Prof. Dr. Yıldırım Öner completed his undergraduate studies in Business Statistics at the Faculty of Economics, Istanbul University, in 1968. He received his master’s degree in Business Administration from the same faculty in 1969, and his doctorate in Business Management and Organization from the Faculty of Business Administration, Istanbul University, in 1973. He pursued his academic career at Istanbul University until his retirement in 1999, and also served as a professor in Hamburg, Germany, in 1981-1982. He has been working at the University of Mediterranean Karpasia since 2015. His academic career includes senior administrative positions such as the rectorship of several universities and the Presidency of the Council of Rectors of TRNC Universities (ÜREK). He teaches courses in areas such as Strategic Management, International Business and Organization Theory, has taken part in reorganization projects of state economic enterprises (KİTs) in Türkiye, and has supervised more than 100 master’s and doctoral theses.