Jan 01, 1938Tarsus, TurkeyDied on 04 Jan 2019 (aged 81)Capricorn
About Turhan Erdoan
Turhan Yasar Erdogan (1 January 1938 – 4 January 2019) was a Turkish academic in civil engineering. He was born in Tarsus on 1 January 1938. He graduated from Tarsus American Highschool in 1957.
He completed his MS studies in the Civil Engineering Department of the Middle East Technical University (METU) in 1963, and PhD Thesis in the University of Berkeley and METU in 1970. He continued in METU as an academic.
He became assistant professor in 1971, associate professor in 1975 and professor in 1981.
His branch was construction materials.
Although he retired in 2005, he continued as a part time professor in METU till his death on 4 January 2019 in Ankara.
He was laid to rest in Karsiyaka Cemetery. Turhan Erdogan was the father of two sons; Selim and Sinan.