The first rector of Istanbul Technical University was Osman Tevfik Taylan. The incumbent president is Hasan Mandal.
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 2020–2024 Environmental engineeringProf. Dr. Hasan Mandal2024—Metallurgical and materials engineering
References
Rectors, Istanbul Technical University archives