Bahri Sahin is Rector of Yildiz Technical University (YTU) and professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. He is a graduate of Gazi University (BS 1985), YTU (MA 1979), and Istanbul Technical University (PhD 1985). He has worked as a research assistant (1979–1983) and a lecturer (1983–1986) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In addition to continuing his academic career as an assistant professor (1986–1989) at YTU, he was an associate professor (1989–1995) and a professor there since 1995. He was elected a principal member of Turkish Academy of Science (TUBA) in 2012 by the Scientific Board of TÜBİTAK.