7th Term (2023-2024) Leadership

Dr. Ahmet Savaşan

He was elected as the term President of GHTC at the General Assembly held on 23/3/2023. GHTC which now includes 56 member countries and was founded in Monte Carlo- Monaco under the founding presidency of Turkiye, with the participation of the Croatia, Dubai, Estonia, Greece, India, Jordan, Nigeria, Panama, Poland, Senegal, Ukraine, United Kingdom and USA.

In this new period, serving in accordance with the vision of the GHTC, we will attach special importance to developing mutual cooperation in the fields of health protection, development, and recovery by establishing cordial relations with each of the 56 member countries, as well as increasing the contacts between the member states and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Dr. Ahmet Savaşan,
President of GHTC

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THE BOARD OF GHTC

High Advisory Board of GHTC

  •  Chairman- Mr. Fikri Ataoglu – Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Environment – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Founder and Honorary Chairman –Mr. Emin Cakmak -Turkiye
  •  Honorary and 2nd Term President – Dr. Fawzi AL-Hammouri- Jordan
  •  Honorary and 3rd Term President – Dr. Layla Al Marzouqi – UAE Dubai
  •  Honorary and 4th Term President – Mr. Ruslan Guliyev-Azerbaijan
  •  Honorary and 5th Term President – Dr. Violetta Janyshevska-Ukraine
  •  Honorary and 6th Term President – Dr. Miljenko Bura- Croatia

7th Term President & Executive Board Member Countries

  •  President –Dr. Ahmet Savasan – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Secretary General- Doğan Yalkı – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Deputy Secretary General – Prof. Dr. Nedime Serakıncı – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,

Vice President Countries

  •  Vice President – Dr. Jia Xiao Fang – China
  •  Vice President – Mr. Luka Striskovic – Croatia
  •  Vice President – Mr. Lutz Lungwitz – Germany
  •  Vice President – Dr. Alekh Sharma – India
  •  Vice President – Mr. Aibek Alanov – Kyrgyzstan
  •  Vice President – Ms. Natalia Ciobanu – Moldova
  •  Vice President – Mr. Amine Bellamine – Morocco
  •  Vice President – Mr. Ahmed Alaraij – Saudi Arabia

Supervisory Board of GHTC

  •  President – Mr. Yunus Gurkan- Turkiye

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER COUNTRIES

  •  Azerbaijan – Mr. Jeyhun Ashurov,
  •  Italy – Maria Princivalle,
  •  Hungary – Mr. Laszlo Puczko,
  •  Jordan – Dr. Nael Z. Al-Masalha,
  •  Kazakhstan – Saulesh Kalenova,
  •  Poland – Mr. Michał P. Dybowski
  •  Romania – Mr. Alexandru Constantin,
  •  Russia – Ms. Oxana Medvedeva,
  •  UAE Dubai – Mr. Mohamed Al Mheiri
  •  Ukraine- Dr. Igor Torskyj,

GCC Countries Senior Coordinator

  •  UAE Dubai – Ms. Laila Al Jassmi

Scientific Advisory Board

Academicians conducting scientific studies in the field of Health Tourism at GHTC

  •  Prof. Dr. Aslı Feride Kaptanoğlu, Türkiye
  •  Prof. Dr. Aşkın Kiraz, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Banu Elçin Yoldaşcan, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Evren Hınçal, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Finn Rasmussen, Denmark – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Hamza Duygu, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Gökçekuş, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özmenoğlu, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Mehmet Refik Mas, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Mehtap Malkoç, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Meltem Nalça Andrew, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Mesut Yalvaç, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Müfit C. Yenen, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Nedime Serakıncı, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Nuri Arslan, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Serap Çetiner, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Prof. Dr. Şerife Zihni Eyüpoğlu, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bilgen Kaymakamzade, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burcu Özbakır, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Assist. Prof. Dr. Ediz Tuncel, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Assist. Prof. Dr. İlker İpekdal, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Assist. Prof. Dr. Pertevnial Bodamyalızade, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  •  Assist. Prof. Dr. Remzi Gardiyanoğlu, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Advisory Board Members

  •  Ms. Laila Al Jassmi, UAE Dubai
  •  Dr. Magdalena Rutkowska, Poland
  •  Mr. Hisham Huneidi, Kuwait
  •  H.E. Prof. Tawfik Al-Khoja, Saudi Arabia
  •  Ms. Joyce Socao, Philippines
  •  Dr. Jacob Thomas, Malaysia
  •  Prof. Dr. Metin Cakmakci, Turkiye
  •  Dr. Stewart Hamilton, USA
  •  Prof. Dr. Halil Tolga Kocum, Turkiye
  •  Mr. Keith Pollard, England
  •  Mr. Ilan Geva, USA
  •  Mr. Josef Woodman, USA
  •  Prof. Dr. Tayfun Aybek, Turkiye
  •  Mr. Zahid Hamid, United Kingdom
  •  Mr. Kamil Yuceoral, Turkiye
  •  Mr. Parmod Sahni, India

Ethical Committee

  •  Head of Ethical Committee- TBA
  •  Executive Members – TBA

Education And Certification

Task Force Committee

  •  Head of Ethical Committee- TBA
  •  Executive Members – TBA

GHTC Support Team

  •  Event Coodinator Dr. Osman Ergene
  •  Event Coodinator Merve Büyükhilal
  •  Head of IT Department Sefa Çabuk
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