The Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards, which have been held for 18 years following the will of Sabancı University Honorary President Sakıp Sabancı, rewarded young researchers and a scientist who have made significant contributions to academic studies in the field of republicanism within the scope of this year's theme, "The 100th Anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye: Republicanism in Theory and Application". The Special Jury Prize is awarded to an individual who has made distinguished contributions to research on aspects of Turkish culture, society and politics, and who upholds distinguished examples of fresh research with a view to engaging intellectual attention on Turkey’s role in the contemporary world.