Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association

In Memory of Dr. Banu Onaral, Former TASSA President

We at TASSA join Dr. Onaral's family, friends, colleagues, and the global scientific community in mourning the loss of an extraordinary leader, mentor, and advocate. Her visionary contributions, compassionate mentorship, and unwavering pursuit of innovation will remain a guiding light for future generations of scientists and scholars.

May her memory continue to inspire us all.

Read more: http://www.tassausa.org/Newsroom/Featured-News/item/2811/In-Memory-of-Dr-Banu-Onaral-Former-TASSA-President

We are excited to congratulate Dr. Daron Acemoglu, a renowned Turkish American economist and an honorary member of the Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association (TASSA), on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. Dr. Acemoglu is an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where his research on the critical role of institutions in shaping economic development has transformed global perspectives on economic policy and growth.

Read more: https://conta.cc/3BEZD9x

ARCELIK launches a new program:
"A Ticket For Your Future"

Arcelik initiates an enthusing program called "A Ticket for Your Future" which aims to meet successful Turkish students who study abroad. The program allows to keep students updated on the latest Arcelik developments, and support them on their projects as well as providing an opportunity to work with Arcelik. One of the biggest supporters of the project, Prof.Dr. Arzu Karabay Korkmaz, emphasizes the project as an idealist scholar who returned to Turkey after 10 years of education in US. She knows the importance of giving back and how our country needs well-educated students abroad.

Arcelik aims to invite Turkish students at senior and master levels on abroad to the "A Ticket for Your Future" program in the summer of 2018 in which all the expenses will be covered by Arcelik. The goal is to ensure the sustainability of this program for coming years and increase the social benefit for our country by working with more and more Turkish students year by year.

The qualified students have to study one of these departments that Mechanical Engineering, Electric/ Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Food Engineering, Textile Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business Engineering and so on.

If you are studying at Engineering school or any technology related field, we would like to encourage you to apply the program. This is the chance for contributing Turkey's innovation and creative projects as well as make an impact in your career path. Please visit the website http://www.aticketforyourfuture.com/ for more details. The deadline is extended until April 15th, 2018.

http://www.aticketforyourfuture.com/

Yurt dışında mühendislik veya teknoloji alanlarında eğitim görüyor, Türkiye’nin inovasyon ve yaratıcılık potansiyeline katkıda bulunmak istiyorsan seni “A Ticket for Your Future” programına davet ediyoruz!

A Ticket for Your Future

http://www.tassausa.org/Annual-Conferences/2018

TASSA Website | Newsroom The Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association (TASSA) would like to express its disappointment and deep concern about the Executive Order (Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorists Entry into the United States) signed by President Trump on January 27, 2017. This Executive Order is spe...

Two Turkish-American Scientists are the recipients of the Presidential Early-Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

http://www.tassausa.org/Newsroom/item/2374/Two-Turkish-American-Scientists-are-the-recipients-of-the-Presidential-Early-Career-Awards-for-Scientists-and-Engineers-PECASE

TASSA Website | Newsroom It is our pleasure to inform you that two Turkish-American Scientists are the recipients of the Presidential Early-Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) which is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering. President Obama announced the name of...

TASSA Held Elections for the Four Board Directors

TASSA held elections for four Board members whose terms expired in 2016. Huseyin Abut, Murat Gunel, Aydogan Ozcan and Mehmet Toner completed their terms as the Board of Directors. Huseyin Abut and Murat Gunel did not run for another term. The following individuals were nominated by the nomination committee, chaired by Ayse Imrohoroglu.

Ercan Alp
Aydogan Ozcan
Candan Tamerler
Mehmet Toner

Read More: http://www.tassausa.org/Newsroom/item/2349/TASSA-Held-Elections-for-the-Four-Board-Directors

REGARDING THE RESIGNATION OF DEANS
IN TURKISH HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

TASSA Board of Directors is very concerned about the events surrounding the Turkish Universities and the resignations of the Deans. These are very unusual times and conditions for Turkey; however, we are deeply worried about the long-term adverse impact that recent events might have on higher education, academic freedom, and scientific advancement in Turkey.
The Council of Higher Education has issued a press release to explain the necessity of the drastic steps that were taken:

http://www.yok.gov.tr/web/guest/regarding-the-resignation-of-deans-in-turkish-higher-education-system

We hope that normalcy is achieved very soon and that the Deans are reinstated as the press release underscores.
We also urge the leaders of Turkey to seize this opportunity to elevate democracy and
academic freedom in Turkey.

TASSA Board of Directors

Regarding The Resignation Of Deans In Turkish Higher Education System - Yükseköğretim Kurulu Due to the unfair criticism of international public statements regarding the imposed resignation of 1577 university deans, we have noticed that a statement is needed to clarify misunderstandings.

Aziz Sancar, introduced by Gökhan Hotamışligil, addressed members of the Turkish American scientific diaspora at the 2016 TASSA Conference

Young Scholar Awards given to 9 brilliant scientists at the TASSA 2016 Conference. Congratulations to all!