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

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

and professor at the Hacettepe University,

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.https://www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr/Detail/TOC/ugur-erdener/70/1/1 He is currently a member of the

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, President of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey, and President of

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Early years

Uğur Erdener was born on 25 June 1950 in

Trabzon Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...

. 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 and 2007, and as the Rector of Hacettepe University between 2007 and 2011. He retired from Hacettepe University in 2017, due to the age limit. He has been the President of the World Archery Federation 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 Turkish International Olympic Committee members World Anti-Doping Agency members