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Prof. M.D. Ahmet Salduz 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.
Dr. Muhammed Fatih Şimşekoğlu was born in 1989 in Yusufeli, Artvin. He graduated from Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2013 and completed his urology residency at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine.
Since 2022, he has been working as a faculty member at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. He is currently pursuing a PhD in molecular oncology.
Dr. Şimşekoğlu works in various subspecialties of urology and holds certification from the European Board of Urology. He has published scientific articles in internationally indexed journals.
He speaks English, and he is married with three children.
Specialist Dr. Mehmet Metin was born in 1969 in Çorum, Turkey. He graduated from GATA Faculty of Medicine in 1992 and completed his residency in anesthesiology at GATA Haydarpaşa Hospital between 1997 and 2001.
Throughout his career, he has served as an anesthesiologist and administrator in the Turkish Armed Forces, various public hospitals, and private healthcare institutions. From 2013 to 2024, he worked at the Tuzla Municipality Health Directorate. As of 2024, he continues his professional duties as the Head of the Palliative Care Center at Tuzla State Hospital.
Dr. Mehmet Metin has extensive professional experience in his field. 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.
Dr. Gülay Okay was born in 1977. She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2000 and completed her specialization in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology in 2007.
Between 2007 and 2010, she fulfilled her compulsory service, and from 2010 to 2015, she worked at the General Directorate of Health for Borders and Coasts of the Turkish Ministry of Health.
Since 2015, she has been working at Bezmialem Vakif University Faculty of Medicine, and in 2020, she received the title of Associate Professor.
Op. Dr. Burhan Selim Yiğitbaşı was born in 1971 in the Bolvadin district of Afyonkarahisar. He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1994 and successfully completed his residency in orthopedics and traumatology at Ankara Dr. Muhittin Ülker Emergency and Traumatology Hospital.
Throughout his career, he has served as an orthopedic specialist in various public and private healthcare institutions, taking on both clinical duties and administrative responsibilities. As of 2025, he continues his role as Deputy Chief Physician at Afyonkarahisar State Hospital.
He has played an active role in numerous projects aimed at improving healthcare services, contributing his expertise in orthopedics to administrative efforts as well.
Dr. Yiğitbaşı is fluent in English. He is married and has three children.
Hacer Akbaş was born in 1988 in Mersin. She graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy in 2012. Between 2013 and 2024, she worked as a hospital pharmacist at Haseki, Mardin, Malatya, and Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospitals. Since 2024, she has continued her professional career at Silahtarağa Pharmacy.
Fluent in English, Pharmacist Hacer Akbaş is married and the mother of three children.
Specialist Dr. Yahyahan Güney was born in 1969 in Kahramanmaraş. He graduated from Gülhane Military Medical Academy in 1992 and completed his residency in internal medicine at GATA Haydarpaşa Training and Research Hospital in 1999.
He served as an internal medicine specialist in various institutions within the Turkish Armed Forces. Since 2002, he has been working as the medical director of a private medical center.
Dr. Yahyahan Güney speaks English and Chechen. He is married and the father of three children.
Dr. Hasan Oktay Özkan was born in 1966 in Adana. He graduated from Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine in 1991 and completed his specialization in ophthalmology in 2000.
As one of the founding members of the Yeryüzü Doktorları Association (Doctors Worldwide Turkey), Dr. Özkan worked in the private healthcare sector between 2000 and 2023 and contributed to numerous domestic and international projects with various humanitarian organizations.
As of 2024, he serves as Deputy Chief Physician at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital.
Dr. Özkan speaks English and is married with three children.
Attorney Osman Baturhan Dursun was born in 1977 in the Oltu district of Erzurum. He graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Law in 2001.
Since his graduation, he has been working as an independent lawyer.
He speaks English and is married with six children.
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