Assoc. Prof. Mert Kuşkucu’s study “Genomic Characterization of CCHF Virus in H. marginatum in Endemic and Non-Endemic Regions in Turkey and Investigation of the Roles of Genomic Differences in Proliferation Dynamics and Antiviral Susceptibility in Cell Culture Models” was accepted as a TUBITAK 1001 project. We congratulate Dr.Kuşkucu for his great contributions to Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever.