Biography

He was born in Merzifon in 1952. He graduated from Military High School (1969) and İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty (1975). After the GATA internship as well as Cyprus and Bursa continental service, he became a Psychiatrist in GATA in 1982. Specialized at : All kinds of neurosurgical/microneurosurgical operations, specially Skull Base Surgery, Neuro-Oncology ( Tumor ) Surgeries, Neurovascular surgery (anterior and posterior circulation aneurysms, high-grade AVMs,…), neurooncological surgery (serebral and spinal cord tumors), Spinal and Spinal Cord surgeries and Waist and Neck Hernias. Participations :  Currently, he is the Founder and Rector of the Üsküdar University and carries out the NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital Chairman of the Board of Directors, which is Turkey's first neuropsychiatry hospital.  He has more than 100 publications, of which 31 are international. He speaks English and German.  Prof. Nevzat Tarhan is a scientist who has succeeded in combining his beliefs, thoughts and ideas in his life and has carried the results to his personal and social life. He has published his knowledge of psychiatric specialization, which he has been relying on for so many years based on great effort and research, in over 100 publications and 31 published internationally.  As Tarhan closely observes the social life due to being a psychiatrist, he makes an accurate analysis of the social life and touches on the importance of "Community Psychology" in every media platform.  Some of the Magazine and Occupational Congresses He Led :  1989, "Stress and Diseases".  1991, "Innovations in Psychopharmacology".  1992, "Violence".  1993, Prof. Tarhan organized a symposium on “Serotonin” in Turkey that was attended internationally for the first time.  Conducted editorship for six years of “Clinic Psychopharmacology” journal.  Organized 2015 Antalya, 2016 China, 2017 Hamburg G 20 - N20 (Neuroscience) Meetings.  Participated in Regulatory Board of 7th International ECNS Congress that was held in İstanbul, 2010. Awards :  Awarded with "Best Researcher" at the international congress on "Destructive Drives and Impulse Control" held in Holland in 1991.  Awarded with "RTGD Best Community Program" for television program called Reasonable Solutions conducted once a week on TV in 2003.  Awarded for his SKY TURK, Psikoyorum program on “Supporting family Training and prospective community mental health services” from Prime Ministry General Directorate of Family and Social Research in 2005.  Awarded “Golden Apple” by Amasya Foundation in 2007 due to his contributions of Turkish music in music therapy.  Awarded with “Golden Tulip” by Prof. Mümtaz Turhan Social Vocational School, Psychology branch in 2009.  Awarded “Good Implementation of Patient Safety” by OHSAD and Patient Safety Foundation in 2009.  Awarded with “Congress Ambassador” in 2010 due to his effort to bring world-wide known scientists in ECNS Congress, İstanbul.  Awarded with “Presidential Service Prize” in ECNS/ ISNIP/ ISBET Germany Munich Clinic Neuroscience Congress, 2015 due to his contributions in Neurophysiology.  Awarded with “From Universal Fellowship to World Peace Invitation Award” in Science and Research branch by World Fellowship Union Mevlana Supreme Foundation Universal, 2017.  Awarded with “Social Responsibility Award in Health” in 2017 by Health Volunteers Turkey and Hospital Manager Magazine due to his genuine contributions in health system.  Awarded with Golden Axon Leadership Award in 2019 by Brain Mapping Foundation in USA International Memberships:  New York Academy of Science, Member  American Psychiatric Association (APA), Member  EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society (ECNS), Member of Executive Board  New York Academic Psychiatry Foundation, Member  Internatıonal Psychogeriatric Association (IPA), Member  International Society for Neuroimaging in Psychiatry (ISNIP), Member  National Geographic Society, Member  Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA), Member  International Society for Neurofeedback &Research (ISNR), Member  ECNP, European Congress of Neuropsychopharmacology, Member  Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics (SBMT), Board of Directors Member,  TANPA Turkish American Neuropsychiatry Association, (President) Some of His Social Responsibility Works:  Presidency of İDER Humanitarian Values and Psychiatric Care Association  Presidency of ASDER Justice Defenders’ Association that works in human rights cases  Presidency of Happy Home Happy Life Association that takes care of orphans  Presidency of Come Hold My Hand Association that works against child and teen abuse Published Books: (The copyrights of all the publishing books donated to İDER Foundation.)  Blood and Circulation (1982)  Stress and Diseases (1989) - Symposium book, Editor and Chapter Author  Innovations in Psychopharmacology (1991) - Symposium book, Editor and Chapter Author  Violence, Biopsychosocial Perspective (1998) – Co-author with Prof. İbrahim Balcıoğlu  Being at Peace with Yourself (2001)  Psychological War, Grey Propaganda (2002)  Psychology of Happiness, Converting Stress to Happiness (2002)  Family School, Reasonable Solution, Guidebook for Communication in the Family (2004)  Psychology of Woman (2005)  Psychology of Marriage (2006)  Psychology of Emotions (2006)  About Life, Joy of Life-2 (2007)  Psychology of Community (2009)  Psychology of Faith (2009) (Translated to English)  Being a Conscious Youngster, Do Anybody Want to Understand Me? (2009)  Family, the Last Shelter (2010)  Asymmetric War, Political Psychology (2010)  Addiction, Virtual or Actual (2011)  Psychology of Values, Good Person Model (2011)  Bediüzzaman, the Conscience of Age (2012)  You, Me and Our Children (2012)  Mesnevi Therapy (2012) (Translated to English and Bulgarian)  Journey from Wisdom to Heart, Bediüzzaman Model (2012)  Positive Psychology (2012)  Yunus Therapy (2013)  Love Therapy (2014)  Being a Conscious Family (2014)  Mom, What is a Coup? (2017)