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Hello, I am Prof. Dr. Sıddıka ÖZKALDI KARAKUŞ. I was born in 1980. I completed my primary, secondary, and high school education in Ankara. I completed my undergraduate education at the Department of Mathematics in the Faculty of Science and Literature at Gazi University. I completed my master's degrees at Gazi University Institute of Education Sciences and Kırıkkale University Institute of Science. Later, I completed my PhD at the Department of Mathematics in the Faculty of Science at Ankara University. I started my academic career in 2003 as a research assistant at Kırıkkale University. I was assigned to Ankara University for my PhD program. After completing my PhD at the Department of Mathematics in Ankara University, I returned to Kırıkkale University as a doctoral research assistant. In 2011, I was appointed as an assistant professor at Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University. I received the title of associate professor in 2013 and became a professor in the Department of Mathematics in 2018. I have held various administrative positions at our university, including vice chairmanship of the department, chairmanship of the department, and vice deanship. In addition to various committee memberships, I have also been a member of the senate and board of directors. I was appointed as vice rector of Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University on August 15, 2022, and I still hold this position. I am married and have two sons. Our university has a total of 13 coordinatorships, including the Scientific Research Projects Coordinatorship, Disabled Students Coordinatorship, and Zero Waste Coordinatorship, which carry out effective and efficient work in their respective fields. Our university has won the third prize in the disabled-friendly university awards announced by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) in Turkey. In addition, our university's Zero Waste Coordinatorship has ranked 259th among 1,050 universities in the world in the GreenMetric, the ranking of green campuses, as a result of their efforts. Our university has 733 academic staff and 520 administrative staff. These numbers are increasing day by day with our newly established units. Our university has established four new faculties, the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Dentistry, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Faculty of Science. Bilecik Seyh Edebali University continues its goal of becoming a health university. I wish success to all candidates taking the university entrance exam, and we look forward to welcoming you to Bilecik Seyh Edebali University.