Ms Ebru Başak Aköz has a BS Degree in Physics and a MS degree in Science and Technology Policy Studies from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. She joined TUBITAK in 2004 right after her 8 years private sector expertise for the e-health sector. She has been involved in Information and Communication Technologies and Research Infrastructure activities of TUBITAK in the context of EU Framework Programme as National Contact Point, National Expert National Delegate and Programme Committee Member as well as managing more than 10 EU projects for the mentioned areas (FP6, FP7, H2020).
She worked as Support Programs coordinator at Bilkent TTO between January 1, 2014 and March 16, 2023
As of March 16, she started working as Bilkent TTO director.
ebru.basak(at)bilkent.edu.tr
linkedin.com/in/ebrubasak
His professional life has spanned 33 years, especially in Turkey's most respected high-tech electronics company (Aselsan) and the organization that directs the national technology and innovation policy (TÜBİTAK). After retirement, he provided mentoring services on writing technology projects and attended panel meetings of projects applying to TÜBİTAK. Since April 2024, he has been serving as the "Strategic Development Coordinator" at Bilkent TTO.
ercan.orhan@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone: +90.312.290 8085
Nihan Yılmaz has received a BS Degree in Biology from the Middle East Technical University in 2009. She worked in TUBITAK EU Framework Programmes national coordination office as knowledge-based bioeconomy and health areas national contact point for 4 years. In the meanwhile she was ERA-NET projects coordinator and she has been involved in 5 EU projects. Right after TUBITAK experience she started to work in a private company in food safety sector as business development specialist and she managed 6 EU projects in food safety area.
She started her job in Bilkent University Technology Transfer Office as Support Programmes specialist on March 15, 2014. She is dealing with project development, project management, partner search activities, collaboration and negotiation support with the funding agencies.
As of April 17 2023, she started working as Support Programs Coordinator.
nihaneryilmaz(at)bilkent.edu.tr
Phone: +90.312.290 8033
Gizem received her undergraduate degree as a high honor student from Akdeniz University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration. Following her graduation, she took part in the core team of Akdeniz University Technology Transfer Office (Akdeniz TTO). Together with the core team, she started to provide services at TTO since the process of applying and receiving the TÜBİTAK-1601 TTO Support Program. She also took part in the establishment of the "Caretta Incubation Center" within the body of Akdeniz TTO. She served within Akdeniz TTO for more than 3 years and represented Akdeniz University in various projects for the development of the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem. She completed his master's degree at the same university and presented a thesis on the concepts of "Technology Transfer Offices" and "Entrepreneurial University". Later, she provided consultancy services to SMEs and researchers producing high technology for about 4 years at E-CO Consulting & Coaching. In this process, she gained deep expertise in writing and managing projects within the scope of EU framework programs. She has extensive knowledge on national and international grants. She specializes in directing SMEs and researchers to suitable sources of finance. She provided project writing, management and reporting services to more than 20 startups operating mainly in the ICT and health sectors. She worked as a senior consultant in mentoring and clustering projects. She also carried out multi-partner project development studies by establishing cooperation networks with TTOs, Technoparks, angel investors, VCs and NGOs from different regions. As of October 2021, she has started to work at Bilkent University Technology Transfer Office as University-Industry Collaboration Specialist.
gizem.burken(at)bilkent.edu.tr
Phone: +90.312.290 8094
Kübra Bulut graduated from Çankaya University, Department of Political Science and International Relations as a high honor student. Ms. Bulut has also received a BA Degree from Translation and Interpreting Studies (English) as a double major. With more than 6 years of experience in project management, she has worked in different positions on project preparation, design and implementation and has been involved in 5 EU projects. In this regard, she has worked with various national and international institutions and organizations, local institutions, organizations and stakeholders. She has also gained experience in preparing technical reports, managing the work plan, resource plan and project budget, following the recruitment process, organizing and coordinating project activities at both national and international level, and maintaining communication with consortium members.
As of November 2023, she started working as a Project Development Specialist at Bilkent University Technology Transfer Office.
Phone: +90 312 290 1391
She completed her high school education at TED Ankara College Foundation Schools in 2009, her undergraduate education at Gazi University, Department of Chemical Engineering in 2013, and her master's degree at Hacettepe University, Department of Chemical Engineering in 2017. Her undergraduate thesis covers the subject of obtaining biofuel from waste oils, and her master's thesis covers the subject of industrial wastewater treatment in the presence of biopolymer-based catalysts. Between March 2018 and November 2024, she worked as a junior specialist, specialist and senior specialist in the field of patents at the Intellectual Property Rights Department of Eczacıbaşı Holding Corporation. Her competencies include filing of patent application documents in compliance with national and international legislations, patentability (prior art) research, freedom to operate search, infringement evaluation, filing responses against search reports, examination reports and third-party oppositions prepared by patent authorities, filing oppositions against third-party applications, patent monitoring, development of licensing and commercialization strategies and management of the patent portfolio. She participated in numerous training programs to enhance her personal and professional development and also conducted training sessions to raise awareness for patent field. She has been working as an Intellectual Property Rights Specialist at Bilkent University Technology Transfer Office since January 2025.
Tel: +90 312 290 80 97
She graduated from Ankara University, Department of Public Relations and Advertising in 2009. She started her career in the private sector in 2009 and gained experience in sales/marketing. During this period, she worked in national and international companies, and in 2016, she started working as a Project Assistant at Bilkent University. After 8 years of project financial and administrative process management experience, she continues to work as a Project Management Specialist at Bilkent University Technology Transfer Office as of July 2024.
elif.unal@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone: +90 312 290 8921
She graduated from Gazi University, Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations in 2003. She started her career at Oyakbank in 2004. After four years of banking experience, she worked as a finance specialist in the finance and foreign trade department of an energy company. Then she worked as an Administrative and Financial Affairs Specialist in an international company headquartered in Austria. She was responsible for the execution of all financial processes and financial reporting in the Turkish branch of the company. She has been working at Bilkent University since 2019 and working at the Technology Transfer office team as specialist since September 2022.
ayca.kes(at)bilkent.edu.tr
Phone : +90.312.290 8087
He graduated from Atılım University, Faculty of Business Administration in 2002. He started his career in the private sector and gained experience in the field of finance. In 2012, he started working at the Technology Transfer Office of Hacettepe University, where he worked for 10 years. During this period, he was involved in managing the financial and administrative processes of national and international projects. Since 2022, he has continued his career at Gazi University Technology Transfer Office as a Finance Expert. On 11 October 2023, he started working as a Project Management Expert at Bilkent University Technology Transfer Office.
Phone: +90 312 290 8995
almila.korasli@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone: +90.312.290 8084