List of Turkish Nobel laureates
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 | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Daron Acemoglu[1][2][a] | 1967 in Turkey | Economics | "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity"[3][4] | |
| 2015 | Aziz Sancar[5] | 1946 in Turkey | Chemistry | "for mechanistic studies of DNA repair"[6] | |
| 2006 | Orhan Pamuk[7] | 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"[8] |
Nominations
Here are people who has been nominated for the Nobel Prize but did not win.
| Year | Image | Laureate | Born | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018
2020 |
Garo Paylan[9][b] | 1972 in Turkey | Peace | |
|
1970 |
Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca[10] | 1914 in Ottoman Empire | Literature | |
| 1969 | Feza Gürsey[11] | 1921 in Ottoman Empire | Physics | |
| 1967 | İsmet İnönü[12] | 1884 in Ottoman Empire | Peace | |
| 1934 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk[13][c] | 1881 in Ottoman Empire | Peace | |
| 1932 | Kemal Cenap Berksoy[14] | 1875 in Ottoman Empire | Physiology or Medicine | |
| 1910 | Committee of Union and Progress[15] | Peace |
Laureates with Turkish linkage
- Giorgos Seferis, 1963 Nobel laureate born in Ottoman Empire[16]
- Mother Teresa, 1979 Nobel Peace Prize laureate born in Ottoman Empire[17]
- Tawakkol Karman, 2011 Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate, whom later had Turkish citizenship.[18]
See also
Footnotes
References
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- ^ "The Prize in Economic Sciences 2024". www.kva.se. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024". Nobel Foundation. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Nobel Kimya Ödülü'nü Türk asıllı Aziz Sancar kazandı (Aziz Sancar kimdir) - Son Dakika Haberleri". hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "I was the idiot of the family, but I won a Nobel prize: Orhan Pamuk". hurriyetdailynews.com. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Nobel Prize in Literature 2006". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ "Garo Paylan nominated for Nobel Peace Prize – Public Radio of Armenia". en.armradio.am. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Literary Hub » The full list of writers nominated for the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature includes just one woman". lithub.com. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "FEZA GÜRSEY ARCHİVE | Library | Rare Books And Historical Archives". buarchives.bogazici.edu.tr. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Nomination Archive - NobelPrize.org". nobelprize.org. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "30 Ağustos Zafer Bayramı: Venizelos, Atatürk'ü Nobel Barış Ödülü'ne aday gösterirken ne demişti? - BBC News Türkçe". bbc.com. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Ord. Prof. Dr. Kemal Cenap Berksoy" (PDF). nobelmedicus.com. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Nomination Archive - NobelPrize.org". nobelprize.org. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "George Seferis | Nobel Prize, Poet Laureate, Diplomat | Britannica". britannica.com. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Mother Teresa Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize | Research Starters | EBSCO Research". ebsco.com. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Nobel Peace Prize awarded jointly to three women - BBC News". bbc.com. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
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- nobelprize.org - Nobel Prize archive for nominees from Turkey