Assist. Prof. Zeynep Baysal

Zeynep Baysal has received her undergraduate degree from Yeditepe University, Department of Business Administration in English in 2013. She has a master’s degree in International Business Administration from Anadolu University and a PhD in Management and Organization from Anadolu University. She has various publications as author and editor in the field of business research. Her research interests include organization theory, virtual organizations, family businesses, strategic management and technology and innovation management.

  zeynep.baysal@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Assist. Prof. Sinan Babaçoğlu

Sinan Babaçoğlu, achieved his BSc in System Engineering at Turkish Military Academy in 1996, completed his MSc in Operations Research (Modelling and Simulation) in 2003 and his PhD in Technology Management in 2015. From 2007 to 2010, he served as Technology Panel Member at NATO Research and Technology Organization System Concepts and Integration Panel. He conducts academic studies in the fields of Technology/Innovation/R&D Management, Strategic Planning, and Project/Program/Risk Management.

  sinan.babacoğlu@ostimteknik.edu.tr 

Assist. Prof. Abdurrahim Hocagil

Abdurrahim Hocagil, PhD, received his undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, from Ege University in 2005, his Master of Management degree from Cambridge College in 2010, and his Doctorate degree in the Global Leadership Program with a concentration in Organizational Management from Indiana Institute of Technology in 2020. Dr. Hocagil has over ten years of management experience, having worked at various organizations in both the USA and Canada. 

In 2022, Dr. Hocagil joined Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, and Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON, Canada, as a contract teaching faculty member. Since then, he has been teaching various undergraduate and graduate level courses at the business schools, including Management and Leadership Skills, Introduction to Business, Human Resource Management, Recruitment and Selection, Decision Making for Managers (MBA), Organizational Behavior (MBA), Leadership and Team Building, and Organizational Behavior II (Organization Theory). Dr. Hocagil began working at OSTIM Technical University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, as an adjunct faculty member in September 2023 and joined the faculty as an assistant professor as of January 2025. 

Dr. Hocagil’s research interests include Global Leadership and Followership, Management, Organizational Behavior, Internalization, and Multinational Organizations. He has served as the chair of the Followership Member Community of the International Leadership Association and has served as a coordinating council member of the Teaching Followers Courage organization, which assists academicians and consultants in applying Leadership and Followership in research, curricula, workshops, and organizational culture. Additionally, Dr. Hocagil has participated in organizing first and second of the Annual Global Followership Conferences in Canada and the USA as a volunteer organizing member and currently serves as the chair of the research track of the fourth Annual Global Followership conference (2025). 

  abdurrahim.hocagil@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Research Assistant Zeynep Aslancan

Zeynep Aslancan graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law in 2021. Following her graduation, she completed her legal internship and began working as an attorney, providing litigation and legal consultancy services in various areas of private law.

In 2022, she commenced her LL.M. studies in Private Law at the Social Sciences University of Ankara. She is currently in the thesis stage of her studies, focusing on the implementation of family constitutions in family businesses.

Her academic interests include commercial law, company law and family businesses.

  zeynep.aslancan@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Research Assistant Kübra Gurallar

Kübra Gurallar graduated from the Department of Economics at Middle East Technical University in 2019. In the same year, she began her master's studies in the same department at METU. In September 2021, she completed her master's thesis titled “Lying Individually or In A Game In the Presence of Norm Enforcer”. She is currently continuing her graduate studies.

  kubra.gurallar@ostimteknik.edu.tr 

Prof. Dr. Aziz Akgül

He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy Department of Business Administration. He earned his MBA degree from Department of Business Administration at the Middle East Technical University, Turkey and his MS degree from US Naval Postgraduate School. He completed his Ph.D. at the Department of Business Administration at Ankara University, Turkey. He served as the President of KOSGEB (Turkish Small Business Administration), Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey and Member of the Turkish Parliament. He is the pioneer of the Turkish Grameen Microfinance Program which provides microcredit to financially challenged people and also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Turkish Foundation for Waste Reduction. He has published 17 books and many articles on diverse topics that range from Business Management, Operational Research, Statistics, Defense Industry and Happytalism.

  aziz.akgul@ostimteknik.edu.tr 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamide Özyürek (Department Head)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hamide Özyürek is a faculty member and the Head of Department of Business Administration at OSTİM Technical University. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Anadolu University, a Master’s degree from Ufuk University, and a Ph.D. from Kırıkkale University. Her doctoral dissertation is titled "Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Method: Its Application in the Manufacturing Sector."

Dr. Özyürek became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 2004 and gained professional experience as an accounting manager in various private companies. Since beginning her academic career in 2007, she has focused on cost accounting, managerial accounting, financial performance analysis, sustainability, blockchain technologies, and crypto assets. She was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 2018.

She has published over 50 academic works, including articles in WoS- and Scopus-indexed journals, as well as books and book chapters. She has presented her research at numerous international conferences in countries such as Hong Kong, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, and France.

In 2013, she participated in a professional development project in Germany and Belgium titled "Developing Professional Skills on EU Tax Practices and Tax Audits." The following year, she conducted a university‑funded Scientific Research Project (BAP) in Kansas, USA, undertaking a comparative analysis of Certified Public Accountant (CPA) systems. As part of the Erasmus Teaching Mobility Program, she has delivered accounting and finance courses at several European institutions, including the Technical University of Košice in Slovakia, Vilnius University in Lithuania, and Warsaw Management University in Poland.

Her academic contributions, international collaborations, and dedication to teaching and research continue to shape her career in accounting, finance, and emerging technologies in business.

  hamide.ozyurek@ostimteknik.edu.tr

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Polat

OSTIM Technical University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences member Professor Mustafa Polat has received his undergraduate degree in Systems Engineering from Turkish Military Academy in 1994, his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Yeditepe University in 2000 and his Doctorate degree in Business Administration from Uludağ University in 2010. Professor Polat became an Associate Professor in Management and Strategy in 2012 and a Professor in 2021. He worked as a faculty member, department head and division head at the Military Academy for many years and served in the team working on the feasibility study for the Modern Tank in 2000. He was involved in the foundation of National Defense University between 2016 - 2019 and took part in the reformation of the curriculum at the Military Academy and in that scope, he designed the undergraduate Logistics programme offered at the Turkish Armed Forces and the Turkish Military Academy for the first time in 2019. Professor Polat offered various lectures at Erzincan University, Atılım University and Turkish Aeronautical Association University and gave seminars at the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy as well as other various civil and public entities. He has published international and national articles, book sections and papers in Management, Strategy, Leadership and Organizational Behavior. Professor Polat has been serving as a volunteering advisor for various educational institutions since 2003, trying to contribute in the occupational and career development of young minds. Professor Polat is currently working on individual and organizational skill development at businesses on the way to national development.  

  mustafa.polat@ostimteknik.edu.tr