The results of the 2026 Young Scientist Award Program (BAGEP), organized by The Science Academy and regarded as one of Turkey's most distinguished scientific honors, have been announced.

Dr. Dilay Z. Karadöller, the director of the Multimodal Language and Cognitive Development Lab, has been named among the young academics receiving this prestigious award for her exceptional research in the fields of multimodal language, sign language, and cognitive development. This award, established to support the future research of promising scholars, once again underscores our laboratory's scientific vision and the national and international impact of the high-quality research led by our PI.

We extend our warmest congratulations to Dr. Karadöller for this significant achievement and wish her continued success in her future endeavors.

The award ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Sabancı University.