Prof. Dr. Elif AKAGÜN ERGİN (Dean)
Prof. Dr. Elif Akagün Ergin began her undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Business Administration at Bilkent University and graduated in 1996 with honors in the Business-Economics double major program. She completed her master's degree in international marketing at Rutgers University in the USA, and her Ph.D. in production and marketing at Gazi University. She started her academic career in the Department of Business Administration at Çankaya University in 1999, where she served for a total of 23 years. In 2008, she conducted post-doctoral research on "Consumer Acculturation" with Prof. Dr. Carol Kaufman-Scarborough at Rutgers University in the USA. Prof. Dr. Ergin has also served as a visiting faculty member at several international institutions, including Rutgers University in the USA, Constructor University in Germany, Universidade de Valencia in Spain, and University D'Angers in France, where she taught various master's and doctoral courses. Since October 2022, she has been serving as the Head of the Marketing Department at OSTİM Technical University. Additionally, she co-authored the book "Essentials of Modern Marketing: Turkey Edition" with Prof. Dr. Philip Kotler, who is considered the father of modern marketing. Prof. Dr. Ergin has published 8 articles in Turkish and 24 in English in international peer-reviewed journals, 7 of which are SSCI-indexed. She has presented papers at more than thirty international conferences and has received various awards at these events.
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elif.akagunergin@ostimteknik.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Handan ÖZDEMİR (Department Head)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Handan ÖZDEMİR is a faculty member at OSTİM Technical University, Department of Marketing and Associate Professor of Marketing. She received her Bachelor's degree from Çankaya University, Department of Business Administration, Master's degree from Gazi University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Production Management and Marketing, PhD from Gazi University, Institute of Social Sciences, General Business Administration Doctorate Programme. In her academic career; She worked full-time at Çankaya University for 22 years and gave lectures in the field of marketing as a guest lecturer within the scope of Erasmus + mobility in France, Lithuania and Warsaw in the international arena. She has received trainings and certificates in the field of marketing research with Basic and Advanced SPSS, NVIVO, LISREL programs and received training on ‘Consumption Theory: Research Methodology’ at Royal Hollaway, University of London- Consumer Culture Theorising Phd School. Handan Özdemir, who has many national and international scientific article publications, books and book chapters and various papers in international congresses in the fields of consumer behaviour, advertising and branding, has received various awards in international congresses. In 2024, she was elected as a member of Kotler Impact Turkey Advisory Board.
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Assoc. Prof. Tuğrul OĞUZHAN
Dr. Tuğrul OĞUZHAN graduated in 1996 by completing his undergraduate education in the Department of System Engineering of the Turkish Military Academy. In 2002, he completed his master's degree in the Department of Business Administration at Yeditepe University Institute of Social Sciences on Defense Systems and Logistics Management Program. Tuğrul Oğuzhan completed his doctorate in the Defense Management program at the Turkish Military Academy Defense Sciences Institute in 2015. Dr. Oğuzhan worked as a lecturer in the Department of Management and Organization at the Turkish Military Academy, Department of Business Administration between 2007-2016. During this period, Dr. Oğuzhan gave lectures on Computer Programming, Management and Organization, Management Information Systems, Introduction To Business Administration, International Business, Contemporary Approaches in Management, Research Methods in Social Sciences, Customer Relationship Management (Başkent University 2015-2016), Organizational Behavior, Introduction to Defense Management, Defense Management (https://pl.ve/ Philosophy), Logistics Management. He served as NATO ISAF RCC Liaison Officer in 2009-2010 and NATO KFOR J3 CONOPS Plan Officer in 2014-2015. Dr. Tuğrul Oğuzhan started to work at OSTİM Technical University, Department of Aviation Management in April 2021. Dr. Oğuzhan has national and international academic studies in the fields of leadership, defense management and organizational behavior.
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Assist. Prof. Güler MANİSALI DARMAN (Ph.D.)
Dr. Guler Manisali-Darman is a graduate of Management from METU-(Middle East Technical University) and has her PhD on Accounting and Finance from Baskent University in Turkey. Dr. Manisali-Darman was the Executive Director of ICC Turkish National Committee from 1980 to 1988. She then worked as the CFO and CEO of eminent groups in private sector. Dr. Manisali-Darman is the author of the “Corporate Governance Worldwide” published in 2004 in Paris by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Dr. Manisali-Darman also lectured on Corporate Governance in Middle East Technical University, Bilkent University Executive MBA program and İzmir Economy University MBA program. She is the Founder, Chair of Corporate Governance and Sustainability Center (CGS Center) in Turkey.
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guler.manisali@ostimteknik.edu.tr
Assist. Prof. Melike AKTAŞ BOZKURT (Ph.D.)
Dr. Melike Aktaş Bozkurt graduated from Bilkent University, Department of International Relations in 1998. She completed her master's and doctorate studies in the field of Accounting and Finance at Başkent University. She worked in the banking sector as a commercial portfolio manager between 1998-2010. She has studies on international accounting and auditing standards, bank mergers and acquisitions, market discipline in banking. She works as an accounting and finance manager in various private sector companies, and provides investment and financial consultancy services for manufacturing enterprises.
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melike.aktasbozkurt@ostimteknik.edu.tr
Research Assistant Şeyda OK (Ph.D.)
Dr. Şeyda Ok graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration in 2016 with Honours Degree. Immediately after her undergraduate graduation, She started her master's degree at Gazi University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Marketing in 2016. During her education, she worked as an assistant specialist in the financial affairs department of the logistics sector. In 2019, she completed her graduate thesis on consumers' perceptions of brand personality. In 2020, she started her education in Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Department of Business Administration PhD programme and completed it in 2024. Since April 2021, she has been working as a research assistant in the Marketing Department of OSTİM Technical University. She has national and international articles, book chapters and papers on brand, digital marketing and consumer behaviour.
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Research Assistant Kübra Ceren BABAOĞLU
Kübra Ceren Babaoğlu is a Research Assistant in the Marketing Department at OSTİM Technical University. She completed her undergraduate studies in the Department of Business Administration at TOBB University of Economics and Technology. During her studies, she took courses such as Consumer Behavior, Marketing Research, and International Marketing, which laid the foundation for her interest in Consumer Behavior and Social Psychology. In 2023, she began her Master’s program in Social Psychology at Hacettepe University and is currently in the coursework phase of her graduate studies.
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ceren.babaoglu@ostimteknik.edu.tr