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Kursat Yelken is a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. He received his Laryngology training at Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, and is a Fellow of the European Board of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery.

Prof. Dr. Kursat Yelken graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine in 2000. He became an ENT specialist with a thesis entitled ”a comparison of voices of singing students studying in different music types, by means of acoustic analysis” in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kulekci in 2005. Prof. Dr. Yelken continued his academic career as a lecturer in Gaziosmanpasa University School of Medicine between 2006-2011. He was awarded with a scholarship from The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey and served as a fellow at Harvard Medical School, MEEI Department of Laryngology between 2009-2010.

Prof. Dr. Kursat Yelken is an internationally well-known otolaryngologist. He published over 50 articles in international and national journals; continually gives lectures and makes presentations in international and national conferences. Located in Istanbul, Turkey, Prof. Yelken is known for his extensive research and studies in the field of voice disorders. Prof. Dr. Yelken has also received musical education and specialises in the acoustic analysis of professional sounds, especially for vocal artists.

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