GENERAL CONTACT AND DUTY DISTRIBUTION
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General Contact
You can use the contact channels below for your general information and guidance requests. To get support regarding a specific program or process, you can examine the task areas of our team members and contact the relevant person directly.
ADDRESS
Research Coordination Office
Middle East Technical University Research Center
Z-121, Z-122, Z-133 and Z-134
Üniversiteler Mahallesi Dumlupınar Bulvarı No:1
06800 Çankaya/Ankara
PHONE
Our Team
You can examine the area of support you need and contact the relevant team member directly.
Apart from the Coordinator and the Coordinator's secretariat, team members are listed by title and then alphabetically by surname. For double surnames, the first surname is used.

COORDINATOR
Prof. Halil Mecit Öztop
Advisor to the President, Research Coordinator

Dilek Ungan
Areas of Duty
- Secretariat of the Advisor to the President
- VAT Exemption Application and Notification for International Projects
- Faculty Development Program (FDP-YÖK)

Dr. Sara Banu Akkaş
Areas of Duty
- International R&D Programs Promotion and Application Activities
- Framework Programmes (Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, etc.)
- EURAXESS @METU
- Gender Equality Plan @METU
- Data Management

Dr. Ceren Aksoy Güleç
Areas of Duty
- International R&D Programs Application, Contract and Execution Processes, and Budget Management Support
- Framework Programmes (Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, PRIMA, etc.)
- Other International Programs
- COST (International)
- IPA Projects Grants and Tenders
- Trust Account Transactions
- Revolving Fund R&D Exemption Applications

Dr. Özge Gökten Bayrak
Areas of Duty
- International Institutional Projects
- International University Networks
- Joint Programmes (Joint Degree, Double Degree, Cotutelle)
- Global Rankings (QS, THE)
- METU Presidential Fellowship and International Fellowship Programmes

Dr. Sibel Örgül
Areas of Duty
- TÜBİTAK ARDEB Projects (Excluding Bilateral/Multilateral Cooperation and COST)
- TÜSEB Projects
- TÜBİTAK 1001 Additional Scholarships
- Official Project Correspondence
- Project-Based Control of Housing Extension Criteria

Dr. Eray Şentürk
Areas of Duty
- National and International Project Proposal Writing on behalf of RCO
- HR Excellence in Research (HRS4R)
- TÜBİTAK 4004, 4005, 4007, 4008 and 4009
- Website Management

Res. Assist. Ayşe Elif Kirdeciler
Areas of Duty
- TÜBİTAK 2232-A International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers Programme
- TÜBİTAK 2232-B International Fellowship for Early Stage Researchers Programme
- TÜBİTAK 2236 Co-Funded Brain Circulation Scheme3 (CoCirculation3)
- TÜBİTAK 2244 Industrial PhD Fellowship Programme

Res. Assist. Gökcem Tonyalı Karslı
Areas of Duty
- COST (International) (Application, Execution Processes, and Budget Management Support)
- TÜBİTAK 1001 Project Preliminary Evaluation Support
- TÜBİTAK 2209 Training Officer
- Scientific Research Projects (BAP) Programs and BAPSİS Processes
- Trust Account Grant Transactions
- METU Promotional Presentations
- Project-Based Control of Housing Extension Criteria

Saadet Beygu
Areas of Duty
- Application and Research Centers
- Public Investment Program (SBB) Projects
- Industry LABS Portal
- SAYP Projects

Büşra Çalışkan
Areas of Duty
All expenditure processes after the project contract is signed
- EU and International Projects (COST, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, Erasmus+, Erasmus+ Mobility, Other International Programs)
- PDO and METU Technopolis Projects (Document preparation support, Control and realization officer support)
- Trust Account Transactions (Post-request processes, Closing transactions)

Sultan Çelikcan
Areas of Duty
- EU Projects
- TÜBİTAK TEYDEB
- TÜBİTAK Bilateral/Multilateral Cooperation
- COST (TÜBİTAK 2515)
- Awards and Quality Processes
- RCO Report Processes

Bedia Kazan Belgin
Areas of Duty
- METU Technopolis Assignments

İlyas Kuralay
Areas of Duty
- Support Staff

İrem Sodan
Areas of Duty
- Ethics Committee
- Application and Research Centers

Asena Topçubaşı Yavaş
Areas of Duty
- TÜBİTAK Science Fellowships and Grant Programmes (BİDEB)

Burcu Toprak
Areas of Duty
- Postdoctoral Research Programs (DOSAP, YÖK-DOSAP)
- EK-46 Program
- Visiting Scholar Program
- Graduate Visiting Researcher Program

Nilay Yeşilçay
Areas of Duty
All expenditure processes after the project contract is signed
- EU and International Projects (COST, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, Erasmus+, Erasmus+ Mobility, Other International Programs)
- PDO and METU Technopolis Projects (Document preparation support, Control and realization officer support)
- Trust Account Transactions (Post-request processes, Closing transactions)
The duties and contact information on this page are updated regularly.