Administration

TARLA is structured as a corporate research infrastructure under the provisions of Law No. 6550 on the Support of Research Infrastructures. In this framework, TARLA is managed by a Director and a Management Board consisting of nine members representing various disciplines.

The Director is responsible for the administrative and scientific activities of the infrastructure, including strategic planning, human resources, user policies, and coordination of research programs. The Management Board has decision-making authority on matters such as infrastructure development, investment planning, collaboration strategies, and the evaluation of user demands. The board ensures both academic and technical representation, contributing to TARLA’s effective, transparent, and sustainable operation.

Thanks to this governance model, TARLA aims to offer high-standard scientific services to both national and international user communities, while progressing in line with its strategic goals.

TARLA receives technical support throughout the design, installation, and operation phases from a Machine Advisory Committee (MAC) composed of experts with international experience. This committee includes scientists and researchers who have previously taken part in the planning and implementation of leading accelerator and light source facilities abroad, with expertise in accelerator physics, radiation sources, cryogenics, beam dynamics, and system integration.

The advisory committee evaluates TARLA’s technical capabilities, performance targets, and safety standards at an international level and provides recommendations. It also actively contributes to design revisions, commissioning processes, and system optimization to ensure operational harmony among all subsystems.

Scientists and researchers who wish to use TARLA’s infrastructure are required to submit project proposals outlining their planned experimental studies. These proposals are rigorously reviewed by an independent panel of experts, based on criteria such as scientific merit, technical feasibility, and effective use of infrastructure resources.

The evaluation process is carried out in line with the principles of transparency, impartiality, and scientific excellence, and considers the scientific potential, feasibility, and compatibility with TARLA’s infrastructure. The review panel consists of experts independent of the applicants and drawn from fields such as accelerator physics, radiation sources, materials science, biotechnology, and advanced analytical techniques.

Through this process, TARLA aims to support research that is high-impact, technically sound, and strategically relevant. Once the facility becomes fully operational, regular calls for proposals will be announced to encourage participation of new users and to promote multidisciplinary access to the infrastructure.

Thanks to the support of highly qualified experts, TARLA’s infrastructure is being developed not only in accordance with national priorities but also in line with international quality standards. As a result, the facility is evolving into a competitive and globally integrated research infrastructure.