Mehmet Karaca is the rector of Istanbul Technical University (ITU).

final_sentence: Mehmet Karaca is the rector of Istanbul Technical University (ITU).