Ural Akbulut

Ural Akbulut (born 1945) is a professor of chemistry at Middle East Technical University (METU) and served as the university's rector from 2002 to 2008.

Akbulut completed his undergraduate and master’s degrees at Middle East Technical University (METU) in 1970 before earning his doctorate at the University of South Florida in 1973.

[1] During his presidency at METU, he was involved in a public debate with Melih Gökçek regarding Ankara's water issues.

[2] He also coined the term "e-memorandum" to describe the military statements published on the Turkish Armed Forces' website concerning the 2007 Turkish presidential election.

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