Middle East Spine Society

MESS Symposium
2026

Two days, the region's leading spine surgeons, one stage.

24–25 September 2026 Istanbul · Türkiye
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Invitation

Dear colleagues and friends

It is our great honor to invite you to the MESS Symposium 2026, held by the Middle East Spine Society in Istanbul on 24–25 September 2026. Istanbul — where two continents meet — will host the region's leading spine surgeons for two days of focused scientific exchange.

Across eight panels covering minimally invasive surgery, cervical myelopathy, deformity, revision and more, an international faculty will share their experience through lectures, case discussions and interactive sessions. We warmly welcome you to be part of it.

We look forward to welcoming you in Istanbul.

On behalf of the committee
🇮🇶 Mohammed Zohair Shaker
President, Middle East Spine Society & Symposium President
🇹🇷 Mehmet Zileli
Honorary President
About the Symposium

Advancing the art and science of spine surgery

The Middle East Spine Society brings its 2026 symposium to Istanbul — a crossroads of the region's spinal neurosurgery community. Over two days and four to five scientific sessions each day, an international faculty will share advances in spine surgery through lectures, case discussions and interactive sessions.

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4–5
Sessions / day
40+
Faculty
100+
Expected attendees
Scientific Program

Two days of spine surgery

Program coming soon

The scientific program is being prepared by the committee and will be announced here soon.

Faculty

Invited Speakers

Provisional faculty list — to be confirmed.

Keynote Speakers

MZ
Mehmet Zileli
🇹🇷 TR
OY
Onur Yaman
🇹🇷 TR
JO
Joachim Oertel
🇩🇪 DE
MV
Massimiliano Visocchi
🇮🇹 IT
EA
Emre Acaroğlu
🇹🇷 TR
MY
Muharrem Yazıcı
🇹🇷 TR
HS
Hyeun Sung Kim
🇰🇷 KR
HW
Hao Wu
🇨🇳 CN
OA
Oscar Alves
🇨🇭 CH
SS
Salman Sharif
🇵🇰 PK

International Faculty

🇮🇶Mohammed Zohair Shaker
🇪🇬Abdel Hafiz Eldien
🇮🇷Abulfazl Rahimizadeh
🇺🇿Akobir İbragimov
🇮🇶Ali Hikmat Aziz
🇲🇦Fahd Derkaoui Hassani
🇮🇹Francesco Costa
🇪🇬Hamdi Nabawi Mostafa
🇧🇦Ibrahim Omerhodzic
🇧🇩Khairun Nabi Khan
🇱🇧Khaled Fares
🇮🇷Masoud Khadivi
🇹🇳Mehdi Dharmoul
🇧🇦Mirza Pojskic
🇦🇪Mohammed Al Olama
🇪🇬Mohammed Mohi Eldin
🇪🇬Osame Arim
🇦🇿Rovshan Khalilzade
🇦🇿Sabuhi Etibarlı
🇰🇿Serick Duysenbi

Faculty from Türkiye

🇹🇷Bilal Bahadır Akbulut
🇹🇷Celal Özbek
🇹🇷Celil Gökçek
🇹🇷Emrah Egemen
🇹🇷Ender Ofluoğlu
🇹🇷Erkin Sönmez
🇹🇷Güçlühan Güçlü
🇹🇷Hidayet Şafak Çine
🇹🇷İdris Avcı
🇹🇷İsmail Bozkurt
🇹🇷İsmail İştemen
🇹🇷Murat Baloğlu
🇹🇷Numan Karaarslan
🇹🇷Serdar Kahraman
🇹🇷Turgut Akgül
🇹🇷Yahya Güvenç
🇹🇷Özgür Akşan
Committee

Organizing & Scientific Committee

Honorary Committee

🇹🇷
Mehmet Zileli
Honorary President
🇹🇷
Onur Yaman
Past President

Organizing Committee

🇮🇶
Mohammed Zohair Shaker
President
🇹🇷
Özgür Akşan
Organizing Committee
🇹🇷
Eray
Organizing Committee
🇹🇷
Oğuzhan
Organizing Committee
🇪🇬
Osame Arim
Executive Committee
Venue & Travel

Istanbul, Türkiye

MESS Symposium 2026 will be held at a five-star hotel venue in Istanbul, with accommodation, scientific sessions and social program under one roof. Venue details and the official hotel will be announced soon.

Istanbul — where two continents meet.

To be announced
İstanbul
Türkiye · 41°N 29°E
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