Director, Koç University İş Bankası Research Center for Infectious Diseases (KUISCID)
Member of the Science Academy, Turkey (Bilim Akademisi, BA) and of the Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, including one term as its president.
Member of the Board of Directors of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID).
Some of the awards received:
Bayındır Hospital Research Award – 2004,
Turkish Medical Association Prof. Dr. Nusret Fişek Public Health Science Award – 2007
Koç University Outstanding Research Award – 2017
Credits include 3 book editorships, 150 articles published in national and international outlets, and 15 book chapters.