Science and technology in Turkey

Some 17 women sit on the presidential chairs in Turkey's 206 universities, while 322 women occupy dean's offices out of 1797, Yekta Saraç, the head of Higher Education Board (YÖK), has said.

Turkey's Higher Education Board (YÖK) has denied rumors that Syrian refugees can enter Turkish universities without having to sit any examinations.

A total of 525,473 students were enrolled in 63 Turkish foundation universities as of February, according to a newly prepared report by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), which is the first detailed study of the foundation universities in the country.

Turkey's Higher Education Board (YÖK) said new students will not be admitted to the French language and literature and French language teaching departments at Turkish universities until further notice, daily Hürriyet reported on May 10.

Higher Education Board (YÖK) head Yekta Saraç has claimed that the controversial splitting up of Turkey's oldest university, Istanbul University, will give it "more autonomy."

Turkey's higher education institutions host 7.56 million Turkish and international students during the 2017-2018 academic year, the country's Council of Higher Education (YÖK) announced on April 27. 

Leading Turkish defense contractor Aselsan is set to manufacture new versions of the SARP weapon system, a source said April 2.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has said it will attend this year’s Singapore Airshow, on Feb. 6-11, where it will showcase its indigenous products.

Turkish defense electronics company Aselsan said on Jan. 16 it had signed, along with Roketsan, TÜBİTAK SAGE business partnership, an accord for a national long-range defense system project for the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM).

A controversial three-meter high, 10-meter long dinosaur statue, which had greeted Ankara residents at a main road intersection from 2015, was quietly removed on the morning of Nov. 27 upon the instructions of new Ankara Mayor Mustafa Tuna.