List of Istanbul Technical University rectors
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
Presidents
The first rector of Istanbul Technical University was Osman Tevfik Taylan. The incumbent president is Mehmet Karaca.