Nobel laureate Prof. Aziz Sancar and UNESCO-awarded scientist Prof. Bilge Demirköz are starring in a public service ad for Turkey's first nuclear power plant in the Akkuyu region of southern Mersin province.

Scientist Demirköz won the UNESCO International Rising Talent Award for her study on space radiation in 2017, while biochemist Sancar was awarded a Nobel Prize for his work on how cells repaired damaged DNA in 2015.

The two Turkish scientists appeared in the short Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant video, which was shot in a total of four days in several different locations after a production period of one and a half months.

The public service ad, prepared by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, aims to explain the objectives of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant and its importance to Turkey.

After circulating on TV channels and social media, the video soon received a great amount of positive feedback.

Contracted to Russiatarget="_blank"'>