Prof. Dr. Gozen Elkiran was born in Erenkoy, 1966. He Completed high school at Erenkoy High School with the highest honor. He obtained his civil engineering bachelor degree in 1990 and master degree in 1993 at Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir , Turkey. After completion of his military service in 1995, he worked as a civil site engineer for Haci Ali Construction Company for one year. Soon after, he employed as a lecturer at European University of Lefke in 1996. Upon completion of academic rank requirements, he appointed as Senior lecturer and then Asst. Prof. Dr. in 2006. In 2010, he appointed as Assoc. Prof. Dr. at the same University. As of administrative duty, he has appointed as the head of Department of Civil Engineering of EUL. During his stay, he re-established the bachelor and master’s degree curriculums. Fluid mechanics laboratory was also recognized during his stay. His main research field is water resources planning and management of TRNC which experiences water scarcity since 1960’s. He has published more than 100 papers. Since 2006, he is a member and reviewer in many scientific committees and journals. He has organized many international and national symposiums and conferences. He has been appointed as Assoc. Prof. Dr. at Near East University since 2011. Upon achieving the requirements, he has rewarded as Professor in 2020. His research field is about Hydraulic, Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering. He is married.