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Within the scope of the TÜBA-TEKNOFEST Doctoral Science Awards, doctoral theses produced in Türkiye with original thematic topics were evaluated by the Award Evaluation Committee, and it was announced that a total of 14 scientists were awarded in 2025. The awards in the fields of Science and Engineering, Health and Life Sciences, Social and Humanities, and Basic Sciences will be presented to their recipients at TEKNOFEST, to be held in Istanbul between September 17 and 21.

Organized in cooperation with TÜBA (the Turkish Academy of Sciences) and the International Turkic Academy, with the support of TİKA (Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency) and YTB (Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities), the 7th Traditional Turkic States Summer School of Turkology was held between 10 and 16 August 2025 at Karabakh University in Azerbaijan.

Within the scope of the call titled “Science-Policy Standing Committee & Task Forces” issued by ALLEA (All European Academies), Full Members of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA), Prof. Dr. Erol Arcaklıoğlu, Prof. Dr. Arzum Erdem Gürsan, Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu, and Prof. Dr. İlkay Erdoğan Orhan, who were nominated by TÜBA, have been elected to ALLEA’s working groups.

The appointments of TÜBA Members Prof. Dr. Sezgin Bakırdere and Prof. Dr. Önder Metin to key positions within the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the global umbrella organization of the chemistry discipline, were officially announced during the 53rd IUPAC General Assembly held in Malaysia.

TÜBA Associate Member and faculty member in the Department of International Relations at Koç University, Prof. Dr. Şener Aktürk, has been awarded the Outstanding Article Award by the International History and Politics section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) for his article titled “Not So Innocent: Clerics, Monarchs, and the Ethnoreligious Cleansing of Western Europe.”