He received family therapy training at the Mental Research Institute (MRI), Brief Therapy Center, Palo Alto, California. He is the president of the Institute for Behavioral Studies-Istanbul, president of EMDR Association and EMDR-HAP-Turkey, and general secretary of Couples and Family Therapy Association-Turkey. He was a board member of the Turkish Psychologists Association, Istanbul Branch from 1990-2002. At present he is a member of the ethics committee, Turkish Psychologists Association. After the 1999 Marmara earthquake, Mr. Konuk was responsible for bringing EMDR-HAP and EMDR basic trainings to Turkey, where more than 600 professionals were trained in EMDR. Over the years, he has participated in EMDR-HAP projects in Thailand, Palestine, Kenya, Lebanon and Iraq. His major concern is to establish EMDR as a major therapy approach in Turkey. Go to top