Berkol Dogan

 

It was with a very heavy heart that I read about the tragic loss of Berkol Dogan, Engin Arik and other colleagues in the recent Turkish plane crash. I'd met Berkol and Engin while working together on the CAST experiment here at CERN. They were both such lovely warm people, Engin was always smiling a very maternal influence on the experiment and on all of us working there. Berkol was almost famous for the warmth of his smile and personality. I honestly can't remember a single time when he wasn't laughing or cracking a joke. He was always the first to offer to lend a hand if you needed assistance with something. I think the only time he stopped working was when he picked up his camera to snap away, taking yet another photo of colleagues or the experiment. The loss to us all is had to quantify but the warmth with which they are remembered speaks loudly for their character and should inspire us all to be as generous and caring as they.

Laura Stewart

Cryogenics engineer, CERN, CAST and ATLAS experiment

OTHER TESTIMONIES

Engin Arik pioneered the modern experimental physics, the so called “counter physics” development.

I was always impressed with Engin Abat's enthusiasm to help and his genuine interest to learn as much as he could.

Engin Arik was the first Turkish physicist that I ever met and over the years she was great collaborator to work with.

Berkol Dogan was almost famous for the warmth of his smile and personality.

Engin Arik believed in science. She believed in particle physics and performed it with enthusiasm.

We owe a great deal to Engin Arik, and we miss her friendship.

Engin Arik's enthusiasm for teaching and her friendliness to her students captured me immediately.

From the first day I met her, I was struck by Engin Arik's cheerfulness and her enthusiasm.