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Mehmet Yıldız
Professor and dean of Afyon Kocatepe University’s Faculty of Sport Sciences, with research in performance measurement and sports technology.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Mehmet Yıldız is a professor and, as listed by Afyon Kocatepe University in October 2026, dean of its Faculty of Sport Sciences. The faculty roster places him in Coaching Education; the university’s research profile records work in sport science, physiology, rehabilitation, sports engineering and performance measurement, including football and volleyball applications.
His official education record lists bachelor’s study in Physical Education and Sport at Afyon Kocatepe University (2001–2005) alongside Political Science and Public Administration at Anadolu University (2002–2004), a thesis master’s degree in veterinary anatomy at Afyon Kocatepe University (2007–2009), and a doctorate in Physical Education and Sport at Anadolu University (2011–2015). The same record lists him as a physical-education teacher at Gazi Anadolu Endüstri Technical Vocational High School from 2010 to 2012 and as a sporting-organisation and project officer at a boys’ residential institution from 2007 to 2010.
Afyon Kocatepe University’s profile listed 43 articles and indexed-output totals of 17 Web of Science, 16 Scopus and 10 TR Dizin records when reviewed in October 2026. It also documents a 2025 Scientific Achievement Award and two patent records: a jump-height measurement device and an agility-test measurement and training system. These time-stamped totals are historical snapshots, not permanent career totals.
Achievements and distinctions
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Dean, Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Sport Sciences (official faculty roster, October 2026).
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Scientific Achievement Award, Afyon Kocatepe University, 2025.
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Named inventor on patent records for a jump-height measurement device and an agility-test measurement and training system.
Career record
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2001–2005 — Bachelor’s study in Physical Education and Sport, Afyon Kocatepe University.
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2002–2004 — Bachelor’s study in Political Science and Public Administration, Anadolu University.
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2007–2009 — Thesis master’s degree in Veterinary Anatomy, Afyon Kocatepe University.
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2007–2010 — Sporting-organisation and project officer at a boys’ residential institution.
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2010–2012 — Physical-education teacher, Gazi Anadolu Endüstri Technical Vocational High School.
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2011–2015 — Doctorate in Physical Education and Sport, Anadolu University.
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2015– — The university research profile records a deputy-dean appointment at Afyon Kocatepe University.
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2025– — Professor, Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Sport Sciences.
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October 2026 — Listed by the faculty as dean and a member of Coaching Education.
Career and education
Teams and organisations
Afyon Kocatepe University · Anadolu University · Gazi Anadolu Endüstri Technical Vocational High School
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