Seminar on “Academy of Sciences and Academy Tradition in Turkey”

The Vice President of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) and Middle East Technical University faculty member Prof. Dr. Ahmet Nuri Yurdusev gave a seminar on “Academy of Sciences and Academy Tradition in Turkey” as a part of Yaşar University International Law Implementation and Research Center activities. Starting his talk with the history of academy of sciences, Prof. Yurdusev noted that academy tradition in Turkey can be traced back to the Ottoman period and the first academy of sciences were established by taking Western academy of sciences as a model. Prof. Yurdusev also gave information on TÜBA’s grants, awards and academy prizes.