Board of Directors

Mehmet Dinç graduated from the Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Marmara University. He earned a master’s degree in Education from RMIT University, in Clinical Psychology from Okan University, and in Narrative Therapy from the University of Melbourne. He completed his PhD at Marmara University with a focus on internet addiction. He also spent one year as a visiting scholar at the University of Melbourne.

He is currently working in the Department of Psychology at Hasan Kalyoncu University and serves as a member of the International Faculty Board at the Dulwich Centre. His research interests include digital addictions, psychological resilience, and narrative therapy. He is married and has two children.

Ahmed Yussein Pehlivan, born on 2 November 1965 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He is a civil society leader dedicated to community service, with long-standing experience in cultural, religious, and addiction prevention initiatives. Since 2015, he has been serving as the President of the Green Crescent Bulgaria Association, where he manages international collaborations and leads youth and addiction prevention programs. He is also a Board Member of the International Federation of Green Crescent (UYEF).

He was born in Çorum in 1963. At the age of six, he migrated with his family, first to Ankara, and in 1969 to Melbourne, Australia, where he still resides. He completed his primary, secondary, and higher education in Australia. In 1985, Ateş graduated from the Department of Translation and Sociology at Deakin University. He later studied Arabic at the Middle Eastern Studies Department of the University of Melbourne and completed a teaching program at Monash University. Throughout his career, he worked as an interpreter and consultant in various service units affiliated with different ministries. In 1997, together with a group of friends, he entered the business world by establishing Pacific International, the company that owns the Freshplus supermarket chain. Since 1977, he has volunteered in numerous national and international non-governmental organizations. He has been among the founding members of many associations, foundations, schools, and mosques. Representing the Turkish community in Australia, he has participated as a delegate and speaker in national and international meetings. For many years, Ateş has also been writing newspaper columns and providing commentary on radio. He is married and has one child.

He is a Professor of internal medicine and former Director of the Postgraduate Program, in the Department of Medicine at Makerere University College of Health Sciences. In this capacity, he cares for patients with internal medicine diseases especially those affecting the liver and gastrointestinal tract including alcohol addiction causing liver cirrhosis. He has taught gastroenterology and professionalism to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. He was given the Best Teacher Award for the year 2011 and Distinguished Teaching Award Clinicals for the year 2025, by Makerere University Medical Students Association. He specializes in internal medicine with a special interest in gastroenterology and hepatology. He had his medical training at Makerere University, Khartoum University, University of London and University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. He is a Clinical Examiner for the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom. He is the Executive Director of the Islamic Medical Association of Uganda. He is the President of the Uganda Green Crescent Society. He is a member of the Board of Directors, of the International Federation of Green Crescents (IFGC). He received the 50th National Independence Golden Jubilee Medal for outstanding service to Uganda. This medal was awarded by the President of Uganda Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on 1st May 2016. It is the highest medal award given to civilians in Uganda. It is given to those who have significantly contributed to the development of Uganda since Independence in 1962 by being patriotic and providing outstanding services to the country.

Dr. Jasmin Latovic, born on December 9, 1987, in Novi Pazar, Serbia, is a physician specialized in Emergency Medicine, Radiology, and Interventional Radiology. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Kragujevac and has been working at the General Hospital Novi Pazar since 2013. Fluent in Serbian, Bosnian, German, and English, he combines strong clinical expertise with excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills. Dr. Latovic is actively involved in humanitarian and voluntary work, serving as President of the Green Cross–Green Crescent (Yeşilay) and contributing to organizations such as Open Hand and Svetionik.

Dr. Murtaza Ali is a historian and academic specializing in Ancient History, with a PhD (2023) and a Master’s degree (2017) in Ancient History from Gaziantep University, and a Bachelor’s degree (2012) in Archaeology and Art History from the Lebanese University. He has broad professional experience as a consultant, translator, radio director, researcher, and educator in various organizations and also worked as an archaeologist at the Lebanese University. He currently serves as the President of the Green Crescent Syria Association and is a Board Member of the International Federation of Green Crescent (UYEF).

Era Catur Prasetya is a psychiatrist possesses comprehensive skills to help address mental and behavioral disorders through a biological approach as a medical doctor, conducting psychotherapy, and prescribing psychopharmaceuticals as part of the treatment management process.

He was born in 1972, in Kyrgyzstan. He completed his all school education levels in Kyrgyzstan. He graduated from the management faculty, industrial engineering department at the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in 1997. He did MBA at Cardiff Metropolitan University in UK in 2010. He worked in different international companies between 1997 and 2012 like as Evyap, Colgate&Palmolive, Anadolu Grubu and MegaCom in Istanbul, Almaty and Bishkek cities. Beginning from 2013 he is managing own business in distribution and construction fields. He is married and has 3 sons.

Bilal Duran, Avusturya Yeşilay'ı olan Verein Neubeginn Suchtprävention isimli derneğin başkanıdır. 

Mrs. Dounia Khatib President of Stardom Association. She is a dedicated healthcare leader with over 12 years of experience in nursing and medical administration. She holds a Master’s degree in School Nursing and has built an extensive career specializing in surgical care, anesthetic nursing, and community health screenings.
 
Throughout her professional journey, Mrs. Khatib has been recognized for her expertise in coordinating public health campaigns and managing clinical environments. As a positive and conscientious leader, she combines her deep medical background with strong motivational skills to lead the Stardom Association toward its goals

Savalan Muhtarov is president of the Azerbaijan based NGO, Zererli Verdişlere Qarşı İctimai Birliyi.

Dr. Mousa Daoud is President of The Jordanian Anti Drugs Society – Jordan, Member of The Jordanian commission on Drugs. And head of Arab Network for Drug Control. Daoud is a Pharmacist since 1997 and has MBA in Sales Management & Marketing, Expert specialized in NGO’s affairs, Member of VNGOC and IFGC. He is also on the board of several youth and
community organizations.

Mehdi Gurra is president of the "Fondacioni "Yesilay