Northern Cyprus physicist İzzet Sakallı elected to UK Institute of Physics gravitation committee

Prof. Dr. İzzet Sakallı, a faculty member in the Physics Department of Eastern Mediterranean University (DAÜ) in northern Cyprus, has been elected an Ordinary Member of the Gravitational Physics Group Committee of the Institute of Physics (IOP) in London for 2026–2030. Group members voted for him after he applied following an invitation in April 2026. The IOP notified him of his election on 19 August 2026, and his four-year term runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030.

The committee is chaired by Dr. Charlie Hoy of Portsmouth University and includes scientists from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and China. Its first meetings of the new term were held online on 9 October 2026, covering the annual scientific meeting, the annual thesis prize and preparations for the BritGrav 2027 conference. Sakallı said the role was an important responsibility for him and his university, and that he aims to strengthen cooperation among researchers across countries. University rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Kılıç congratulated him.