Prof. Dr. Mehmet ATALAN
He was born in 1964 in Gürün, a district of Sivas. He completed his primary education in Gürün. He graduated from Malatya Darende Imam-Hatip High School in 1983 and, from Erzurum Atatürk University Faculty of Theology in 1988. Between 1989-1995, he worked as a teacher at Istanbul Küçükçekmece Kanarya Secondary School and Primary School. In 1995, he was appointed as a Research Assistant to Firat University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Basic Islamic Sciences, Department of History of Islamic Sects. He completed his master's thesis named "Ca'fer es-Sâdık" in the field of History of Sects in Ankara University, Institute of Social Sciences in 1998. In 2004, he completed his doctorate study titled "The Place of Ca'fer es-Sâdık in the Differentiation Process of Shiism" and received the title of Doctor. He received the title of associate professor with his work titled Muhammed bin el-Hanefiyye and Manifestations in Anatolia (Muhammed Hanefi Cenknâmeleri). He received the title of Associate Professor of Theology (History of Islamic Sects) on 08.01.2008. He served as the Vice Dean between 2008-2011 and as the Deputy Dean between 2010-2011 at the Faculty of Theology of Fırat University. Between 2011-2013, he worked as the Director of Fırat University School of Foreign Languages. Prof.Dr. Atalan, who was appointed as Professor at Kastamonu University Faculty of Theology on 28 August 2013, has published many articles on his field in various journals and speaks English and Arabic. He was appointed as the Vice Rector as of 2020, Prof.Dr. Atalan is still working as the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Kastamonu University. Mehmet ATALAN is married and has four children.
Prof. Dr. Ömer KÜÇÜK
He was born in 1974 in Trabzon / Akçaabat. Prof.Dr. Ömer Küçük, who studied primary and secondary school in Akçaabat, graduated from Trabzon High School and Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Engineering in 1996. He completed his master's degree in 2000 and his doctorate in 2004 at KTU Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Forest Engineering. He worked as a classroom teacher in Rize-Çayeli district between 1997-1998. In 1998, he was appointed as a Research Assistant to Gazi University, Kastamonu Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Engineering. In 2008, he became an assistant professor and in 2009 associate professor. He received the title of professor in 2014 in the Department of Forest Engineering, Forest Entomology and Conservation at Kastamonu University Faculty of Forestry. In addition to administrative duties such as Deputy Head of Department, Head of Department, Director of the Institute of Science, Deputy Director of the School, Deputy Secretary General, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, Head of the Department, he also served as the chairman and membership of various commissions as well as the senate and board of directors. In addition, he served as the Western Black Sea Branch Chair of the Forest Engineering Chamber for two terms (13th and 14th terms). He is a member of the editorial board of many journals and is also the editor of Kastamonu University Forestry Faculty Magazine. Dr. Kucuk's many articles and notifications related to his field have been published in national and international journals, congresses / symposiums. He was appointed as the Vice Rector of Kastamonu University in 2020, Küçük is also working as Scientific Research Projects Coordinator and Forestry and Natural Tourism Specialization Coordinator. Prof. Dr. Ömer Küçük is married and has three children.
Prof. Dr. Selahattin KAYMAKCI
Prof. Dr. Kaymakcı was born in 1981 in Tosya, a district of Kastamonu, Türkiye. He completed his primary education at Tosya Fevzipaşa Primary School and his secondary and high school education at Tosya Anatolian High School. In 1999, he enrolled in the Social Studies Teaching Program at the Faculty of Education, Karadeniz Technical University (KTÜ), and graduated as the top student of his department in 2003.Prof. Dr. Kaymakcı was born in 1981 in Tosya, a district of Kastamonu, Türkiye. He completed his primary education at Tosya Fevzipaşa Primary School and his secondary and high school education at Tosya Anatolian High School. In 1999, he enrolled in the Social Studies Teaching Program at the Faculty of Education, Karadeniz Technical University (KTÜ), and graduated as the top student of his department in 2003.
In the same year, he began his master’s studies in the History Teaching Program within the Department of Secondary Education Social Sciences Teaching at KTÜ’s Institute of Social Sciences. In 2004, he started working as a research assistant in the Department of Secondary Education Social Sciences Teaching at KTÜ’s Faculty of Education. He completed his master’s degree in 2006 with a thesis titled "History Teachers’ Opinions on Worksheets." Between 2005 and 2006, he also served as a research assistant in the Primary Education Department of the same faculty. In 2006, he was appointed as a research assistant in the Social Studies Education Program within the Department of Primary Education at Gazi University’s Institute of Educational Sciences, where he also began his doctoral studies. After receiving a doctoral research scholarship from the Turkish Council of Higher Education (YÖK), he conducted research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States during the 2009-2010 academic year. In 2010, he completed his Ph.D. with a dissertation titled "The Effect of Using Worksheets in Social Studies Teaching on Students’ Academic Achievement and Attitudes Toward the Course." In 2011, he was appointed as an assistant professor in the Social Studies Education Program at KTÜ’s Faculty of Education. He earned the title of associate professor in 2014 and transferred to the Social Studies Education Program at Kastamonu University’s Faculty of Education in 2015. In 2019, he was promoted to the rank of professor. Prof. Dr. Kaymakcı is the first academic in Türkiye to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in social studies education and later earn the titles of associate professor and professor in the same field. He has contributed to the development of curricula and textbooks in social studies, history, and life sciences education, participated in numerous national and international projects, and published a significant number of academic works. Throughout his academic career, he has held various administrative positions, including Dean of the Faculty of Education at Kastamonu University, Director of Tosya Vocational School, Director of the Child Education Application and Research Center, Head of the Social Studies Education Department, and Coordinator of the ÖSYM Tosya District Examination Center.As of 2025, he has been appointed as Vice Rector of Kastamonu University. Prof. Dr. Kaymakcı is married with two children and is proficient in English.