PRESIDENT International Society of Medical Hydrology and Climatology
TURKEY
and hydroclimatology at Istanbul University. He has published research and meta-analyses on the effects of spa therapy, balneotherapy, hydrotherapy, mud therapy, and thalassotherapy, and has written and edited books on bal- neology, medical hydroclimatology, and health resort medicine. His special interest is in the hammam and traditional thermal procedures. Dr. Karagulle has been organizing Turkish and international spa medicine and balneology congresses and mutual balneological meetings for 20 years. He has partici- pated in numerous symposiums and meetings on medical hydroclimatology and balneology, health tourism, and spa and wellness topics. Dr. Karagulle is the president of the International Society of Medical Hydrology Climatology and the Turkish Spa Talasso and Health Resorts Association.
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r. Zeki Karagulle is a professor in the department of medical ecology