Our Founders
We respectfully commemorate two invaluable individuals who delicately shaped our journey — Dr. Işık Taşdemir and Op. Dr. Murat Taşdemir. They were not only the founders of an IVF center, but also the architects of a vision that believed in hopeful tomorrows and set out to turn the dream of building a family into reality. With their international experience in healthcare and their passion for science, they aimed to open the door to the miracle so many couples dreamed of. Sadly, they passed away in a traffic accident on the evening of September 6, 2002; however, the legacy they left behind continues to be reborn in every corner of the FertiJin Women’s Health and IVF Center — with every new hope, every new family, and every newborn baby.
With love, respect, and mercy…
IŞIK TAŞDEMİR, M.D.
Dr. Işık Taşdemir, a graduate of İzmir American High School and Hacettepe University English Faculty of Medicine, was a specialist in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. She received two years of training in assisted reproductive techniques at Akita University in Japan. She later worked in the USA, Singapore, and Germany, and has many scientific studies published in international journals.
Dr. Işık Taşdemir, a distinguished scientist and one of the founders of the FertiJin Women’s Health and Assisted Reproductive Techniques Center, passed away together with her husband Op. Dr. Murat Taşdemir in a traffic accident on the evening of September 6, 2002. May her soul rest in peace.
MURAT TAŞDEMİR, M.D.
Dr. Taşdemir, a graduate of Ankara Science High School and Hacettepe University English Faculty of Medicine, conducted two years of research in IVF and microinjection at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Akita University in Japan as an Honorary Scholar of the Japanese Government. He also continued his scientific studies at the University of North Carolina, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility, and at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Reproductive Health.
In 1996, he was recognized by the European Society of Human Reproduction as one of the world’s top 10 most promising young scientists for his work on sperm obtained through testicular biopsy.
Dr. Taşdemir published 50 articles in international journals and presented 55 international papers in the fields of IVF, microinjection, and gynecology, with 45 international citations to his work. He served for seven years on the scientific editorial board of the journal Human Reproduction, published by Oxford University.
Dr. Murat Taşdemir, a distinguished scientist and one of the founders of the FertiJin Women’s Health and Assisted Reproductive Techniques Center, passed away together with his wife Dr. Işık Taşdemir in a traffic accident on the evening of September 6, 2002. May his soul rest in peace.
