He graduated in Medicine at the Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey and subsequently obtained his Specialization in Neurosurgery from Hacettepe University School of Medicine. In 2004 he was awarded his PhD by the Ege University Health Sciences Institute, İzmir, Turkey. Dr. Turgut has authored more than 250 publications, many of them in peer-reviewed journals and 3 books. He is a member of the editorial boards of various journals, including Journal of Spine, Central European Neurosurgery, Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury, and Journal of Spine and Neurosurgery.