university tries its utmost to help the incoming students to make their stay here exciting and rewarding. Believing that it may take quite a while for anyone to get used to the new environment, all incoming students are matched with a Turkish host whose role is to help his/her counterpart feel at home. The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association. Notable alumni Şenol Güneş, football manager Sani Şener, co-founder and CEO of TAV Airports Holding and TAV Construction Nilüfer Çınar Çorlulu, Woman International Master (WIM) of chess Kutbettin Arzu, former Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Adil Karaismailoğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Mehmet Cahit Turhan, former Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Mustafa Demir, former Minister of Public Works and Housing Faruk Nafız Özak, former Minister of Public Works and Housing Koray Aydın, former Minister of Public Works and Housing Osman Pepe, former Minister of Environment and Forestry Nazan Bekiroğlu, Turkish novelist and academician Yasemin Özata Çetinkaya, civil servant Yakup Şener, Turkish boxer Zeliha Şimşek, women's footballer and trainer Fatih Keleş, European champion Turkish amateur boxer Ragıp Eşref Filiz, author, poet and chief editor of sanalgaste.com.tr Selçuk Aydın, European champion Turkish professional boxer Meltem Akar, Turkish boxer Necla Akdoğan, former women's footballer and referee See also List of forestry universities and colleges Notes 1955 establishments in Turkey Buildings and structures in Trabzon Educational institutions established in 1955 Trabzon