BAU Adding Value to Türkiye Award Ceremony Held

This year's Adding Value to Türkiye Award, presented once a year by Bahçeşehir University, went to Prof. Dr. Nejat Veziroğlu. The 7th Adding Value to Türkiye Award Ceremony was held on 29 June.

Organized by BAU for the seventh time this year, the award is presented to figures who shape education and development and contribute to the national economy, artistic heritage, promotion and recognition. In previous years it was presented to names such as former Turkcell CEO Süreyya Ciliv, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Chair of the Board Oya Eczacıbaşı, renowned heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Öz, Chobani yogurt company founder and businessman Hamdi Ulukaya and, most recently, DenizBank CEO Hakan Ateş.

This year, at a ceremony held at the Bahçeşehir University (BAU) Beşiktaş South Campus, the award was presented to Prof. Dr. T. Nejat Veziroğlu for his contributions through his work on the Hydrogen Energy System as a lasting solution to the depletion of fossil fuels and the environmental problems caused by their use.

"THIS AWARD WILL BE AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS"

Delivering the opening speech of the ceremony, Bahçeşehir University (BAU) President Prof. Dr. Şirin Karadeniz said: "We present this award only once a year. We give it to very valuable people and individuals who have done valuable work throughout their lives, particularly adding value to our country, and who will be role models for future generations. This year, I would like to extend my special thanks to Prof. Nejat, because we believe that this award will also carry a very important message for our future generations about being a good scientist, adding value to our country and adding value to the world. I therefore thank everyone who contributed, especially our committee."

"I THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN WITH ME ON THIS UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY"

In his speech, award recipient Prof. Dr. T. Nejat Veziroğlu expressed his feelings with these words: "Receiving such a great award, the Adding Value to Türkiye Award, is a great honor for me. I thank everyone who believed in me and has been with me on this unforgettable journey. I thank Bahçeşehir University and all the young people of Türkiye. I wholeheartedly hope that Bahçeşehir University will educate many more young people who will work on hydrogen."