The evaluation process for the TÜBİTAK–Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations of the Republic of Uzbekistan (MHESI Uzbekistan) Bilateral Cooperation Support Program 2025 Call has been completed. It was decided to support a total of 21 projects by both parties.
| Principle Investigator in Türkiye | Principle Investigator in Uzbekistan | Title of the Project |
Prof. Ceylan Zafer, Ege University, | Assoc. Prof. Komiljon Yakubov, Urgench State University | Fabrication of hybrid perovskite based photocapacitors and optimization of their energy efficiency |
Prof. Ömer Necati Cora, Karadeniz Technical University | Dr. Rustam Ashurov, Arifov Institute of IonPlasma and Laser Technologies of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences (ARIFOV-IP<) | Ti6Al4V-Re Powder Production and its Exploitation in Additive Manufacturing for the Parts with Enhanced Mechanical, and Tribological Properties |
Dr. Hatice Geren, Aegean Agricultural Research Institute | Dr. Zafarjon Ziyaev, Research Institute of Plant Genetic Resources | Development of Quality Bread Wheat Lines Using Marker-Assisted Selection and Speed Breeding Methods in Türkiye and Uzbekistan |
Prof. Ünal Şen, Eskisehir Technical University | Prof. Zukhra Kadirova, Uzbekistan-Japan Innovation Center of Youth | Metal Mixed-Anion and Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-Derived Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution and Environmental Remediation |
Assoc. Prof. Müslüm Demir, Bogazici University | Prof. Berdimurov Elyor Tukhliyevich, National University of Uzbekistan | Development of Hybrid MBene-Porous Carbon Materials for Flow Capacitive Deionization (FCDI): A Novel and Sustainable Solution to the Water Crisis in Turkiye and Uzbekistan |
Prof. Raşit Turan, METU Center for Solar Energy Research and Applications (ODTÜ-GÜNAM) | Mr. Nigmat Ashurov Rustamovich, Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan | Advancing TOPCon-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells for Next-Generation Photovoltaic |
Prof. İzzet Açar, Harran University | Dr. Kholmurotov Mansurbek Zaripbayevich, Tashkent State Agrarian University | Selection of Long-Blooming Male Pistachio Trees in Natural Pistacia Sp. Populations in Turkey and Uzbekistan (Selection Phase-I) |
Prof. Hasan Erdinç Koçer, Selçuk University
| Assoc. Prof. Rustam J. Baratov, “Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanizarion Engineers” National Research University | Identification and Characterization of Cavitation in Irrigation Pumps for a Scale Gradient |
Dr. Burak Yiğit Katanalp, Çukurova University | Dr. Perviz Ahmedzade, Samarkand Davlat Arxitectura-Qurilish University | Eco-Asphalt Concrete Revolution: Bio-Based Self-Healing Pavements with Smart Functionalized-Aggregates |
Prof. Battal Çıplak, Akdeniz University | Prof. Furkat Gapparov, Laboratory on Locust Research, Uzbek Research Institute for Plant Protection
| Global Warming, Locust Pests and Dericorys Albidula: Genetic Basis for a Newly Swarming Species |
Prof. Gürbüz Güneş, İstanbul Technical University | Prof. Jasur Safarov, Tashkent State Technical University
| Development and implementations of an equipment for extending the shelf life of fresh fruits using ultraviolet light and airborne ultrasound |
Dr. Onur Güler, Karadeniz Technical University | Prof. Nodir Bahodirovich Mirzayev, Tashkent Institute of Textile and Light Industry | Eco-friendly, sustainable, smart and adaptive thermal footwear: hybrid system of comfortable thermoregulation based on Uzbek wools |
Assoc. Prof. Serhat Engin, Ege University
| Assoc. Prof. Mamatkul Mamatkulov, Fergana Polytechnic Institute
| Comparative Analysis of In-Pond Raceway System (IPRS) and Floating IPRS: Evaluating Productivity and Efficiency in Aquaculture |
Prof. İbrahim Erol, Afyon Kocatepe University
| Assoc. Prof. Davlat Akramov, Samarkand State University | Production of silver nanoparticles with high biochemical properties using environmentally friendly methods using plants grown in Uzbekistan
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Dr. Mustafa Ordu, Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) | Prof. Khurshid Sattarov, Tashkent University of Information Technologies named after Muhammad alKhwarizmi (TUIT)
| Nanomaterial Integrated Electroactive Polymer Fibers for Renewable Energy Harvesting |
Prof. Ali Danışman, Social Sciences University of Ankara | Assoc. Prof. Habibe Elif Kutlugün, Central Asian University | Bridging Policy and Practice: National Circular Economy Adoption Strategies, Institutional Mechanisms, and Organizational Responses in Türkiye and Uzbekistan |
Assoc. Prof. Sultan Arslan Tontul, Selçuk University | Dr.Islom Turdikulov, Institute of Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan | Agro-Food Waste Valorization: Starch-Based Antimicrobial Complexes for Sustainable Packaging Applications |
Dr. Nesrin Tunalı, Atatürk Horticultural Central Research Institute | Dr. Asror Axrorovich Raxmatov, Plant Protection and Quarantine Scientific Research Institute | Development of methods for protecting pome fruit crops (apple, pear, quince,) and vegetable crops (cabbage, onions, garlic) during vegetation and storage from bacterial diseases (Erwinia sp.) |
Prof. Sabriye Yuşan, Ege University | Assoc. Prof. Ortiq Rakhmonov, Fergana State Technical University | Development and Optimization of a Real-Time, Paper-Based Uranium Detection Sensor in Water Using Lanthanum-Europium-Nitrogen Co-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots with Smartphone Monitoring |
Mr. Ahmet Tınmaz, Atatürk Horticultural Central Research Institute | Dr. Egamyor Axmedov, Tashkent State Agrarian University | Investigation of Yield and Quality Characteristics of Some Important Origanum Species in Türkiye and Uzbekistan and Analysis of Their Market Advantages
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Prof. Hacı Deveci, Karadeniz Technical University | Prof. Shakhlo Sharipovna Daminova, Uzbek-Japan Innovation Center of Youth under Tashkent State Technical University | Development of methods and technologies for the removal of cyanide and thiocyanate ions from wastewater in metallurgical plants to reuse them in production processes |
