History

The foundation of Turkish Bioethics Association (Bioethics Association as the former name then) was mostly been led by the medical environment at the time. Founding members are Berna Arda, Ferruh Dinçer, Funda Kadıoğlu, N. Yasemin Oğuz, Yaman Örs, Gülbin Özçelikay, Atilla Özgür, Serap Şahinoğlu-Pelin, Sevgi Şar, and İlter Uzel.

The main objective of the association, as stated in its code, is to help bioethics and it’s education to develop; improve its relationship with the health-related matters and other relevant fields. In this article, bioethics’ most comprehensive definition is accepted as the field in which moral values of human medicine, veterinary medicine, nursery, dentistry, other biological sciences, and particular professions are studied.

Starting from its foundation, Turkish Bioethics Association is organizing symposiums once in every two years in terms of bioethical issues and national medical ethics congresses since 2001. Our association has also organized courses, thematic meetings, and conferences, besides many published reports and books about many other symposiums and congresses.

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BOARD OF MANAGEMENT (12. Assignment Period. 29. November 2015 – 29. November 2018)
Prof. Dr. Neyyire Yasemin YALIM (President)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Funda Gülay KADIOĞLU (Secretary General)
Prof. Dr. Serap Şahinoğlu (Accountant)
Prof. Dr. Yavuz Sinan AYDINTUĞ (Member)
Yard. Doç. Dr. Gülay YILDIRIM (Member)

SUPERVISORY BOARD
Prof. Dr. Sevgi ŞAR
Doç. Dr. Tolga GÜVEN
Emine TOPÇU

HONORARY BOARD
Prof. Dr. Ferruh DİNÇER
Prof. Dr. İlter UZEL
Prof. Dr. Yaman ÖRS

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT (11. Assignment Period: 24. November 2012 – 24. November 2015)
Prof. Dr. Neyyire Yasemin YALIM (President
Prof. Dr. Nüket Örnek BÜKEN (Secretary General)
Prof. Dr. Hanzade DOĞAN (Member)
Yard. Doç. Dr. Gülay YILDIRIM (Member)
Prof. Dr. Serap Şahinoğlu (Accountant)

SUPERVISORY BOARD
Prof. Dr. Sevgi ŞAR
Doç. Dr. Selim KADIOĞLU
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Funda KADIOĞLU

HONORARY BOARD
Prof. Dr. Ferruh DİNÇER
Prof. Dr. İlter UZEL
Prof. Dr. Yaman ÖRS

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT (10. Assignment Period: 21. November 2009-24. November 2012)
Doç. Dr. Yeşim Işıl ÜLMAN (President)
Uzm. Dr. Muhtar ÇOKAR (Secretary General)
Doç. Dr. Tamay Başağaç GÜL (Member)
Arş. Gör. Savaş Volkan GENÇ (Member)
Arş. Gör. Aysun KOÇ (Accountant)

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT (24.11.2007-21.11.2009)
Doç. Dr. Yeşim Işıl ÜLMAN (President)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Tamay Başağaç GÜL (Secretary General)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Funda G. KADIOĞLU (Member)
Uzm. Zehra EDİSAN (Accountant, until 11.04.2009)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Gülay YILDIRIM (Member, Accountant: 11.04.2009-21.11.2009)
Doç. Dr. Serap ŞAHİNOĞLU (Member: 11.04.2009-21.11.2009)

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT (23.09.2006 – 24.11.2007)
Doç. Dr. Nüket Örnek BÜKEN (President)
Uzm. Dr. Volkan KAVAS (Secretary General)
Uzm. Dr. Murat CİVANER (II. President)
Doç. Dr. Yeşim Işıl ÜLMAN (II. President)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Funda G. KADIOĞLU (Accountant)
Prof. Dr. Berna ARDA (II. President, 2007)

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT (24.12.2005-23.09.2006)
Prof. Dr. N. Yasemin OĞUZ (President, until 03.06.2006)
Dr. Mustafa Volkan KAVAS (Secretary General)
Uzm. Dr. Nüket Örnek BÜKEN
Dr. Cumhur İZGİ (until 03. 06. 2006)
Uzm. Dr. Murat CİVANER
Mine KAHVECİ (from 03.06.2006)
Zehra GÖÇMEN (from 03. 06. 2006)

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT (2003-2005)
İlter UZEL (President)
Nüket Örnek BÜKEN (Vice President)
Selim KADIOĞLU (Secretary General)
Serap ŞAHİNOĞLU (Accountant)
Şahin AKSOY (Member)

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT (2001-2003)
İlter UZEL (President)
Serap ŞAHİNOĞLU (Vice President)
Selim KADIOĞLU (Secretary General)
Müge YETENAR (Accountant)
Nüket Örnek BÜKEN (Member)

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT (1999-2001)
Berna ARDA (President)
Erdem AYDIN (Secretary General)
Filiz Çay ŞENLER (Accountant)
Recep AKDUR
Gülbin ÖZÇELİKAY

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT (1995-1997)
Berna ARDA (President)
Serap Şahinoğlu PELİN (Secretary General)
Selim KADIOĞLU (Accountant)
Gülbin ÖZÇELİKAY
Atilla ÖZGÜR

FOUNDATION PERIOD (1994-1995)
Yaman ÖRS
Berna ARDA
Yasemin OĞUZ
Serap Şahinoğlu PELİN
Gülbin ÖZÇELİKAY

FOUNDING MEMBERS
Berna ARDA
Ferruh DİNÇER
Funda KADIOĞLU
N. Yasemin OĞUZ
Yaman ÖRS
Gülbin ÖZÇELİKAY
Atilla ÖZGÜR
Serap Şahinoğlu
Sevgi ŞAR
İlter UZEL