List of Istanbul Technical University rectors
Introduction 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
References *  Rectors, Istanbul Technical University archives