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A “Special TÜBA Session” at the 2nd International Congress on Stem Cell and Cellular Therapies…

At the ‘2nd International Congress on Stem Cell and Cellular Therapies’, organized by the Stem Cell and Cellular Therapies Association on October 15-18 at the Kaya Palazzo Golf Resort in Antalya under the chairmanship of TÜBA Council Member Prof. Dr. Fikrettin Şahin; a ‘Special TÜBA Session’ will be held in which scientists doing research on stem cells and cellul ...

A Contract Has Been Signed for the Preparation for Publication of Prof. Dr. Andrea Tietze’s ‘Historical and Etymological Dictionary of Turkish’

TÜBA has signed a contract with Prof. Dr. Semih Tezcan to undertake the preparation for publication of Andreas Tietze’s 8 volume ‘Historical and Etymological Dictionary of Turkish’ project. Born in 1914 in Vienna, Prof. Dr. Andreas Tietze continued his deep interest in the Turkish language and culture until his death and created the ‘Historical and Etymological Dict ...

TÜBA Honorary Member Prof. Dr. Sadık Kakaç was presented with the ‘Luikov Medal’…

TÜBA Honorary Member and the Union of Chambers and Commoditys Exchange of Turkey Economy and Technology University (TOBB ETÜ) Mechanical Engineering Department Teaching Staff Member Prof. Dr. Sadık Kakaç was awarded the ‘Luikov Medal’. Prof. Dr. Sadık Kakaç is the first Turkish scientist to receive the Luikov Medal, which has been given to a total of 16 sci ...

Türkiye’s First Biomedicine and Genome Center Has Opened

The official opening of Türkiye’s first Biomedicine and Genome Center (iBG – Izmir) took place in Izmir with an opening speech by the Center’s founder TÜBA Principle Member Prof. Dr. Mehmet Öztürk on September 10, 2015. The ceremony was attended by Minister of Science, Industry and Commerce, Fikri Işık, TÜBA Deputy President Prof. Dr. Ahmet Nuri Yurdusev, T&U ...

TÜBA is Celebrating its 22nd Year…

Founded on September 2, 1993 TÜBA started operating on January 7, 1994 and has been continuing operations for 22 years while maintaining its scientific, administrative and financial autonomy. The Academy’s first President Prof. Dr. Ayhan O. Çavdar and second President Prof. Dr. Engin Bermek carried out their duties for two terms in a row, a total of eight years. The next ...