Vice Rectors

Peyami Çelikcan

Prof. Peyami Çelikcan
Vice Rector
peyami.celikcan@istinye.edu.tr 
0850 283 6000

He was born in Ankara on 25.12.1961. In 1986, he graduated from the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema at Ankara University College of Communications. In 1987, he started working as a research assistant at the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema at Gazi University College of Communications. In 1988, he won the Scholarship of the Council of Higher Education for Graduate Education Abroad and went to the United States of America. In 1990, he received his M.A. degree in Communication Arts at University of West Florida. In 1994, he completed Stage and Performing Arts program and obtained his Ph.D. degree in cinema-television at 9 Eylül University Faculty of Fine Arts. He became an associate professor in 1996, and professor in 2004. After serving as the department chair, dean, and vice president in various universities, Peyami Çelikcan has recently worked as the President of İstanbul Şehir University. Çelikcan has been working as the Vice President of İstinye University and also the Dean of Communication Faculty. In addition to giving lectures in the field of communications at
undergraduate, graduate, and PhD degree levels, Çelikcan also gave lots of lectures and seminars at the educational programs of various national and international institutions. He held several seminars and workshops for correspondents of Palestine Maan Agency titled “News Broadcasting”; and for programmers at state-run televisions in Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kosovo titled “Television Broadcasting” and “Documentary Production”. Çelikcan also participated in various projects about adult education and he directed some parts of two educational films, one broadcasted in TRT and produced on behalf of The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry as part of Farmer Education Project (YAYÇEP); and one produced for UNICEF as part of the Visual Parental Education (UNICEF-GABEP). While continuing his studies in the field of cinema and television, Çelikcan has produced many works as a document director and a scriptwriter. Having specialized in cultural and historical documentaries, Çelikcan shot various documentaries which focused on Central Asian, Anatolian, and Caucasian geographies by tracing the Turkish culture and history. He was both the director general and scriptwriter of one of these documentaries, Following Dervishes from Kazakhstan to Hungary, which consists of 13 episodes and was completed in 2000. Peyami Çelikcan directed the 3-episode documentary The Kyrgyz in 2006. In 2007, he worked as both the copywriter and co-director of the 13-episode documentary The Colors of Anatolia-Birth, Wedding, Death. As of 2011, he took part in the documentaries about The History of Caucasus and Central Asia Railways as scriptwriter and co-director. These documentaries are Trans-Caspian Railway (13 episodes), Trans-Siberian Railway (13 episodes), Trans-Aral Railway (13 episodes), and Trans-Caucasian Railway (13 episodes). Çelikcan also took charge as project advisor in projects carried out by the Radio Television Broadcasters Union (RATEM) in order to determine the professional standards and qualifications in broadcasting, and he conducted studies on professional standards and qualifications for the professions of Television Program Director, Assistant Director, and Chief Electrician and Assistant Electrician. In addition to his academic studies on media history, cinema history, popular music, and documentary cinema, Çelikcan continues his research on addiction and participates in international projects as project advisor. Finally, he served as the project advisor for Drug Awareness on Adults (DAWAP) project carried out by the Green Crescent in cooperation with NGOs from four countries that fight against addiction as part of the ERASMUS+ program. Peyami Çelikcan is also the Chair of Green Crescent Scientific Board, and member of International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS), and International Documentary Association (IDA). He is currently working at İstinye University as the Dean of Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences.
 

 


Hatice Gülen

Prof. Hatice Gülen
Vice Rector
hatice.gulen@istinye.edu.tr 
0850 283 6000

Hatice Gülen, born in Adana in 1967, graduated from Çukurova University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture in 1988. After she had MSc degree in 1992, she started PhD studies at the same university in 2004. She received her Ph.D. degree in 2000 after she carried out her thesis on plant molecular physiology at West Virginia University (USA) as a TUBITAK scholar between 1998-1999. She studied plant genetics and biotechnology in the Institute of HANIA (Greece 1995), the Hebrew University (Israel, 2006) and West Virginia University (2009). She started working at the Uludağ University in 2000 and became an Associate Professor in 2005 and Professor in 2011. During this period, she founded Plant Biotechnology and Plant Molecular Physiology Research Laboratories. She took an active role in the establishment of the Molecular Biology and Genetics graduate and undergraduate programs between 2013-2016. She served as the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture in 2011-2015. She coordinated program accreditation (MÜDEK and ABET) process and took place in continuous
improvement and quality studies at the Rectorate. She continued her academic studies at Istanbul Bilgi University after 2016. She founded the Plant Biotechnology Research Laboratory in the Department of Genetics and Bioengineering. During her tenure as the Head of the Department until 2021, Genetics and Bioengineering Undergraduate Program received the MÜDEK accreditation. She has been involved in many research projects as PI or as researcher in interdisciplinary projects related to green biotechnology applications. She appointed as an expert external research evaluator in the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND action USAL4EXCELLENCE (2021- 2025). She has the "Training of Trainers" certificate authorised by TPI about patent. Professor Gülen having certificates in 'Quality Management System', 'Process Management, Interaction and Improvement Techniques', and 'MÜDEK Program Accreditation Evaluator', is a MÜDEK Program Accreditation Evaluator. She has supervised graduate thesis and published many papers and book chapters. She holds 3 national and 1 international patents.

 


Prof. Dr. Yasemin Gürsoy Özdemir

Prof. Yasemin Gürsoy Özdemir
Vice Rector
yasemin.ozdemir@istinye.edu.tr 
0850 283 6000

She was born in Ankara in 1968. She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1992. She completed her Neurology residency training at the same university in 1997 and her PhD in Neuroscience in 2001. Between 2001 and 2004, she continued her postdoctoral studies at Harvard University as a Fulbright scholar. From 2004 to 2014, she continued her academic career at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry. She earned the title of Associate Professor in 2004 and Professor in 2011. Between 2004 and 2014, she contributed to the structuring of the neuroscience PhD program, the establishment of research laboratories, and served as Deputy Director of the Institute of Neurological Sciences. From 2014 to 2024, she worked at Koç University Faculty of Medicine, where she served as the Head of the Neurology Department, Director of the Institute of Health Sciences, and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.
Özdemir conducts research in the field of neuroscience, particularly on the mechanisms and treatments of migraine and stroke. In recent years, she has focused extensively on brain blood flow, microcirculation, the blood-brain barrier, and the effects of these structures on neurological diseases, especially dementia. Her work has been published in high-impact journals such as Science and Nature Medicine. She was elected as a full member of the Science Academy in 2024. She has served as a principal investigator on numerous TÜBİTAK and TÜSEB projects and as a vice-chair of COST actions. She has received many awards and fellowships, including the TÜBİTAK Science Incentive Award, the Eczacıbaşı Science Incentive Award, the TÜBA GEBİP Award, and the Koç University Research Award. She has also worked with YÖKAK (Higher Education Quality Council of Turkey), contributing to the creation of accreditation processes for health sciences institutes, the preparation of evaluation manuals and documents, and participating in field evaluations as a YÖKAK assessor.