Turkish Urology Association / Turk Uroloji Dernegi

The foundations of Turkish Urology were laid in 1909. However it gained its true identity after the year 1923, i.e. beginning from the foundation of Turkish Republic. The young Turkish Urology was founded in 1933 with the aim of congregation as a society and stating its presence. As it is well known urologic matters were considered a part of surgery branches for a long time. However some specific features of urology and its different surgical methods became rapidly accepted as a separate field. Two chairs were established, one at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and the other at Gülhane Military Medical Academy followed by the establishment of urology clinics at the Vakıf Gureba Hospital and at other state hospitals.