Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar meets students in Diyarbakır

Nobel laureate Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar met students at Dicle University in Diyarbakır. The talk, titled 'Bir ömür bilime, bir ömür insanlığa' ('A lifetime for science, a lifetime for humanity'), was held at the university's 15 Temmuz Culture and Congress Center. Attendees included Oya Eronat, AK Party MP for Diyarbakır, Rector Prof. Dr. Kamuran Eronat, vice rectors, academics, students and guests.

Sancar said he takes no fee for invitations from Turkic states. He noted that Nobel laureates typically receive between $10,000 and $100,000 per lecture, and that he had received such offers but declined them. He said he was born in Savur, Mardin, and did his military service in Diyarbakır.

Sancar also spoke about brain cancer research, saying important progress had been made in treatment but it was not yet known whether it works in people. He said more studies and trials in larger animals were needed. The program ended with a gift presented to Sancar.