Prof. FATİH KAYA

Fatih Kaya was born in Erzincan, Turkey, in 1972. He received his bachelor's degree in Physical Education and Sport from Ataturk University, Erzincan Faculty of Education, in 1999, his master's degree in Coaching Education from Abant Izzet Baysal University, Institute of Health Sciences, in 2004, and his Ph.D. in Physical Education and Sport from Marmara University, Institute of Health Sciences, in 2011.

Since 2011, Kaya has been serving as a faculty member at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University. He became an associate professor in the field of Sports Sciences in 2019 and a full professor in 2025. The main research topics highlighted in Kaya's publications and projects include: studies aimed at enhancing athletes' performance, the physiological effects of exercise and optimizing these effects, training methods and techniques, the impact of physical activity on health, sports activities of children and youth and their developmental effects, and the effects of exercise on elderly individuals and approaches to delay aging.

Fatih Kaya has over 90 scientific publications in national and international journals. He is a member of the Sports Sciences Association of Turkey and serves as a referee for international journals.