Science and technology in Turkey
Encyclopedia
Science and Technology in Turkey is central planned by TÜBİTAK
and in responsibility of universities and research institutes. R&D activities in Turkey
show a significant jump in late years.
TÜBITAK
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey is the main body responsible for organizing research and development activities on the national level in Turkey, with headquarters located in Ankara.-History:...
and in responsibility of universities and research institutes. R&D activities in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
show a significant jump in late years.
Modern Turkey
Institutions
- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
- Turkish Academy of SciencesTurkish Academy of SciencesThe Turkish Academy of Sciences is an autonomous scholarly society acting to promote scientific activities in Turkey. Although it is attached to the office of the Prime Minister and is largely funded by the government, it maintains financial and administrative autonomy...
(TÜBA)
Research Institutes and Organisations
- Feza Gürsey InstituteFeza Gürsey InstituteFeza Gürsey Institute is a joint institute of Boğaziçi University and TÜBİTAK on physics research, founded in 1983 by Erdal İnönü with the name Research Institute for Basic Sciences. It now continues as the Feza Gürsey Institute, having been renamed in honor of Feza Gürsey, a distinguished...
- Turkish Atomic Energy AuthorityTAEKThe Turkish Atomic Energy Authority is the official nuclear energy institution of Turkey. The headquarters is located in Ankara since 1956, the year it was founded. Among its objectives are high level of academic research in nuclear energy, development and implementation of peaceful nuclear tools....
- Turkish National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology
- Defense Industries Research and Development Institute
- Marmara Research Center
- Space Technologies Research Institute
- National Metrology Institute
- Technology Development Foundation of TurkeyTechnology Development Foundation of TurkeyNongovernmental organisation in the form of foundation established in 1991 to support the international competitiveness of turkish industry. Abbreviated as TTGV, the foundation acts as an intermediary to public funds to support private sector's research and development activities.- History :The...
- Turkish Mathematical Society
- Turkish Physical Society
- Turkish Chemical Society
- Istanbul Center for Mathematical Sciences
Technical Universities
There are six instituons in Turkey which are dedicated to engineering and sciences.- Istanbul Technical UniversityIstanbul Technical UniversityIstanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...
- Middle East Technical UniversityMiddle East Technical UniversityMiddle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey...
- Yıldız Technical UniversityYildiz Technical UniversityYildiz Technical University is a technical university dedicated to engineering sciences and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Istanbul, Turkey. The central campus lies within the Beşiktaş district.-History:Yildiz Technical University has a distinguished history which began...
- Karadeniz Technical UniversityKaradeniz Technical UniversityKaradeniz Technical University , is a public research university in Trabzon, in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Established in 1955, it is the fourth oldest university in Turkey and the only Technical University to comprise a medical school.-History:...
- İzmir Institute of TechnologyIzmir Institute of Technologyİzmir Institute of Technology is a public research university in İzmir, Turkey. İYTE maintains a strong emphasis on the natural sciences and engineering.The medium of instruction in all the departments of İYTE is English.-History and General Information:...
- Gebze Institute of Technology
Notable scientists from Turkey
- Cahit ArfCahit ArfCahit Arf was a Turkish mathematician. He is known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings.-Biography:Cahit Arf was born on 11 October 1910 in Selanik , which was then...
, mathematicianMathematicianA mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, known for the Arf invariantArf invariantIn mathematics, the Arf invariant of a nonsingular quadratic form over a field of characteristic 2 was defined by when he started the systematic study of quadratic forms over arbitrary fields of characteristic2. The Arf invariant is the substitute, in... - Hulusi BehçetHulusi BehçetHulusi Behçet was a Turkish dermatologist and scientist. He described a disease of inflamed blood vessels in 1937, which is named after him as the Behçet's disease.- Professional works :...
, dermatologist, known for reporting the Behçet's diseaseBehçet's diseaseBehçet's disease is a rare immune-mediated systemic vasculitis that often presents with mucous membrane ulceration and ocular involvements... - Feza GürseyFeza GürseyFeza Gürsey was a Turkish mathematician and physicist. His best known contribution to theoretical physics is his work on the Nonlinear Chiral Lagrangian.-Biography:...
, physicistPhysicistA physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole... - Erdal İnönüErdal InönüErdal İnönü was a Turkish physicist and politician. He was the son of Turkey's second president İsmet İnönü...
, physicistPhysicistA physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
, winner of the 2004 Wigner Medal - Oktay SinanoğluOktay SinanogluOktay Sinanoğlu is a Turkish scientist specializing in theoretical chemistry and molecular biology. In May 1963 at the age of 29 , he was full professor at Yale University...
, chemistChemistA chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms... - Gazi YaşargilGazi YasargilMahmut Gazi Yaşargil is a Turkish medical scientist and neurosurgeon . He is the founder of microneurosurgery. Yaşargil treated epilepsy and brain tumors with instruments of his own design...
, neurosurgeon, known as the father of microneurosurgery