Ankara University
3D printed plant-based meat produced for dietary-restricted patients
A groundbreaking innovation has emerged from Ankara University as completely plant-based eggs and meat were successfully produced using a 3D printer.
350-year-old Ottoman bath found in Çanakkale
A 350-year-old Ottoman bath has been unearthed by the excavation team in the ancient city of Parion in Kemer village of the northwestern province of Çanakkale's Biga district. The ancient city has a history of 2,700 years and was an important port city during the Roman Empire era.
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Unique campus garden home to exotic species
The science campus of Ankara University, which is under protection as a third-degree conservation area owing to its architecture and exotic plant species, is also a center of attraction for many migratory animals and visitors.
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Flamingos to be protected with rings
The flight route, life span and cycles of 262 baby flamingos, expected to fly at the end of this month in İzmir Bird Sanctuary in the Gediz Delta, will be monitored with the rings attached to their feet.
Conservation projects will be developed for flamingos with the data to be obtained.
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First female elected as Turkish Red Crescent head
Fatma Meriç Yılmaz has been elected as the first female president of the Turkish Red Crescent during an extraordinary general assembly held on July 9 in Ankara's Etimesgut district, with 800 delegates casting their votes.
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10 Turkish universities feature on top in global ranking
Ten Turkish universities, with three of them in the top 500, have made it into the top 1,000 of the 2024 QA World University Rankings.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a higher education rating agency headquartered in London, announced the "2024 World University Rankings," which is considered one of the most important rankings in the world.
Bovine aortas to be used in humans
An academic and his team from Ankara University has produced an aorta that can be used in humans from bovine aortas with a 3D bio-printer.
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Turkish actor dies at 77
Turkish actor and dubbing artist İsmail Köksal Engür died on March 27 at the age of 77 due to complications caused by renal failure.
Engür's funeral ceremony was held yesterday, and he was buried at Karacaahmet Cemetery in Istanbul.
Engür is best remembered for his role as "Ak Sakallı Dede" (White-Bearded Dede) in one of the most popular Turkish TV series "Leyla ile Mecnun."
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Slain journalist Uğur Mumcu commemorated on 30th death anniversary
Prominent journalist Uğur Mumcu, who died in a bomb attack, was remembered on his 30th death anniversary with various ceremonies held to commemorate him on Jan. 24.
Ceremonies were held on the street where his house was located and at his mausoleum in the Cebeci Asri Cemetery in the capital Ankara, with unanswered questions still lingering over his murder.
Hittite history to open to the world with digital library
The Hittite tablets, consisting of thousands of years of historical documents, will be opened to the world with a digital library, which is currently under construction.
Within the scope of the project, a first in the world, 1,954 Hittite tablets are being deciphered using artificial intelligence.