Born in 1946 in Savur, Turkey as seventh of eight siblings. Graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 1963. Moved to USA in 1973, earning PhD from UT Dallas in 1977
Aziz Sancar won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Lindahl and Modrich. Sancar is the first Turkish scientist to receive a Nobel Prize. He is currently Sarah Graham Kenan Professor at UNC Chapel Hill
Born in 1946 in Mardin's Savur district as seventh of eight children. Graduated from Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1969. Worked 18 hours daily until age 40, then reduced to 12 hours
Born in 1946 in Savur, Mardin, Turkey to lower-middle-class Arab family. Graduated from Istanbul University Medical School in 1969. Earned PhD in molecular biology from University of Texas at Dallas in 1977