About Us
The Diabetes Life Association
Establishment
The Diabetes Life Association was founded in 1997 in Istanbul. Currently, it operates with 9 branches across Turkey.
The Diabetes Life Association is an organization established by patients, their relatives, and healthcare professionals, aiming to support individuals at risk of diabetes, as well as those diagnosed with diabetes and their relatives, in learning about diabetes and living with it. While being the voice of patients with diabetes, our association continues its efforts to improve their education, self-care, health literacy specifically regarding diabetes, awareness of patient rights, and works towards the sharing and solving of common issues.
Our association also aims to raise diabetes awareness within society. In collaboration with non-governmental organizations, local and central governments, and associations and organizations working on related health issues, it continues to provide information on platforms suitable for raising awareness about the prevention of diabetes in individuals at risk.
Educational Support
Preparation of guide information on how to live with diabetes.
Patient Rights
Raising awareness about patient rights.
Awareness
Creating awareness about diabetes in society.
Board of Directors
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Şubeler
Hatay Şubesi (2003)
Başkan: Süleyman Nayman
Başkan Yardımcısı: Dr. İdris Emir
Sayman: Eylem Öfkeli
Sekreter: Şükran Altan
Üye: Nurhan Sağlar
Gaziantep Şubesi (2019)
Başkan: Hülya Oktav
Başkan Yardımcısı: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Keskin
Sekreter: Tuğba Koçak Elibal
Üye: Prof. Dr. Mustafa Araz
Üye: Prof.Dr.Ersin Akarsu
Üye: Simge Koçak
İzmir Şubesi (2013)
Başkan: İlker Saçbüken
Başkan Yardımcısı: A. Yaşar Örnek
Sayman: Sibel Güç
Sekreter: Fadime Ermiş
Üye: Tayfun Baran
İstanbul Şişli Şubesi (2007)
Başkan: Şebnem Güneyman
Başkan Yardımcısı: Nilüfer Özhüsrev
Sayman: Dilan Dilek Çevik
Sekreter: Serpil Tuncel
Üye: Serpil Kaya
Rize Şubesi (2013)
Başkan: Kemal Vanlı
Başkan Yardımcısı: Alpaslan Mamat
Sayman: Muzaffer Tuzcu
Sekreter: Selahattin Atagün
Üye: İlyas Narman
Üye: Aziz Vanlıoğlu
Üye: İbrahim Hut
Üye: Burak Vanlı
Bodrum Şubesi (2003)
Başkan: Banu Belkıs Güner
Başkan Yardımcısı: Dr. Özden Bahadır Arseven
Sayman: Neşhet Yalçın
Sekreter: Latife Güvenel
Üye: Nesrin Öz
Kahramanmaraş Şubesi (2002)
Başkan: Sibel Soytürk
Başkan Yardımcısı: Merva Uğur
Muhasip: Nilgün Kaya
Sekreter: Kamil Şahin
Üye: Erkan Çamsarı
Ankara Şubesi (2014)
Başkan: Aşır Can Büyüker
Başkan Yardımcısı: Fatih Kangı
Muhasip üye: Serdar Göçer
Sekreter: Gökhan Karadağ
Üye: Enes Ünver
Bodrum Şubesi (2003)
Başkan: Banu Belkıs Güner
Başkan Yardımcısı: Dr. Özden Bahadır Arseven
Sayman: Neşhet Yalçın
Sekreter: Latife Güvenel
Üye: Nesrin Öz
Message from the President
Dear Friends, Our Diabetes Friends,
We are back with you with the new face of our website. On this new page, while we update our knowledge about diabetes and its care and treatment, we also aim to share different experiences of living with diabetes, common issues, solution examples, and news. As always, we need your active participation, suggestions, and the experiences you have lived. You can reach us both through our website and the social media accounts listed below.
I would like to thank on behalf of our Board of Directors, Mr. Birim Gümrah, who worked hard to help us reach you with our new look, Mr. Dr. Özden Bahadır Arseven for contributing to the content creation, and all the other individuals and organizations who contributed.
Stay with love and health…
Prof. Dr. Şehnaz Karadeniz
President of the Diabetes Life Association
