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Prof. Tanju Yorulmazer

With over 500 graduate students and 28 graduate programs, Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities (GSSSH) is embracing a wide range of disciplines including Law, Economics, International Relations and Political Science, Design and Technology, History, Archeology, History of Arts, Sociology, Philosophy and Psychology. The mission of GSSSH is “to develop scholars and leaders to contribute to science and practice in fields of social sciences by providing competencies and skills necessary to conduct high-quality and visible research with potential to contribute to knowledge as well as social policies”. We are proud of our students and their achievements in Türkiye and internationally. Our primary responsibility is supporting the academic and career development of our students.

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TÜBİTAK Science Award Awards and Honors

TÜBİTAK Science Award

Three of our faculty members have been honored with the prestigious TÜBİTAK Science Award, while two others have received the TÜBİTAK Incentive Award.

Prof. İhsan Solaroğlu was elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts Awards and Honors

Prof. İhsan Solaroğlu was elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Faculty of Medicine Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery faculty member Prof. İhsan Solaroğlu has been elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (https://euro-acad.eu/). The European Academy of Sciences and Arts is a European non-governmental organization committed to promoting scientific and social progress. The academy brings together over 2000 distinguished scientists from all over Europe, including 32 Nobel Prize winners. Dr. Solaroğlu will receive his membership certificate at the ceremony of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, which will be held in Salzburg on 5-6 April 2024.

Associate Member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) Research

Associate Member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA)

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Dr. Şener Aktürk of International Relations at Koç University has been elected as an Associate Member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA). Wholehearted congratulations to Prof. Dr. Şener Aktürk for this outstanding accomplishment and best wishes for his continued success.

TÜBİTAK Science Award Awards and Honors

TÜBİTAK Science Award

Three of our faculty members have been honored with the prestigious TÜBİTAK Science Award, while two others have received the TÜBİTAK Incentive Award.

Prof. İhsan Solaroğlu was elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts Awards and Honors

Prof. İhsan Solaroğlu was elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Faculty of Medicine Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery faculty member Prof. İhsan Solaroğlu has been elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (https://euro-acad.eu/). The ...

Associate Member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) Research

Associate Member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA)

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Dr. Şener Aktürk of International Relations at Koç University has been elected as an Associate Member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA). Wholehearte...

2023 Sedat Simavi Science Award – Professor Halil Kavaklı Awards and Honors

2023 Sedat Simavi Science Award – Professor Halil Kavaklı

Prof. Halil Kavaklı from the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Molecular Biology and Genetics received the 2023 Sedat Simavi Science Award, which is given annually in the fields ...

Şuhnaz Yılmaz Özbağcı appointed to EQUIS Accreditation Board Highlighted News

Şuhnaz Yılmaz Özbağcı appointed to EQUIS Accreditation Board

Prof. Şuhnaz Yılmaz Özbağcı, Dean of the College of Administrative Sciences and Economics has been appointed as a new member of the EQUIS Accreditation Board ( 2023 – 2026).