title: List of Istanbul Technical University rectors
text: # List of Istanbul Technical University rectors
  
  The first rector of Istanbul Technical University was Osman Tevfik Taylan. The incumbent president is Mehmet Karaca.
  
  ## Presidents
  
  | 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 | 2012–2020 | Geological engineering |
  | Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu | 2020– | Environmental engineering |
  