Prof. Dr. Ece CEYLAN BABA
Vice Rector for Academic Affairs
Prof. Dr. Ece Ceylan Baba earned her bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 2004, her master’s degree in Architecture from Yeditepe University in 2006, and her Ph.D. in Architectural Design Problems from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 2009. She was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 2016 and became a full Professor in 2021. Between 2017 and 2024, she served as the Head of the Department and the Chair of the Department of Architecture at Yeditepe University. In 2019, she founded the Ph.D. Program in Architectural Studies. Since 2021, she has been the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, and as of 2024, she has been serving as the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs. She teaches in undergraduate and graduate programs while continuing her research, publications, and architectural projects.
Her academic interests include architectural utopias and dystopias, high-rise buildings, globalization and cities, user participation in architecture, environmental psychology, housing typologies, and the concept of lofts. She has published three books: Architectural Utopias in Search of an Ideal City (2020), Loft: Loft Architecture During the Transition from Modernism to Postmodernism and Its Reflections in Istanbul (2015), and Design Democracy and Istanbul (2010). She has served as a founding member and jury member in numerous national and international architectural and design competitions. Her work in ceramics and porcelain tiles has earned her prestigious awards, including the Red Dot Design Awards, IF Design Awards, A’ Design Awards, and Xone Awards. She is a founding member of Ortak Akıl-Antakya, a civil and independent platform established to support the reconstruction of Antakya, heavily affected by the 2023 earthquake. She actively contributes to various professional and civil society organizations. Since 2020, she has been a Consultant for the Aura Istanbul Education Commission, and since 2015, she has served as a Board Member of Turkey IMSAD.
Prof. Dr. Oğuz BAYAT
Vice Rector for Research, Development, and Innovation
Prof. Dr. Oğuz Bayat graduated from Istanbul Technical University’s Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2000. He completed his master’s degree at the University of Hartford in 2002 and his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University in 2006. In 2009, he obtained an advanced management and leadership diploma from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received the titles of Associate Professor in 2014 and Professor in 2019. Bayat began his academic career as a lecturer at the University of Hartford and later joined the Communications and Digital Signal Processing Research Center at Northeastern University in 2002.
Between 2005 and 2011, he served as a technical leader/manager at Airvana Inc. in Boston, working on Nortel/Ericsson projects and contributing to the research and development processes of macrocell and femtocell products. From 2011 to 2022, he held key positions at Altınbaş University, including Founding Director of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, and Rector’s Advisor. In 2024, he was appointed as the Vice Rector for Research, Development, and Innovation at Yeditepe University. Bayat's academic research focuses on wireless communication, digital signal processing, artificial intelligence, blockchain applications, and big data. He has made significant contributions to these fields through patents and publications. Additionally, he has worked as a partner and consultant for global companies such as Qualcomm and Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Center, contributing to innovative international projects.
Prof. Dr. Ş. İpek KARAASLAN
Vice Rector for Quality Assurance and Rankings
ikaraaslan@yeditepe.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. İpek Karaaslan was born in 1976 in Kırklareli, Turkey. She completed her primary, secondary, and high school education in Kırklareli. In 1998, she graduated from Marmara University’s Physics Education Department. She earned her master’s degree in 1999 from The University of Liverpool, specializing in "radiation detection," and completed her Ph.D. in 2006 at ITU Energy Institute’s Department of Nuclear Research.
In 2009, Karaaslan was awarded the title of Associate Professor in the field of "atomic, molecular, and plasma physics," and in 2018, she became a Professor at Yeditepe University. She teaches courses in undergraduate and graduate programs and conducts various studies in the applied fields of nuclear physics, actively participating in different research groups.
Since its establishment, Karaaslan has undertaken various roles as an evaluator within the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK). She has held several administrative positions at Yeditepe University and has been serving as Vice Rector since 2018.