Science and technology in Turkey

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Science and Technology in Turkey is centrally planned by TÜBİTAK and in responsibility of universities and research institutes. R&D activities in Turkey show a significant jump in recent years.^[1]

History

Ottoman Empire

Main article: Science and Technology in the Ottoman Empire

Modern Turkey

Main article: Timeline of science and technology in the Islamic world

Institutions

Research Institutes

Technical Universities

There are six universities in Turkey which are dedicated to engineering, technology and sciences.

Technology Universities

Adana University of Science and Technology
Gebze Institute of Technology
İzmir Institute of Technology
TOBB University of Economics and Technology

Scientific fields

Electronics^[2] and nanoscience and nanotechnology^[3] are also emerging with projected positive growth in Turkey, with companies like ENTEKNO, SAMPAS, Inovenso, Nano109 and Grafen Chemical Industries pioneering research and development for nano materials, green technology and commercial production of nanotechnology products.^[4]

Notable scientists from Turkey

Main article: List of Turkish Philosophers and scientists

Cahit Arf, mathematician, known for the Arf invariant
Hulusi Behçet, dermatologist, known for reporting the Behçet's disease
Feza Gürsey, physicist
Erdal İnönü, physicist, winner of the 2004 Wigner Medal
Muzafer Sherif, psychologist, one of the founders of social psychology
Oktay Sinanoğlu, chemist
Aziz Sancar, chemist, awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Gazi Yaşargil, neurosurgeon, known as the father of microneurosurgery
Celâl Şengör, geologist, known for tectonics of Turkey and Asia

References

↑ Tübitak
↑ "Consumer Electronics in Turkey". www.euromonitor.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
↑ "NANO STATISTICS | News | Nanotechnology in Turkey". statnano.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
↑ "Nanotechnology in Turkey: Market Report - AZONano". azonano.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.

Technical universities in Turkey

Adana	Adana University of Science and Technology

Ankara	Middle East Technical University

Bursa	Bursa Technical University

Erzurum	Erzurum Technical University

Istanbul	Istanbul Technical University Yıldız Technical University

Izmir	İzmir Institute of Technology

Kocaeli	Gebze Institute of Technology

Trabzon	Black Sea Technical University

Science and technology in Europe

Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria

Dependencies and other territories	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard

Science and technology in Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan

Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

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