Previous Employment
Since 01.12.2021
External Researcher
Within the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)-funded project Psychosocial Resilience to Earthquakes: An Intervention Study for Increasing Preparedness in Istanbul. The project is implemented by TOBB University of Economics and Technology.
Since 01.02.2019
Freelance Consultant
Since 01.05.2017
Frauenarztpraxis Rheinfelden, Switzerland
Position & tasks: Scientific consultant and Administration (50% employed)
01.01.2018 – 31.01.2019
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute / Medicines Department
Position & tasks: Guest Scientist, Migration Health
01.05.2016 – 31.12.2017
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute / Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Position & tasks: Guest Scientist, Risk Communication
07.04.2014 – 15.09.2017
Hacettepe University, Public Health Institute
Position & tasks:
Head of Department of Health Management in Disasters
Assistant Professor at the Department of Epidemiology
conducted the following courses:
- Epidemiological concepts (Epidemiology Master Program)
- Advanced Epidemiological Approaches (Epidemiology Doctorate Program)
- Disaster Management and Planning in Health Systems (Health Management in Disasters Master Program)
- Basic Disaster Epidemiology (Health Management in Disasters Master Program)
- Risk Communication (Health Management in Disasters Master Program)
- Contributed to other courses (e.g., Basic Public Health, Introduction to Environmental Health) given by all faculties
- Risk Communication (Disaster Management Master Program at Public Administration Institute for Turkey and Middle East)
- Epidemiological Methods (within the 2-weeks education program given to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security by the H.U. Public Health Institute)
01.09.2010 – 07.04.2014
Turkish Ministry of Health (MoH) General Directorate of Emergency Health Services
Position & tasks:
Full time Consultant
- Has created a new framework for Provincial Health Disaster and Emergency Plans for Turkish Provinces (IL-SAP / Il Saglik Afet ve Acil Durum Plani)
-Has worked on Istanbul’s Health Disaster and Emergency Plan as a pilot study of the framework
-Gave training to 81 Provincial Health Directorates about Provincial Health Disaster and Emergency Plans, and coordinated and consulted the provinces’ planning process
-Prepared the IL-SAP instruction of MoH (Approval no: 5726)
-Prepared the HAP (Hospital Disaster and Emergency Plans) regulation of MoH (20.03.2015 / 29301)
-Trained personnel of General Directorate of Emergency Health Services in Health Disaster Management
01.07.2009 – 30.04.2010
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Position & tasks: Scientist, worked on writing papers on earthquake awareness
01.03.2006 – 30.06.2009
Swiss Tropical Institute / University of Basel, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine
Position & tasks: Research Assistant, worked on earthquake preparedness at individual level within the PhD project
13.04.2004 – 16.07.2004
WHO –EURO Department of Disaster Preparedness and Response
Position & tasks: Intern, actively contributed to the preparations of the content of the workshop “Strengthening Health Systems’ Response to Crises” and created some specific tools and prepared technical documents for the workshop
01.12.1999 – 02.02.2000 /01.02.1999 - 31.11.1999
Doğan Hospital - İstanbul / Ömür Hospital – İstanbul
Position: Physiotherapist