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.
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA)Defense Industries Research and Development InstituteTurkish Atomic Energy AuthorityMarmara Research CenterNational Metrology InstituteNational Nanotechnology Research CenterIzmir Biomedicine and Genome CenterTurkish National Research Institute of Electronics and CryptologySpace Technologies Research InstituteThere are six universities in Turkey which are dedicated to engineering, technology and sciences.
Istanbul Technical University (1773)Yıldız Technical University (1911)Karadeniz Technical University (1955)Middle East Technical University (1956)Gebze Technical University (1992)Bursa Technical University (2010)Erzurum Technical University (2010)Adana University of Science and Technologyİzmir Institute of TechnologyTOBB University of Economics and TechnologyChemistryMathematicsElectronics and nanoscience and nanotechnology 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.
Cahit Arf, mathematician, known for the Arf invariantHulusi Behçet, dermatologist, known for reporting the Behçet's diseaseFeza Gürsey, physicistErdal İnönü, physicist, winner of the 2004 Wigner MedalMuzafer Sherif, psychologist, one of the founders of social psychologyOktay Sinanoğlu, chemistAziz Sancar, chemist, awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in ChemistryGazi Yaşargil, neurosurgeon, known as the father of microneurosurgeryCelâl Şengör, geologist, known for tectonics of Turkey and Asia 