Health Sciences of the Year Award from TÜMBİFED for the development of the first implantable heart pump and support system (Istanbul Heart VAD) of Turkey, 2022
Koç University Outstanding Faculty Award, 2020.
Best Reviewer Award, Journal of Material Processing Technology, 2020.
The first implantable artificial heart pump of Turkey (Istanbul Heart Ventricular Assist Device and Support System, “iHeart VAD”) received theBest Medical Industry R&D and Innovation Award of 2018 from Doktorclub-Medical Awards of Turkey.
Turkey’s first indigenous artificial heart pump (LVAD) and cardiac support system was successfully implemented and tested on animals on November 17, 2017.
The Third Best Presentation Award in the 14th International Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, April 2018.
Head of the Technology Advisory Board of the Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc., 2017-2018.
The Second Best Novel Research Award in the 14th Congress of the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery for the presentation titled as “In-vitro Analysis of the Hemolysis on the Newly Developed Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) for the Last-Stage Heart Failures” by C.Ozturk, I.B. Aka, I. Lazoglu and D. S. Kucukaksu in 2016.
Gold Medal Award for the “Adjustable Bone Plate Patent” from the World Intellectual Property Organization, 2016.
The Best Academic Patent Award for the “Adjustable Bone Plate Patent” from the International Federation of Inventor Association (IFIA), 2016.
Technology Advisory Board Member of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), Inc., 2015-present.
Koc University College of Engineering Outstanding Faculty Award, 2014.
TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) International Research Fellowship, 2014-2015.
With the Implantable Miniature Heart Pump Project, Received the Second Best Academic Research Project Award from the Machinery and Accessories Exporters Union, 2012.
Recipient of The Machine Tool Technologies Research Foundation (MTTRF) Award, 2009-2012.
The research titled as “Development of the First Turkish Miniature and Implantable Centrifugal Heart Pump Support System: Heart Turcica-2” received “The Second Best Oral Presentation Award” from the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery in 2006
Young Scientist Award (“Teşvik Ödülü“) from the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) in 2005.
The co-author for the paper in the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers – International Conference on Leading Edge Manufacturing 2005, “The Outstanding Young Researcher Award” given to his graduate student Huseyin Erdim.
Werner von Siemens Excellence Award for Science and Innovation in 2004.
The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)’s Career Development Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2004.
Awarded by the Research Scholarship of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) for Foreign Scientists in 2002.
Selected as theOutstanding Reviewer by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering in 2001.
Awarded by the scholarship from the Ministry of Education to continue Masters and Ph.D. studies in overseas countries by ranking 1st in the nationwide exam given to the mechanical engineers in 1989.
Ranked as the second of Class’89 in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Istanbul Technical University.
Executive Board Member of The Technology and Innovation Funding Program Directorate (TEYDEB) – Transportation, Defense, Energy and Textile Technologies Group of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), 4/ 2012-4/2014.
Advisory Board Member of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) -Technology and Innovation Funding Program Directorate (TEYDEB) – Machine and Manufacturing Division (MAKITEG). 2010-2012.
Co-founder and Administrative Board Member of the Association of Artificial Organs and Support Systems (TUYOD).