The TÜBİTAK 1001 Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program supports projects conducted at universities and research centers that aim to generate new knowledge and develop solutions to scientific or technological challenges.
In 2025, a total of 35 projects from Bilkent University and the Bilkent National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) were awarded funding under the TÜBİTAK 1001 program. The success rate for 1001 applications was 55% for the 1st Term of 2025 and 50% for the 2nd Term.
Our faculty members and postdoctoral researchers awarded funding within the scope of the 2025 calls:
Amine Gizem Tiniç (IE), Arif Bülent Özgüler (EE), Ausaf Ahmed Farooqui (PSYC), Ayça Arslan Ergül (UNAM), Bahar Yetiş (IE), Barbaros Çetin (ME), Başak İnce (POLS), Bilal Tanatar (PHYS), Burcu Ayşen Ürgen (PSYC), Cihan Okay (MATH), Elif Küzeci Erol (LAW), Engin Durgun (UNAM), Eray Tüzün (CS), Ergin Atalar (EE), Fehmi Tanrısever (MAN), Gökhan Yıldırım (MATH), Hüseyin Can Aksoy (LAW), Ilyas Chachoua (MBG), Iqra Munir (UNAM), İbrahim Sarpkaya (UNAM), İlker Kalender (ES), İlker Temizer (ME), Jedediah Wilfred Pap Allen (PSYC), Kemal Yıldız (ECON), Mehmet Çağlar Manavgat (LAW), Mehmet Fatihcan Atay (MATH), Mustafa Ordu (UNAM), Onur Çizmecioğlu (MBG), Özgür Ulusoy (CS), Pınar Önal (MBG), Ronny Rosner (NSC), Talip Serkan Kasırga (UNAM), Ülkü Gürler (IE), Yasemin Afacan (FADA), Zahide Pamir Karatok (PSYC).
The 3501 Career Development Program focuses on providing project support to researchers who have recently received their doctoral degrees and are at the beginning of their careers. In 2025, 5 members of Bilkent University were selected to receive funding under this program.
Our faculty members and postdoctoral researchers awarded funding:
Feray Tunçalp (MAN), Fulya Türker (MBG), Özlem Aybüke Işık Bozbay (MBG), Saeideh Alipoorilemeeslam (UNAM), Vishwa Pratap Singh (UNAM).
This achievement further underscores Bilkent’s strong capacity for scientific research.