Prof. Dr Ali ÖZTÜRK 

Vice Rector

Prof. Dr Ali ÖZTÜRK was born in 1974 in Düzce. He completed his primary education at Düzce Cumhuriyet Primary School and secondary education at Düzce High School. In 1996, he completed his undergraduate education at Yıldız Technical University Kocaeli Engineering Faculty Electrical Engineering Department. In 2001, he completed his master's degree at Sakarya University Institute of Science and Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department and in 2007, he completed his doctorate education at Sakarya University Institute of Science and Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department.

He worked as a lecturer at Abant İzzet Baysal University Düzce Technical Education Faculty Electrical Education Department between 1997-2006. In 2006, with the establishment of Düzce University as a new university by leaving Abant İzzet Baysal University, he worked as a lecturer at Düzce University Faculty of Technical Education, Department of Electrical Education between 2006-2007. Between 2007-2010, he worked as an Assistant Professor at Düzce University Faculty of Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. In 2010, he took part in the establishment of Düzce University Faculty of Engineering and worked as an Assistant Professor at Düzce University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering between 2010-2012. In 2012, he was appointed as Associate Professor at Düzce University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and in 2017 he was appointed as Professor.

During his academic career; he has served for many years in different academic and administrative positions such as faculty department commission memberships, department heads, department heads, faculty board memberships, institute deputy director, institute directorate, and university senate membership.  Finally, he has been working as the Director of Düzce University Graduate Education Institute since 2022.