Dr. Kerem Kınık was born in 1970 in the province of Malatya, Turkey. He moved to Istanbul and resided there throughout his academic studies. He graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine in 1993 and received his PhD in Disaster Medicine from Bezmialem University. Continuing his career after his studies, Dr. Kınık took various roles and responsibilities. He worked as an administrator at the Ministry of Health and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality for many years.
Later in his career journey, he undertook duties at the Istanbul Provincial Council as a Councilor and Chairman of the Health Committee. During his time as a Councilor, he represented Istanbul Province at the Committee for Social Policy and Public Health of Assembly of European Regions (AER). Dr. Kınık also served as a General Manager for various domestic and international health and technology companies. Dr. Kınık currently works at University of Health Sciences (SBÜ) as an Assistant Professor, Head of Emergency
EDUCATION
Faculty of Medicine, PhD in Disaster Medicine
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Investigation of Trauma Cases Presented To The In-Event Health Care Services in Mass Gatherings: A Systematic Review GE Çebi, A ERTAN, DE Zilan, H Koçak, C Çalışkan, K Kınık, ÖB Yağmur The Journal of Emergency Medicine , 2026 2026
Association between ABO/Rh blood groups and transfusion-transmitted infections among Turkish blood donors: a comprehensive demographic analysis (2015–2021) A Karaca, ÖR Güner, MN Günçıkan, M Yılmaz, GG Karadağ, NN Sözmen, ... BMC Infectious Diseases , 2026 2026
Bibliometric Evaluation of Disaster Medicine and Emergency Medical Rescue Research (1992–2024): A Brief Report N Dağ, K Kinik Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 20, e29 , 2026 2026
Blood group associations with transfusion transmitted infections among Turkish blood donors: a retrospective 7-year review (2015-2021) A Karaca, ÖR Güner, MN Günçıkan, M Yılmaz, GG Karadağ, NN Sözmen, ... 2025
Evaluating Disaster Literacy Levels Among First Aid Trainers: The Case of Bursa Province AD Kuday, T Özcan, C Çalışkan, K Kınık Akdeniz Tıp Dergisi 11 (3), 371-381 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Bibliometric analysis of global research findings on refugee mental health (1992–2022) K Kinik, N Dag, C Caliskan, I Celebi, M Dogan, OB Yagmur Northern Clinics of Istanbul 12 (4), 516 , 2025 2025
The Impact of Demographic Characteristics and Blood Group Distribution of Syrian Blood Donors on the Blood Stock Management of the Turkish Red Crescent A Karaca, M Yılmaz, MN Günçıkan, K Kınık, FM Yılmaz Rize Tıp Dergisi 1 (1), 8-18 , 2025 2025
The experience of the Turkish Red Crescent blood banks in the 2023 Türkiye earthquake A Karaca, L Sağdur, MN Günçıkan, M Yılmaz, N Sözmen, K Kınık, ... Transfusion Medicine 35 (3), 235-242 , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
Development of the Perceived Challenges in Disaster Response Scale (PCDRS): validity and reliability study AD Kuday, C Çalışkan, K Kınık, N Dağ, H Koçak Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 40 (2), 86-93 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Crisis Communication in Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: An Evaluation of Turkish Red Crescent’s Communication Centre (KİMER) Calls During the Disaster K Kinik, C Çalışkan, H Koçak, FM Yılmaz Journal of Disaster Research 20 (2), 206-214 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Energy and Nutrient Evaluation of Foods Served in Turkish Red Crescent Field Kitchens after the Kahramanmaras Earthquake C Caliskan, YT Ogunc, K Kinik, N Dag, MB Durak DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS 19 , 2025 2025
Evaluating the Turkish Red Crescent’s (Türk Kızılay) disaster response: insights from the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes H Koçak, AD Kuday, K Kınık, C Çalışkan, İ Çelebi, K Açıksarı BMC public health 25 (1), 783 , 2025 2025 Citations: 14
Development of Public Information Material to Ensure Primary Protection Against Extreme Hot Weather Events N Dağ, K Kinik, C Caliskan Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 19, e360 , 2025 2025
Blood group profile of Türkiye with regional and demographic differences: a 23-year retrospective study L Sağdur, A Karaca, MN Günçikan, M Yilmaz, K Kinik Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 55 (4), 961-970 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Suriyeli Kan Bağışçılarının Demografik Özellikleri ve Kan Grubu Dağılımının Türk Kızılay'ın Kan Stok Yönetimi Üzerindeki Etkisi A Karaca, M Yılmaz, M Günçıkan, K Kınık, F Yilmaz 2025
The Role and Importance of Disaster Literacy in First Aid Trainings T Özcan, AD Kuday, C ÇalIŞkan, K Kınık Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 19, e173 , 2025 2025
Evaluating disaster response progress in Türkiye: a comparative analysis of the 1999 Marmara and 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes H Koçak, K Kınık Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 19, e106 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Energy and Nutrient Evaluation of Foods Served in Turkish Red Crescent Field Kitchens after the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake C Çalışkan, YT Öğünç, K Kınık, N Dağ, MB Durak Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 19, e58 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
The effects of cultural factors on food assistance after disaster: A scoping review H Koçak, E Karakuş, C Çalışkan, N Dağ, K Kınık, A Güzel Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 19, e43 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Evaluation of disaster medicine knowledge levels and e-learning attitudes among prehospital healthcare personnel: A case study of Istanbul AD Kuday, T Özcan, K Kınık, C Çalışkan Anatolian Clinic the Journal of Medical Sciences 30 (1), 124-135 , 2025 2025
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Evaluation of a school-based, teacher-delivered psychological intervention group program for trauma-affected Syrian refugee children in Istanbul, Turkey V Gormez, HN Kılıç, AC Orengul, MN Demir, EB Mert, B Makhlouta, ... Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology 27 (2), 125-131 , 2017 2017 Citations: 115
Psychopathology and associated risk factors among forcibly displaced Syrian children and adolescents V Gormez, HN Kılıç, AC Orengul, MN Demir, Ş Demirlikan, S Demirbaş, ... Journal of immigrant and minority health 20 (3), 529-535 , 2018 2018 Citations: 92
Convalescent plasma therapy in patients with COVID-19 F Altuntas, N Ata, TN Yigenoglu, S Bascı, MS Dal, S Korkmaz, ... Transfusion and Apheresis Science 60 (1), 102955 , 2021 2021 Citations: 90
Göç, sürgün ve iltica K Kınık Hayat Sağlık Dergisi 2 (2010), 36-39 , 2010 2010 Citations: 78
Convalescent plasma therapy in patients with COVID‐19 TN Yiğenoğlu, T Hacıbekiroğlu, I Berber, MS Dal, A Baştürk, ... Journal of clinical apheresis 35 (4), 367-373 , 2020 2020 Citations: 53
The science of disaster medicine: from response to risk reduction H Kocak, K Kinik, C Caliskan, K Aciksari Medeniyet medical journal 36 (4), 333 , 2021 2021 Citations: 38
Türkiye’de bir Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi acil servisinde koronavirus hastalığı 2019 pandemi sürecinin yönetimi ve sonuçları (TR/ENG) K Açıksarı, K Kınık Anatolian Clinic the Journal of Medical Sciences 25 (Special Issue on COVID … , 2020 2020 Citations: 29
Challenges faced by medical rescue teams during disaster response: a systematic review study AD Kuday, T Özcan, C Çalışkan, K Kınık Disaster medicine and public health preparedness 17, e548 , 2023 2023 Citations: 25
Evaluating the Turkish Red Crescent’s (Türk Kızılay) disaster response: insights from the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes H Koçak, AD Kuday, K Kınık, C Çalışkan, İ Çelebi, K Açıksarı BMC public health 25 (1), 783 , 2025 2025 Citations: 14
İnsani diplomasi K Kınık, HK Aslan Dönüşen diplomasi ve Türkiye: Aktörler, alanlar, araçlar, 353-391 , 2020 2020 Citations: 12
Assault on healthcare in conflict: A critical examination of attacks on medical facilities and personnel in occupied Palestinian territories and Gaza post-October 7 under the … K Kınık, N Dağ, C Çalışkan, M Doğan Anatolian Clinic the Journal of Medical Sciences 29 (1), 1-6 , 2024 2024 Citations: 10
Psychological hardiness and compassion satisfaction among the Turkish Red Crescent: the case of 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquake K Kınık, AD Kuday, C Çalışkan Disaster medicine and public health preparedness 18, e58 , 2024 2024 Citations: 8
Quantitative metrics in mass-gathering studies: a comprehensive systematic review C Çalışkan, AD Kuday, T Özcan, N Dağ, K Kınık Prehospital and disaster medicine 39 (2), 195-205 , 2024 2024 Citations: 7
Antibody false positivity among COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors: a comparative study from the Turkish Red Crescent Blood Center L Hayat, C Beker, A Karaca, N Hafizoglu, K Kinik, F Yilmaz Haseki Tip Bulteni 59 (5) , 2021 2021 Citations: 7
Risk communication in public health practices and coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19): Social media analysis of health authorities MN Karakoç, H Koçak, C Çalişkan, K Kinik Bezmialem Science , 2020 2020 Citations: 7
Association between COVID-19 and ABO Blood Groups: An analysis on convalescent plasma donors in Turkey M Yilmaz, A Karaca, N Sozmen, M Guncikan, G Karadag, N Hafizoglu, ... Haseki Tip Bulteni 59 , 2021 2021 Citations: 6
Volunteer surgical team in Somalia O Alimoglu, T Eren, E Tombalak, M Leblebici, S Azizoglu, S Sever, K Kinik Indian Journal of Surgery 80 (5), 447-451 , 2018 2018 Citations: 6
The experience of the Turkish Red Crescent blood banks in the 2023 Türkiye earthquake A Karaca, L Sağdur, MN Günçıkan, M Yılmaz, N Sözmen, K Kınık, ... Transfusion Medicine 35 (3), 235-242 , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
Call for action for a disaster literacy course for disaster risk management process K Kınık, C Çalışkan Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 18, e225 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Analysis of the medical consequences of global terrorist attacks in turkic states in the last 50 years by weapon and attack type C Çalışkan, N Dağ, K Kınık Disaster medicine and public health preparedness 17, e514 , 2023 2023 Citations: 5
