Prof. Kültegin Ögel, M.D.

Prof. Dr. Kültegin Ögel was born in Ankara in 1964. He completed his primary and secondary education at TED Ankara College and pursued his university education at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine. In 1992, he became a specialist in psychiatry at Bakırköy Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Hospital. He worked as a psychiatrist at Sağmalcılar Prison for two years, then joined the AMATEM Clinic at Bakırköy Mental Health and Neurological Diseases Hospital in 1995. In 2000, he took over the management of the ÇEMATEM Clinic, treating adolescent substance dependents.

He is the founder of the Yeniden Health and Education Association (Yeniden Sağlık ve Eğitim Derneği). He has received six awards for his work and has authored nine books on substance use and addiction, and two on depression.

He has taught at Boğaziçi University, Okan University, and Acıbadem University, where he also chaired the Psychiatry Department. He has led projects for organizations such as the European Union, WHO, and UNICEF, and has served as a consultant for various ministries. Currently, he is the Director of Moodist Psychiatry and Neurology Hospital and a faculty member at Istanbul Kent University. He is also the founder of the Addiction Academy.

• 1971-1981: TED Ankara College
• 1981-1987: Gazi University Faculty of Medicine
• 1987-1992: Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital (Psychiatry Specialty Training)
• 1998: Associate Professorship
• 2010: Professorship

Professional Experience:

• 1992-1994: Sağmalcılar State Hospital
• 1994-1995: Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital, 1st Psychiatry Unit
• 1995 – 2000: Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital, Alcohol and Substance Research and Treatment Center (AMATEM)
• 2000 – 2006: Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital, Volatile Substance Research and Treatment Center (UMATEM) and Child-Adolescent Substance Research and Treatment Center (ÇEMATEM)
• 2006-2009: Addiction Diagnosis and Treatment Center
• 1994-Present: Acıbadem Bağdat Avenue Medical Center
• 2009-Present: Acıbadem Maslak Hospital
• 2009-Present: Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine

Academic Experience:

• 2003-2005: Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Internship Coordinator
• 2004-Present: Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
• 2007-Present: Okan University, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Master’s Program in Psychopharmacology
• 2009-Present: Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine

• Nusret Fişek Public Health Award, 1997 (with the project, ‘Days of Depression’)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse, Travel Award, 2000
• Turkish Journal of Psychiatry Research Award, 2000
• World Psychiatric Association Young Psychiatrists Award, 2001
• Ismet Karacan Award, 2001
• 3P Journal, Best Article Award, 2004
• Addiction Journal (Bağımlılık Dergisi) Karayanni Award, Best Article of 2003, 2004
• Turkish Psychiatric Association Research Award, 2005
• Addiction Journal (Bağımlılık Dergisi), Second Place for Best Article Award, 2006
• Sabre Awards, Grand Award in the “Community Relations” category for the “Kalem Tutan Eller” project in collaboration with Garanti Emeklilik, 2010
• IPRA (International Public Relations Association) Golden Globe – Excellence in Public Relations Awards, First Prize in the Corporate Social Responsibility category for the “Kalem Tutan Eller” project in collaboration with Garanti Emeklilik, 2011

• Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers
• Founder and President of Yeniden Health and Education Association
• Founding Member of the Medical Hypnosis Association
• Board Member of the Turkish Psychiatric Association
• Founder and President of PAREM (Psychiatric Research and Education Center Association)

• The Story of Sorrow and Passion: Vincent Van Gogh’s Psychopathology, Biological Psychiatry Congress, 1998 (documentary film)
• Psychiatry in Cinema, National Psychiatry Congress, Trabzon, 1999 (documentary film)
• Psychiatrists in Cinema, Spring Symposium, 2000 (documentary film)
• The Painful and Pleasurable Story of Alcohol, 2002 (documentary film)
• Alcohol Culture in Turkey, 2005 (documentary film)
• Music and Drugs, 2006 (documentary film)

International Projects

• Health and health system responsiveness, WHO, 2000 (Coordinator for Türkiye)
• Multi method valuation study, WHO, 2000 (Coordinator for Türkiye)
• Health and health system responsiveness postal survey, WHO, 2000 (Coordinator for Türkiye)
• World Mental Health 2000, Ruhsal bozuklukların yaygınlığı, WHO, 2000 (Coordinator for Türkiye)
• School children and Mental Health. EU, Public Health Project, 2007
• Migrants and Health. EU, Public Health Project, 2008

Domestic Projects

• Drug and Addiction Education Package for High School Youth (Project Coordinator), 1997
• Depression Education Package in Primary Health Care (in collaboration with the World Health Organization), 1992
• Mental Disorders Education Package in Primary Health Care (in collaboration with the World Health Organization), 1996
• Depression Education, Awareness, and Treatment Campaign, Days of Depression (Steering Committee Member), 1996
• Psychosocial Treatments Project for Schizophrenia (Project Coordinator), 2000
• Depression Education, Awareness, and Treatment Campaign, Days of Depression (Steering Committee Member), 1997
• Alcohol and Substance Education Program for Physicians (Steering Committee Member), 1999
• Parent and Teacher Education to Prevent Substance Abuse (Project Coordinator), 2003
• Health and Hygiene Information Project for Street Children (Project Coordinator), 2003
• Student Education Project to Prevent Substance Abuse (Project Coordinator), 2003
• Child-Friendly School Project: “The School That Is Also a Friend to Children Who Exhibit Risky Behaviors,” by K. Ögel, C. Eke, S. Taner, in collaboration with UNICEF, 2003
• Reproductive Health Education Project for At-Risk Adolescents (detained/convicted or street-involved youth) (Project Coordinator), funded by the European Union, 2005
• Culturally Adapted HIV/AIDS Education Project for Substance Users (Project Coordinator), supported by the Global Fund and the Ministry of Health, 2006
• Training Program for Prison Psychosocial Service Staff, in collaboration with UNICEF and the Ministry of Justice (2004-2007)
• Needs Analysis for Developing an Online Training Program for Teachers and School Administrators: Focused on the early identification, monitoring, and intervention for at-risk children. UNICEF-MEB Project (Consultant), 2009
• Development of an Effective Offender Management Program for Ministry of Justice Institutions: In collaboration with UNICEF and the Ministry of Justice (Consultant), 2009
• Kalem Tutan Eller Project: Course program for street-working children, in collaboration with MEB and Garanti Emeklilik (Consultant), 2009
• Development of a Risk Assessment Form for Detained and Convicted Adolescents, Ministry of Justice, 2008
• Development of a Risk Assessment Form for Convicted Adults, Ministry of Justice, 2011
• Needs Analysis for Developing an Online Education Program for Teachers and School Administrators to identify, monitor, and intervene early with at-risk children, UNICEF-MEB Project (Consultant), 2009
• Development of an Effective Offender Management Program for Ministry of Justice Institutions, in collaboration with UNICEF and the Ministry of Justice (Consultant), 2009
• Kalem Tutan Eller Project: Course program for working street children, in collaboration with MEB and Garanti Emeklilik (Consultant), 2009
• Development of a Risk Assessment Form for Detained and Convicted Adolescents, Ministry of Justice, 2008
• Development of a Risk Assessment Form for Convicted Adults, Ministry of Justice, 2011

• Ayfer Topuz, Alcohol use among university students, Boğaziçi University, 2004
• Sevil Taner, Prevalence of substance use among university students, Boğaziçi University, 2005
• Simge Kırcan, Substance use, peer pressure and locus of control, Boğaziçi University, 2006