Our program was included in the OSYM preference guide in 2016. It took its first students in the 2016-2017 academic year.

It is the person who works between a forest engineer, a forest engineer (regional chief, operation chief) or a forest industrial engineer and a forest conservation/afforestation officer in various branches of forestry studies.

forest technicians; They are generally employed in the public sector and can work in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, General Directorate of National Parks, General Directorate of Afforestation and Erosion Control and General Directorate of Forest-Village Relations. They can also work as technical personnel in factories producing forest products and companies producing saplings. In this profession, it is possible to find a job in places where forestry activities are intense and in places suitable for forestry.

Those who successfully complete the Forest Technician associate degree program can transfer vertically to the "Forest Industry Engineering, Forestry Engineering" undergraduate programs and from Open Education undergraduate programs to the Economics-Management department if they are successful in the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) conducted by OSYM. In addition, depending on the performance they show in the workplace and the knowledge and skills they have acquired, they can also take part in management positions.

Head of Department & Coordinator: Asst. Prof. Emrah YÜKSEL