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Department of Mathematics

 

 

Chair
Prof. Dr. SUZAN CİVAL BURANAY

Administrative Assistant
HALE TEMEL

Department's Mission

Department of Mathematics aims to:

  • bring up qualified and self-confident professionals who possess the skills to make a difference both in the society and their professional lives through conducting research and follo wing the latest trends in their fields,
  • provide theoretical instruction for those who would like to study ma thematics at an advanced level in line with internationally recognized mathematics programs, deliver education considering the skills and interest areas of the students and expand employment opportunities for the graduates,
  • equip the students with the skills to apply theoretical knowledge into practice through developing computer software and bring up qualified software designers for the informatics sector,
  • create the opportunity for the students to increase their expertise in specific areas of mathematics through the inclusion of the area electives into the program,
  • bring up qualified mathematicians and computer specialists demanded by different institutions or companies such as the country's or region's industry, the state institute of statistics and the state planning institute. 

Departmental Facilities

Department of Mathematics boasts highly-qualified and experienced faculty members who studied at prominent universities and have published numerous books and articles in their field of expertise. The education offered to students is supported by extensive research facilities such as technical equipment, highly-developed computer laboratories, Internet and rich library resources. Our department has adopted a system enabling effective student-academic staff communication. Students are provided with a comfortable environment whenever they wish to discuss their problems with academic staff. 

Programs

The Department of Mathematics offers 3 undergraduate programs: one in Mathematics & Computer Science, one in Statistics & Computer Science, and one in Actuarial Science. A total of 6 postgraduate programs are also offered, including 4 at master’s level – one in Mathematics, one in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science, one in Mathematics and Mathematical Modelling and Simulation (Collaboration with University of Pau and Pays De L’adour, Uppa, France) and one in Information Science without thesis – and 2 at doctoral level, one in Mathematics and one in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science.

Additionally, students of the Department of Mathematics have many options to complete double major programs together with other departments: students in the Actuarial Science program may complete a double major from the Department of Banking and Finance, while students in the Mathematics & Computer Science program may complete a double major from the Department of Physics. There are also internal double major programs, such as a double major in Actuarial Science and Mathematics & Computer Science. Minor programs are also available to students of the Department of Mathematics, including a minor program in Economics and a minor program in Molecular Biology & Genetics. Students from other departments, such as the Department of Economics and the Faculty of Engineering and the Department of Biology, are also welcome to complete a minor program in Mathematics & Computer Science by taking six courses from the Department of Mathematics.

Distinguishing Attributes

The curriculum of the program designed to provide the necessary theoretical knowledge in mathematics for those who wish to pursue advanced studies in line with internationally recognized mathematics programs, while also offering instruction tailored to students’ interests, abilities, and future career opportunities closely resembles the mathematics curricula of leading public universities in Türkiye, such as Ankara, Hacettepe, İstanbul, and Gazi.

 In the Times Higher Education world university rankings of 2026 for physical sciences (which includes mathematics and statistics), EMU ranks as one of the best 400 in the world. Along with this, the department also offers an array of area elective courses, all contributing to the expertise level of the students in different areas. The department offers postgraduate and doctoral degree studies.

Major Accomplishments

Since its establishment, our department has graduated more than 100 PhD students, over 300 master's students, and around 700 undergraduate students. Within the last five years, faculty members at EMU Mathematics Department have successfully published more than 200 articles in journals indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E). According to the Times Higher Education subject-specific rankings for Physical Sciences published in 2026, EMU ranks among the top 400 universities in the world in subjects related to Physical Sciences, which includes mathematics and statistics, and as the best one among all Turkish universities in these subjects. Furthermore, our Department takes pride in traditionally organizing the annual “Onay Fadıl Demirciler Inter-High School Mathematics Competition,” which this year marks its thirtieth edition, as well as the “Ali Karasel Inter-Middle School Mathematics Competition,” now in its fourth year.

Career Opportunities

Students who graduate from our undergraduate programs may pursue the following career opportunities:

Actuarial Science:

Graduates of the Actuarial Science program have strong career prospects in insurance companies, pension funds, banks, and investment firms. They work in areas such as risk assessment, financial planning, and actuarial consulting, as well as in government agencies and international organizations requiring expertise in risk management and forecasting.

Mathematics and Computer Science:

Graduates of the Mathematics and Computer Science program can pursue careers in software development, data analytics, internet programming, and web design. They also have a strong foundation for roles in research, academia, and technology-driven sectors such as cybersecurity and big data.

Statistics and Computer Science:

Graduates of the Statistics and Computer Science program are in high demand in fields such as data analytics, software engineering, and research. They may work as data analysts or data scientists in sectors including finance, healthcare, and technology, as well as in government institutions and consulting firms specializing in data-driven decision-making.


 

Contact Information

Address:
Eastern Mediterranean University
Faculty of Arts & Sciences 
Department of Mathematics 
Famagusta, North Cyprus
Mersin 10 Turkey

 Tel: +90 392 630 1227
Fax: +90 392 365 1314
E-mail: math@emu.edu.tr


Academic Staff

Name SurnameDutyDepartmentOfficeTel
Prof. Dr. AGHAMIRZA BASHIROV Distinguished Professor Mathematics AS256 1338
Prof. Dr. BENEDEK NAGY Faculty Member Mathematics AS145 3028
Prof. Dr. DERVİŞ SUBAŞI Faculty Member Mathematics AS140 1138-3041
Prof. Dr. HÜSEYİN AKTUĞLU Faculty Member Mathematics AS261 2447
Prof. Dr. MEHMET ALİ ÖZARSLAN Dean Mathematics AS272 1250
Prof. Dr. NAZIM MAHMUDOV Distinguished Professor Mathematics AS252 1004
Prof. Dr. RASHAD ALIYEV Faculty Member Mathematics AS144 1008
Prof. Dr. RZA BASHIROV Faculty Member Mathematics AS141 1005
Prof. Dr. SONUÇ ZORLU OĞURLU Vice Rector Mathematics AS255 1421
Prof. Dr. SUZAN CİVAL BURANAY Chair Mathematics AS264 1228
Assoc. Prof. Dr. ARRAN FERNANDEZ Faculty Member Mathematics AS259 1002
Assoc. Prof. Dr. MÜGE SAADETOĞLU Faculty Member Mathematics AS143 1030
Assoc. Prof. Dr. NEŞET DENİZ TURGAY Faculty Member Mathematics AS263 1237
Assoc. Prof. Dr. PEMBE SABANCIGİL ÖZDER Faculty Member Mathematics AS139 2436
Asst. Prof. Dr. HÜSEYİN ETİKAN Senior Assistant Professor Mathematics AS142 1399
Asst. Prof. Dr. MEHMET ALİ TUT Faculty Member Mathematics AS251 1037
Asst. Prof. Dr. MEHMET BOZER Vice Dean Mathematics AS273 1065
Asst. Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA KARA Faculty Member Mathematics AS253 2420
Asst. Prof. Dr. NİDAİ ŞEMİ Senior Assistant Professor Mathematics AS258 1238

Part-time Academic Staff

Name SurnameDutyDepartmentOfficeTel
Assoc. Prof. Dr. ÖVGÜ ÇIDAR İYİKAL Senior Instructor Mathematics AS118 2281
Dr. BİRHAN TAŞTAN Senior Instructor Mathematics AS113 1022
Dr. ERDEM BAYTUNÇ Senior Instructor Mathematics AS311 2771
Dr. FATMA RİZANER Senior Instructor Mathematics AS118 2281
Dr. HASAN TEMİZKAN Senior Instructor Mathematics AS146 2345
Dr. ILKAY ELİDEMİR Senior Instructor Mathematics AS302 1424
Dr. MUSTAFA ERBİLEN Senior Instructor Mathematics AS113 1022
Dr. NİL GÜRBÜZ Senior Instructor Mathematics AS108 1010
Dr. ŞERİFE BEKAR Senior Instructor Mathematics AS119 1375
Dr. SİNEM FATMA GENÇ Senior Instructor Mathematics AS146 2345
Sr. Instr. MEHRİBAN ŞEKEROĞLU Senior Instructor Mathematics AS119 1375

​R​esearch Assistants

Name SurnameDutyDepartmentOfficeTel
ALI MOHAMMAD Research Assistant Mathematics AS135 1032
FARAZ IROMLOU Research Assistant Mathematics AS135 1032
JASARAT GASIMOV Research Assistant Mathematics AS249 1031
JAVAD ASADZADE Research Assistant Mathematics AS249 1031
LAMAN ALIYEVA Research Assistant Mathematics AS116 2021
MELİSA AKDOĞAN Research Assistant Mathematics AS134 1011
Mohammad Abdalmajid Research Assistant Mathematics AS134 1011
ŞAKİR MEHMET DİNSEV Research Assistant Mathematics AS134 1011
SANER FİDAN Research Assistant Mathematics AS249 1031
SEYRAN IBRAHIMOV Research Assistant Mathematics AS249 1031
SİMAR GERÇEKER Research Assistant Mathematics AS102 1530
SOMAYEH AHMADINEJAD Research Assistant Mathematics AS116 2021
TOGHRUL ALLAHVERDI Research Assistant Mathematics AS134 1011
YAZEED KHALED NIMER SALAHAT Research Assistant Mathematics AS102 1530



MATHEMATICS

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STUDENT NAME SURNAME
GRAD. YEAR​
THESIS TITLE
SUPERVISOR & CO-SUPERVISOR NAME SURNAME
AHMED HERSI MOHAMED MATAN2021-22Highly Accurate Implicit Schemes using Hexagonal Grids for the Approximation of the Derivatives of the Solution of Two Dimensional Heat EquationASSOC. PROF. DR.  SUZAN CİVAL BURANAY   
ARZU AHMADOVA2021-22Methods for the Study of Stochastic Differential Equations and Applications: Stochastic Optimal Control TheoryPROF. DR. NAZIM MAHMUDOV   
ISMAIL HUSEYNOV2021-22Analysis of Functional Differential Equations in Finite and Infinite Dimensional SpacesPROF. DR. NAZIM MAHMUDOV   
AYDIN AVKAN2021-22Discrete Rotations on the Triangular PlanePROF. DR. BENEDEK NORBERT NAGY ASST. PROF. DR. MÜGE SAADETOĞLU
SARA SAFARZADEH FALAHHESAR2021-22Numerical Solution of Volterra Integral Equations by using Some Positive OperatorsASSOC. PROF. DR.  SUZAN CİVAL BURANAY PROF. DR. MEHMET ALİ ÖZARSLAN
HAYATEM FARAJ A. HAMAL2020-21A New Kantorovich Type Q-Analoque of the Balazs-Szabados OperatorsASST. PROF. DR. PEMBE SABANCIGİL ÖZDER   
EROL AZMİDOLU2020-21Controllability of Deterministic SystemsPROF. DR. AGAMIRZA BASHIROV   
MERVE ÇİL2020-21q-Multiple Appell PolynomialsPROF. DR. MEHMET ALİ ÖZARSLAN   
VINCENT C. ONWUEGBUNA2020-21Compact Finite Difference Scheme for One Dimensional Parabolic Inverse ProblemPROF. DR. DERVİŞ SUBAŞI   
AMAL MOHAMMAD ATA ALMATARNEH2020-21Ulam-Hyers Stabilities of Impulsive Time-Delay Semi Linear Systems with Non-Permutable MetricesPROF. DR. NAZIM MAHMUDOV   
SEYED YASHAR ZAHERIANI2020-21Generalized Parametric Blending-type Bernstein PolynomialsPROF. DR. HÜSEYİN AKTUĞLU   
GİZEM BARAN2020-21On the W-Multiple Charlier PolynomialsPROF. DR. MEHMET ALİ ÖZARSLAN   
GBENGA OLAYINKA OJO2020-21Series Approximate Analytical Solution of Fractional Partial Differential EquationsPROF. DR. NAZIM MAHMUDOV   
İLKAY ONBAŞI2020-21On the W-Multiple Meixner PolynomialsPROF. DR. SONUÇ ZORLU OĞURLU   
CHAIMA BOUZOUINA2020-21The Interplay between Fractional Calculus and Complex AnalysisASST. PROF. DR. ARRAN FERNANDEZ   
MÜNÜRE PAŞA2020-21Prioritizing Market Segmentation Categories for Assessing Online Consumer Behavior in North CyprusPROF. DR. HÜSEYİN AKTUĞLU   
IBRAHIM ABDULLAHI SALEH2020-21Mikusinski's Operational Calculus for Fractional LaplaciansASST. PROF. DR. ARRAN FERNANDEZ   
DUYGU MALYALI2019-20(p;q)-Hahn Difference OperatorPROF. DR. MEHMET ALİ ÖZARSLAN ASST. PROF. DR. ARRAN  FERNANDEZ
ERTAN AKACAN2019-20Important Relations of Classical Orthogonal PolynomialsPROF. DR. SONUÇ ZORLU   
NOUMAN ARSHAD2019-20Hexagonal Grid for Approximation of the Solution of Two Dimensional Heat EquationASSOC. PROF. DR. SUZAN CİVAL BURANAY   
MEHMET SALIH ATAMERT2018-19Generalized Bezier Curves Based on Lupaş q Analogue of the Bernstein OperatorASST. PROF. DR. MUSTAFA  KARA   
SENA ILGAZ2018-19Smoothing with Kernel Regression and Related to Principal Component AnalysisASST. PROF. DR. YÜCEL  TANDOĞDU   
KANDA ABUASSBA2018-19Kalman Filtering under Wide Band Noises PROF. DR. AGHAMIRZA  BASHIROV   
ASMAA M. R. ALWALEED2018-19Fixed Point Theorems and ApplicationsPROF. DR. SONUÇ ZORLU OĞURLU   
MUSTAFA ERBİLEN2018-19Imputing Missing Values using Support Variables with Application to Barley Grain YieldASST. PROF. DR. YÜCEL TANDOĞAN   
AREEN SABER SALAH AL-KHATEEB2018-19Stability, Existence and Uniqueness of Boundary Value Problems for a Coupled System of Fractional Differential EquationsPROF. DR. NAZIM MAHMUDOV   
SEDEF SULTAN EMİN2018-19Existence Results for Boundary Value Problems of Fractional Type Differential EquationsPROF. DR. NAZIM MAHMUDOV   
LAWRENCE ADEDAYO FARINOLA2018-19Grid Approximation of the Solution of Heat Conduction EquationASSOC. PROF. DR. SUZAN CİVAL BURANAY   ​


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