Organized jointly by TÜBA and the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA), with the support of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), the “Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education” will take place on May 11–12, 2026, at the Fuat Sezgin Hall of Ankara Social Sciences University (ASBÜ).
Prof. Dr. Mutlu Hayran, a Full Member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA), Director of the Cancer Institute at Hacettepe University, and Chair of the Department of Preventive Oncology, has been accepted as a member of the Advisory Board of the International Society of Oncology Prevention and Treatment (ISOPT), an international non-governmental organization headquartered in Hong Kong.
The final declaration of the “Symposium on the Effects of Pesticides on Food Safety and Public Health,” organized by TÜBA and hosted by Mersin University on April 3–4, 2026, has been released. While the declaration acknowledges the indispensable role of pesticide use in agricultural production, it emphasizes that uninformed and intensive use poses serious risks to human health, the environment, and the economy.
The International Relations Working Group of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA), at its meeting on March 12, 2026, examined the war that began following the attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran, the deepening of conflicts in the Middle East, the Gulf, and Lebanon, and the humanitarian crisis in its regional and global dimensions. Following the general situation assessment conducted at the meeting, it was unanimously decided to share the following declaration with the international academic community and the public.
The “Symposium on the Effects of Pesticides on Food Safety and Public Health,” organized by the TÜBA Food and Nutrition Working Group, concluded at Mersin University. During the two-day symposium, the effects of pesticides on food safety, public health, the environment, and agricultural policies were comprehensively evaluated in light of scientific data.
