About
Dr. Gultekin is a Gynae Oncologist, an associated Professor and lately a government official as cancer director in Turkish Ministry of Health, who is actively involved in several leading cancer organizations, such as being vice president of the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) and council member of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), European Commission Expert Group on Cancer Control, European Parliamnentary Forum (EPF) and World Health Organization (WHO) and President of Black-sea Coalition for Cervical and Breast Cancer and CENT-East Trial Group. Currently, he is also the chair of ENGAGE, ESGO prevention task force and a board member of Antwerp HPV Network and WHO Cervical Cancer Elimination Board. He has received IGCS Distinguished Advocacy Award by 2021.
He has been the leading founder of HPV DNA Screening, Mobile Trucks and Central Mammography Report Unit, cancer registry systems ,community based palliative care systems in Turkey and in the world. He has published hundreds of scientific research, with special focus on HPV DNA screening, gynaecological oncology and patient advocacy. He is a member of the editorial board of several international cancer journals and prominent oncology textbooks, including ESGO's Textbook of Gynaecological Oncology and author of over 100 articles in SCI indexed publications.. He is married and has 2 kits.
تدريب
- 2012Kadın Hastalıkları ve DoğumHacettepe Üniversitesi
- 2001-2007Kadın Hastalıkları ve DoğumHacettepe Üniversitesi
- 1995-2001İngilizce Tıp FakültesiHacettepe Üniversitesi
- 1995Sivas Selçuk Anadolu Lisesi
Expertise
Publications
Source: Hacettepe University academic database (AVESİS) · All publications (154) ↗
Articles 139
- ASO Visual Abstract: Perioperative Risk Stratification in Surgically Treated Endometrial Cancer: The Impact of Nutritional Status and Comorbidity Burden on Morbidity and SurvivalAnnals of surgical oncology, cilt.33, sa.9, ss.8390-8391, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Artificial intelligence in cervical cancer screening and triage: a role-stratified systematic review and bivariate meta-analysisCurrent opinion in oncology, cilt.38, sa.5, ss.393-405, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Concomitant Metabolic Bariatric Surgery and Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer or Endometrial Intraepitelhelial Neoplasia in Patients with Severe Obesity: A Systematic Review of Early ExperienceObesity Surgery, cilt.36, sa.9, ss.4924-4936, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- European Society of Gynecological Oncology Consensus Statement on the prevention of surgical complications in gynecologic oncologyInternational Journal of Gynecological Cancer, cilt.36, sa.9, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Survival Impact of Bevacizumab According to Chemotherapy Response Score in Advanced High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma Treated with Neoadjuvant ChemotherapyCancers, cilt.18, sa.18, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Perioperative Risk Stratification in Surgically Treated Endometrial Cancer: The Impact of Nutritional Status and Comorbidity Burden on Morbidity and SurvivalAnnals of Surgical Oncology, cilt.33, sa.9, ss.8358-8368, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Cancer Risk Profile of the Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine Device: A Narrative ReviewCancers, cilt.18, sa.15, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- European Society of Gynaecological Oncology/European Network of Gynaecological Advocacy Groups Position on risk-based cervical cancer screeningInternational Journal of Gynecological Cancer, cilt.36, sa.8, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- ESGO Consensus Statement on endometrial cancer prevention, risk reduction strategies, and management of women with Lynch syndromeEuropean Journal of Cancer, cilt.240, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Clearance with a Coriolus versicolor–Based Vaginal GelDiseases, cilt.14, sa.5, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus)
- A unique triple association: intravascular leiomyomatosis, benign metastasizing leiomyoma, and early-stage endometrial carcinomaAJOG Global Reports, cilt.6, sa.2, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Building cervical cancer screening capacity in low-resource settings: lessons from Techiman, GhanaInternational Journal of Gynecological Cancer, cilt.36, sa.5, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- International Collaborative Study on Human Papillomavirus Analytical Thresholds for Sensitivity and Specificity in Cervical ScreeningJournal of Medical Virology, cilt.98, sa.5, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Molecular triage and radiotherapy in high-intermediate-risk endometrial cancer: are both necessary?International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, cilt.36, sa.5, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Association of Oral Papivir/Pavirona® Supplementation with HPV DNA ClearanceViruses, cilt.18, sa.4, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Opportunistic Salpingectomy for Prevention of Tubo-Ovarian Carcinoma: The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology Consensus StatementsJAMA, cilt.335, sa.10, ss.894-902, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- A Comprehensive Overview of the Clinical, Electrophysiological, and Neuroimaging Features of BPAN: Insights From a New Case SeriesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, cilt.13, sa.3, ss.453-465, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Prophylactic HPV Vaccination in Gynaecological Practice: Recommendations, Practices, and Challenges Reported in the ESGO-PERCH HPV SurveyVaccines, cilt.14, sa.3, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- HPV Exposure in the Gynecological Practice: Time to Call It an Occupational Disease? A Systematic Review of the Literature and ESGO Experts’ OpinionVaccines, cilt.14, sa.2, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Human Papillomavirus in Reproductive Health and Pregnancy: Clinical Implications, Outcomes, and a Comprehensive Review of VaccinationVaccines, cilt.14, sa.2, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Human Papillomavirus Testing and Size of CIN3: Implications for the Risk of Microinvasive Cervical CarcinomaCancers, cilt.18, sa.3, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Attitudes in Patients With Prodromal and Overt α-Synucleinopathy Toward Risk Disclosure: A Nationwide RegistryMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Vulvar Bazal Hücreli Karsinom: Dört Olguluk Bir Seri ve Narratif DerlemeTÜRK JİNEKOLOJİK ONKOLOJİ DERGİSİ, cilt.25, sa.3, ss.130-135, 2026 (Hakemli Dergi)
- Advancing cervical cancer prevention in Africa: ESGO's strategic initiatives and collaborative effortsINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, cilt.36, sa.1, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Recurrence of Adult Granulosa Cell Tumors: The Factors Affecting Secondary Recurrence and Survival After RecurrenceJournal of Cancer, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.637-645, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Predictors of lymphocyst development following lymphadenectomy in patients with gynecologic cancerInternational Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, cilt.172, sa.1, ss.318-326, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Robotic-assisted neovaginal creation: stepwise approach to the Davydov technique in a patient with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndromeFERTILITY AND STERILITY, cilt.123, sa.5, ss.907-909, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Multivisceral Resection and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction for Recurrent Endometrial CancerANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.2223, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Active surveillance of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2: 2025 British Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology and European Society of Gynaecologic Oncology consensus statementLANCET ONCOLOGY, cilt.26, sa.3, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Planning and performing simultaneous bariatric surgery and robotic hysterectomy in a super-obese patient with endometrial cancerJOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, cilt.36, sa.2, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Prevention of gynecological cancers: cervical cancer screening in Turkey: a role model for the worldCURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, cilt.37, sa.1, ss.30-36, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Vulvar inspection at the time of cervical cancer screening: European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) , International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), European College for the Study of Vulval Disease (ECSVD), and European Federation for Colposcopy (EFC) consensus statementsINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, cilt.35, sa.1, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Implementing High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening in Ghana: A Study (CarciSCAN) ProtocolCANCER CONTROL, cilt.32, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- FDA approves the first HPV self-collection solutionsINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, cilt.34, sa.11, ss.1833, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- The effect of age or menopausal status on elimination in the group receiving HPV vaccineINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, sa.SUPPL_3, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Impact of adjuvant treatments and risk factors on survival in 2023 FIGO stage IIB endometrial cancer patients: Turkish Gynecologic Oncology Group StudyINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, cilt.34, ss.1382-1388, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Criteria for second generation comparator tests in validation of novel HPV DNA tests for use in cervical cancer screeningJOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY, cilt.96, sa.9, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Evaluation of Endocervical Curettage in Colposcopy in the Turkish Cervical Cancer Screening ProgramJOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, cilt.13, sa.15, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Case studies on the progress of cervical cancer screening programs in Bhutan, India, and TurkiyeVACCINE, cilt.42, sa.18, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Ethanol Sclerotherapy in the Management of Ovarian Endometrioma: Technical Considerations for Catheter- and Needle-Directed SclerotherapyCardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, cilt.47, sa.7, ss.891-900, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Primary vs. interval cytoreduction for high-grade serous ovarian cancer: oncological outcomes from a retrospective study at a single tertiary referral centerEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY, sa.3, ss.138-153, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
- Critical review of the SHAPE trial SHAPE çalışmasının eleştirel incelemesiTURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, cilt.21, sa.2, ss.131-132, 2024 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Lower Limb Lymphedema Awareness among Gynecological Cancer Patients: An International Survey Supported by the European Network of Gynecological Cancer Advocacy Groups (ENGAGe) GroupCANCERS, cilt.16, sa.8, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Genital tract microbiota composition profiles and use of prebiotics and probiotics in gynaecological cancer prevention: review of the current evidence, the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology prevention committee statementThe Lancet Microbe, cilt.5, sa.3, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Oncological surgery is associated with increased morbidity but not mortality in elderly patients undergoing gynecological proceduresINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, sa.SUPPL_1, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Is vaginal cytology necessary in the follow-up of endometrial cancer?INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, sa.SUPPL_1, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Highlights from the 24th European Congress on Gynaecological Oncology in Istanbul: an ENYGO-IJGC Fellows compilationINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, cilt.34, ss.190-196, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Evaluation of colposcopy after the addition of human papillomavirus testing to the Turkish cervical cancer screening programCancer Medicine, cilt.12, sa.24, ss.21751-21760, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Building research competency across low and middle resource settings: an ENGOT initiative and NOGGO mentorship program at the ESGO 2022 in BerlinINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, cilt.34, sa.1, ss.163-164, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- OUR SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE WITH COLPOSCOPY IN CASES OF POSTCOITAL BLEEDINGINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- IS FERTILITY PRESERVING APPROACH RISKY IN BORDERLINE OVARIAN TUMOR?INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- EVALUATION OF CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL DATA OF PATIENTS WITH ENDOMETRIUM CANCER WITH MICROSATELLIT INSTABILITYINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- IS THE TUMOR SIZE EFFECTIVE FOR LYMPHADENECTOMY DECISION IN EARLY-STAGE ENDOMETRIAL CANCER?INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- TRIAGING OF HPV PCR-BASED CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING RESULTS BY INNOVATIVE BIOMARKER MRNA-BASED ASSAYS FOR REDUCTION OF OVER-REFERRAL AND OVERTREATMENTINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Quality assurance in human papillomavirus testing for primary cervical screeningInternational Journal of Gynecological Cancer, cilt.33, sa.5, ss.802-811, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO), the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), the European College for the Study of Vulval Disease (ECSVD), and the European Federation for Colposcopy (EFC) consensus statement on the management of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasiaInternational Journal of Gynecological Cancer, cilt.33, sa.4, ss.446-461, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- ESGO Prevention Committee opinion: Is a single dose of HPV vaccine good enough?International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, cilt.33, sa.4, ss.462-464, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Comparison of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Plus Interval Debulking Surgery and Primary Debulking Surgery in Patients with Stage III and IV Ovarian Carcinoma: A Multicenter Real Life ExperienceTurk Onkoloji Dergisi, cilt.38, sa.3, ss.323-332, 2023 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- OPEC study: An international multicenter study of ovarian preservation in endometrial cancersINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS, cilt.159, sa.2, ss.550-556, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Myths and fake messages about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination: answers from the ESGO Prevention CommitteeINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER, cilt.32, sa.10, ss.1316-1320, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Conference papers 15
- Two-Dimensional Array-Based Mechanical Quality Control of High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Treatment Unit58th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Radiation-Oncology (ASTRO), Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 25 - 28 Eylül 2016, cilt.96, (Özet Bildiri)
- Radiation Therapy Results of Patients With Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma57th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Radiation-Oncology (ASTRO), San-Antonio, Kuzey Mariana Adaları, 18 - 21 Ekim 2015, cilt.93, (Özet Bildiri)
- The Dosimetric Impact of Implants on the Spinal Cord Dose in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy56th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Radiation-Oncology, San-Francisco, Kostarika, 14 - 17 Eylül 2014, cilt.90, (Özet Bildiri)
- Metaplastic breast carcinoma: A heterogeneous diseaseEuropean Cancer Congress 2013 - 17th ECCO / 38th ESMO / 32nd ESTRO, Amsterdam, Hollanda, 27 Eylül - 01 Ekim 2013, cilt.49, (Özet Bildiri)
- Robotic Stereotactic Radiotherapy in the Management of Pediatric Patients With Benign and Malign LesionsEuropean Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress on Integrating Basic and Translational Science, Surgery, Radiotherapy, Medical oncology, Advocacy and Care, Stockholm, İsveç, 23 - 27 Eylül 2011, cilt.47, (Özet Bildiri)
- Comparison of FIGO 1988 and 2008 Classifications For Endometrial CarcinomaEuropean Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress on Integrating Basic and Translational Science, Surgery, Radiotherapy, Medical oncology, Advocacy and Care, Stockholm, İsveç, 23 - 27 Eylül 2011, cilt.47, (Özet Bildiri)
- Postpartum Fitz-Hugh–Curtis Syndrome Following Cesarean Delivery: A Rare Case of Gonococcal Perihepatitis
- Diagnostic challenges in endometrial cancer: assessing the significance of insufficient biopsy results and the need for rebiopsy
- Investigating vulvar lichen sclerosus and high-risk oncogenic HPV association
- High-Risk Oncogenic HPV Prevalence in Women with Vulvar Pruritus: A Prospective Comparative Study
- A practical approach for patient preparation prior to surgery in minimal invasive surgery
- The role of office hysteroscopy in the diagnosis of symptomatic or asymptomatic patient groups in the premenopausal and postmenopausal periods
- The need for vulvar biopsy in women with chronic itching: a single-center study
- The role of office hysteroscopy in symptomatic or asymptomatic patients in the postmenopausal period
- Treatment outcomes of definitive or postoperative radiotherapy in elderly cervical cancer patients
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- Department
- Gynecology and Obstetrics, مستشفى البالغين
- Languages
- English, German
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