Istanbul Ticaret University, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, continues to add renowned scholars for its academic staff. To name a few, Prof. Dr. Ayşe Sunçiçek Dinn and Prof. Dr. Telat Gül Şendil, who are known for their work in the field of psychology, joined the Department of Psychology, Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Cengiz, one of the doyens of the field of architecture, joined the Department of Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture and Design, and Prof. Dr. Nedim Tutkun and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Hakan Hocaoğlu joined the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering.
Additionally, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Üstüner was appointed to the Faculty of Engineering, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Recep Bildik was appointed to the Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty Member Dr. Kamala Valiyeva and Faculty Member Dr. Zebiniso Kamalova were appointed to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Faculty Member Dr. Yaprak Özel was appointed to the Faculty of Architecture and Design. Constantly strengthening its academic staff with new names, Istanbul Ticaret University aims to increase the quality of its teaching and research activities by recruiting many research assistants. With these new recruits, Istanbul Ticaret University has become one of the best foundation universities in terms of the lowest number of students per academician.
Several academicians who have been serving at the University were promoted as well. To name a few, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Basri Yalçın, Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlker Kıymetli Şen and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Öykü Necla İyigün attained the title of full professor, Faculty Member Dr. Adnan Veysel Ertemel, Faculty Member Dr. Aşkım Nurdan Tümbek Tekeoğlu, Faculty Member Dr. Didem Zeynep Bayazıt, Faculty Member Dr. Başak Erdem, Faculty Member Dr. Duygu Celayir, Faculty Member Dr. Fatma Serab Onursal, Faculty Member Dr. Genay Karakaya, Faculty Member Dr. Gözde Yangınlar, Faculty Member Dr. Hicabi Ersoy, Faculty Member Dr. Şefik Memiş, Faculty Member Dr. Mustafa Cem Kasapbaşı and Faculty Member Dr. Recep Bildik attained the title of associate professor.