Assoc. Prof.Dr. Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University

Assoc. Prof.Dr. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University

Chairman, Mirko Tos Ear and Hearing Research Center, Trakya University

Post Doc Research Fellow, University of Miami Ear Instıtute, Department of Otolaryngology-Alumni

Furkan Büyükkal is currently pursuing a PhD in Audiology at Istanbul Medipol University, where he also completed his MSc with a thesis on the comparative analysis of ear molds produced in different formats. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Audiology from the same institution.

He has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed articles indexed in SCI/SSCI, focusing on topics such as viral vector applications in hearing research, noise-induced hearing loss, microbial contamination in audiological equipment, and professional satisfaction in audiology. His work has been presented at various national and international scientific congresses.

His primary research interests include experimental audiology, auditory neuroscience, gene therapy, and hearing aid technologies.

Dr. Nizamettin Burak Avcı is a faculty member at the Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University. He completed his undergraduate education at the Department of Audiology, Istanbul University in 2016, and then completed his master's degree in Audiology, Speech and Language Pathology at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa in 2019. He received his PhD from the Department of Audiology, Hacettepe University, Institute of Health Sciences in 2023.

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Fatma Nur Komur is a Ph.D. candidate specializing in audiovestibular research, with a focus on the effects of noise exposure on the vestibular system and inner ear function. Currently conducting her doctoral thesis at the Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, she integrates experimental models to investigate noise-induced vestibular pathologies, synaptic mechanisms, and their behavioral consequences. Her expertise spans noise-induced hearing loss, vestibular synaptopathy, and translational audiovestibular research aimed at bridging clinical diagnostics with preclinical models.

Dr. Begum Arda graduated from Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty in 2018 and completed her residency in Otorhinolaryngology at Trakya University in 2024. She has been working in Siirt for the past year as part of her compulsory service. Her clinical interests include rhinoplasty, tympanoplasty, cholesteatoma surgery and endoscopic sinus procedures. Her academic focus centers on noise-induced hearing loss, experimental acoustic trauma models and the evaluation of surgical outcomes in both nasal and otologic surgery.