Sevil Atasoy (born February 25, 1949) is a Turkish internationally distinguished leader in the field of Forensic Sciences, substance abuse and addiction. Atasoy is the daughter of forensic pathologist Prof. Dr. Şemsi Gök (1921–2002) and bacteriologist Dr. Ferda Gök (1924–2003). She is currently the executive director of the Innocence Project (Turkey),[2] the International Forensic Science Services, Vice-Rector of Üsküdar University,[3] Istanbul, chairs the Crime & Violence Prevention Center.[4]
Sevil Atasoy | |
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| Born | Hafize Hikmet Sevil Gök February 25, 1949 |
| Education | Deutsche Schule Istanbul Istanbul University |
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| Profession | Forensic Medicine |
| Institutions | Institute of Forensic Science, Istanbul University Üsküdar University[1] |
| Awards | İsmail Cem Award |
She serves as a member at the Inter-ministerial Commission for Drug Prevention, represented several times Turkey at international meetings including the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Internationally, she is also a former chair of the International Narcotics Control Board (in 2009).[5][6]
Sevil Atasoy has a TV show on the TV2 network, titled Kanıt (Evidence), which premiered on Kanal D, a national TV network, in July 2010. The show was created and produced by Abdullah Oğuz. The series follows Istanbul criminalists as they use physical evidence to solve murders, based on true crime cases, written by Sevil Atasoy's daughter Ayça Selin Atasoy.
References
edit- ^ "Mediterranean Academy of Forensic Sciences". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ^ Masumiyet Projesi (in Turkish)
- ^ "University Senate - Üsküdar Üni".
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy Üsküdar Üniversitesi'nde".
- ^ INCB biography of Sevil Atasoy Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ International Narcotics Control Board elects Sevil Atasoy as President[permanent dead link]