History

Established in 2012 within the Faculty of Engineering at Giresun University, our department continues its development with its academic staff, physical infrastructure, and education quality.

2012
Foundation
Faculty of Engineering
200+
Graduates
Bachelor's Level
130+
Undergrad Students
Active Education
40+
Postgraduate
Master's Degree
Academic Staff and Administration
Since its establishment, Prof. Dr. Halil Karadeniz, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ümmükülsüm Özel Akdemir, Prof. Dr. Atila Gürhan Çelik, and Prof. Dr. Ahmet Apaydın have served as Head of Department; as of 2024, the duty of Head of Department is carried out by Prof. Dr. İbrahim GÜNEŞ.

Our department continues its studies with an expert academic staff in 7 divisions: Geotechnics, Hydraulics, Mechanics, Transportation, Structure, Construction Materials, and Construction Management.
Physical Infrastructure and Education
Our department, which first operated in the historical building on the Giresun Castle road and then in the Health Sciences building, moved to the Faculty of Engineering building at Güre Campus in 2015.

With the allocation of the old Sports Sciences building in 2021, physical facilities were expanded; 3 laboratories (Geotechnics, Structure-Materials, and Hydraulics) were established.
2012

Establishment

Our department was founded. Prof. Dr. Halil KARADENİZ started duty as the first academic personnel and Head of Department.

2014 - 2015

First Appointments and Relocation

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ümmükülsüm ÖZEL AKDEMİR (2014), Asst. Prof. Dr. Mahmut DURMAZ and Asst. Prof. Dr. Yasemin BARAN (2015) joined the academic staff. Our department moved to the Faculty of Engineering building at Güre Campus.

2016

Commencement of Education

Education and training activities started at the 4-year undergraduate level.

2018 - 2020

Staff Expansion and First Graduates

Staff additions: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eren KÖMÜRLÜ, Prof. Dr. Atila Gürhan ÇELİK (2018); Prof. Dr. Ahmet APAYDIN, Asst. Prof. Dr. Kadir AKGÖL, Asst. Prof. Dr. H. Metin NUMANOĞLU (2019); Prof. Dr. İbrahim GÜNEŞ, Res. Asst. Furkan ŞEN (2020).
Our department produced its first undergraduate graduates in 2020.

2021

Master's Program and Laboratories

Prof. Dr. Gürol YILDIRIM joined the department. The Thesis Master's program was opened in October. With the improvement of physical facilities, 3 new laboratories became operational.

2022 - 2025

Recent Developments

The staff was strengthened with the appointment of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Furkan GÜNDAY (2022), Asst. Prof. Dr. Enes YILDIRIM (2024), and Asst. Prof. Dr. Ömer Faruk ÖZTÜRK (2025).
First Master's graduates were produced in 2023. Additionally, over 20 seminars and technical trips were organized between 2018-2025.