Hacettepe University Faculty of Engineering, Artificial Intelligence Engineering Department faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tunca Doğan was deemed worthy of the 2021 "Research Encouragement Award" within the scope of the Science, Research and Education Awards given annually by the METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation. Detailed information can be found at "https://parlar.org.tr/2021-yili-odulleri/".