Introduction

The Central Sterilization Units Society of Turkey was founded in Izmir in December 2002 with more than 28 members.

The objectives of this commitee are forming and developing the central sterilization units, communication with doctors, nurses and other medical personnel, regulation of the relations between colleagues, and prevention and control of hospital infections. For that reason, the commitee orginizes the projects for education programmes to develop the basic concepts. The aim and the duty of the commitee are independent from any person.

MSÜD Events

Upcoming Conferences and Seminars

...to be announced...

Past Conferences and Seminars

I. National Sterilization Conference Turkey 2006
02 March 2006 to 04 March 2006
Surmeli Efes Resort Hotel, Kusadasi, Izmir, Turkey
[ Conference Details ]

Annual EFHSS and MSÜD Conference 2004
05 May 2004 to 07 May 2004
Altin Yunus Hotel, Cesme, Izmir, Turkey
[ Conference Details ]
[ Conference Minutes ]
[ Conference Report ]

3rd Sterilization and Re-use Course
15 May 2003 to 18 May 2003
Simultaneous translation Turkish-English and English-Turkish provided
Izmir, Turkey
[ Conference/Seminar Details (PDF, 292 KB) ]
[ Conference/Seminar Details (MS-Word, 374 KB) ]
[ Conference Comments ]
[ Conference Report ]

MSÜD Contact

President
Msc Hulya Erbil
Email:

Information about Turkey

Location

Turkey is in Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria. With a total of 2,648 km land boundaries and 7,200 km coastline, Turkey shares borders with Armenia 268 km, Azerbaijan 9 km, Bulgaria 240 km, Georgia 252 km, Greece 206 km, Iran 499 km, Iraq 352 km, and Syria 822 km.

Statistics

• Area: 780,580 km² (land: 770,760 km², water: 9,820 km²)
• Population: 68,893,918 (July 2004)
• Capital: Ankara
• Language: Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek.
• Religion: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews).
• Climate: Temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior.
• Time Zone: Central European Time [GMT +1].
• Currency: New Turkish Lira [TRY].