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TTGV Awards

Honored with the names of individuals who have contributed greatly to TTGV, the TTGV Awards are presented annually to individuals and organizations leading change in four distinct categories related to our areas of focus. Following evaluations by TTGV, individuals and institutions deemed eligible for the awards through a nomination process—based on their alignment with specific criteria in the respective award categories—are presented with their awards as part of TTGV Day.

  • Dr. Akın Çakmakcı Pioneer Researcher Awards
  • Dr. Fikret Yücel Pioneer Organization Awards
  • Mehmet Şuhubi Pioneer Civil Initiative Awards
  • Refik Üreyen Leadership in Change Awards
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Past Awards
Past Winners of the
Awards
2024
2025

2025 TTGV Awards

Dr. Akın Çakmakcı Pioneering Researcher Award
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Damla Eroğlu Pala
Boğaziçi University Department of Chemical Engineering — Pioneering research on lithium–sulfur batteries and next-generation battery technologies.
Refik Üreyen Change Leader Award
Dr. Vahide Nuran Mutlu
Original R&D contributions in the fields of carbon capture and utilization.
Dr. Fikret Yücel Pioneering Organization Award
DB Tarımsal Enerji San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
Selçuk Borovalı (Chairman of the Board) — Pioneering efforts in the first applications of next-generation biofuels in the civil aviation and maritime sectors.
Mehmet Şuhubi Pioneering Civil Initiative Award
İklimBU — Boğaziçi University
Prof. Dr. Levent Kurnaz — Interdisciplinary work on the impacts of climate change and related policies.
Ceremony Video
2024
2024

2024 TTGV Awards

Dr. Akın Çakmakcı Pioneering Researcher Award
Dr. Berat Haznedaroğlu
Development of High Value-Added Products Based on Algae
Dr. Fikret Yücel Pioneering Organization Award
Pressura
Fiber-Reinforced Composite Pressure Tanks for the Transportation and Storage of Clean Hydrogen
Mehmet Şuhubi Pioneering Civil Initiative Award
Istanbul Policy Center
Policy Research Studies on Climate Change
Refik Üreyen Change Leader Award
Elif Erdinç Arca
Research and Studies Contributing to Pioneering Industrial Applications in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Technologies
Ceremony Video
2024
2023

2023 TTGV Awards

Dr. Akın Çakmakcı Award
Prof. Dr. Can Erkey
Dr. Fikret Yücel Award
Lentatek
Mehmet Şuhubi Award
SHURA Energy Transition Center
Refik Üreyen Award
Dr. Ahmet Altınay
Ceremony Video
2024
2022

2022 TTGV Awards

Dr. Akın Çakmakcı Award
Dr. Fatih Kasap · Gıyasettin Can Tatlısu · Dr. İbrahim Emrah Sözer
Refik Üreyen Award
Hasan Yörük · Tuğba Uçar Demir · Dr. Arif Engin Çetin
Ceremony Video
2024
2021

2021 TTGV Awards

Dr. T. Fikret Yücel Award
Bengü Güngör · Cansu Toraman · Serra Baykal
Mehmet Şuhubi Award
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burcu Saner Okan · Kürşat Ceylan · Mustafa Tülü
Ceremony Video
2024
2020

2020 TTGV Awards

Dr. Akın Çakmakcı Award
M. Emre Bilen · Onur Akyel · Emre Demirtaş
Refik Üreyen Award
Orkun Başkan · Sema Gül Türk · Pınar Türkmen
Ceremony Video
2024
2019

2019 TTGV Awards

Dr. T. Fikret Yücel Award
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ceren Çubukçu · Dr. Sinem Güravşar Gökçe · Zeki Can Seskir
Mehmet Şuhubi Award
Neslihan Yuca · Talha Uzuner · Hüseyin Alemdar
Ceremony Video
2024
2018

2018 TTGV Awards

Dr. Akın Çakmakcı Award
Cem Ömür · Özgür Karcı · Serdar Kocatürk
Refik Üreyen Award
Ahmet Kerem Köseoğlu · Kadir Taha Büyükhelvacıgil · Orkun Kaymakçı
Ceremony Video

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