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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

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.

Prof. Halil Mecit Öztop

COORDINATOR

Prof. Halil Mecit Öztop

Advisor to the President, Research Coordinator

Dilek Ungan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saadet Beygu

Areas of Duty
  • Application and Research Centers
  • Public Investment Program (SBB) Projects
  • Industry LABS Portal
  • SAYP Projects
Büşra Çalışkan

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

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

Bedia Kazan Belgin

Areas of Duty
  • METU Technopolis Assignments
İrem Sodan

İrem Sodan

Areas of Duty
  • Ethics Committee
  • Application and Research Centers
Asena Topçubaşı Yavaş

Asena Topçubaşı Yavaş

Areas of Duty
  • TÜBİTAK Science Fellowships and Grant Programmes (BİDEB)
Burcu Toprak

Burcu Toprak

Areas of Duty
  • Postdoctoral Research Programs (DOSAP, YÖK-DOSAP)
  • EK-46 Program
  • Visiting Scholar Program
  • Graduate Visiting Researcher Program
Nilay Yeşilçay

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.

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