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A Great Honor for Our University: Prof. Dr. Ahmet AYAR Appointed as Head of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency
Prof. Dr. Ahmet AYAR, a faculty member in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at our university's Faculty of Medicine, has been appointed as the President of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency under the Ministry of Health. Prof. Dr. AYAR has held numerous administrative and academic positions at our university and is recognized for his expertise in Physiology and Pharmacology, as well as his extensive international academic experience. He has conducted neurophysiology and biomedical research in countries such as the UK and Germany and has served as a project leader in TÜBİTAK and other national research initiatives.
Message of Congratulations from Our Rector
Our Rector, Prof. Dr. Hamdullah ÇUVALCI, congratulated Prof. Dr. AYAR on his appointment, stating: “I extend my congratulations to Prof. Dr. Ahmet AYAR for his appointment as the President of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency, recognizing his significant contributions to international science and our university. As a valued member of the KTU family, his appointment to such a prestigious position fills us with pride, and I wish him great success in his new role.”
18 December 2024
The academic meeting organized in collaboration with the Parliamentary Union of the Turkic World and our University was held at the Prof. Dr. Osman Turan Culture and Congress Center.
25 September 2026
Our students won first place in the LIFT UP Industry-Oriented Undergraduate Dissertation Program organized by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ).
24 September 2026
Our students successfully represented our University with top rankings and special awards in the competitions held as part of TEKNOFEST.
22 September 2026
Our students mark another successful year at TEKNOFEST 2026.
18 September 2026
KTU hosted a Science Café event titled ?Being a University in Gaza.?
17 September 2026
Our Institutional Development and Quality Assurance System has been selected as a "Good Practice Example."
16 September 2026
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sercan YILDIRIM has been honored with the Incentive Award within the scope of the "2026 Science, Service, and Incentive Awards."
14 September 2026
The KTU Department of Computer Engineering Cybersecurity Team was awarded first place in Türkiye at the "Cingöz Fake Image Detection Methods Development Competition."
14 September 2026
Our students achieved two major successes at the competitions held as part of TEKNOFEST 2026 at the TÜBİTAK Gebze Campus from August 31 to September 6, 2026.
07 September 2026
The 10th International Congress on 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Technologies and Digital Industry (3D-PTC 2026), began at our university.
04 September 2026
The Black Sea Biodiversity Workshop was held in partnership with institutions from Türkiye, Bulgaria, and Romania at our university .
04 September 2026
Our university has added another achievement that generates added value in the field of Health Technologies to its scientific studies in Artificial Intelligence.
27 August 2026
The 1st Asian Conference on Thermochronology (ACT 2026) was held at our university?s Faculty of Engineering from 26 to 28 August 2026.
27 August 2026
Thanks to the activities carried out by our Technology Transfer Application and Research Center, our University ranked among the top five "Multiplier Institutions" in Türkiye.
27 August 2026