Advisory Groups, Committees

High Advisory Board and Committees of GHTC

  • Chairman
  • Fikri Ataoğlu – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Environment, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

GCC Countries Committee

  • Senior Coordinator
  • Laila Al Jassmi – UAE Dubai

Education and Certification Task Force Committee

  • Education and Certification Program Coordinator
  • Dr. Khrystyna Kovalchuk – Ukraine
  • Executive Members – TBA

Ethical Committee

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

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

Scientific Advisory Board

  • Academicians conducting scientific studies in the field of Health Tourism at GHTC
  • Dr. Aslı Feride Kaptanoğlu, Türkiye
  • Dr. Aşkın Kiraz, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Banu Elçin Yoldaşcan, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Evren Hınçal, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Finn Rasmussen, Denmark
  • Dr. Hamza Duygu, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Hüseyin Gökçekuş, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Mehmet Özmenoğlu, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Mehmet Refik Mas, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Mehtap Malkoç, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Meltem Nalça Andrew, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Mesut Yalvaç, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Müfit C. Yenen, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Nedime Serakıncı, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Nuri Arslan, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Serap Çetiner, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Dr. Şerife Zihni Eyüpoğlu, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Prof. Dr. Bilgen Kaymakamzade, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Prof. Dr. Burcu Özbakır, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Prof. Dr. Ediz Tuncel, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Prof. Dr. İlker İpekdal, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Prof. Dr. Pertevnial Bodamyalızade, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Prof. Dr. Remzi Gardiyanoğlu, TR Northern Cyprus

GHTC Support Team

  • Event Coodinator – Dr. Osman Ergene, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Event Coodinator – Merve Büyükhilal, TR Northern Cyprus
  • Head of IT Department- Sefa Çabuk, Türkiye
  • Social Media & Web Master – Doğu Güler, Türkiye

Events & Programs

Events and Training programs that will be staged in the near future..

18 April Thursday

International Health Tourism Forum – TRNC 2024

18 April 2024 - 20 April 2024
Limak Cyprus Deluxe Hotel, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), North Cyprus
15 February Thursday

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