Ferhat Ozcep (23 January 1968 – 9 February 2023) was a geophysicist and historian of science in Turkey.

He was born in Zonguldak (the western Black Sea side of Turkey) on 23 January 1968.

Between 2006 and 2008, he was a member of executive committee of “Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects”.

[5] His research interests in geophysics focussed on a wide range of topics: “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering”, “Soil Dynamics”, “Seismic Microzonation”, “Paleomagnetism-Geomagnetism”, “Tectonophysics (Geodynamics)”, “Electromagnetic Techniques”, “Archeogeophysics”, “Exploration and Protection of the Nature (Environmental Geophysics)”, and “History and Philosophy of Science”.

[6] While at Harvard, Prof. Ozcep was to conduct research on the “Investigation on Geophysical Ideas and Measurements in Ottoman Geography in Transition from Pre-Modern (Islamic) to Modern (Western) Periods.”[7] He was named co-chair of Department of Geophysical Engineering at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa in July 2018.