08/05/2026
At the Tosun Terzioğlu Chair Term-End Lecture held at Sabancı University, Prof. Dr. Turgay Bayraktar, a faculty member of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Sabancı University, met with academics and students with his talk titled "Random Patterns and Equilibrium: From Geometry to Dynamics". The event, which took place on May 6th in FENS G035, was followed with interest by the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Sabancı University, Prof. Dr. Erkay Savaş, other faculty members, and students.
The Order Within Randomness Was Discussed
At the beginning of the seminar, Prof. Dr. Turgay Bayraktar touched upon the academic vision of the Founding President of Sabancı University, Prof. Dr. Tosun Terzioğlu. Bayraktar said that the interdisciplinary and flexible education approach that Terzioğlu put forward during the establishment process of the university deeply influenced him. He also reminded the audience of the approach, "We don't have departments, we have programs."
In his speech, Prof. Dr. Turgay Bayraktar touched upon research areas ranging from the roots of random polynomials to complex geometry, from potential theory to dynamical systems, explaining how large-scale random equation systems reveal regular and predictable patterns over time. He also shared his current work on the topology of random real algebraic curves, drawing attention to the role of probabilistic methods in understanding the typical forms and complexity of geometric objects.
Continuing his presentation within the scope of the seminar, Prof. Dr. Turgay Bayraktar said, "Today, the interaction between algebraic geometry, probability, and dynamical systems creates a very vibrant research area that brings together different fields of mathematics. In this seminar, I tried to share the idea of order that emerges beneath randomness."
About Prof. Dr. Turgay Bayraktar
Prof. Dr. Turgay Bayraktar completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in the Department of Mathematics at Middle East Technical University and received his doctorate degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 2012. Bayraktar, whose research focuses on multivariate complex analysis, complex geometry, and holomorphic dynamics, has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Turkish Academy of Sciences BAGEP Award, the TÜBA-GEBİP Outstanding Young Scientist Award, and the Mustafa N. Parlar Research Incentive Award. Prof. Dr. Bayraktar served as the Tosun Terzioğlu Chair of Mathematics at Sabancı University from 2022 to 2026.
