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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Keynote Speakers of the 6th Global Congress on Behavioral Addictions
Mehmet Dinç
President, The Turkish Green Crescent Society Associate Professor, Hasan Kalyoncu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Cevdet Yılmaz
Vice President, Head of the High Council of Fight against Addiction, Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Mahinur
Özdemir Göktaş
Minister, Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Family and Social Services, Türkiye
Mücahit Öztürk
Chair of the Board of Trustees, Turkish Green Crescent Society
Professor, Ibn Haldun University, Türkiye
Joshua Grubbs
Associate Professor, Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, United States of America
David Hodgins
Professor, University of Calgary, Canada
Hae Kook Lee
Professor, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea
Marc Potenza
Professor, Yale University
Director, Division on Addictions Research, Center of Excellence in Gambling Research, United States of America
SESSION CHAIRS
Session Chairs of the 6th Global Congress on Behavioral Addictions
Osman Tolga Arıcak
Professor, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Türkiye
İhsan Karaman
Professor, Medistate Kavacık Hospital
Professor, Istanbul Health and Technology University, Türkiye
Sabrina Molinaro
Doctor, National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Italy
Mücahit Öztürk
Chair of the Board of Trustees, Turkish Green Crescent Society
Professor, Ibn Haldun University, Türkiye
Merih Altıntaş
Associate Professor, Istanbul Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, Türkiye
Müge Bozkurt
Associate Professor, Istanbul University, Türkiye
Hakan Coşkunol
Professor, Editor-in-Chief, Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions, Türkiye
Hakan Çetin
Academy Director, Turkish
Green Crescent Society, Türkiye
Eren Murat Dinçer
Assistant Professor, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Türkiye
M. Tayyib Kadak
Professor, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa, Türkiye
İlyas Kaya
Assistant Professor, Istanbul University, Türkiye
Marc Potenza
Professor, Yale University
Director, Division on Addictions Research, Center of Excellence in Gambling Research, United States of America
Murat Şentürk
Professor, Istanbul University, Türkiye
Şaziye Senem Başgül
Professor, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Türkiye
Adem Başpınar
Associate Professor, Kırklareli University, Türkiye
Şahin Bayzan
Doctor, Information Technologies and Communication Authority, Türkiye
CONGRESS PROGRAM
Playing a leading role in the fight against addiction for 105 years at both national and international levels, the Turkish Green Crescent Society will address national and global developments in the struggle against behavioral addiction at the 6th Global Congress on Behavioral Addictions, which will be held in Istanbul on May 13-14, 2025.
Click here for the Congress Program
Note: The congress will be held face-to-face at WOW Convention Center. Language of the congress is English and simultaneous translation will be provided. For the congress participants to be considered on administrative leave, official letters were sent to the relevant institutions.
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