Science Academy Statement on Precautionary Measures Against the Covid-19 Pandemic

Please click here to read the ”Statement on Precautionary Measures Against the Covid-19 Pandemic” issued by the Executive Board of the Science Academy.

Before being shared with the public this statement was respectfully submitted to the President, the Minister of Health, the Minister of Industry, Science and Technology, to members of the Science Board of the Ministry of Health and to the president of  TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey).

By |25/06/2020|Comments Off on Science Academy Statement on Precautionary Measures Against the Covid-19 Pandemic

The Science Academy, Turkey admitted as a Member Organization of the International Science Council

The Science Academy, Turkey – Bilim Akademisi has just been admitted as a Member Organization of the International Science Council (ISC), which is the largest global organization of science and social science institutions, comprising a membership of 40 international Unions and Associations and more than 140 national and regional organizations including Academies and Research Councils.

The Science Academy intends to be an active Member Organization of the ISC based on the expert contributions of our members.

By |10/01/2020|Comments Off on The Science Academy, Turkey admitted as a Member Organization of the International Science Council

New Members of the Science Academy (December 2019)

The following scientists were elected as Science Academy, Turkey  members at the General Assembly on  7.12.2019.

 

HONORARY MEMBER

Avadis Hacınlıyan – Physics –  Yeditepe University

MEMBERS

Umut Gürsoy –Physics – Utrecht University

Metin Sitti– Engineering / Physics – Koç University 

Aksel Siva- Neurology  – İstanbul University

Kamil Uğurbil – Engineering/Medicine – Minnesota University

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The Science Academy Report on ACADEMIC FREEDOMS (2018-2019)

The Science Academy’s fifth report on the situation of academic freedoms in Turkey is released. Please click to read the report.

Please follow the below links for the previous years’ reports.

2015 Report

 2015-2016 Report 

2016-2017 Report.

2017-2018 Report

 

Turkish academics sound alarm over gender segregation plans

David Matthews – Times Higher Eduation, November 6, 2019

 

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New Members of the Science Academy (December 2018)

The following scientists were elected as Science Academy, Turkey  members at the General Assembly on  1.12.2018.

HONORARY MEMBERS

Yoshinori Asakawa – Tokushima Bunri University

Timur Kuran – Duke University

Günter Stock – Einstein Foundation

 

MEMBERS

Sevtap Arıkan Akdağlı – Hacettepe Üniversitesi

Altan Baykal – Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi

Edhem Eldem – Boğaziçi Üniversitesi

Ayşe İmrohoroğlu – University of Southern California

Asuman Özdağlar – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ramazan Tuğrul Senger – İzmir Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü

By |03/12/2018|Comments Off on New Members of the Science Academy (December 2018)