TURKISH THORACIC SOCIETY
About Turkish Thoracic Society
Turkish Thoracic Society, with its more than 5700 members, 17 branches, 25 scientific assemblies and task forces, scientific and professional activities and standard defining work for the profession, constitutes the largest specialist organization in the area of respiratory health in Turkey.
The society has a structure similar to the ERS model. Some of the meetings of the Society have been held together with ERS to facilitate interaction between ERS and TTS members as well as benefiting from educational inputs from distinguished experts of the ERS. Many ERS members have been participating in the meetings of the Society.
The Society has 17 branches for different geographical regions of the country.
TURKISH THORACIC SOCIETY
Society Mission, Vision, Values
MISSION
- To promote education, research, preventive and therapeutic care in lung health,
- To raise awareness about respiratory diseases and to defend the rights of our members,
- To influence the health politics related to respiratory field as an effective organization.
VISION
To live in a country where;
- All preventable diseases are substantially reduced,
- Physicians can improve themselves in all aspects while working in ideal conditions,
- Patients receive the highest-quality healthcare,
- Physicians, patients and the community live in harmony and mutual respect,
- All healthcare processes reach contemporary standards.
OUR VALUES
- Respect to human life, patient rights and environment,
- Solidarity, cooperation, transparency, accountability,
- Scientific and evidence-based medicine,
- Coherence to ethical codes of conduct.
TURKISH THORACIC SOCIETY
Society Main Objectives
1. Education
To make scientific contributions in the field of respiratory medicine and to improve training of health-care professionals.
2. Scientific activities
To encourage and support scientific research in the field of respiratory medicine.
3. Patient care
To optimize and establish standards in patient-care in all areas of respiratory medicine.
4. Public health
To provide and disseminate all relevant information regarding respiratory health.
5. Regional and global cooperation
To build and implement national policies for the improvement of global lung health, and to cooperate with regional and global organizations functioning in the field of respiratory diseases.
With these objectives, Turkish Thoracic Society (TTS) aims to improve the professional, scientific and social relationship between the members, to protect their rights and, to promote the highest ethical standards in all activities.
TURKISH THORACIC SOCIETY
2025-2027 Executive Committee
President
Çağlar Çuhadaroğlu, MD
- Acıbadem University,
- School of Medicine,
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases,
- İstanbul, Turkey
- Phone: +90 212 649 42 21
- Email: [email protected]
Past President
Nurdan Köktürk, MD
- Gazi University,
- School of Medicine,
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases,
- Ankara, Turkey
- Phone: +90 312 202 61 21
- Email: [email protected]
President Elect
Oğuz Kılınç, MD
- Izmir University of Economics,
- School of Medicine,
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases,
- Izmir, Turkey
- Phone:
- Email: [email protected]
General Secretary
Ezgi Demirdöğen, MD
- Bursa Uludağ University,
- School of Medicine,
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases,
- Bursa, Turkey
- Phone: +90 224 295 09 15
- Email: [email protected]
Treasurer
Nesrin Öcal, MD
- Health Sciences University,
- Gulhane Medical Faculty,
- Department of Pulmonary Disease,
- Ankara, Turkey
- Phone: +90 312 304 44 07
- Email: [email protected]
School Chair
Aslıhan Gürün Kaya, MD
- Ankara University,
- School of Medicine,
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases
- Ankara, Turkey
- Phone: +90 312 595 65 10
- Email: [email protected]
Scientific Committee Chair
Züleyha Bingöl, MD
- Istanbul University,
- School of Medicine,
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Phone: +90 532 738 73 17
- Email: [email protected]
International Relations Chair
Dorina Esendağlı, MD
- Başkent University,
- School of Medicine,
- Department of Pediatrics,
- Ankara, Turkey
- Phone: +90 312 203 68 68
- Email: [email protected]
News and Bulletin Coordinator
Ethem Yıldız, MD
- Trakya University,
- School of Medicine,
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases,
- Edirne, Turkey
- Phone:
- Email: [email protected]
Organization and Member Communication Coordinator
Barış Çil, MD
- Mardin Training and Research Hospital,
- School of Medicine,
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases,
- Mardin, Turkey
- Phone:
- Email: [email protected]
Information Technology and Social Media Coordinator
Mehmet Baran Balcan, MD
- Koç University,
- School of Medicine,
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases,
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Phone: +90 212 649 42 21
- Email: [email protected]
Resident Representative
Erencan Begiç, MD
- Dokuz Eylül University,
- School of Medicine,
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases,
- Izmir, Turkey
- Phone: +90 232 412 22 22
- Email: [email protected]
Thoracic Surgeon Representative
Hacıali Kılıçgün, MD
- Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University,
- School of Medicine,
- Department of Thoracic Surgery,
- Bolu, Turkey
- Phone: +90 374 253 46 56
- Email: [email protected]
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