Invitation
It is our pleasure to invite you to the Istanbul Spine Masters 2026, which will be held
at Acibadem Kadıköy Hospital, Istanbul, on April 25–26, 2026.
The Istanbul Spine Masters 2026 is designed as a high-level scientific and educational platform that
brings together spine surgeons, academicians, and clinical leaders from different regions of the world.
The meeting aims to promote scientific exchange, consensus-based clinical decision-making, and the
sharing of real-life experience in spine surgery.
Through a carefully structured academic framework, the program emphasizes evidence-based practice,
multidisciplinary perspectives, and the effective integration of innovative techniques into daily
surgical workflows.
We believe that the scientific content and depth of the meeting will be highly relevant to daily clinical
practice and will contribute meaningfully to the professional development of spine surgeons.
We look forward to welcoming you to the magnificent city of Istanbul on April 25–26, 2026.
Onur YAMAN
President
Mohammed ZOHAIR
President
Yahya GÜVENÇ
President
Presidents
Onur Yaman
Mohammed Zohair
Yahya Güvenç
Honorary President
Mehmet Zileli
Keynote Speakers
Emre Acaroğlu
Hao Wu
Joachim Oertel
Massimiliano Visocchi
Oscar Alves
Salman Sharif
Mehmet Zileli
Muharrem Yazıcı
Organizing Committee
Abdel Hafiz Eldin
Abolfazl Rahimizadeh
Akobir İbragimov
Ender Ofluoğlu
Erkin Sönmez
Fahd Derkaoui Hassani
Güçlühan Güçlü
İbrahim Omerhodzic
Khaled Fares
Joachim Oertel
Mehdi Dharmoul
Mesoud Khadivi
Numan Karaarslan
Osame Arim
Özgür Akşan
Rovshen Khalilzade
Salman Sharif
Serick Duysenbi
Faculty Members
International Faculty
- Abdel Hafiz Eldien
- Abdufarrukh Karimov
- Abulfazl Rahimizadeh
- Akobir İbragimov
- Ali Hikmat Aziz
- Fahd Derkaoui Hassani
- Francesco Costa
- Hamdi Nabawi Mostafa
- Hao Wu
- Ibrahim Omerhodzic
- Joachim Oertel
- Khairun Nabi Khan
- Khaled Fares
- Massimiliano Visocchi
- Masoud Khadivi
- Mehdi Dharmoul
- Mirza Pojskic
- Mohammed Mohi Eldin
- Mohammed Zohair
- Osame Arim
- Oscar Alves
- Rovshan Khalilzade
- Sabuhi Etibarlı
- Salman Sharif
- Serick Duysenbi
National Faculty
- Bilal Bahadır Akbulut
- Celal Özbek
- Celil Gökçek
- Emrah Egemen
- Emre Acaroğlu
- Ender Ofluoğlu
- Erkin Sönmez
- Güçlühan Güçlü
- Hidayet Şafak Çine
- İdris Avcı
- İsmail Bozkurt
- İsmail İştemen
- Mehmet Zileli
- Muharrem Yazıcı
- Murat Baloğlu
- Numan Karaarslan
- Onur Yaman
- Özgür Akşan
- Serdar Kahraman
- Turgut Akgül
- Ülkün Ünlü Ünsal
- Yahya Güvenç
| International Participants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Registration Category | On and Before March 06, 2026 | On and After March 07, 2026 |
| Delegate | € 300,00 | € 350,00 |
| *Resident | € 200,00 | € 250,00 |
| Turkish Delegates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Registration Category | On and Before March 06, 2026 | On and After March 07, 2026 |
| Uzman | ₺10.000,00 | ₺12.500,00 |
| Asistan | ₺7.500,00 | ₺10.000,00 |
The registration fees mentioned above include; access to scientific sessions, printed materials, coffee breaks, lunches and VAT.
* For “Resident” type of registration, it is compulsory to state a proof of residency/assistantship
Changes and Cancellation
All changes and cancellations can only be made written.
The refund will be made after the meeting. Please note that name changes are permitted on the basis that written notice is given prior to the start of the meeting.
Refund for cancellations of registration will be made subject to the following deadline and administration charge.
| On and before February 06, 2026 | Full refund excluding the bank expenses |
| Between February 06 - 27, 2026 | 50% of registration fee excluding the bank expenses |
| On and after February 28, 2026 | No refund |
Payment Methods
You can complete your registration via Bank Transfer or Mail Order.
Bank Transfer
Please use the details below for wire transfers. Don't forget to add your name to the description.
| Account Name: | SRT ETKİNLİK YÖNETİMİ TUR. ORG. TİC. LTD. ŞTİ |
| Bank Name: | QNB Bank |
| IBAN (TR): | TR74 0011 1000 0000 0139 2775 96 |
| SWIFT Code: | FNNBTRISXXX |
Online Registration & Payment
Complete your registration and payment securely through our online registration system.
Secure online payment via credit card, bank transfer, and more.
Fast, safe, and easy!
Pre-Registration Interest Form
You can fill out the form below to initiate your registration process or to get more information.
Course Venue
Acıbadem Kadıköy (Dr. Şinasi Can) Hospital
Acıbadem, Tekin Sk. No:8,
34718 Kadıköy, İstanbul, Türkiye
Official Accommodation
DoubleTree by Hilton Istanbul - Moda
Caferaga Mh Albay F Sozdener Cd, Istanbul, 34710, Türkiye
+90 216 542 43 44
Room Rates (per night)
Secure your special group rate via the link above.
Visa Requirements
Please kindly visit the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye http://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa to search the visa requirements for Türkiye.
If it is needed, a formal invitation letter will be gladly e-mailed for the participants who had completed their registration process. For further details, you can gladly contact via [email protected]
Visa Information For Foreigners
As of April 17, 2013, electronic visa (e-Visa) replaces “sticker visa” which was issued at the border crossings. Applicants just need to log on to www.evisa.gov.tr , provide the requested information, (after the application is approved) make online payment and download their e-Visa.
Please note that e-visa is only valid when the purpose of travel is tourism or commerce. Other purposes, such as work and study, require regular visa given by Embassies or Consulates.
Passports should be valid at least six months longer than the expiry date of the requested visa.
The term "official passports" covers diplomatic, service, special and official passports.
Regardless of the visa regime applied towards the citizens of a country, the travel document holders of that country need to obtain visa from Turkish missions beforehand.
Foreigners who will shoot a documentary film conduct a research or an archeological excavation should get a special permission from the Turkish authorities in advance.
Meeting Language
The official language of the both meetings will be English.
Usage of Electronics in the Meeting Room
All cellphones should be silenced during sessions. Sound and video recording of the lectures are allowed only for personal use. During that recording, the device should be silenced (no click or beep sounds) not to disturb audience.
Dresscode
Casual /Both for meeting & dinner(s)
Weather
The average temperature in Istanbul during at the beginning of April is around 10-15°C at daytime.
Electricity
220V is used to operate the technical equipments in Türkiye
Certificate of Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be presented to all registered participants as electronic.
Letter of Invitation
Upon request, the organization committee will be pleased to send a personal invitation to all participants, to facilitate visa and other formalities. This letter should not be considered as an offer of financial support from the organizers. Please kindly visit the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye to search visa requirements for Türkiye. http://www.mfa.gov.tr/default.en.mfa
Currency
Please kindly visit the official website of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye to search the update currency rates. http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/eng/
Hospital Location & Airport Access
Acıbadem Kadıköy Hospital is located in the Kadıköy district on the Asian side of Istanbul and is easily accessible from both international airports.
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is located on the Asian side of Istanbul, east/southeast of Kadıköy. The approximate road distance between Sabiha Gökçen Airport and Acıbadem Kadıköy Hospital is 30–35 km, with an estimated travel time of 25–40 minutes, depending on traffic conditions.
Istanbul Airport (IST) is located on the European side of Istanbul. The approximate road distance between Istanbul Airport and Acıbadem Kadıköy Hospital is approximately 65 km, with an estimated travel time of 50–70 minutes, depending on traffic.
Transportation from both airports to the hospital is available via metro connections, shuttle services (HAVAŞ), and taxi options, either individually or in combination.
For private vehicle transfers, please contact the meeting organization secretariat at [email protected]
Exhibition
The “Istanbul Spine Masters 2026” includes a commercial exhibition that will be open between April 25-26, 2026. For exhibition invitation and information, please contact with the Organization Secreteriat at: [email protected]
Abstract Submission is Now Closed
Thank you to all authors who submitted their abstracts for Istanbul Spine Masters 2026.
All accepted abstracts have been published in the Abstract Book.
Abstract Book is Now Available
Download Abstract Book (PDF, 5 MB)25 April 2026, Saturday - Day 1
| 08:15 – 08:30 | Opening Ceremony | |
| Panel 1: Minimally invasive surgery Moderators: Joachim Oertel |
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| 08:30 – 08:40 | MISS in degenerative lumbar spine: why, when and how | Joachim Oertel |
| 08:40 – 08:50 | Tubular access to lumbar spine | Joachim Oertel |
| 08:50 – 09:00 | Uniportal endoscopic approach to lumbar spine | Ülkün Ünlü Ünsal |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | From Brain to Spine: A New Era of Neurosurgical Simulation in LMICs | Fahd Derkaoui Hassani |
| 09:10 – 09:20 | How to reduce the complications and learning curve | Celil Gökçek |
| 09:20 – 09:30 | Discussion (10 m) | |
| Panel 2: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Moderators: Hao Wu, Mehmet Zileli |
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| 09:30 – 09:40 | New perspective in management of CSM | Güçlühan Güçlü |
| 09:40 – 09:50 | Current status on degenerative cervical myelopathy | Hao Wu |
| 09:50 – 10:00 | Surgical options vs. Conservative treatment | Murat Baloğlu |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Factors affecting outcomes | Abdel Hafiz Eldin |
| 10:10 – 10:20 | OPLL: What is the best approach | Mehmet Zileli |
| 10:20 – 10:30 | Discussion | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| Keynote Talks Moderators: Mehmet Zileli, Mohammed Zohair |
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| 11:00 – 11:15 | MISS in degenerative lumbar spine | Joachim Oertel |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Vertebral artery management in complex cervical spine surgery | Oscar Alves |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Global spine care.. way forward | Salman Sharif |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Tubular guided approach for spine pathologies | Mehmet Zileli |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch | |
| Panel 3: Spinal deformity Moderators: Onur Yaman, Yahya Güvenç |
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| 13:00 – 13:10 | Spinal deformity principles | Turgut Akgül |
| 13:10 – 13:20 | Sagittal balance and clinical Importance | Mohammed Zohair |
| 13:20 – 13:30 | Spinal osteotomy techniques in deformity | Onur Yaman |
| 13:30 – 13:40 | Surgery for congenital scoliosis | Yahya Güvenç |
| 13:40 – 13:50 | Minimally invasive techniques for spine deformity | Erkin Sönmez |
| 13:50 – 14:00 | MIS osteotomies for spine deformity | Hao Wu |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Discussion | |
| 14:15 – 14:45 | Coffee Break | |
| Panel 4: Case Discussion | ||
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Case 1 | Sabuhi Etibarlı |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Case 2 | Osame Arim |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Case 3 | Hidayet Şafak Çine |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Case 4 | İsmail Bozkurt |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Case 5 | İdris Avcı |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Case 6 | Özgür Akşan |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Case 7 | Celal Özbek |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Case 8 | Ali Hikmet Aziz |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Case 9 | Akobir İbragimov |
26 April 2026, Sunday - Day 2
| Panel 5: Lumbar revision surgery Moderators: Emre Acaroğlu, Ender Ofluoğlu |
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| 08:30 – 08:40 | Role of new technology in surgery for spinal surgery | Bilal Bahadır Akbulut |
| 08:40 – 08:50 | Preoperative planning for spinal surgery | Numan Karaarslan |
| 08:50 – 09:00 | Revision strategies for spinal deformities | Serdar Kahraman |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Proximal junctional kyphosis and failure | Ender Ofluoğlu |
| 09:10 – 09:20 | How to avoid complications of degenerative deformity surgery | Ibrahim Omerhodzic |
| 09:20 – 09:30 | Discussion | |
| Panel 6: Osteoporotic Spine Fracture
Moderators: Salman Sharif, Mehdi Dharmoul |
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| 09:30 – 09:40 | Basilar invagination: diagnosis and classification | Massimiliano Visocchi |
| 09:40 – 09:50 | Basilar invagination: surgical treatment | Massimiliano Visocchi |
| 09:50 – 10:00 | Management of basilar invagination with Chiari malformation | Massimiliano Visocchi |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Surgical experience in Thoracic Calcified Disc by Lateral Approach | Abdufarrukh Karimov |
| 10:10 – 10:20 | Fixation and fusion techniques in osteoporotic spine fracture | Rovshan Khalilzade |
| 10:20 – 10:30 | Vertebral augmentation techniques in osteoporotic spine fracture | İsmail İştemen |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| Keynote Speakers Moderators: Ibrahim Omerhodzic, Serick Duysenbi |
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| 11:00 – 11:15 | Congenital spinal deformities | Muharrem Yazıcı |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Surgery for basilar invagination | Massimiliano Visocchi |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Surgical options for CSM | Hao Wu |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery | Emre Acaroğlu |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch | |
| Panel 7: Chiari Malformation and basilar
invagination Moderator: Massimiliano Visocchi |
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| 13:00 – 13:10 | Chiari Malformation: Diagnosis, classification and conservative management | Serick Duysenbi |
| 13:10 – 13:20 | Chiari Malformation? Indications for surgery and surgical options | Mehdi Dharmoul |
| 13:20 – 13:30 | Pediatric Chiari Malformation | Emrah Egemen |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Discussion | |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Coffee Break | |
| Panel 8: Oral Presentations | ||
| 14:30 – 14:37 | The "Bottoming-Off" Concept: A Novel Surgical Technique to Prevent L5-S1 Caudal Junctional Failure A01 – Salon A |
Emir Darcan |
| 14:30 – 14:37 | Clinical Efficacy and Biomechanical Effects of Cervical Fusion with Interfacet Spacers B01 – Salon B |
Oscar Alves |
| 14:37 – 14:44 | Investigation of the Normative Values of Spinal Sagittal Parameters in the Pediatric Population A02 – Salon A |
Osman Ceylan |
| 14:37 – 14:44 | Challenging the Paradigm: Cervical Disc Replacement in Slit Disc Spaces Restores Motion and Alignment B02 – Salon B |
Luís Carvalho Rosas |
| 14:44 – 14:51 | Functional Improvement in Spinopelvic Parameters Following Fusionless Endoscopic (UBE) Lumbar A03 – Salon A |
Fatma Hediye Erzurumlu |
| 14:44 – 14:51 | SpineForge Planner: The First Free and Open-Source Comprehensive Platform for Spinal Alignment Analysis and Surgical Planning B03 – Salon B |
Bilal Bahadır Akbulut |
| 14:51 – 14:58 | Spontaneous Spinal Dural Sac Tears: Diagnosis, Surgery, New Techniques, Therapeutic Perspectives A04 – Salon A |
Bouare Fah |
| 14:51 – 14:58 | Surgical Outcomes in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Cases with Vertebral Body Invasion B04 – Salon B |
İlker Kolbas |
| 14:58 – 15:05 | Cement Leakage Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes Following Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Subacute Traumatic Single-Level Lumbar Compression A05 – Salon A |
Yiğit Önaloğlu |
| 14:58 – 15:05 | Biomechanical Evaluation of Exoskeleton Systems for the Prevention of Lumbar Spine Injuries in Military Personnel: A Finite Element Analysis B05 – Salon B |
İdris Avcı |
| 15:05 – 15:12 | Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic TLIF with Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation in Grade 1 Isthmic A06 – Salon A |
Muhammed Enes Karataş |
| 15:05 – 15:12 | Recurrent Spinal Subdural Hematoma in a Cervicothoracic Arachnoid Cyst: A Case Report B06 – Salon B |
Yasin Davutoğlu |
| 15:12 – 15:19 | Corpectomy and Vertebral Body Reconstruction with Expandable Cage Placement via Single Posterior Approach (360 Degree Fusion) for Spine A07 – Salon A |
Amjad Hassan Suhaib Al-Musafir |
| 15:12 – 15:19 | Predictors of Loss of Correction After Posterior Short-Segment Fixation for Traumatic Thoracolumbar Fractures B07 – Salon B |
Onur Suer |
| 15:19 – 15:26 | Time-Dependent Modulation of Enzyme Activity by Vitamin E After Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Evidence of a Significant Treatment–Time Interaction A08 – Salon A |
Şevki Gök |
| 15:19 – 15:26 | Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Following Lumbar Posterior Stabilization Surgery and Decompressive Craniectomy: A Case Report B08 – Salon B |
Özgür Akşan |
| 15:26 – 15:33 | Impact of Upper Instrumented Vertebra Screw Trajectory on Proximal Junctional Complications in Degenerative Spinal Disease Surgery A09 – Salon A |
Emir Darcan |
| 15:26 – 15:33 | Multidisciplinary Approach to the Surgical Management of Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation: A Clinical Case B09 – Salon B |
Aziz Gabbazov |
| 15:33 – 15:40 | The Effect of Blade-Anchored PEEK Cage Systems on Cervical Lordosis Angle in Patients with Cervical Disc Herniation A10 – Salon A |
Abdullah Talha Simsek |
| 15:40 – 15:47 | Biomechanical and Histological Comparison of the Effect of Tetracalcium Phosphate on the Osteointegration of Pedicle Screws in Rabbit Pelvic Bone A11 – Salon A |
Mehmet Emre Günaydın |
| 15:47 – 15:54 | White Cord Syndrome After Cervical Decompression: A Case of Postoperative Neurological Deterioration Requiring Reoperation A12 – Salon A |
Erhan Toprak |
| 16:00 – 16:10 | Closing remarks | |
CONTACT
Organization Secretariat
MOL EVENT
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Head Office: Fahrettin Kerim Gökay Cd. 169/7 Göztepe, Kadıköy/İstanbul, Türkiye |
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| Contact Person: Eray Çakır | |
| [email protected] | |
| Meeting Venue: Acıbadem Kadıköy (Dr. Şinasi Can) Hospital |