Past Presidents

Atilla Bıyıkoğlu

Past President 2020-2022

He has received license degree in 1989 from Mechanical Engineering Department at Gazi University, MSc. degree in 1992 from Mechanical Engineering Department at M.E.T.U., and PhD degree in 1998 from Mechanical Engineering Department of Gazi University. He has worked as Assist. Prof. between 2003 and 2007, Associate Prof. between 2007 and 2013, and served as Chair in Mechanical Engineering Department at Gazi University between 2013 and 2017.

Ayhan Onat

Past President 2018-2020

He was born in Çaykara district of Trabzon in 1965. He completed his primary and high school education in Kırıkhan district of Hatay. Having started his undergraduate education at Istanbul Marmara University, Mr. ONAT completed his Master and Doctorate studies at the same university.
Working as a faculty member at various universities since 1991, ONAT currently works as a Faculty Member at Marmara University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thermodynamics Division. Mr. ONAT, which has many national and international scientific articles in the field of Air Conditioning and Cooling, also has books published in the same field. Mr. ONAT, who also served as the President of ASHRAE TURKISH CHAPTER between 2018-2020 and has relations with Sector Associations, is currently the Coordinator of the Occupational Health and Safety Coordination Unit of Marmara University.

Selman Ölmez

Past President 2017-2018

Bahadırhan Tari

Past President 2016-2017

He was born in 1969 in Istanbul. He graduated from Sivas Technical High School Electrical Department in 1985 and graduated from METU (Gaziantep) Mechanical Engineering Department in 1991. He worked as a field engineer, site manager, project manager, sales and marketing manager in HVAC sector. Currently, He works as a Factory Manager in S&P AFS Ventilation Systems Inc.

Soner Biçer

Past President 2015-2016

Mehmet Barış Özerdem

Past President 2014-2015

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