After Prof. Erhan Afyoncu serving as dean of Faculty of Arts and Science was assigned to University of National Defense as rector by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prof. Sebahat Deniz became new dean of the faculty in the handover ceremony. While one of the Vice Deans Prof. Nagihan Gülsoy was continuing to her service, Prof. Kemalettin Kuzu from Department of Information and Record Management was assigned as Vice Dean of the faculty instead of other Vice Dean Assoc. Prof. Cemalettin Şahin.