The Rector heads the University Senate. Its members are the Vice Rectors, deans, school directors and one representative from each faculty and institute, and the president of the student council. It is the decision-making body for academic matters. The Senate also makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on issues presented to it by the Board, including the granting of honorary academic degrees.
Members:
Yasemin Afacan, M. Selim Aktürk, Orhan Arıkan, Armağan Ateşkan, Alipaşa Ayas, Kürşat Aydoğan (Rektör), Orhan Aytür (Rektör Yardımcısı), Bülent Batuman, Başak Baysal, Hüseyin Boyacı, Hilmi Volkan Demir, Erdal Erel (Rektör Yardımcısı), Oğuz Gülseren, Ayşe Başak Tanyeri Günsür, Refet S. Gürkaynak, H. Altay Güvenir, Ezhan Karaşan (Rektör Yardımcısı), Ayşe Keens, Tufan Kıymaz, Gülüm Özçelik, Emrah Özensoy, Simon D. Vigley, Tolga Yayalar, Bahar Yetiş