World-Class Research University
Achievements and Awards

Hacettepe University researchers have so far won 62 TUBITAK Incentives, 17 TUBITAK Science, 7 TUBITAK Community Service, 2 TWAS awards and a total of 88 TUBITAK awards for their universal contributions to science. Our promising young researchers were deemed worthy of 24 TÜBA GEBIP awards and 1 BAGEP award. In addition, our 40+ faculty members have won prestigious national and international science and art awards such as UNESCO, Goethe Medal, Vehbi Koç, Sedat Simavi, L'Oreal Woman of Science, Eczacıbaşı and Novartis awards.

Hacettepe University researchers stand out in terms of high h-index, which is one of the important indicators of scientific performance. A significant number of Turkish scientists with a high h-index have completed their entire career or major phases of their careers at Hacettepe University.

Name Field Year
Naci BOR Health Sciences 1989
Oğuz KAYAALP Health Sciences 1991
A. İzzet BERKEL Health Sciences 1994
Çiğdem ALTAY Health Sciences 1995
Mustafa İLHAN Health Sciences 1997
Emin KANSU Health Sciences 1997
Gönül HİÇSÖNMEZ Health Sciences 1999
İhsan ÇALIŞ Health Sciences 2001
Feridun Cahit TANYEL Health Sciences 2001
Turgay DALKARA Health Sciences 2002
Aytemiz GÜRGEY Health Sciences 2003
Haluk TOPALOĞLU Health Sciences 2003
Adil DENİZLİ Engineering 2006
Seza ÖZEN Health Sciences 2010
Vural GÖKMEN Engineering 2022
Fatih ÖZALTIN Health Sciences 2022
Name Field Year
Ayşegül ÜNER Health Sciences 2001
Ediz DEMİRPENÇE Health Sciences 2002
İbrahim C. HAZNEDAROĞLU Health Sciences 2002
Ömer UĞUR Health Sciences 2002
Arbay Özden ÇİFTÇİ Health Sciences 2003
Işıl SAATÇİ Health Sciences 2003
Mithat HALİLOĞLU Health Sciences 2004
Hayyam KIRATLI Health Sciences 2004
Ümit YAŞAR Health Sciences 2004
Sevtap ARIKAN Health Sciences 2005
İbrahim KARNAK Health Sciences 2005
Muharrem YAZICI Health Sciences 2005
Emir Baki DENKBAŞ Chemistry 2005
Ömer AKYOL Health Sciences 2006
Candan GÖKÇEOĞLU Engineering 2006
Mustafa ARICI Health Sciences 2007
Vural GÖKMEN Engineering 2007
Zafer ÇEHRELİ Health Sciences 2008
Alper İSKİT Health Sciences 2008
Yasemin ÖZDEMİR Health Sciences 2008
Okan Bülent YILDIZ Health Sciences 2008
Mehmet DOĞAN Chemistry 2010
Harun SÖNMEZ Engineering 2011
Muşturay KARÇAALTINCABA Health Sciences 2012
Erol BAŞAR Health Sciences 1970
Üner TAN Health Sciences 1973
Nimet Ü. GÜNDOĞAN Health Sciences 1976
Mustafa ARTVİNLİ Health Sciences 1978
Emin KANSU Health Sciences 1979
Erdoğan ALPER Health Sciences 1979
Aytemiz GÜRGEY Health Sciences 1981
Pekcan UNGAN Health Sciences 1981
A. Rıfat ÖZDURAL Engineering 1981
Özden SANAL Health Sciences 1983
İskender SAYAK Health Sciences 1984
Mustafa İLHAN Health Sciences 1985
Nazmi ÖZER Health Sciences 1985
Sinan BEKSAÇ Health Sciences 1987
Turgay DALKARA Health Sciences 1987
Mehmet CEYHAN Health Sciences 1988
Yiğit GÜNDÜÇ Physics 1991
Haluk ÖZEN Health Sciences 1994
Feridun Cahit TANYEL Health Sciences 1994
Banu ANLAR Health Sciences 1995
Oğuz GÜÇ Health Sciences 1995
Halis ŞİMŞEK Health Sciences 1995
Okan AKHAN Health Sciences 1996
Serhat ÜNAL Health Sciences 1996
Cihan ÖNER Biological Sciences 1996
Murat AKOVA Health Sciences 1997
Tuncer HÖKELEK Physics 1997
Menemşe GÜMÜŞDERELİOĞLU Chemistry 1997
Seza ÖZEN Health Sciences 1998
Hakan Sedat ÖRER Health Sciences 1998
Hakan YARALI Health Sciences 1998
Adil DENİZLİ Engineering 1998
Süleyman Ali TUNCEL Engineering 1998
Biray E. CANER Health Sciences 1999
Dicle GÜÇ Health Sciences 2000
Saruhan ÇEKİRGE Health Sciences 2000
Güliz Nigar GÜNCÜ Health Sciences 2019
Uğur CANPOLAT Health Sciences 2019
Uğur BOZKAYA Basic Sciences 2019
Name Year
İhsan DOĞRAMACI 1978
Şeref ZİLELİ 1978
Nusret FİŞEK 1993
İmran ÖZALP 1997
Aykut ERBENGİ 2002
Altan GÜNALP 2004
Name Field Year
İoanna KUÇURADİ Social Sciences Service Award 1996
Ahmet Yaşar OCAK Social Sciences Science Award / History 2004
Işık SAVAŞIR Social Sciences Service Award 2006
Ercümend KURAN Social Sciences Service Award 2006
Name Field Year
Alper İSKİT Medicine/Pharmacology 2001
Ömer UĞUR Medicine/Nuclear Medicine 2003
İbrahim KARNAK Medicine/Pediatric Surgery 2004
Vural GÖKMEN Food Engineering 2004
Ümit YAŞAR Medicine/Pharmacology 2005
Yasemin GÜRSOY ÖZDEMİR Medicine/Neurology 2005
Okan Bülent YILDIZ Medicine/Internal Medicine 2006
Ali DÜZOVA Medicine/Pediatrics 2006
Melih BABAOĞLU Medicine/Pharmacology 2007
Nihal AYDOĞAN Chemical Engineering 2007
Aytekin AKYOL Medicine/Pathology 2010
Muşturay KARÇAALTINCABA Medicine/Radiology 2011
Tuncay HAZIROLAN Medicine/Radiology 2011
Canan KOCA ARITAN Sports Sciences 2011
Ethem M. ARSAVA Medicine/Neurology 2012
Şükran Gülin EVİNÇ Psychology 2015
Sinem ÇELİK ONARAN Mathematics 2016
Lokman UZUN Chemistry 2017
Mehmet Emre TAŞGIN Physics 2017
Fatih YEŞİL Social Sciences 2017
Mehmet Erkut ERDEM Computer Engineering 2018
Gazi HURİ Orthopedics and Traumatology 2018
Nazife Erkurşun ÖZCAN Mathematics 2019
Güneş GÜNER Medical Pathology 2020
Şefik Evren ERDENER Medicine/Neuroscience 2022
Name Name of the Award Year
Üner TAN Dr.Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı Medical Science Awards 1975
Aydın AYTAÇ Sedat Simavi Awards Health Sciences 1979
Turan EROL Sedat Simavi Awards Visual Arts 1980
Onur EROL Sedat Simavi Awards Health Sciences 1981
Olgun GÜVEN Sedat Simavi Awards Science 1984
Emin KANSU Sedat Simavi Awards Health Sciences 1985
Emin KANSU Dr.Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı Medical Science Awards 1987
Korkut ÖZERKAN Sedat Simavi Awards Health Sciences 1987
Kaya ÖZSEZGİN Art Writer of the Year Award 1989

Turgay DALKARA,

Ersin TAN,

Gül ERDEMLİ,

Rüştü ONUR,

Turgut ZİLELİ

Araştırma Grubu

Dr.Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı Medical Science Awards 1990
Bilge KARASU Pegasus Prize for Literature 1991
Mehmet HABERAL Sedat Simavi Awards Health Sciences 1993
Adnan TURANİ Sedat Simavi Awards Visual Arts 1993
Hamiye ÇOLAKOĞLU Art Institute Artist of the Year Award 1993
Bilge KARASU Sedat Simavi Awards Literature 1994
Remzi SAVAŞ Art Institute Artist of the Year Award 1995
İoanna KUÇURADİ Goethe Medal 1996
Türev Berki Steinway Artist 1998

Feridun Cahit TANYEL,

Mehmet Yıldırım SARA,

Ahmet Mert ERTUNÇ,

Rüştü ONUR,

Nebil BÜYÜKPAMUKÇU

Araştırma Grubu

Sedat Simavi Awards Health Sciences 1999

Alper İSKİT,

Ayşe Arzu SUNGUR,

Gökhan GEDİKOĞLU,

Mustafa Oğuz GÜÇ

Araştırma Grubu

Sedat Simavi Awards Health Sciences 2000
İskender SAYEK Dr.Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı Medical Science Awards 2002
Nebi ÖZDEMİR Sedat Simavi Awards Social Sciences 2005
Zafer GENÇAYDIN Art Institute Artist of the Year Award 2005
Turgay ERDENER Sevda-Cenap And Music Foundation Honor Award Gold Medal 2005
Turgay DALKARA Vehbi Koç Award 2010
Ayşe Nurten AKARSU Sedat Simavi Awards Health Sciences 2011
Turgay DALKARA TWAS Award 2013
Emine Eren KOÇAK Science Academy Young Scientists Award (BAGEP) 2017
Mustafa ŞAHMARAN Science Academy Young Scientists Award (BAGEP) 2018
Lale ÖZKAHYA Science Academy Young Scientists Award (BAGEP) 2018
Seza ÖZEN TWAS Award 2018

Turgay DALKARA

Yasemin GÜRSOY ÖZDEMİR

Umut KALYONCU

Alp CAN

Fatma Duygu ÖZEL DEMİRALP

Ayşe İlksen ÇOLPAK IŞIKAY

Banu BALCI PEYNİRCİOĞLU

Sevda LÜLE

Selen PEKER

Nilgün TEKİN BUBENHEIM

Sedat Simavi Awards Health Sciences 2019
Sinem ONARAN Science Academy Young Scientists Award (BAGEP) 2020
Fahriye Ceyda DUDAK ŞEKER Science Academy Young Scientists Award (BAGEP) 2020
Ezgi Deniz BATU AKAL Science Academy Young Scientists Award (BAGEP) 2020
Ömer Gezer TÜBA TESEP Halil İnalcık Special Award 2020
Seza ÖZEN TUSEB Aziz Sancar Science Award 2020
Tunca DOĞAN TUSEB Aziz Sancar Science Award 2022
Bülent Okan YILDIZ Walter Futterweit Award for Clinical Research Excellence 2022
Şefika Şule ERÇETİN TÜBA Teknofest Doctorate Science Award 2022
Tunca DOĞAN Science Academy Young Scientists Award (BAGEP) 2022
Naşide Mangır BOLAT Science Academy Young Scientists Award (BAGEP) 2022
Şebnem YARDIMCI GEYİKÇİ Science Academy Young Scientists Award (BAGEP) 2022