1 – Acıbadem Hospital Medical Awards: 1st Place Award: 20 October 2000, Istanbul: “Kaptanoğlu E, Tuncel M, Palaoğlu S, Konan A, Demirpençe E, Kılınç K: Comparison of the effects of melatonin and methylprednisolone in experimental spinal cord injury. J Neurosurgery (spine 1) 93:77-84, 2000” (National)

2 – Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Dr. Mahir Tevruz Scientific Research Award: Turkish Neurosurgical Society 15th Congress, Belek Antalya, 22-26 May, 2001: “Kaptanoğlu E, Caner HH, Sürücü S, Akbıyık F: Effect of mexiletine on lipid peroxidation and early ultrastructural findings in experimental spinal cord injury. J Neurosurgery (spine 2) 91:200- 204, 1999” (National)

3 – Tübitak ve Brain Research Society: Wyeth Award: 31 October 2001, Antalya : “Kaptanoğlu E, Tuncel M, Palaoğlu S, Konan A, Demirpençe E, Kılınç K: Comparison of the effects of melatonin and methylprednisolone in experimental spinal cord injury. J Neurosurgery (spine 1) 93:77-84, 2000” (National)

4 – The IInd world congress of perinatal medicine for developing countries and VIIIth national perinatology congress. Best Poster, 1st Place. 1-5 October 2002, Antalya: “Solaroğlu A, Solaroğlu İ, Kaptanoğlu E, Dede S, Tan O, Beşkonaklı E, Haberal A, Kılıç K: Erythropoietin prevents ischemia-reperfusion induced oxidative damage in fetal rat brain” (International)

5 – Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Hamit Ziya Gökalp Young Neurosurgeon Research Award, 2nd Place, Turkish Neurosurgical Society 17th Congress, Belek-Antalya, 20-24 May, 2003: “Kaptanoğlu E, Palaoğlu S, Surucu S, Hayran M, Beskonaklı E: Ultrastructural scoring of acute spinal cord injury in the rat. J Neurosurg (Spine 1) 97:49-56, 2002” (National)

6 – IX. International Perinatology Congress: Best Poster, 2nd Place. Ankara, 26-30 October 2003: “Solaroğlu İ, Solaroğlu A, Okutan Ö, Kaptanoğlu E, Sürücü SS: Magnesium sulphate exerts neuroprotective effect on germinal neuroepithelium (multipotent neural stem cells) after experimental transient intrauterine ischemia.” (National)

7 – Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Yıldız Yalçınlar Scientific Research Award, Turkish Neurosurgical Society 18th Congress, Kemer-Antalya, 22-26 May 2004: “Okutan O, Kaptanoğlu E, Solaroğlu I, Beşkonaklı E, Tekdemir I: Determination of the Length of Anteromedial Screw Trajectory by Measuring Interforaminal Distance in the First Sacral Vertebra. Spine. 2004 Aug1; 29(15):1608-1611.” (National)

8 – Turkish Spine Society, 7th International Congress on Spine, April 14-17, 2005 in Antalya-Turkey, Best Poster Award: “Kaptanoğlu E, Okutan O, Solaroğlu I, Beşkonaklı E: Transiliac anterolateral instrumentation of the fifth lumbar vertebra: A new surgical approach” (International)

9 – Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Best Papers of the Year, 2nd Place: “Kaptanoğlu E, Palaoğlu S, Okutan O, Solaroğlu I, Kılınc K: Deneysel omurilik yaralanmasında melatonin ve melatonin reseptörlerinin kaspaz-3 bağımlı apopitoz ve nötrofil infiltrasyonu üzerine etkileri.”Turkish Neurosurgical Society 19th Congress, Kemer-Antalya, 27-31 May 2005, Summarized Book Page: 23, 2005 (National)

10 – Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Hamit Ziya Gökalp Young Neurosurgeon Research Award, 2nd Place, Turkish Neurosurgical Society 20th Congress, Belek-Antalya, 28 April-2 May, 2006: “Kaptanoğlu E, Solaroğlu I, Surucu HS, Akbıyık F, Beşkonaklı E: Blockade of sodium channels by phenytoin protects ultrastructure and attenuates lipid peroxidation in experimental spinal cord injury. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 147(4):405-12 (2005)” (National)

11 – Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 2009 Dr. Mahir Tevruz Research Award: “A neurosurgical view of anatomical evaluation of anterior C1-C2 for safer transoral odontoidectomy” Kağan Tun, Erkan Kaptanoğlu, Berker Cemil, S. Tuna Karahan, Ali Fırat Esmer, Alaiddin Elhan. (National)

12 – Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 2009 Dr. Yıldız Yalçınlar Research Award: “Ultrastructural evaluation of pulsed radiofrequency and conventional radiofrequency lesions in rat sciatic nevre” Kağan Tun, Berker Cemil, Ahmet Gürhan Gürçay, Erkan Kaptanoğlu, Mustafa F. Sargon, İbrahim Tekdemir, Ayhan Cömert, Yücel Kanpolat. (National)

13 – Turkish Neurosurgical Society, 2011 Hamit Ziya Gökalp Young Neurosurgeon Research Award, 3rd Place: ”An attempt to treat patients who have injured spinal cords with intralesional implantation of concentrated autologous bone marrow cells” Ayhan Attar, Murat Ayten, Mevci Özdemir, Enver Özgencil, Melih Bozkurt, Erkan Kaptanoğlu, Meral Beksaç, Yücel Kanpolat. (National)