Mehmet Tümay was born in Adana in 1964. He completed his undergraduate studies at METU, his master’s degree at Gaziantep University, and his PhD at the University of Strathclyde. He served as department chair and acting dean at Çukurova University, and between 2016 and 2024 he was the rector of Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University. He has conducted extensive research on transformer technologies, supervised many graduate students, and published in international journals.