Ozgur Turetken

Dr. Ozgur Turetken serves as Professor and Associate Dean of Research at Toronto Metropolitan University's Ted Rogers School of Management, while also directing the School of Information Technology Management. His leadership has transformed the school's research culture and elevated the Business Technology Management program through innovative curriculum development and industry partnerships.

Education:

• BSc in Electrical Engineering (Turkey)
• MBA (Turkey)
• PhD (United States)

Turetken's research operates at the critical intersection of information processing, organization, and presentation and its impact on human decision-making. Specializing in human-computer interaction, he investigates text mining, visualization techniques, and information overload in new media environments. His experimental work with human subjects examines sentiment dynamics in user-generated content, particularly analyzing electoral decision processes through text mining of social media data. This research bridges theoretical insights with practical applications across political campaigns, marketing strategies, and institutional governance.

As an educator, Turetken mentors doctoral and master's students in thesis development while teaching analytics, information systems fundamentals, and advanced theory courses. His administrative leadership focuses on strengthening research infrastructure and fostering academic-industry collaboration within the School of Information Technology Management.