Gazi Göz Vakfı

Founded in 1998, Gazi Göz Vakfı is a foundation based in Ankara, Turkey working on health, science & research, education.

Gazi Göz Vakfı is a foundation that supports the Ophthalmology Department of Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey. Originally formed as an association within the department to develop and strengthen the Gazi Eye Clinic, it became a foundation in 1998. It publishes two national academic ophthalmology journals, Retina-Vitreus and Glokom-Katarakt, to promote eye science in Turkey and abroad. It also gives the annual Gazi Göz Vakfı Bilimsel Teşvik Ödülü, awarded since 2006 to outstanding research articles in its journals, to recognise ophthalmologists. The department, supported by the foundation, provides clinical services, training for specialists, residents and medical students, and an academic education programme, and organises an annual Ophthalmic Surgery Course.