Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevat Acar
Born in Çanakkale in 1970, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bulut graduated from the Department of Economics at Dokuz Eylül University. He completed his doctorate at Utrecht University. Holding various positions at Kırıkkale University and Başkent University during his academic career, Bulut served as founding dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences and as vice rector at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. He carried out studies in long-term economic development, international political economy, the Ottoman economy and civilization, economic history, economic thought, and Islamic economics and finance. A member of YÖK and the Turkish Academy of Sciences, Bulut served as Rector of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University between 2013 and 2022.
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bulut
Born in Çanakkale in 1970, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bulut graduated from the Department of Economics at Dokuz Eylül University. He completed his doctorate at Utrecht University. Holding various positions at Kırıkkale University and Başkent University during his academic career, Bulut served as founding dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences and as vice rector at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. He carried out studies in long-term economic development, international political economy, the Ottoman economy and civilization, economic history, economic thought, and Islamic economics and finance. A member of YÖK and the Turkish Academy of Sciences, Bulut served as Rector of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University between 2013 and 2022.
Prof. Dr. Adem Esen
Born in Konya in 1961, Prof. Dr. Adem Esen graduated from the Department of Public Administration of the Faculty of Political Sciences at Istanbul University and from the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University. After his training at the Haseki Education Centre of the Presidency of Religious Affairs, he completed his master's degree and doctorate at the Faculty of Economics of Istanbul University. Starting his academic career at the Faculty of Law of Erzincan Atatürk University, Esen served as a founding faculty member and Head of the Department of Economics at Sivas Cumhuriyet University. Having worked on regional economics, employer-employee relations, disasters and municipal administration, Esen served as the Founding Rector of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University between 2010 and 2013. Speaking English and Arabic, Esen continues to serve as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences at Istanbul University.