Metallurgical and Materials Engineering is an interdisciplinary branch of science in which metal, ceramic, polymer and composite materials are studied and has a strong relationship with basic sciences such as physics, chemistry and biology, as well as chemical and mechanical engineering. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering has undertaken the task of producing and developing the future-oriented high-tech materials needed by humanity with production methods that take environmental responsibilities into consideration. Metallurgy, which carried the history of humanity from the stone age to the bronze age and then to the iron age, has now become an "art" covering a wide scientific and technological field under the name of metallurgical and material engineering profession, which is based on basic sciences and has made great contributions to the establishment and development of modern civilization, and in recent years With the growth of manufacturing and chemical industries in our country and in the world and the increasing need for superior materials, the importance of the field of metallurgy and materials engineering has also increased. It is aimed to provide advanced educational and professional skills to metallurgical and material engineers operating in a wide range of fields, from automotive to white goods, from space technologies and aviation to the oil industry, from medical devices and biomedical materials to plastics, from the manufacturing industry to the chemical industry.

Our department was established in 1992 under the name of Materials Science and Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering and started education in the 2008-2009 academic year with 3 assistant professors, 1 research assistant and 31 undergraduate students. Since the 2015-2016 academic year, education and training has continued with 30% English as the language of instruction. Since the 2017-2018 academic year, education has been continuing within the Faculty of Engineering under the name of the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Currently, education continues with 4 professors, 4 assistant professors and 3 research assistants.

Today, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering continues to develop as a multi-disciplinary branch of science and technology spread across the fields of chemistry, machinery, construction, space-aircraft, electrical-electronics, environment and medicine, and plays an important role in bringing production processes that are in harmony with the trio of efficiency, energy and raw materials to the sector. In recent years, general fields of study in metallurgy and materials engineering; composite materials (carbon fiber-based polymer composite materials, carbon fiber-based ceramic and metallic composite materials) electro-metallurgy applications (improvements in cell designs with the finite element method, redesign and development of the electrode materials used) powder metallurgy, iron-steel and casting production methods, non-ferrous metal production, glass ceramics and refractory applications, plastic technologies, welding and welding technology, non-destructive testing methods, metal shaping and processing methods, surface treatments and coating, electrical-electronic material production, magnetic materials, energy and biomedical materials. It operates in a wide range of fields, from automotive to white goods, from space technologies and aviation to the oil industry, from medical devices and biomedical materials to plastics, from the manufacturing industry to the chemical industry.

Metallurgical and Materials Engineers, whose areas of responsibility are extremely broad, are in the public and private sectors; They can work in the three main material groups, namely metallic ceramics and polymeric materials, as well as additional material groups, namely composite materials, nanocomposite materials, electronic materials and biomaterials. Metallurgical and Materials Engineers who choose the field of metallurgy will be able to work in businesses that operate especially in the production of metal raw materials, processing of metal raw materials, production of metal alloys and conversion of these produced metal raw materials into products. Metallurgical and Materials Engineers who choose the field of ceramics will be able to work in businesses that operate especially in the production of ceramic raw materials, processing of ceramic raw materials, production of ceramic mixtures and the transformation of these produced ceramic materials into products that can be used in daily life. Materials Engineers who will work in the field of ceramics will be able to work more subjectively in sectors including the automotive and white goods industries, the aerospace industry, the biomedical sector, electronics and fiber optic materials. Metallurgical and Materials Engineers who choose the polymer field will be able to work in businesses that operate in the fields of producing polymer raw materials from petroleum, processing polymer raw materials, producing polymer mixtures and transforming these polymer raw materials into products used in daily life. Metallurgical and Materials Engineers who will work in the field of polymers will be able to work more subjectively in sectors that include textile, aerospace industry, automotive and white goods industries, biomedical sector, fuel cells and battery industry, and polymer materials used as insulation in the electronics industry. Metallurgical and Materials Engineers who prefer to work in the fields of composite materials, nanocomposite materials, electronic materials and biomaterials, in addition to the three main material groups, ceramics, polymers and metals, will have the opportunity to work in any of the metal, ceramic and polymer fields listed above. Especially today, working in the field of nanocomposite materials and increasing the properties of traditional materials to advanced levels through nanocomposite material fabrication is the sole purpose of the materials industry. Since the field of nanocomposite materials also includes metal polymer and ceramic fields, Metallurgical and Materials Engineers who will work in this field will be able to find employment in the fields of these three main material groups.