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Murat Yakar was born in Mersin in 1968. He graduated from Selçuk University, Department of Geomatics Engineering in 1991, completed his PhD in 2002, and was promoted to full professor in 2017. An expert in photogrammetry and remote sensing, he has contributed to numerous international projects, including TIKA’s Mongolian Turkish Monuments Project, as well as nearly 50 national projects in Turkey. In 2017, he founded the Department of Geomatics Engineering at Mersin University, initiated several postgraduate programs, and played a leading role in launching major scientific congresses and international journals. He has authored 85 books, nearly 200 journal articles, and more than 200 conference papers, and continues to supervise graduate students in Turkey and abroad. Prof. Yakar currently serves at the Department of Geomatics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mersin University.