The winners of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2026 in Türkiye were announced at a prestigious award ceremony on Thursday, 12 March 2026 at the British Consulate General Istanbul.
The winners of the Alumni Awards 2026 are:
Business and Innovation Award
| Serhat Aydın |
King's College London |
Science and Sustainability Award
| Açelya Yılmazer |
University College London |
Social Action Award
| Mavera Yücel |
University of Warwick |
Culture, Creativity and Sport Award
| Ayşegül Altın |
Middlesex University |
Find out more about the winners and judging panel in the ‘Downloads’ section below.
Award winners have the opportunity to raise their international profile, expand their professional networks and enhance their careers.
The finalists of the Alumni Awards 2026 are:
Business and Innovation Award
| Mehmet Mücahit Arvas |
Bournemouth University |
| Mesut Can Sefizade |
University of Sussex (including IDS) |
| Serhat Aydın |
King's College London |
Culture, Creativity and Sport Award
| Bala Gürcan Madra |
University College London |
| Ayşegül Altın |
Middlesex University |
Science and Sustainability Award
| Açelya Yılmazer Aktuna |
University College London |
| Oğuzhan Gündüz |
University College London |
| Recep Zan |
University of Manchester |
Social Action Award
| Selçuk Topal |
University of Oxford |
| Duygu Çavdar Yağan |
University of Bristol |
| Mavera Yücel |
University of Warwick
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Watch the finalists
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