At Gümüşhane University, students were hitchhiking to return to their dorms in the evening when a driver stopped to pick them up. They were surprised to find out that the driver was their rector, Prof. Dr. Oktay Yıldız.

During the ride, the students referred to the rector as 'Uncle'. When they learned he was the rector, they were shocked. Prof. Dr. Yıldız humorously revealed, 'I am the rector.'

Student Kadir Can Karakoç shared the funny moments from the ride on social media, saying, 'Uncle rector!' which made everyone laugh.

These funny moments quickly went viral, with hundreds of thousands of views. Rector Yıldız enjoyed the friendly conversation with the students and found the situation amusing.