Mehmet Turan Söylemez

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Turan Söylemez is a faculty member at Istanbul Technical University, holding the rank of Professor in the Department of Control and Automation Engineering within the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. His research focuses on Control Theory and Applications, Autonomous Systems, and Circuits and Systems Theory.

• PhD: University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), 1995–1999
• BSc: Istanbul Technical University, Department of Control and Computer Engineering, 1987–1991

Research interests include intelligent transportation systems, energy-efficient rail technologies, and advanced control algorithms. His work spans PID controllers, disturbance observers, and AI-driven traffic management.

Recent publications emphasize applications in transportation optimization, energy storage for urban railways, and robust control systems for uncertain processes. Keywords include Control Theory, Transportation Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

Scientific awards include the Higher Education Abroad Scholarship (1992). Current projects involve railway signaling and robust controller performance improvement.

Administrative roles include Department Head (2024–2027), Director of a Research and Application Center (2022–present), and Vice Dean (2010–2013).