Prof. Dr. Ahmet Göksel AĞARGÜN
Vice Rector for Administration
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Göksel Ağargün was born in 1962 in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. He graduated from Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics Teaching in 1984 and began his academic career as a research assistant in the Department of Mathematics at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the same university. In 1988, he continued his academic journey as a research assistant in the Department of Mathematics at Yıldız Technical University (YTU), Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Prof. Dr. Ağargün completed his PhD in 1993 at the University of Wales, UK. Upon returning to YTU, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor in 1994 in the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, where he was promoted to Associate Professor in 1997 and to full Professor in 2003.
From 2005 to 2008, he served as the Head of the Department of Mathematics at YTU. Subsequently, he held the position of Vice Dean at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences between 2008 and 2010 and served as the Dean of the Faculty of Education from 2010 to 2016.
Prof. Dr. Ağargün held the position of Vice Rector at YTU between 2016 and 2020. As of September 2024, he continues to serve as Vice Rector for Administration at YTU.
Email: agar@yildiz.edu.tr
Web: https://avesis.yildiz.edu.tr/agar
Prof. Dr. Vatan KARAKAYA
Vice Rector for Academic Affairs
Prof. Dr. Vatan Karakaya was born in 1971 in Malatya, Turkey. He graduated from Fırat University’s Department of Mathematics in 1994 and the same year was appointed as a research assistant at Yüzüncü Yıl University’s Institute of Science, Department of Mathematics, where he completed his master's degree in 1996 and his PhD in 2002.
In 2006, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor at Van Yüzüncü Yıl University and in 2012, he became a full Professor in the Department of Mathematical Engineering at Yıldız Technical University (YTU). In 2010, he spent time as a visiting scholar at Indiana University Bloomington in the United States.
Prof. Dr. Karakaya joined YTU’s Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Department of Mathematical Engineering in 2009. He served as the Rector of Kırşehir Ahi Evran University from 2015 until 2023.
Throughout his career, Prof. Dr. Karakaya has held numerous academic and administrative roles, including memberships in the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK), the Ethics Committee of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), and the Interuniversity Board (ÜAK). He has also served as a member of university and faculty boards, YTU Bologna Process Coordinator, Institutional Evaluation (BEK) Coordinator, Director of Institutes, University Senator, and Department Chair.
With over 120 internationally indexed and peer-reviewed publications, more than 130 international conference presentations, and authorship in four book chapters, Prof. Dr. Karakaya’s research focuses on the relationship between mathematics and metaphysics, as well as the philosophy of mathematics and mind.
Since January 2022, Prof. Dr. Vatan Karakaya has been serving as a member of the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) on behalf of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK). As of September 2024, he continues his role as Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at YTU.
Email: vkkaya@yildiz.edu.tr
Web: https://avesis.yildiz.edu.tr/vkkaya
Prof. Dr. Hüseyin YILMAZ
Vice Rector for Research and Planning
Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Yılmaz was born in 1970 in Giresun, Turkey. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Department of Ship and Marine Technology Engineering in 1991. He completed his master’s degree in 1994 and his PhD in 1998 at Yıldız Technical University (YTU), Institute of Science, in the Naval Architecture Engineering Program. In 1993, he was appointed as a research assistant in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at YTU, where he continues to serve as a faculty member.
Prof. Dr. Yılmaz became an Assistant Professor in 1999, an Associate Professor in 2003, and was promoted to full Professor in 2009. In 2013, he spent time as a visiting scholar at the University of Michigan, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in the United States.
Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Yılmaz is also the founding head of YTU’s Department of Marine Engineering Operations. Between 2008 and 2016, he held the position of department chair and head of the department's academic division. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Naval Architecture and Maritime from 2016 to 2023.
Since 2015, Prof. Dr. Yılmaz has been the Director of the YTU Maritime Application and Research Center (YTU-MARINE). Between 2020 and 2022, he served as the founding president of the Maritime Education Programs Evaluation and Accreditation Association.
Throughout his career, Prof. Dr. Yılmaz has held numerous administrative and academic positions, including membership in YTU’s Senate and Board of Directors. He has led many commercial, military, and transportation-focused maritime projects and has authored several book chapters, book translations, and more than 40 international publications.
Prof. Dr. Yılmaz currently chairs the Technical Committee of Türk Loydu, the national classification society of Turkey, and has been a member of the Higher Education Council (YÖK) committee responsible for the evaluation of maritime schools since 2008.
As a consultant to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, he represents Turkey at meetings of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London. As of September 2024, Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Yılmaz serves as Vice Rector for Research and Planning at YTU.
Email : hyilmaz@yildiz.edu.tr
Web: https://avesis.yildiz.edu.tr/hyilmaz