Mehmet Ozan Sungurlu, the legendary Turkish petroleum geologist

Mulayim, Oguz

doi:10.5194/hgss-15-1-2024

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Articles | Volume 15, issue 1

Biographical contribution

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18 Apr 2024

Biographical contribution |

| 18 Apr 2024

Mehmet Ozan Sungurlu, the legendary Turkish petroleum geologist

Oguz Mulayim

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Cited articles

Balkaş, Ö.: Tribute to Masters: Mehmet Ozan Sungurlu (1939–1990), in: Proceedings of the 67th Geological Congress of Turkey, TMMOB JMO, MTA, Ankara, Türkiye, 14–18 April 2014, 14–15, 2014.

Dervişoğlu, S. G.: Kardeşim Ozan Sungurlu: ilk baskı, Bizim Matbaa, İstanbul, Türkiye, 91 pp., 2022.

Şengör, A. M. C., Okay, A. I., and Görür, N.: Büyük bir doğa bilimci: Ozan Sungurlu'nun ardından, Cumhuriyet Gazetesi, Bilim ve Teknik Dergisi, 4, 12–16, 1991.

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The life and work of pioneer geologists such as M. Ozan Sungurlu are a historical and fundamental reference point that should be remembered by current and future generations of geoscientists. This article was written in memory and appreciation of M. Ozan Sungurlu, who made a great contribution to the field and petroleum geology of Türkiye and whose sectoral greatness in the world is undisputed.