Prof. Halil Kavaklı, from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering received the Aziz Sancar Science Award for his studies in the fields of DNA repair and circadian rhytm. The highly prestigious TÜSEB Science Award is presented to scientists who have made great contributions to the health sciences and technologies at an international level.Wholehearted congratulations to Prof. Ibrahim Halil Kavaklı for this outstanding accomplishment and best wishes for his continued success.

Assoc.Prof. Sedat Nizamoğlu from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering received the Aziz Sancar Incentive Award for his research on photomedicine and bioelectronics. The Recipients of the incentive award are scientists under the age of 40 whose work has demonstrated their potential to make significant contributions to science at an international level. .Wholehearted congratulations to Assoc.Prof. Sedat Nizamoğlu for this outstanding accomplishment and best wishes for his continued success.

The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) announced the results of “YÖK 2022 Outstanding Achievement Awards”, which were presented on 10th October during the Opening Ceremony of the 2022-2023 Academic Year. The Science Diplomacy Award, which was initiated this year, was presented to Assoc. Prof. Sedat Nizamoğlu from our Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering during the ceremony. To be the first recipient of this award is particularly noteworthy for our university. Wholehearted congratulations to Assoc. Dr. Sedat Nizamoğlu for this outstanding accomplishment and best wishes for his continued success.

Prof. Dr. Can Erkey from Koç University and Dr. Deniz Şanlı Yıldız from Ford-Otosan organized a two-day workshop on hydrogen fuel cells for Ford-Otosan engineers at Koç University.