To date, a total of three people of Turkish origin and Turkish citizenship have won the Nobel Prize. The first of these was Orhan Pamuk in 2006. A list of these individuals is provided in the table below.
| Year | Image | Laureate | Born | Field | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Daron Acemoglu[1][2] | 1967 in Turkey | Economics | "have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity." | |
| 2015 | Aziz Sancar[3] | 1946 in Turkey | Chemistry | "for mechanistic studies of DNA repair" | |
| 2006 | Orhan Pamuk[4] | 1952 in Turkey | Literature | "who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures" |
Nominations
editHere are people who has been nominated for the Nobel Prize but did not win.
| Year | Image | Laureate | Born | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1970 |
Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca | 1914 in Ottoman Empire | Literature | |
| 1969 | Feza Gürsey | 1921 in Ottoman Empire | Physics | |
| 1967 | İsmet İnönü | 1884 in Ottoman Empire | Peace | |
| 1934 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | 1881 in Ottoman Empire | Peace | |
| 1932 | Kemal Cenap Berksoy | 1875 in Ottoman Empire | Physiology or Medicine | |
| 1910 | Committee of Union and Progress | Peace |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "2025 Nobel Ekonomi Ödülü'nün sahipleri belli oldu – DW – 13.10.2025". dw.com. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ "2025 Nobel Ekonomi Ödülü sahipleri açıklandı | Son dakika ekonomi haberleri". bloomberght.com. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ "Nobel Kimya Ödülü'nü Türk asıllı Aziz Sancar kazandı (Aziz Sancar kimdir) - Son Dakika Haberleri". hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ↑ "I was the idiot of the family, but I won a Nobel prize: Orhan Pamuk". hurriyetdailynews.com. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
External links
edit- nobelprize.org - Nobel Prize archive for nominees from Turkey