Core Area Coordination Commissions

İstanbul Bilgi University’s Core Area Coordination Commissions were established by the University Executive Board decision dated May 13, 2025, and numbered 31. Their purposes are: (1) To determine the goals and indicators of the Strategic Plan within the relevant field, monitor outcomes, and provide improvement suggestions; (2) To review and provide guiding feedback on the University’s activities within the relevant field from a comprehensive perspective; (3) To examine and, if necessary, update the University’s policy documents in the relevant field; (4) To evaluate proposals for new institutional practices and contribute to the implementation and monitoring of the change management model.

Please click to view the Governance Framework of the Core Area Coordination Commissions.

BİLGİ Institutional Structuring and Strategic Development Commission

M. Ege Yazgan, Prof. – Commission Chair
Ece Baş Süzel, Prof. – Rector’s Office Representative
Alev Çavdar, Assoc. Prof. – Rector’s Office Representative
İdil Işıl Gül, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Law Representative
Barika Göncü, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Communication Representative
Cenktan Özyıldırım, Prof. – Faculty of Business Representative
Yasemin Soylu, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Architecture Representative
Ilgar Şafak, Prof. – Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Representative
Emre Batuhan Kenger, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Health Sciences Representative
Can Cemgil, Assoc. Prof. – Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Representative
Kenan Dinç, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Applied Sciences Representative
Ferhat Koçaslan, Lecturer – Vocational School Representative
Songül Boyraz Turhan, Lecturer – Vocational School of Health Services Representative
L. Hilal Akgül, Prof. – Institute of Graduate Programs Representative
Cansu Korkmaz Menderes – Research Assistant Representative
Hakan Özdemir – Office of the General Secretary Representative
Deniz Say Avtepe – Department of Corporate Communication and Marketing Department Representative

BİLGİ Education and Teaching Commission

Ş. Nuray Akın, Prof. – Commission Chair
Tuğrul Yazar, Prof. – Rector’s Office Representative
Doruk Şen, Faculty Member, PhD – Rector’s Office Representative
Mehmet Murat İnceoğlu, Prof. – Faculty of Law Representative
Başak Çakmak, Lecturer – Faculty of Communication Representative
Deniz Nebioğlu Kasapoğlu, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Business Representative
Tuğrul Yazar, Prof. – Faculty of Architecture Representative
Erdem Günay, Prof. – Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Representative
Sebahat Ateş, Assoc. Prof. – Faculty of Health Sciences Representative
Özden Sözalan, Prof. – Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Representative
Oya Aydın, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Applied Sciences Representative
Ayşegül Ertekin Özçakır, Lecturer – Vocational School Representative
Deniz Kaya Tomrukçu, Lecturer – Vocational School of Health Services Representative
Gökhan Cintamür, Faculty Member, PhD – Institute of Graduate Programs Representative
Onur Aker, Research Assistant – Research Assistant Representative
Burçak Başaran – Office of the General Secretary Representative
Serhat Güler – Department of Health, Culture, Sports and Student Support Services Representative

BİLGİ Research, Development, and Innovation Commission

Ş. Nuray Akın, Prof. – Commission Chair
Tuğrul Yazar, Prof. – Rector’s Office Representative
Doruk Şen, Faculty Member, PhD – Rector’s Office Representative
Kübra Doğan Yenisey, Prof. – Faculty of Law Representative
Nazan Haydari, Prof. – Faculty of Communication Representative
Yeliz Ekinci, Prof. – Faculty of Business Representative
Özlem Er, Prof. – Faculty of Architecture Representative
Ali Deniz Dalgıç, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Representative
Ster Irmak, Prof. – Faculty of Health Sciences Representative
Başak Akkan, Assoc. Prof. – Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Representative
İbrahim Uzpeder, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Applied Sciences Representative
Zeyneb Uylaş Aksu, Faculty Member, PhD – Vocational School Representative
Fulya Aytaç Türkan, Faculty Member, PhD – Vocational School of Health Services Representative
Aslı Elif Aydın Altınoklar, Assoc. Prof. – Institute of Graduate Programs Representative
Hilal Karakaş – Research Assistant Representative
Elif Reis Çelebi – Technology Transfer Office Representative
Sami Çuhadar – Department of Library and Documentation Representative

BİLGİ Social Outreach and Sustainability Commission

Ece Baş Süzel, Prof. – Commission Chair
Başak Uçanok Tan, Prof. – Rector’s Office Representative
Pınar Artıran, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Law Representative
Ethem Özgüven, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Communication Representative
Ayşe Uyduranoğlu, Prof. – Faculty of Business Representative
Didem Güneş Yılmaz, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Architecture Representative
Elif Aslı Yetkin, Prof. – Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Representative
Dilara Fatoş Özer, Prof. – Faculty of Health Sciences Representative
Kenan Çayır, Prof. – Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Representative
İlknur Hacısoftaoğlu, Faculty Member, PhD – Faculty of Applied Sciences Representative
Ayşegül Kaplan Bağcık, Lecturer – Vocational School Representative
Ezel Yılmaz, Faculty Member, PhD – Vocational School of Health Services Representative
Gökhan Cintamür, Faculty Member, PhD – Institute of Graduate Programs Representative
Gülfem Naz Akyüz – Research Assistant Representative
Taner Yılmaz – Psychological Counseling Center Representative
Serhat Güler – Department of Health, Culture, Sports and Student Support Services Representative
Onur Çebi – Department of Construction, Technical and Support Services Representative