Sevil Atasoy

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Sevil Atasoy
Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy.jpg
Born
Hafize Hikmet Sevil Gök

(1949-02-25) February 25, 1949 (age 72)
Istanbul, Turkey
EducationDeutsche Schule Istanbul
Istanbul University
Medical career
ProfessionForensic Medicine
Institutions, Istanbul University
Üsküdar University[1]
Awardsİsmail Cem Award

Sevil Atasoy (born February 25, 1949) is a Turkish internationally distinguished leader in the field of Forensic Sciences, substance abuse and addiction. She is the former president of the UN International Narcotics Control Board.[2][3] Atasoy is the daughter of forensic pathologist Prof. Dr. (1921–2002) and bacteriologist Dr. Ferda Gök (1924–2003). She is currently the executive director of the Innocence Project (Turkey),[4] the International Forensic Science Services, Vice-Rector of Üsküdar University,[5] Istanbul, chairs the Crime & Violence Prevention Center.[6]

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.

Sevil Atasoy has a TV show on the TV2 network, titled (Evidence), which premiered on Kanal D, a national TV network, on 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[]

  1. ^ http://www.mafs.biz/members.php?IDU=8
  2. ^ INCB biography of Sevil Atasoy Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ International Narcotics Control Board elects Sevil Atasoy as President[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Masumiyet Projesi (in Turkish)
  5. ^ http://uskudar.edu.tr/en/sayfa/235/university-senate
  6. ^ http://www.milliyet.com.tr/prof-dr-sevil-atasoy-uskudar-egitimdunyasi-1879233/
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