FACULTY OF SPORT SCIENCES

HEAD OF SPORT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

 

Ridvan Ekmekci was born in Istanbul in 24 September 1971. He has bachelor’s degree as P.E. Teacher and has M.A. and PhD on Sport Administration. He works at Pamukkale University as Head of Sport Management Department since 2007. He worked at University of Florida and Cologne Sport University as research visiting scholar. He played basketball for 12 years. He was a national referee in Turkey between 1994 and 2009. He was also level 3C referee and instructor in Sydney, Australia between 1999 and 2000. Dr. Ekmekci is an expert on mental training and sport management. Dr. Ekmekci is FIBA Commissioner and Mental education coach for Turkish Football Federation, Central Referee Commission. He has 2 books on Sport Management, 2 books on mental training, many articles and presentations published in international journals and presented at international congress. He is also mentor of many national athletes and instructor for some national sport federation. He is an amateur golf player, he likes video games. He is married with 2 kids.