Academic Staff
- Hürriyet Gürsel YILMAZ , Prof.Dr. , Chair
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Prof.Dr.Hürriyet Gürsel YILMAZChairYılmaz, who graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 1983, received her Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist degree in 1990, Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 1995, and Professor of Medicine in 2012. She also received her MSc degree in Hospital Management at Marmara University. She was the Head of Istanbul Orthopedic Technician School between 1990-1994, the Head of the Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center of the Ministry of Health between 1992-2003 and the Istanbul Health Manager in 1995. In 2003, she resigned from the public hospital, where she was the chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation clinic. She continued her physician career in private health institutions between 2004-2009. In the period of 2009-2011, as the Head of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, she carried out the establishment of the university in this field. She has been working as an assistant professor at Haliç University School of Health Sciences Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation since 2012. Yılmaz, who is married and has two children, has many research and book chapters in her profession. Spinal health, scoliosis, orthosis and prosthesis applications, orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation are special fields of study in her professional studies.
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- Melek Güneş YAVUZER , Prof.Dr.
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Prof.Dr.Melek Güneş YAVUZERMelek Güneş Yavuzer completed her undergraduate education at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1992, her specialty in medicine at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 1996, and her PhD at the University of Erasmus in 2006. Between 1998-1999 and 2003-2004, she participated in post-specialist clinical practice and scientific research at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Wayne State University, Michigan, USA. Yavuzer, who worked as a specialist medical doctor and faculty member at Ankara University Medical Faculty Hospitals, established the Walk Analysis Laboratory in 1997 with the support of the State Planning Organization. She received the European Board Certificate in her field in 2004. In 2010, she started to work as a faculty member at Haliç University. Yavuzer, who continues her profession in private centers as a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist in Istanbul also founded Ulus Liv Hospital Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic in 2013. She worked in Romatem Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospitals between 2013-2015. Yavuzer, who has been working as the Director of School of Health Sciences at Haliç University since 2015, served as the Director of the Institute of Health Sciences between 2015-2017 and vice-rector between 2019-2020. She has been a member of the Haliç University Non-Interventional Scientific Research Ethics Committee since 2014 and has been the chairman since 2018. Yavuzer, a member of reputable national and international associations in her field, is a member of the editorial board in journals indexed in SCI and SCI-expanded. She was on the organizing committee of national and international congresses. She works as a manager and consultant in Tübitak projects. She teaches kinesiology and biomechanics, scientific research methods and statistics courses in addition to physical medicine and rehabilitation clinical courses at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Faculties in Istanbul. Her primary research topics are neurological rehabilitation and gait analysis. Yavuzer has 73 publications in journals indexed in scopus and her h index is 25.
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- Tahsin Beyza BEYZADEOĞLU , Prof.Dr.
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Prof.Dr.Tahsin Beyza BEYZADEOĞLUProf. Tahsin Beyzadeoğlu was born in 1971 in Bursa, Turkey. After graduating Trakya University Faculty of Medicine in 1994, he accomplished his specialty education in the year of 2000 at İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. His specialty thesis is upon ‘Treatment of Synovial Sarcoma’. Between January 2001 and August 2005 he worked as an orthopaedic surgeon at Private Umut Hospital in İstanbul. Between August 2005 to September 2012 he worked at Yeditepe University Hospital Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology and had got his Associate Professor degree. Since 2014 he works at Haliç University. Prof. Tahsin Beyzadeoğlu has been Team Physician of Turkish Men’s National Basketball Team. He also served as a member of The Executive Board of Health Committee of Turkish Football Federation, Health Committee of Turkish Basketball Federation and Health Committee of Physically Disabled Sportsman Federation. He has 52 published articles; 117 oral and poster presentations; 16 book chapter writings; 8 book chapter translations and 197 conference, panel and seminary speeches published in national and international scientific platforms. He is a father of two children. Speaks English and German.
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- Seda SAKA , Dr.Öğretim Üyesi
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Dr.Öğretim ÜyesiSeda SAKAShe completed her undergraduate education in Hacettepe University School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, her master's degree in 2009 at Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Department and her doctorate in 2019 at Bezmialem Vakıf University Health Sciences Institute Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department. She participated in clinical practice and scientific research at Hacettepe University between 2007-2009 and Bezmialem Vakıf University between 2017-2019. She worked as a physiotherapist in private clinics in Istanbul and different provinces between 2007-2016. She started to work as a lecturer at Haliç University in 2016, and was appointed as Deputy Director of the School of Health Sciences and Vice President of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in 2019. She pursues flower care and exercise approaches such as Tai Chi and Yoga as a hobby.
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- Deniz KANCA DEMİRCİ , Dr.Öğretim Üyesi
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Dr.Öğretim ÜyesiDeniz KANCA DEMİRCİDeniz Kanca Demirci graduated from Haliç University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Departments of Molecular Biology and Genetics in 2009. In the same year, she was appointed as a research assistant at this Department. She graduated from Haliç University, Institute of Science, Master's Program in Molecular Biology and Genetics in 2011. In 2018, she graduated from Istanbul University, Aziz Sancar Experimental Medicine Research Institute, Doctorate Program in Molecular Medicine. She has been working as an Assistant Professor at Haliç University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics since November 2018. She worked as Assistant Manager at Haliç University Graduate Education Institute between May-November 2020. She gives courses in Genetics and Biochemistry fields in undergraduate and graduate programs in the Faculty of Science and Letters, School of Health Sciences and School of Nursing. She continues his academic studies on the genetics of metabolic diseases.
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- Berrak BAŞTÜRK , Öğr.Gör.
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Öğr.Gör.Berrak BAŞTÜRKShe was born in 1992 in Tokat. She completed her high school education at Niksar Anatolian High School. She graduated from Selçuk University Nutrition and Dietetics Department in 2015. She worked in a private hospital after graduation. She has been working at Haliç University since 2016. She completed graduate degree in Haliç University Health Sciences Institute, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2018. She worked on 'glycemic index' in her master thesis. She has papers in national and international congresses and her articles have been published in various journals.
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- Burcu GÜLERYÜZ , Öğr.Gör.
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Öğr.Gör.Burcu GÜLERYÜZTeach. Assist. Burcu Güleryüz graduated from Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Physics in 2010. Then, she started to work as a Project Assistant at TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MAM), Materials Institute. In 2014, she completed her master program from Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, METU, and appointed as a lecturer at Haliç University in the autumn of the same year. She started Biomedical Engineering PhD program at Boğaziçi University (BOUN) in 2015 and is currently at the dissertation stage. Along with her academic studies, Burcu Güleryüz has been giving lectures such as "Physics", "Biostatistics" and "Mathematics" at Haliç University.
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- İrem ÇETİNKAYA , Öğr.Gör.
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Öğr.Gör.İrem ÇETİNKAYAAfter graduating from Yalova Şehit Osman Altınkuyu Anatolian High School in 2009, she won the Haliç University Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department with a full scholarship and graduated in 2014. In the same year, she started to work in full-time status as an assistant in the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department of our University, and also continued to work as a Physiotherapist in the private sector. She completed her graduate education at the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at the Institute of Health Sciences of our University in 2016. In 2017, she was accepted to the Doctorate program of Marmara University Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department. As a lecturer at our university, she works full-time and conducts her doctoral thesis on spinal health. She likes to go on domestic and international travels and is interested in all natural beauties.
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- Pınar ÖDEVOĞLU , Arş.Gör.
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Arş.Gör.Pınar ÖDEVOĞLUIn 2014, Pınar graduaded from Trakya University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. She completed her Master's degree at Istanbul University in 2017. She still continues her education as a PhD candidate at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa. After graduation, she started to work as a Physiotherapist at Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital. In 2016, she was appointed as a Research Assistant to Haliç University School of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. In 2019, she won the Haliç University Academic Achievement Award, thanks to many national and international studies that she conducted. Developing her interest in Pilates, she completed Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Child and Pregnancy Pilates trainings and became a trainer in 2018. After visiting many provinces in the country, she visited America, Lebanon and many European countries.
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- Ayşenur ÇETİNKAYA , Arş.Gör.
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Arş.Gör.Ayşenur ÇETİNKAYAShe was born in Ankara in August 1992. She completed her undergraduate and graduate education in Haliç University Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department. She continues her doctorate education at Medipol University. She worked as a physiotherapist for 4 years in a private education and rehabilitation center in Istanbul and has been working as a research assistant at Haliç University since 2017. She loves nature and all animals and is interested in sculpture.
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- Dilara BOZGAN , Arş.Gör.
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Arş.Gör.Dilara BOZGANShe was born in Bingöl in October 1994. She completed her high school education in İzmir Bornova Anatolian High School in 2012. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation from Hacettepe University in 2017. After graduation she worked as a physiotherapist in a private pediatric neurology clinic in İstanbul for 2 years and during this time she received various trainings in Turkey and abroad in the field of pediatric rehabilitation including NDT/Bobath Therapy and Sensory Integration Therapy. She is continuing her postgraduate education in İstanbul University Developmental Neurology MSc program. She started working as research assistant in Haliç University in 2020. She enjoys hiking and practicing yoga.
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- Mehmet Batuhan SOLMAZER , Arş.Gör.
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Arş.Gör.Mehmet Batuhan SOLMAZERHe was born in October 1991 in İzmir. He graduated from Haliç University Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department with a scholarship in 2014 and completed his graduate education in Ege University Department of Anatomy. He has been a physiotherapist in private educational institutions in Izmir and Istanbul for 4 years and has been working as a research assistant at Haliç University School of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation since 2018. He is interested in history, foreign languages, mythology and computer games. He was interested in football and tennis sports for a while.
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- Ayşe Nur TUNALI , Prof.Dr. , (Part Time)
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Prof.Dr.Ayşe Nur TUNALI(Part Time)Nur Tunalı, completed her undergraduate education at Hacettepe University School of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in 1987, her master's degree in 1989 at Hacetepe University Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, and her PhD in 1993 at Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. Prof. Dr. Tunalı, worked as a research assistant between 1987-1993 and as a lecturer between 1993-2002 at Hacettepe University School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. Between 2002-2010, she worked as a lecturer and head of the Department of Physical Education at Yıldız Technical University. Between 2010 and 2015, she worked as a physiotherapy and rehabilitation faculty member and head of the department at different foundation universities. She resigned from Haliç University Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department faculty member and head of department in October 2019, where she started working full-time in 2015. Between 2017 and 2019, she worked as the director of Haliç University Institute of Graduate Education. She still continues her thesis advisor role in the department of physiotherapy and rehabilitation at our university. Besides being a member of reputable national and international associations, Tunalı is a member of the editorial board of important journals in her field and she was in the organizing board of congresses. She has many publications and papers in national and international refereed journals.
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- İlknur DURSUN , Dr.Öğretim Üyesi , (Part Time)
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Dr.Öğretim Üyesiİlknur DURSUN(Part Time)Asst. Prof. Dr. İlknur Dursun graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology in 2000. She worked as a scholarship intern at Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine Prenatal Diagnosis Application and Research Center for about a year. Later, she started working as a research assistant in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Middle East Technical University (METU) Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 2002 and received her MSc degree in January 2005 with her thesis on the subject "Investigation of the Effects on Activity, Anxiety and Learning in Wistar Rats Exposed to Alcohol During Prenatal Period". In 2005, she conducted research for 3 months by receiving scholarships from Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, Cell Biology and Anatomy Department and METU. In 2007-2008, she worked for 1.5 years, and in 2009 for 3 months, in collaboration with METU-UCDavis research program, at the University of California Davis (UCDavis), Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior and Neuroscience Center to do her doctoral thesis. In February 2011, she completed her doctorate degree on "Toxic Effects of Ethanol on the Development of Retinal Ganglion Cells and Retinal Geniculate Projections in the Postpartum Period". Dursun has 5 international indexed articles (SCI/SCI-E/AHCI), 1 English book, 21 published international/national congress presentations and papers. She worked at different foundation universities between 2012-2020. As of November 2020, as a faculty member at İstinye University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, she continues to investigate the effects of toxin exposure (e.g., ethanol) on brain development and behavior on animal models in the perinatal period (prenatal and/or postpartum). She models teratogenic substances in experimental animals with the intubation technique that she successfully applies to newborn mice (0-10 days). Within the scope of preclinical studies, she tests behaviors such as learning and memory, anxiety, locomotor activity, depression by using very broad behavioral tests such as Rotarod/Accelerod, Open Field Test, Compulsory Swimming Test, Plus Maze, 12-Arm Radial Maze and Morris Water Labyrinth for disorders created in experimental animal models. In addition to behavioral experiments, she performs quantitative neuroanatomical examinations of brain tissue images, which obtained by immunohistochemistry and other staining methods, while using StereoInvestigator and Neurolucida hardware and software (mbfbioscience technology). Research areas: Experimental Brain Research, Behavioral Neuroscience, Cellular Neuroscience, Neuropsychopharmacology https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ilknur_Dursun https://scholar.google.com.tr/citations?user=M878r8QAAAAJ&hl=tr
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- Sibel Banu MURATLI , Öğr.Gör. , (Part Time)
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Öğr.Gör.Sibel Banu MURATLI(Part Time)Banu Muratlı graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting Department, completed her Pedagogical Formation and Master's program in the same university. Afterwards, she met “Art Therapy” which is the most amazing method of combining art with psychology, which he always interested. After years of training and experience, she shares her experience with people in her workshops. She teaches the courses of “Creativity Processes”, “Art Therapy”, “Use of Materials in Art Therapy”, “Design Psychology”, “Creativity and Art with Children”, “Art Focused Awareness” and she works part-time at the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department of Haliç University. Banu Muratlı, who loves traveling and tango, has participated in many exhibitions at home and abroad.
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- Kemal KOÇAK , Öğr.Gör. , (Part Time)
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Öğr.Gör.Kemal KOÇAK(Part Time)Kemal Koçak, who was born in Istanbul in May 1991, graduated from Aka College Anatolian High School in 2009 and IKU Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology in 2013. He then directed his studies on clinical-health psychology. By completing many test and therapy trainings, it has focused on the rehabilitation processes of adults, couples, adolescents, families and disabled people and has been involved in many projects. It has been providing psychological support in a center where holistic treatment services have been provided and consults in the clinic of the health center. At the same time, as an individual with orthopedic disabilities, he teaches courses in the departments of the Faculty of Health Sciences. Managerial and effective projects continue in many associations and non-governmental organizations. Nature, sports and meditation are among his interests, he closely follows technology and participates in cultural trips.
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- Ülkü ATASOY , Uzman , (Part Time)
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UzmanÜlkü ATASOY(Part Time)She was born in Istanbul in 1981. She completed her primary and secondary education in Bahçelievler Secondary School, her high school education at Şehremini High School, and her undergraduate and graduate education in Istanbul University, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department. She worked as an assistant and internship supervisor during her graduate education. After graduation, she started to work in the field of pediatric rehabilitation, which she loved very much. Since 2006, she has participated in many field-specific training and courses such as neurodevelopmental therapy, sensory integration, orthotic techniques, and game therapy. She continues her studies on evaluation, follow-up and treatment models with a holistic perspective in children with disabilities by following the developments related to neuroscience and epigenetics. Ceramic and painting are hobby areas. She is married and has 2 daughters.
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- Baran UYANIK , Uzman , (Part Time)
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UzmanBaran UYANIK(Part Time)She was born on August 22, 1984 in Istanbul. In 2007, she graduated from Abant İzzet Baysal University, Kemal Demir School, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department with first degree. Between 2007 and 2018, she worked as a hand therapist at Akgün TEM hospital. She has been working at Istinye University Liv Hospital as a hand therapist since 2018. She received her master's degree from Haliç University between 2012-2014. Since 2014, she continues to teach Hand Rehabilitation at Haliç University. Hobbies: Taking photos, reading books and traveling.
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- Emir KARANKI , Uzman , (Part Time)
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UzmanEmir KARANKI(Part Time)He was born on October 22, 1987 in Bursa. He completed his primary and secondary education in Yalova. In 2010, he completed his undergraduate education in the Biology Department of Niğde University. In the same year, he continued his graduate education in Niğde University, Institute of Science, Department of Biology. In 2011, he continued his studies at Sannio University in Italy to continue his research. He completed his graduate education in 2013 and received his science expertise with his thesis titled "Examination of the antimicrobial activity of some spices that are widely used in our country". His professional interest is Food microbiology, his personal interest is to take nature and bird photos.
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- Ozan Ali ERDAL , Uzman Dr. , (Part Time)
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Uzman Dr.Ozan Ali ERDAL(Part Time)He was born in 1982 in Istanbul. After studying primary school in Maçka Primary School, he went to Vefa High School and finished in 2000. Then, he graduated from Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of English Medicine in 2007 with a second degree. After working in Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Anatomy Department for 6 months in 2007, he completed his assistant education in Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Orthopedics and Traumatology Department in 2013 and became an Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist. Working at Kastamonu İnebolu Public Hospital between 2013 and 2015, Ozan Ali Erdal has been working at the Ortopediatri Istanbul Children's Orthopedic Academy since 2015.
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