He was born in Antalya in 1981. He completed his elementary and high school education at Özel Antalya Koleji. After completing his university education at the Maltepe University School of Medicine in Istanbul, he began his mandatory residency in general practice in 2011 at the Kırklareli Central Health Center. In October 2013, he began his residency in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Disorders at Trakya University in Edirne, and completed his residency at the Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Disorders at the Faculty of Medicine, Osmangazi University in Eskişehir in December 2017. In 2018, he began his mandatory residency service at the Dr. Cevdet Aykan Hospital for Mental and Nervous Diseases in Tokat, and as of January 2020, he has been working as a specialist physician at NP Brain Hospital.

He has published various articles in national and international journals on topics such as “Attachment Styles in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder,” “Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in School-Aged Children and Adolescents,” “Autism Spectrum Disorders,” and psychiatric issues that may be observed in various syndromic conditions. He has received training in supportive psychotherapy, CBT, and play therapy, and his areas of interest include the development of personality disorders, attachment styles, parenting styles, and child-rearing practices.

He enjoys reading books, writing poetry and short stories as a hobby, and watching movies.

Sept. 2014 – June 2011

Medical School Diploma, Maltepe University, Istanbul; Valedictorian of the Class

Oct 2013 – Dec 2017

Residency Training in Medicine at Trakya University, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Edirne, Eskişehir He began his residency training in the Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Disorders at Trakya University in Edirne. Later, following the cancellation of an exam and the recalculation of scores, which resulted in an increase in his TUS score, he transferred to the Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Disorders at Eskişehir Osmangazi University, where he completed his residency training.

April 2015 – December 2018

Supportive Therapy: He received his basic training and supervision in Supportive Therapy at Eskişehir Osmangazi University under Prof. Dr. Cem Kaptanoğlu. He has completed the basic training and supervision program and holds the corresponding certificate.

Sep 2017 – Mar 2018

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy He completed his basic training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at the Turkish Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and he holds a certificate. He postponed his supervision due to mandatory service requirements and plans to complete it in the future.

Oct 2018 – Nov 2018

Play Therapy: He holds a Play Therapy Practitioner certificate from the Turkish Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.

Oct 2018 – Nov 2018

Play Therapy Workshop: He holds a certificate of participation for the Play Therapy Workshop offered by the Turkish Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, which was led by Dr. Sue Jenings, a psychologist.

Nov 2015 - Nov 2015

Family and Marriage Therapy: He holds certificates of participation for Modules 1 and 2 from Trakya University.

Dec 2013 - Dec 2013

He holds a certificate of participation for Module 1 of the EMDR course on Trauma and Related Mental Disorders at Trakya University; the course was taught by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burhanettin Kaya.

Tokat Dr. Cevdet Aykan Ruh ve Sinir Hastalıkları Hastanesi (Mandatory Service) March 2018–November 2019

Van Regional Training and Research Hospital, November 2019–December 2019