“Organ Donation” Panel was Held with our University and Provincial Directorate of Health

The “Organ Donation” panel held in Ardahan Provincial Directorate of Health with the Faculty of Health Sciences was held on November 05, 2025 at the Âşık Şenlik Cultural Center. In the event that academicians, health workers and students have intensive participation, organ donation’s tıbbî, ethical and spiritual dimensions have been addressed very versatile. Panele; Rector Prof. Dr. Öztürk Emiroğlu, Rector Assistant Prof. Dr. Zafer Aykanat, the wife of our Rector Dr. He says. Member Tuğba Mert Emiroğlu, Faculty of Health Sciences, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özkan, Ardahan Provincial Director of Health Dr. İshak Soldieroğlu, Ardahan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chairman of Chetin Demirci, Culture and Tourism Provincial Director Uğur Dede with Organ and Tissue Nakli Erzurum Regional Coordination Center Officer. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Can and Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Organ Transplant Research and Implementation Center. Dr. Necip Altundaş joined. The opening speech of the program Faculty of Health Sciences Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özkan expressed that organ donation rates in Turkey are not yet desired. Özkan, who considers that social awareness should be increased, “It is to save a life, contribute to the common conscience of humanity.” He completed his speech with his words. Prof. Dr. Öztürk Emiroğlu noted that the organ donation in his opening speech is not only a political process, but also a indicator of human values, conscience and social responsibility consciousness. The level reached by modern medicine expressed that the organ transplant of the level is transformed into a life-saving application that is believed to be a miracle. Our Rector Prof. Dekanı Prof., Faculty of Health Sciences, which contributes to the realization of the panel at the end of the speech. Home Mehmet Özkan expressed that Ardahan Provincial Health Manager Dr. İshak Soldieroğlu, thanking the valuable authorities and panelists of relevant institutions, giving significant contributions to strengthening social awareness and increasing the level of consciousness in the organ donation of the program. In the panel, three different sessions, expert names were presented. Home Dr. Abdullah Can (Organ and Tissue Transplant Erzurum Regional Coordination Center Officer) shared comprehensive information about the medical processes, legal size and current applications of organ donation in the speech titled “Organ and Tissue Transplant Erzurum Regional Coordination Center Officer”. Assoc. Dr. Necip Altundaş (Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Organ Transplant Training