Dilhan Eryurt was a NASA astrophysicist who established METU's astrophysics department. Eudoxus of Cnidus was a Greek astronomer who studied under Archytas and Plato. Isidore of Miletus designed Hagia Sophia cathedral under Justinian I. Simplicius of Cilicia was a Neoplatonist philosopher who studied under Hermiae. Menaechmus discovered conic sections and solved cube doubling problem
Born in 1946 in Savur, Mardin, Turkey. Graduated from Ankara University with chemistry degree. Obtained PhD in molecular biology from University of Texas at Dallas
Born in 1946 in Mardin's Savur district to illiterate agricultural workers. Initially pursued medicine at Istanbul University, later switched to biochemistry. Worked as rural physician in Savur after graduation
Born in Bari, Italy in 1935 to Turkish consular official parents. Graduated from TED Ankara Koleji in 1951. Earned degrees from UC Berkeley, MIT, and UC Berkeley PhD program
Born in Istanbul in 1865 to military medical school clerk Mehmet Muhtar. Graduated from Galatasaray High School and Military Medical School between 1881-1887. Studied rabies and bacteriology under Dr. Zoiros Pasha
Ranking based on Google Scholar Citations profiles of Turkish researchers. Top 5000 profiles ranked by h-index in decreasing order. Data collected during first week of October 2015. Rankings funded by European Commission's Project ACUMEN