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Prof. M.D. Ahmet Salduz was born in Erzurum in 1977. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine and completed his orthopedics and traumatology education at Istanbul University.
Ahmet Salduz, who worked in the fields of orthopedics and oncology at the Mayo Clinic and the University of Iowa in the United States, also completed his doctorate in immunology. He has been working as a faculty member at Istanbul University since 2012.
His medical interests include bone and soft tissue tumors, complex extremity reconstructions, hip and knee prostheses and repairs. In addition to clinical light, he also actively participates in humanitarian services.
Prof. M.D. Ahmet Salduz, who speaks English, is married and has one child.
Muhammed Fatih Şimşekoğlu was born in 1989 in Yusufeli, Artvin. He graduated from Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2013.
After serving as a general practitioner in Yusufeli, he left in 2014 to complete his residency in the Department of Urology at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. Since 2022, he has been working as a faculty member in the same department and is pursuing a PhD in Molecular Oncology at the University of Health Sciences.
Since his university years, M. Fatih Şimşekoğlu has taken on various roles in several non-governmental organizations. He is fluent in English, married, and a father of three.
Born in 1969 in Çorum, Specialist Dr. Mehmet METİN graduated from GATA Faculty of Medicine in 1992. He began his career as a Medical Lieutenant in the Turkish Armed Forces, serving in various locations, including Samsun, Tekirdağ, Saray, and Siirt Eruh/Pervari.
Between 1997 and 2001, he completed his anesthesia residency at GATA Haydarpaşa Hospital. He then served at Sivas Military Hospital from 2001 to 2003. From 2003 to 2009, he worked as an Anesthesiology Specialist and Administrator at Private Nene Hatun Hospital. Between 2009 and 2011, he served at Gebze State Hospital, followed by a role at the Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate's Private Hospitals Unit from 2011 to 2013.
From 2013 to 2024, Specialist Dr. Mehmet METİN worked at Tuzla Municipality Health Directorate and currently serves as the Head of the Palliative Care Center at Tuzla State Hospital.
Fluent in English, he is married and the father of three children.
Prof. M.D. Ömer Faruk Çalım was born in Adıyaman in 1978. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 2003 and completed his Ear, Nose and Throat specialization at Bezmiâlem Vakıf University in 2011.
Prof. M.D. Ömer Faruk Çalım, who started his academic career as a research assistant at Bezmiâlem Vakıf University in 2005, received the title of associate professor in 2021 and professor in 2025. He has been working at the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat at Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine since 2023.
He is actively involved in various professional and scientific organizations such as The European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO), The Union of the European Phoniatricians (UEP), Turkish Ear, Nose and Throat and Head and Neck Surgery Association.
Dr. Ömer Faruk Çalım, who speaks advanced English, is married and has three children.
Gülay Okay graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2000. In 2007, she earned the title of Specialist in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology from the Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic of Istanbul Haseki Training and Research Hospital. From 2007 to 2010, she completed her mandatory service at Bolvadin Dr. Halil İbrahim Özsoy State Hospital under the Ministry of Health.
Between 2010 and 2015, she worked at the General Directorate of Health for Borders and Coasts of Turkey, under the Ministry of Health, in the Department of Health Services.
Since 2015, Gülay Okay has been serving in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. In 2020, she earned the title of Associate Professor.
Dr. Burhan Selim Yiğitbaşı was born in 1973 in the Bolvadin district of Afyonkarahisar. He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1994 and completed his orthopedics and traumatology specialization training.
Dr. Yiğitbaşı, who has worked as an orthopedic specialist in various public and private health institutions throughout his career, continues to serve as the deputy chief physician at Afyonkarahisar State Hospital as of 2025.
Dr. Burhan Selim Yiğitbaşı, who has taken an active role in many studies aimed at the development of health services, has advanced professional experience. He is married and has three children.
Specialist M.D Yahyahan Guney was born in Kahramanmaras in 1969. He graduated from Gulhane Military Medical Academy in 1992, and in 1999, he became an Internal Medicine Specialist after his residency in Internal Medicine at Gulhane Training and Research Hospital. Specialist M.D Yahyahan Guney, who worked with many institutions including Turkish Armed Forces, has been Responsible Manager in Istanbul Basaksehir Medical Center since 2002.
He speaks English and Chechen.
He is married and has three children.
Born in 1966 in Adana, Dr. Hasan Oktay ÖZKAN completed his high school education at Nişantaşı Anatolian High School in 1985 and graduated from Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine in 1991.
He served in government positions under the Ministry of Health until 1997, when he began his specialization in ophthalmology. After completing his residency in 2000, he continued working in the private healthcare sector as a clinician and administrator until 2023.
Dr. ÖZKAN has been actively involved in various domestic and international projects through associations and foundations focused on health and social aid. He is also one of the founding members of Yeryüzü Doktorları Derneği.
As of 2024, he serves as Deputy Chief Physician at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital.
Fluent in English, Dr. ÖZKAN is married and has three children.
Atty. Osman Baturhan Dursun was born in Erzurum in 1977. He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Marmara University in 2011. Ever since his graduation, he has been working as a self-employed lawyer.
He speaks English.
He is married and he has six children.
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