The Professor Cahit Talas Social Policy Award was established in 2012 to honour the legacy of Professor Cahit Talas, a distinguished figure in the field of social policy discipline and practice in Turkey. This prestigious is bestowed upon exceptional doctoral dissertations that demonstrate outstanding scholarly research and significant contributions to the field of social policy in Turkey. Originally administered by the Faculty of Political Science at Ankara University, the award is now overseen by the alumni association, Mulkiyeliler Birligi.