18.08.2026 01:10
According to the appointment decisions published in the Official Gazette with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prof. Dr. Bayram Ali Ersoy was reappointed as the President of OSYM, while new names were appointed as rectors of 10 universities.
The appointment decisions published with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were included in the Official Gazette. With the decision, ÖSYM President Bayram Ali Ersoy continued in his role, while new names were appointed as rectors to 10 universities.
ÖSYM PRESIDENT TO CONTINUE IN DUTY
According to the decision published in the Official Gazette, Prof. Dr. Bayram Ali Ersoy, who holds the position of ÖSYM Presidency, was reappointed to the same role. Thus, Ersoy will continue his duties as the ÖSYM President.
Within the scope of the appointment decisions, changes were also made in the presidencies of 10 universities.
NEW RECTORS APPOINTED TO 10 UNIVERSITIES
The names appointed to the rector positions with the decision bearing President Erdoğan's signature are as follows:
Düzce University: Prof. Dr. Nedim Sözbir
Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University: Prof. Dr. Ufuk Kuyrukluyıldız
Eskişehir Osmangazi University: Prof. Dr. Emine Gümüşsoy
Gebze Technical University: Prof. Dr. Hacı Ali Mantar
İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University: Prof. Dr. Behzat Orhan Aytür
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa: Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Botanlıoğlu
İzmir Katip Çelebi University: Prof. Dr. Mustafa Balcı
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University: Prof. Dr. Yusuf Yılmaz
Sakarya University: Prof. Dr. Hamza Al
Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University: Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ulusoy
With the decision, the new term of rector duties has also begun at these universities.