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Turkish Nobel laureate Professor Dr. Aziz Sancar has announced that his groundbreaking research on brain cancer is on the verge of entering the clinical trial phase, where it will be tested on humans for a two-year period.

İş Bank, one of the largest private lenders in Türkiye, has marked the 100th anniversary of its foundation with a two-day international conference featuring distinguished figures who shared their insights on the global and Turkish economic landscape.

In support of North Cyprus, Aziz Sancar, Türkiye's Nobel laureate in chemistry, has posed with a T-shirt that read "TRNC should be recognized," receiving great praise on social media.

Turkey's Nobel laureate in chemistry, Aziz Sancar, has paid a visit to Azerbaijan's capital city of Baku and Shusha, a symbolic city located in the Karabakh, which was liberated last year after 28 years of Armenian occupation.

Teknofest, Turkey's largest technology and aerospace event, ended on Sept. 26 with breathtaking closing ceremonies and the dazzling coordinated performances of the Turkish air forces.

The five-day event held at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport included a host of activities such as air shows with warplanes and helicopters, seminars and summits, as well as competitions and fairs.

Turkey's Nobel laureate in chemistry Aziz Sancar on Sept. 24 attended the top-notch technology event Teknofest, and said that it "made me really proud."

"I came here to promote science and technology in Turkey and the Turkish world. What I saw here really made me proud and encouraged me," he said in his address in Istanbul.

Nobel chemistry laureate Aziz Sancar's former home in southeastern Turkey will be converted into a museum.

Local authorities in the province of Mardin prepared the project to restore a part of the three-story and 36-room historical mansion in the Savur district, where the Sancar family once lived.

Turkish-American scientist Aziz Sancar, the winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has advised cancer patients to stay in Turkey and not go to the U.S., stressing the importance of family support in overcoming cancer. 

"I tell cancer patients: 'Do not come to America,'" Sancar said on May 8 during a program broadcast on the U.S.-based Voice of America radio station.

There will be a limited participation from Ankara at the 47th World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 17-20, due to the ongoing debates over the constitutional amendment vote.   

Unless there is a last minute change, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek will participate, along with Central Bank Governor Murat Çetinkaya. 

An ongoing debate in Turkey's parliament on a proposed new charter violates the current constitution and universal law, People's Democracy Party (HDP) lawmaker Mithat Sancar has said, demanding constitutional talks be halted until imprisoned HDP lawmakers are freed.