The Office of Public Relations at METU was established on November 15, 1966, with the approval of the President’s Office and initially operated as a unit directly reporting to the President. In later years, it was restructured to report to an Advisor to the President holding an academic title and has since carried out its duties under this framework. The Office of Public Relations has assumed a broad set of responsibilities with the goal of effectively promoting and embodying the institutional identity of METU. It has implemented a series of new organizational practices to establish one of the most effective administrative structures among Turkish universities. In addition to the conventional roles typically carried out by public relations units, it also develops and executes projects aimed at enhancing the university’s image and presence. These initiatives are carried out under the coordination of Assoc. Prof. Elif Sürer, Advisor to the President.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
The conventional operations of the METU Office of Public Relations are as follows:

• Fulfilling duties assigned by the President’s Office,
• Taking an active role in internal communication processes,
• Organizing the METU Day event,
• Managing the Memoriam (Anı Ağacı) website,
• Preparing the newsletter (Bu Hafta) and distributing it via email both within and outside the university,
• Providing protocol services for all university events,
• Preparing and delivering the METU orientation program for newly admitted students each year,
• Organizing all official ceremonies, providing presentation and moderation support, as well as preparing and publishing ceremony booklets,
• Designing and distributing invitations for events organized within the university and supporting other events by providing team and equipment as needed,
• Updating, printing, and dispatching METU promotional materials upon request,
• Sending wreaths and flowers for special occasions,
• Printing and distributing calendars and planners at the end of each year,
• Recording and archiving video and photo footage of events.

All tasks related to information gathering, writing, editing, printing, and distribution of the above-mentioned ceremony booklets, as well as the periodical and non-periodical publications issued by the METU President’s Office, are conducted by the Office of Public Relations.