Prof. Aziz Sancar Owner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Meets TAI Employees

Filling our country with pride with the Nobel Prize he won, scientist Prof. Aziz Sancar paid a visit to the TAI facilities and met the engineers, technicians and administrative personnel of the company. Prof. Sancar was informed on the indigenous development programs conducted by TAI and other programs during his visit on 16 May 2016.

Throughout his tour at the facilities, Prof. Sancar examined the T129 ATAK Helicopter, Unmanned Air Vehicle ANKA, New Generation Training Aircraft Hürkuş designed and developed by Turkish engineers and met the young engineers working on the Indigenous Helicopter Development Project at their worksite. 

Prof. Sancar gathered with the TAI members following his examinations and stated that he was quite impressed and proud with the studies conducted and said, “Thank you for all the services you have given for our country!”

The gathering was hosted by TAI President and CEO Muharrem Dörtkaşlı and in his speech Dörtkaşlı expressed that Prof. Sancar’s achievements would provide an insight for TAI’s young engineers and technicians and that they would be further motivated and finally extended his gratitude for his visit to the company.

In order to be displayed at the Turkish House at the USA, TAI President & CEO Dörtkaşlı presented the Turkish hand crafts miniatures and mock-ups of TAI’s indigenous products such as ATAK helicopter to Prof. Aziz Sancar.