I was born in Izmir. My parents are also from Izmir. There was no particular reason to choose Faculty of Medicine while starting my university education. During clinical internship, I was interested in Neurological sciences. At Grade 5, I participated to a competition arranged by the department of Neurology with the support of late Pharmacology lecturer, Prof. Burhan Kıran, with an experimental study carried out on animals at the pharmacology laboratory and awarded with the first prize.
I am the first Turkish neurosurgeon, who succeeded in the exam by participating to the training courses of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) five consecutive years. My professional life started as a specialist physician at Ankara SSK Hospital in 1982. I passed the exam to become associate professor in 1984. I established 2nd Neurosurgery clinic at the same hospital and acted as the chief of the clinic. Besides, I have 10 years of experience at my private office. I have worked at Başkent University during the last 25 years of my professional life.
My professional life started as a specialist physician at Ankara SSK Hospital in 1982. I passed the exam to become associate professor in 1984. I established 2nd Neurosurgery clinic at the same hospital and acted as the chief of the clinic. Besides, I have 10 years of experience at my private office. I have worked at Başkent University during the last 25 years of my professional life.
Medical Education, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine (1974)
Neurosurgery Specialization Training, Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine (1980)
Associate Professor (1984)
Professor, Baskent University (1995)
Head of Neurosurgery Department, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara (1995-2016)
Master’s with Thesis, Başkent University “European Union and International Institute” (2016-2019)
Specialist Physician, Erzurum Mareşal Çakmak Hospital (1981-1982)
Neurosurgery, SSK Ankara Hospital, Ankara (1982-1995)
Chief of 2nd Neurosurgery Clinic, SSK Ankara Hospital, Ankara (1993-1995)
Lecturer, Başkent University, Ankara (1995-2019)
Neurosurgeon, Uluğ Bey Medical Center, Ankara (2019)
Tarsus American College Sports Award (1968)
Poster Award, XVI. National Pathology Congress (2003)
Turkish Neurosurgery Association Service Award (2006)
Gamma-Knife Course and Certificate (2011)
Nervous System Surgery Association Service Award (2015)
I completed “European Union and International Institute” master’s program with thesis at Başkent University after three years education period. 200 articles in English and 47 articles in Turkish related to my profession have been published. I have presented 34 papers or given conferences in more than 50 international congresses and visiting lecturer programs. In addition to the editorship of four books and translation of two books, five articles written by me about history and politics have been published in foreign journals.