I am a consultant psychiatrist and research-minded clinician with a PhD degree in Forensic Sciences, skilled in practice and research in Forensic Psychiatry. My particular expertise and interest are in the assessment and treatment of mentally ill offenders. Other research and professional interests: psychopathology and homicide, biological markers of behavior, aggression, psychopathy and suicide.

Current roles

• Consultant psychiatrist at Forensic Psychiatry Unit in Bakirkoy Prof Mazhar Osman Training and Research Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkiye

Achievements

• PhD in Forensic Sciences
• Fellow of the European Board of Psychiatry

Editorial experience

• Deputy Editor, Dusunen Adam Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences
• Associate Editor,
• Editorial Board Development Programme, The Lancet Psychiatry
• Early Career Editorial Board Member, Asian Journal of Psychiatry
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
• Editorial Board Member, BMC Psychiatry
• Academic Editor, PLOS One

Efficiency

• +50 Web of Science Core Collection peer-reviewed publications
• +150 Verified peer reviews
• 9 h-index (WoS)
• +200 Sum of Times Cited (WoS)

Memberships

• European Association of Science Editors (inc. Chair of EASE Turkey (2025-27))
• European College of Neuropsychopharmacology
• European Psychiatric Association
• Psychiatric Association of Turkey
• Turkish Medical Association

e-mail: [email protected]