Dr. Yunus Emre AYÖZEN was born in 1986 in Edirne.
He graduated from Sakarya University Faculty of Engineering Constructing Engineering Department. He completed his master’s degree on transport engineering at Istanbul Technical University; and his doctorate on construction engineering at İstanbul Aydın University.
After he served respectively as supervisor engineer, chief and deputy director in Highway Projects, Rail System Projects and Transportation Master Plan units within Directorate of Transportation Planning of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, he was assigned as Director of Traffic in 2015.
He carried out the duty of Head of Transportation Department at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality between 2016 – 2019.
Between 2015 and 2019, he served as the member and deputy chairman for the Board of Directors of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Kiptaş Inc.
Between 2019 – 2020, he performed the duty of Deputy Chairman and Member of Board of Directors of State Airports Administration. While performing these duties, he participated in the studies of Istanbul Transportation Master Plan, Istanbul Parking Lots Master Plan, Istanbul Logistics Master Plan, Istanbul Traffic Safety Master Plan.
He contributed to the preparation of project and feasibility planning of Highways, Railways, Airways, Seaways, and to the implementation of many projects.
He has many published national and international articles, especially his Master thesis with the title of “Investigation of Impacts of Longitudinal Slope Effects on Metro Project’s Investment and Operating Costs”, and his Doctorate thesis “Examination of the Impact of the Change in The Magnitude of Traffic Analysis Area on Journey Assignment Results in Transportation Demand Estimation Models: Istanbul as a Case Study”.
He is currently carrying out the duty of Head of Strategy Development Department at Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure which he was assigned in accordance with the Presidential Decree published in Official Gazette dated 06.07.2020.
Along with his current duty as the Head of Strategy Development Department at Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, he is also the Board of Directors Member of TÜRKSAT Inc.
Ayözen speaks English, and is married with a child.