The ATAS Management Board (Trustees) are elected annually in a General Assembly. The last AGM took place on 14 January 2026, and the following Management Board was elected.
Governance Structure
ATAS is a member-driven organisation with its members at the heart of its operations. A Management Committee is elected from amongst ATAS members by the ATAS General Assembly at the Annual General Meeting. This Management Committee serves as the Charity’s Trustees for 1 term (1 year).
In order to maintain a system of checks and balances, and to ensure smooth operations, ATAS has a Steering Committee, made up of former Management Committee members. The Steering Committee is not elected by the General Assembly, but rather through elections held within former Management Committee members. The Steering Committee is an advisory and monitoring body, with limited powers to take tangible action.
The ATAS Management Committee is free to recruit ATAS volunteers to support with day-to-day operations and wider projects. These volunteers are selected by the Management Committee, and do not need to be elected.
Previous Committees
2024-2025 Committee
| President | Rania Mohiuddin | University of Edinburgh (Alumni) |
| Vice President | Veli YÜKSEKTEPE | University of Glasgow |
| Secretary | Halil Çağrı YILMAZ | University of Edinburgh |
| Director | Ahmet Ferhat BARAN | University of Aberdeen |
| Marketing Coordinator | Aslıhan Bestem AKAN | University of Edinburgh |
| Treasurer | Emirhan SAMANCI | University of Glasgow |
| Outreach Coordinator | Ali Utku DEMİR | University of Glasgow (Alumni) |
2023-2024 Committee
| President | Ahmet Burak ÖZYURT | University of Edinburgh |
| Secretary | Uğur Merve DOĞAN GEMİ | University of Edinburgh |
| Director | Veli YÜKSEKTEPE | University of Glasgow |
| Treasurer | Kurtuluş BULUŞ | University of Edinburgh |
| Event Coordinator | Nurbanu ÖZGÜLTEKİN | University of Edinburgh |
2022-2023 Committee
| President | Hande BALCI | University of Edinburgh |
| Vice President | Ahmet Burak ÖZYURT | University of Edinburgh |
| Director | Akın ÇELİK | University of Edinburgh |
| Outreach Coordinator | Meltem HAKTANIYAN | University of Edinburgh |
| Marketing Coordinator | Kübra KAYMAKÇI ÜSTÜNER | Durham University |
| Treasurer | Ozan BAHADIR | University of Glasgow |
| Event Coordinator | Beyza TOPRAK | University of Strathclyde |
2021-2022 Committee
| President | Abdulkadir ÇİRİŞ | University of Glasgow |
| Secretary | Hande BALCI | University of Edinburgh |
| Event Coordinator | Ahmet Burak ÖZYURT | University of Edinburgh |
| Outreach Coordinator | Meltem HAKTANIYAN | University of Edinburgh |
| Treasurer | Ozan BAHADIR | University of Glasgow |
2020-2021 Committee
| President | Kutlu BALCI | University of Strathclyde (Alumni, 2016) |
| Vice President | Önder CANBULAT | University of Strathclyde |
| Secretary | Muhammed Burak Ağır | University of Glasgow |
| Director | Hilal EMİRZA | University of Glasgow |
| Event Coordinator | Abdulkadir ÇİRİŞ | University of Glasgow |
| Outreach Coordinator | Kerime Ebrar OKUR | University of Glasgow |
| Treasurer | Ozan BAHADIR | University of Glasgow |
| Marketing Coordinator | Atiye ŞİRİN | University of Glasgow |