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Hisarcıklıoğlu, pointing out that CERN initiated its enlargement policy in 2010, said that 22 members of CERN are full members, 3 members are partner members, working towards full membership while 4 members are partner members of which Turkey is one.

Hisarcıklıoğlu reported that CERN procures goods and services reaching an average of 600 million USD per year with its award-winning Procurement Procedures and Group, “The European Nuclear Research Center, which requires high-level evaluation criteria with detailed and demanding technical specifications in its purchases, is also draws the interest of Turkish companies which put forth their quality and products with their accumulation of technology and knowledge.The CERN Industry Liaison Office established in TOBB also provides participation coordination for the tendering processes of companies in Turkey at this point and supports the tendering processes.”

Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed out that the TOBB CERN Industry Liaison Office, representing Turkey, signed a first at the European Nuclear Research Center. He reported that the TOBB Presidential Special Counselor and Turkey CERN Industry Contact Representative Hakan Kızıltoprak was elected Chairman of the CERN Industrial Contact Representatives Board.

- “173 Turks are conducting research at CERN”

Hisarcıklıoğlu congratulated the CERN Industry Liaison Office and Kızıltoprak, “The research carried out in the field of high energy physics and the awards won at CERN, one of the few centers in the world with the technologies they use, are extremely important in terms of proving the competencies of Turkish industrialists and their brands. TOBB CERN Industry Liaison Office provides support at every step for our industrialists in CERN public tenders.”

Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed out that 131 people from institutions and universities in Turkey and 42 Turks working in universities or institutions abroad are doing research at CERN. Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that this number needs to be further increased and continued work should create added value for the country.

Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that it is imperative for sustainable success at CERN to increase the human power and take collective steps with public institutions and pointed out the importance of the two-year term of Kızıltoprak, who was elected as CERN Industry Contact Representatives Chairman in the direction of Turkey's 2023 targets.