Dr. Kemal Aydin : Gerontologist
He was born in 1969 in Kastamonu province Çatalzeytin district. After completing primary school in Catalzeytin has continued in Karaman for secondary education. Kastamonu in 1987. He graduated from Kastamonu religious high schools in 1987. He was International Exchange Student for Punjab University Faculty of Medicine from Turkish Republic Ministry of Education and graduated in 1996 in Pakistan.
In 1997, He was completed Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands’ in Dutch Language and Culture Program. In 1998, he started working as a doctor in the Ministry of Health in Turkey. He began working as nursing home doctor Prime Ministry Social Services and Child Protection Agency, Kastamonu. The end of 1998 in the field of Geriatrics and Gerontology NUFIC fellowship at Utrecht University with professor Dr. Sijmen did research on the ageing. In 2000, He completed United Nations International Institute on Aging and University of Malta Postgraduate Diploma in Geriatrics and Gerontology.
In the Netherlands from 2001 until 2003, he worked in aged care and rehabilitation institutions. Undertaking research on migration and aging in different institutions related to intercultural studies and continued research Multicultural Care Model. He founded Lokman Hekim Foundation, Turkey- Netherlands Health Foundation, the Intercultural Institute of Health, The Netherlands Islamic Elderly Care and Health Foundation in the Netherlands.
2003- 2005 He was advisor of Minister of Labour and Social Security in Turkey. He took an active role in determining social policy. 2005 He was head of department in Social Services and Child Protection Agency. 02-08 May 2005, I. International Congress held in Istanbul and Project Coordinator and served as Chairman of the Scientific Committee on Global Aging Summit. Istanbul Declaration on Global Aging and Care provides international institutions and organizations acceptance and approval.
His military service as Second Lieutenant in 2006. He completed Medical East Beyazit. Elderly Health Department took part in the establishment of the Ministry of Health in 2007. Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate of Strategy Development Unit in 2008, he worked to establish the Elderly Health Coordination Centre. Since the year 2011 T. C. Health Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Union continues to work as General Coordinator of the General Directorate.
In 2009, He established the World Ageing Council and World Aging Organization in Turkey
Dr. Kemal Aydin, English, Dutch, Urdu, is fluent in Arabic. He is married, has three children and lives in Istanbul.