Education
Professor of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty of Hacettepe University (Turkey)
Career
Associate Professor (1996); Professor of Ophthalmology with specialisation in Oculoplastic Surgery (2001), President and CEO of Hacettepe University Hospitals (Turkey) (2000-2007), Rector of Hacettepe University (2007-2011)
Sports practised
Basketball
Sports career
Athlete in the triple jump and a renowned basketball player
Sports administration
Basketball coach; Chairman of amateur sports disciplines (except football) at Hacettepe University Sports Club; President of the Turkish Archery Federation for 23 years; President of the World Archery Europe (formerly European and Mediterranean Archery Union - EMAU) (2001-2005); World Archery (formerly International Archery Federation - FITA) Executive Board Member (1995-1999) then Vice-President (1999-2003), 1st Vice-President (2003-2005) and President (2005-2009, 2009-2013, 2013-2017, 2017-); President of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey (2011-); Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board (2013-2016); ASOIF Representative (2013-2014) then IOC Representative on the WADA's Executive Committee (2015-) and Foundation Board (2017-); IOC Representative in the Independent Testing Agency (ITA) (2017-)
Publications
He has published over 68 articles on ophtalmology in both foreign and domestic journals, and his work has often been cited in medical literature
Awards and distinctions
Many awards in the fields of both medicine and sport; selected as Turkey’s Sportsman of the Year four times
IOC History
Member of the Executive Board (2014-2016); IOC Vice-President (2016-); Member (2009-2014) then Chair (2014-2015) of the Medical Commission; Chair of the following Commissions : Medical and Scientific (2015-), Evaluation for the Youth Olympic Games 2022 (2018); Member of the following Commissions: Women and Sport (2010-2014), Evaluation for the Games of XXXIII Olympiad in 2024 (2016-2017), Coordination for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 (2017-)