Turkish Medical Association election concludes with incumbent president Azap receiving most votes

Delegates at the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) general assembly elected new leadership on Saturday. The assembly, held at the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine's Morfoloji Building canteen, saw 496 delegates from 65 medical chambers cast their votes. They chose members for the TTB Central Council, High Disciplinary Board, and Supervisory Board.

Candidates from four groups competed: the Chamber of Physicians Initiative, the Effective Democratic TTB Group, the Turkish Physicians Union, and the TTB Contemporary Physicians Group. Voting commenced at 09:30 and concluded at 17:00.

Alpay Azap secured the highest number of votes for the 11-member Central Council, with 187 votes. Other elected members and their vote counts include Ertuğrul Oruç (180), Ali Kanatlı (179), Naki Bulut (174), Pınar Saip (176), Mehmet Şerif Demir (171), İrem Yıldız (171), Ali Karakoç (169), Güray Kılıç (166), Osman Öztürk (166), and Ayşe Gültekingil (166). The results indicate that 3 members of the Central Council are from the Chamber of Physicians Initiative, while 8 are from the Effective Democratic TTB Group. Alpay Azap, Pınar Saip, Mehmet Şeref Demir, Ali Kanatlı, and Ali Karakoç have retained their positions on the central council, having also served during the 2024-2026 term.