Dear TJOD family,
As we bid farewell to 2025 and prepare to welcome 2026, I am pleased to meet you once again with the December issue of our scientific journal, which has achieved international success.
The Turkish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology continues to remain on the agenda not only with our international journal but also with the many courses, symposia, and training programs it has organized and aims to organize. In particular, some statements made in September regarding the use of paracetamol in pregnant women, a topic of international debate, caused serious concern in our country as well. With the “TJOD Statement” we issued on this matter, we successfully put an end to the discussions. Once again, on the national platform, we held the final Resident School of 2025 in Malatya, after organizing many such programs in various provinces across our country. The “Course on Gynecological Ultrasonography and Management of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury” was conducted quite successfully with both its theoretical and practical components. I would also like to inform you that the next Resident Course is planned to take place in Istanbul in the early months of 2026 as the “Gynecological Laparoscopy” course.
Recognized by the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) as the only officially acknowledged obstetrics and gynecology association in Türkiye, TJOD will continue, as it has in the past and still does today, to carry out work befitting its name and scientific stature.
Dear colleagues, I extend my wishes that 2026 brings peace, happiness, tranquility, and health to our country and the entire world, and I wish you a happy new year.
Best Regards
Ismail Mete Itil, Prof. MD.
President of TJOD
