Turkish Joint Diseases Foundation is a supporting organization of Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health and member of International Osteoporosis Foundation.
History of TJDF
Turkish Joint Diseases Foundation was established in Ankara in 1990.
Co-founders were:
-
O. Şahap Atik
MD, Professor, Orthopedic Surgeon -
Ahmet T. Kalaycılar (1945 - ∞)
MD, Orthopedic Surgeon -
İsmail Gökmen
Lawyer
Their contribution to the establishment was:
- Drs. Atik and Kalaycılar donated their medical books, medical journals, medical instruments, medical teaching materials and some amount of money.
- Lawyer Gökmen administrated bureaucratic process.
We are a non-profit organization since 1990.