by
Zeynep Kalaycıoğlu | Tem 17, 2025
Istanbul Technical University (ITU) held its fourth Academic Performance Awards Ceremony at the Ayazağa Campus. The event took place with the participation of ITU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal and drew strong interest from the academic community.
As part of the ceremony, faculty members from the Faculty of Science and Letters were recognized for their achievements. Awards were presented to academics from the Departments of Physics Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Sociology across three distinct categories.
Istanbul Technical University (ITU) held its fourth Academic Performance Awards Ceremony at the Ayazağa Campus. The event took place with the participation of ITU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal and drew strong interest from the academic community.
As part of the ceremony, faculty members from the Faculty of Science and Letters were recognized for their achievements. Awards were presented to academics from the Departments of Physics Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Sociology across three distinct categories.
As part of the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Academic Performance Awards, faculty members from the Faculty of Science and Letters were awarded for their achievements. The award ceremony was held on June 4, 2025, at the Ayazağa Campus.
The ITU Academic Performance Awards Ceremony was conducted with the participation of our Rector, Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal. The event, which attracted considerable interest from the ITU academic community, took place at the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center on the Ayazağa Campus.
Held for the fourth time this year, the ITU Academic Performance Awards honored faculty members from the Departments of Physics Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Sociology within the Faculty of Science and Letters in three distinct categories. The award categories and the list of recipients are as follows:
Faculty Members Awarded for Highest Publication-Based Academic Output in 2024
Department of Physics Engineering
• Res. Asst. Sermet Çağan
• Res. Asst. Ahmet Emrah Yükselci
• Res. Asst. Ömer Güleryüz
Department of Chemistry
• Res. Asst. Dr. Özgür Yavuz
• Res. Asst. Dr. Hüseyin Cem Kılıçlar
• Res. Asst. Neslihan Turhan Çakır
• Res. Asst. Dr. Yusuf Alçay
• Res. Asst. Dr. Nilay Kahya
• Res. Asst. Emirhan Gençosman
Department of Mathematics
• Res. Asst. Dr. Senay Pasinlioglu
• Res. Asst. Dr. Mevlüt Tekkoyun
• Res. Asst. Eril Güray Çelik
• Res. Asst. Ahmet Topal
• Res. Asst. Melis Turgut
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Res. Asst. Alican Topaloğlu
Department of Sociology
• Res. Asst. Kutsi Aybars Çetinalp
Academic Staff Awarded for Highest Publication-Based Academic Output in 2024
Department of Physics Engineering
• Prof. Dr. Özgür Akarsu
• Prof. Dr. Sevda Şahinbay
• Prof. Dr. Ali Gelir
• Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özkan
• Assoc. Prof. Nadire Nayir
• Prof. Dr. Ahmet Altındal
Department of Chemistry
• Prof. Dr. Turan Öztürk
• Prof. Dr. Barış Kışkan
• Prof. Dr. Aslı Baysal
• Prof. Dr. Hakan Durmaz
• Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Gölcü
• Prof. Dr. Nermin Orakdöğen
Department of Mathematics
• Prof. Dr. Murat Sarı
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burcu Tunga
• Prof. Dr. Gülçin Mihriye Muslu
• Prof. Dr. Sezgin Altay Demirbağ
• Prof. Dr. Füsun Özen Zengin
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Prof. Dr. Murat Kaya
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Ece Polat
Department of Sociology
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Giovanni Filippo Mion
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Ülker
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatma Sel Turhan
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Umut Uzer
Academic Staff Awarded for Highest Overall Academic Performance Between 2022–2024
Department of Physics Engineering
• Prof. Dr. Özgür Akarsu
• Prof. Dr. Ali Gelir
• Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özkan
• Prof. Dr. Emre Onur Kahya
Department of Chemistry
• Prof. Dr. Turan Öztürk
• Prof. Dr. Barış Kışkan
• Prof. Dr. İsmail Yılmaz
• Prof. Dr. Hakan Durmaz
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Caner Ünlü
• Prof. Dr. Abdullah Aydoğan
Department of Mathematics
• Prof. Dr. Nurettin Cenk Turgay
• Prof. Dr. Burhaneddin İzgi
• Prof. Dr. Aybike Özer
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Demirci
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Prof. Dr. Gizem Dinler Doğanay
• Prof. Dr. Zeynep Petek Çakar
Department of Sociology
• Prof. Dr. Doğan Gürpınar
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Ülker
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Serdar