Ertan Yildirim is Full Professor of Department of Horticulture, Agriculture Faculty at the Atatürk University. Ertan Yildirim had his BSc. degree in horticultural sciences from Atatürk University in 1991, Turkey and then earned MSc. degree in 1996 from Suleyman Demirel, Turkey in horticultural sciences. Ertan Yildirim got PhD degree from Atatürk University in 2003. He involved in many projected. He served as Director of the Vocational Training School and Director of the Graduate School of Natural And Applied Sciences. Member of national and international social and governmental organizations. He is author of over 170 publications. He has served as reviewer for many journals. He has attended many international courses, congress and symposiums.

Prof. Dr. Ertan YILDIRIM research is focused on teaching and researching of vegetable growing, vegetable breeding, greenhouse management, seed germination and physiology, organic agriculture, stress physiology..