Uğur Erdener (born June 15, 1950) is a Turkish physician specialized in

ophthalmology Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a medic ...

and professor at the

Hacettepe University Hacettepe University is a leading state university in Ankara, Turkey. It was established on 8 July 1967. It is ranked first among the Turkish universities by URAP in 2021. The university has two main campuses. The first campus is in the old to ...

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

. He is currently a member of the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

and President of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey.

Early years

Uğur Erdener was born on 25 June 1950 in

Trabzon Trabzon (; Ancient Greek: Tραπεζοῦς (''Trapezous''), Ophitic Pontic Greek: Τραπεζούντα (''Trapezounta''); Georgian: ტრაპიზონი (''Trapizoni'')), historically known as Trebizond in English, is a city on the Bl ...

. Upon completion of his elementary school education in Van, he attended the secondary school in Bandırma and graduated from the Gazi High School in

. He enrolled in the School of Medicine of the Hacettepe University. After graduating with his medical degree in 1977, he completed a residency in Ophthalmology at Hacettepe University.

Career

He served as the General Director of Hacettepe Hospitals between 2000–2007, and as the Rector of Hacettepe University between 2007–2011. He retired from Hacettepe University in 2017, due to the age limit. He has been the President of the

World Archery Federation The World Archery Federation (WA, also and formerly known as FITA from the French ''Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc'') is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 156 nationa ...

since 2005. As of 2011, he is the President of the Turkish National Olympic Committee. He is also the vice-president of the

and the vice-president of the International Olympic Summer Sports Federation as of November 2017.

Family life

Uğur Erdener was married to Macide Erdener, a former archer and archery judge. In his second marriage, he is with Zafer. He has three children and one grandchild.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Erdener, Ugur 1950 births People from Trabzon Living people Hacettepe University alumni Academic staff of Hacettepe University Turkish ophthalmologists Turkish surgeons Rectors of universities and colleges in Turkey Turkish referees and umpires Archery in Turkey International Olympic Committee members World Anti-Doping Agency members