Radiology in Turkey: what is happening?

摘要

During the past decade, significant changes have occurred in the field of radiology in Turkey. Radiology has become one of the top-ranking specialties preferred by graduating medical students in Turkey. Overall, each year radiology residency programs accept the top 10% of residents who complete a central medical specialty examination. There are approximately 3,000 radiologists in Turkey, and 2,500 of them are members of the Turkish Society of Radiology. In Turkey, radiology started shortly after the introduction of the X-ray in 1897 by a military doctor named Esad Feyzi-the first Turkish radiologist. The Turkish Society of Radiology was founded in 1924, shortly after the foundation of the Turk-ish Republic in 1923 and currently is a member of the European Society of Radiology.