IBMC Certificate ProgrammeFirst Programme

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Prof. Türkan Kutlay Merdol is recognised for a broad research portfolio in nutrition and dietetics—from orthorexia and fermented foods to molecular nutrition and DNA methylation—alongside major reference books and a strong indexed publication record (DergiPark and Google Scholar provide up-to-date lists). Authoritative works include guides on collective catering (TBS), standard menus, and an annotated dictionary of nutrition and dietetics. As honorary chair she supports the Scientific Board and IBMC programme alignment with evidence-based professional practice.

• Multi-theme scholarship and reference publications in nutrition and dietetics
• Peer-reviewed output; food-service systems and professional education materials
• Honorary chair: professional standards and IBMC programme alignment

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Assoc. Prof. Sedat Arslan is on the Nutrition and Dietetics faculty at Uludağ University; colleagues also associate him with university-wide Summit (Zirve) leadership. He publishes widely on clinical nutrition, sports and exercise nutrition, public-health nutrition, and nutrition in older adults. University research records show him advising or co-advising a substantial tally of graduate theses—well into double figures—with topics clustering around medical nutrition therapy, nutrition in adult disease, and athlete nutrition. Indexed output in Web of Science and Scopus shifts year on year; congress abstracts and projects round out the picture.

• Consistent research across clinical, sport, and population nutrition
• Thesis mentorship spanning MNT, chronic disease, and performance nutrition
• Scientific-board and congress programming experience grounded in that research base

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Dietitian Mikail Çayır works at the crossroads of eating behaviour and clinical assessment. He has co-authored peer-reviewed work on cyberchondria and food neophobia in relation to nutritional status and body measurements among manual workers. Colleagues also know him from professional awareness events on topics such as coeliac disease and Ramadan nutrition.

• Peer-reviewed work on eating behaviour and anthropometrics
• Research interests that match his congress focus on personalised monitoring and newer tests
• Clinical nutrition with emphasis on behaviour, measurement, and follow-up

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Assoc. Prof. Burak Menek teaches physiotherapy and rehabilitation at Uludağ University Faculty of Health Sciences. His randomised controlled trials cover kinesio taping and exercise, joint position sense, closed kinetic-chain work after distal radius fracture, and soft-tissue techniques.

• Evidence-based exercise and proprioception in rehabilitation
• Controlled studies on pain, range of motion, and functional outcomes
• Muscle preservation and resistance training themes align with his movement-science background

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Dr Esat Erdem Türemen is an endocrinology and metabolism specialist at Anadolu Medical Center in Gebze. His daily practice spans obesity, diabetes, thyroid disease, and pituitary–adrenal disorders, with lifestyle woven into metabolic care.

• Clinical follow-up and counselling in metabolic disease
• Obesity and insulin resistance—therapy and nutrition together
• Supplements session framed from an endocrinology clinic perspective

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Prof. Didem DELİORMAN ORHAN is a faculty member in the Department of Pharmacognosy, Gazi University Faculty of Pharmacy. Born on 23 May 1972 in Adapazarı, she entered Gazi University Faculty of Pharmacy in 1988 and graduated first in her class in 1992. She began as a research assistant in Pharmacognosy that same year, became assistant professor in 2002 and associate professor in 2003. In 2000–2001 she conducted postdoctoral training at Tokushima University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Japan) as an Otsuka Foundation fellow. She received the Turkish Pharmacists’ Association Academy Incentive Award in 2007 and has held the title of professor since 2009. She teaches in phytotherapy certificate programmes and the Fitopharmasi programme, delivers training for pharmacy chambers and at Gazi University’s GETAT centre, and has further training in clinical aromatherapy and Schüssler salts. She is translation editor of Rational Phytotherapy, Essential Oils in Everyday Life, Safety of Essential Oils, Materia Medica of New and Old Homeopathic Medicines, and Nutraceuticals in Clinical Practice. Her record includes four national and eleven international book chapters, over 150 national and international publications, twenty-three supervised theses, and twenty-four projects.

• Pharmacognosy & phytotherapy: long academic career with theses, projects, and extensive publishing
• Postdoctoral work in Japan, TPA Academy award; GETAT and phytotherapy teaching
• Rational phytotherapy for dietitians; book translations and a very large scientific output

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Dietitian Tolga Doğan is recognised for peer-reviewed work linking nutrition to fatty liver disease, vascular risk markers, and nutrition during immunotherapy. His thesis examined how internet and social media use relate to eating disorders, body image, and eating habits.

• Clinical nutrition and metabolic liver disease
• Nutrition support alongside systemic and oncology treatment
• Emotional eating and ultra-processed foods—consistent with his thesis and article thread

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Dr Olcay Barış combines specialist dietetic practice with university teaching in nutrition ethics, nutrition education, and eating disorders at institutions including Bahçeşehir, İstanbul Kültür, and Galata universities. He completed undergraduate, masters, and doctoral training across Başkent, Haliç, and Acıbadem programmes. In the GLP-1 era he discusses side effects, protein intake, muscle preservation, and keeping weight off in one coherent counselling plan.

• Doctoral training in nutrition; professional books and course materials
• University teaching in ethics, nutrition education, and eating disorders
• Current obesity care with pharmacologically assisted weight management

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Prof. Elvan Yılmaz Akyüz is a faculty member and head of the Dietetics Department at Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Health Sciences (Turkiye). Her research threads span clinical nutrition, eating behaviours, public-health nutrition, intermittent fasting and metabolic outcomes, childhood obesity and food preferences, diet in dysmenorrhoea and premenstrual symptoms, functional beverages, faecal microbiota transplantation, and glycogen storage disease—reflecting a broad translational portfolio. Peer-reviewed output and collaborations appear on DergiPark and Google Scholar; indexed counts evolve year on year.

• Wide thematic range across clinical and population nutrition—from behaviour to metabolism and age-specific issues
• Published contributions on intermittent fasting, childhood obesity, microbiota links, and functional products
• IBMC session angle: contemporary dietary patterns, behaviour, and microbiota-aware clinical messaging

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Assoc. Prof. Hatice Merve Bayram chairs the Nutrition and Dietetics Department at Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty of Health Sciences. After her doctorate at Marmara University she progressed through research and faculty roles before her present department head appointment. Her indexed publication record—summarised on the institutional AVESİS profile—includes work on ergogenic aids and athlete nutrition, bioactive compounds in cornelian cherry and related foods, food additives and gut microbiota, sarcopenia and nutrition, and sustainable nutrition behaviours, with a substantial citation footprint across Web of Science and Scopus (see AVESİS for live metrics). She serves on the NutriCouncil IBMC editorial board, supporting scientific consistency across the certificate programme.

• Strong research volume in nutrition and dietetics spanning sport, clinical, and sustainability themes
• Institutional AVESİS profile for up-to-date publications, projects, and supervision
• IBMC editorial-board membership and alignment of programme content

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Dietitian Derya Saadet Merdol (born 1990) completed her first degree in biomedical sciences at Oxford Brookes University, then pursued a second bachelor’s in nutrition and dietetics at Okan University to follow her mother’s profession. She earned her specialisation (master’s) at Başkent University with the thesis “Evaluation of the relationship between obesity prejudice and quality of life and nutritional status in adult individuals” (supervisor: Assist. Prof. Perim Fatma Türker). The study examines how obesity-related prejudice links to quality of life and nutritional status in adults. She continues clinical practice in her own private allied-health unit and serves as IBMC programme moderator for NutriCouncil, supporting smooth session flow and speaker transitions.

• Dual pathway—biomedical sciences plus nutrition & dietetics; academic and clinical integration
• Başkent University graduate thesis on obesity prejudice, QoL, and nutritional status
• IBMC moderation and specialist dietetic practice in private care