Background
Yalçin, Mehmet Namik was born on February 17, 1949 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of Mehmet Kamil and Mesküre (Özer) Yalçin.
Yalçin, Mehmet Namik was born on February 17, 1949 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of Mehmet Kamil and Mesküre (Özer) Yalçin.
Doctor rerum naturalium (Doctor in Sciences), Istanbul University Faculty of Science, 1977.
Assistant professor faculty science Istanbul University, 1977—1982, professor geology department, engineering faculty, since 1993. Senior scientist Research Center Jülich, Germany, 1982—1983. Technical manager IES GmbH, Jülich, 1983—1989.
Director TÜBITAK, Medical Research Council Earth Sciences Research Institute, Gebze, Turkey, 1989—2000. Member science council Istanbul Bati. University, 1994—1998.
Member executive council Istanbul University Research Fund, 1994—2001. Conference chairman 19th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Istanbul, 1997—1999.
Member Turkish Assn.Petroleum Geologists, American Association Petroleum Geologists, European Association Organic Geochemists (Distinguished Services award 1999), Geologische Vereinigung e.V. (member executive council 1997-2003).
Married Mübeccel Akoguz. Children: Berk, Onur.