Soner Yılmaz

2025 – Present | President of the Board, Blood Transfusion Society of Türkiye

2020 – Present | Member, National Blood and Blood Products Council, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye

2024 – Present | Member, Scientific Advisory Board of Turkish Red Crescent Blood Services

2024 – Present | Scientific Advisor, Medical Services Directorate, Turkish Red Crescent

2024 – Present | Chair, Turkish Red Crescent R&D Working Group

2025 – Present | Member, ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases and Quality Management Working Parties

Turkish Society of Microbiology

Turkish Society of Clinical Microbiology Specialists

Disaster Research Association

2023 | Employment, Education and Social Policies Sectoral Operational Program (EESP SOP), Irregularities and Risk Assessment Training, Ankara, Türkiye

2021 | European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM), 4th European Training Course: Quality Management for Blood Establishments

2019 | International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Academy, I TRY IT 2019 Education Programme, Basel, Switzerland

2015 | Interpretive and Restricted Antibiogram Course, Ankara, Türkiye

2014 | Biorisk Management Advanced Training Course, Ankara, Türkiye

2014 | Infectious Substances Shipping Training, Ankara, Türkiye

2013 | Quality Management System Training for Laboratories, Ankara, Türkiye

2013 | Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine Certification Program

2013 | Certificate Program on the Appropriate Use of Laboratory Animals in Scientific Research

2012 | Clinical Implications of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, İzmir, Türkiye

2010 | 5th Applied Molecular Microbiology Course, Ankara, Türkiye

2009 | Basic Cell Culture Course, Ankara, Türkiye

2008 | Specific Microbiology Practice Laboratory Training Program – Food and Waterborne Infections Module, Ankara, Türkiye

2008 | Specific Microbiology Practice Laboratory Training Program – Parasitology Module, Ankara, Türkiye

2008 | Specific Microbiology Practice Laboratory Training Program – Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Module, Ankara, Türkiye

2006 | Field Medical Intervention Course, Van, Türkiye

A.Uluslararası hakemli dergilerde yayımlanan makaleler :

1. Ünlü A, Akgül MK, Kaymak Ş, Akkapulu N, Buldanlı MZ, Namazov I, Türkoğlu B, Yılmaz S et al. Trauma to Liver and Spleen: Evaluating the Role of Transfusion and Associated Injuries in Treatment Outcomes. Bratisl. Med. J. 127, 1938–1948 (2026).
2. Sözmen NN, Çağlak Ş, Çetiner E, Canpolat Ş, Akyüz C, Sağdur L,Yılmaz, S, Yılmaz FM. Emergency blood supply management during natural disasters: Lessons from the 2023 Turkey earthquake. Vox Sang. 2026.
3. Yılmaz S, Bölükbaş F, Sezer Z, Çetinkaya RA, Sarikaya B, Güney M, Avci İY. A study to reveal the rationales of overnight transfusion in a training and research hospital. Medical journal, Armed Forces India, 2025; 81(2):212-218.
4. Yazici M, Yılmaz S, Gökcebay DG et al. Assessment of the Utilization of Fresh Frozen Plasma in a Training and Research Hospital: What Does the High Level of İnappropriate Use Tell Us?”A Descriptive-Analytical Study with Cross-sectional Method. Bratisl. Med. J. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44411-025-00202-9.
5. Yılmaz S, Gürlek Gökçebay D, Aykut F, Eren F, Neşelioğlu S, Erel Ö. Does donating blood cause oxidative stress? Turkish Bulletin of Hygiene and Experimental Biology, 82(4), 597-606.
6. Eker İ, Yılmaz S, Ünlü A. Re: Elevated cell-free hemoglobin: A novel early biomarker following traumatic injury. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery ():10.1097/TA.0000000000004636, June 10, 2025.
7. Michael X Fu, Helen M Faddy, Daniel Candotti, Jamel Groves, Paula Saa, Claire Styles, Opeyemi Adesina, Jose Perez Carrillo, Axel Seltsam, Marijke Weber‐Schehl, Sheila F O'Brien, Steven J Drews, Nana Benyin Aidoo, Ángel Luis Pajares, Laura Navarro Perez, Xuelian Deng, Thijs van de Laar, Syria Laperche, Riikka Lehtisalo, Soner Yilmaz et al. Virology subgroup of the ISBT WP‐TTID. International review of blood donation screeningfor anti-HBc and occult hepatitis B virus infection. Transfusion. 2024;64(11):2144–56.
8. Yılmaz S, Bölükbaş F, Sezer Z, Çetinkaya RA, Sarikaya B, Güney M, Ünlü A, Avci İY. A study to reveal the rationales of overnight transfusion in a training and research hospital. Medical Journal Armed Forces India,2024.
9. Sarıkaya B, Demiralp Yatar I, Yılmaz S, Tiryaki Y, Aydın Sarıkaya V, Çetinkaya RA, Kırkık D. The usefulness of anti-HCV signal to cut-off ratio in predicting hepatitis C viremia and the effect of genotype differences on signal to cut-off ratio Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.70 (8):2024. 
10. Sarikaya B, Cetinkaya RA, Dogantekin B, Yılmaz S, Akkaya Y, Güney BC, Ozkan E, kırsoy Tanır M, Sarıkaya VA, Kaplan M. Comparison of COVID-19 RT-PCR-Positive Patients in Oro-Nasopharynx Samples with RT-PCR Results in Simultaneous Stool Samples, Prospective Study. Ist Med J, 2024:25(2):110-115.
11. Yılmaz S, Eldemir S, Günçıkan MN, Eker İ, Avcı İY. The Role of Anti-HBc Testing on Donor Selection and Its Contribution to Current Alghorithms; Can the Gülhane Experience Be a Model for Türkiye? Bullettin of Microbiology 2022;56(2):288-303.
12. Uskudar Guclu A, Yılmaz S, Baysallar M, Avci IY. Prevalence of CMV DNA in Blood Donors in a Regional Blood Center in Türkiye. Gazi Medical Journal 2022;33(1):39-4.
13. Başak T, Açıksöz S, Savaşçı Ü, Yılmaz S. Effectiveness of Vapocoolant Spray on Venipuncture Pain in Young Male Donors: A Randomized Controlled Trial.  Journal of infusion nursing: the official publication of the Infusion Nurses Society 44.6 (2021): 339-345.  
14. Ünlü A, Yılmaz S, Akbasli IT, Karaagac Akyol T, Akkapulu N, Tumer M, Ertugrul Oruc N, Balas S, Goral S, Topcuoglu P, Tanriseven M, Sayin S, Eryılmaz M. MATRA-A: A study on massive transfusion. Vox Sang.  2021 Epub ahead of print. 
15. Yılmaz S, Ertuğrul Örüç N, Azap A, Özcebe O, Çetin T, Yenicesu İ, Öztürk A, Gündüz M, Tekin A. Regulatory Consideration on Preparation and Clinical Use of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma. Transfus Apher Sci.  Online ahead of print.
16. Uskudar Guclu A, Yılmaz S, Baysallar M, Avci IY. Prevalence and Quantity of Parvovirus B19 DNA Among Blood Donors from a Regional Blood Center in Turkey. Transfus Apher Sci. 2020;59(4):102775.
17. Zeller MP, Ellingham D, Devine D, Lozano M, Lewis P, Zhiburt E, van der Linde L, Goldman M, Nakamura A, Inoue S, Takikawa M, Nakajima K, Turek P, Řeháček V, Sakashita AM, Kutner JM, Karim FA, Hindawi S, Jayasekara SBA, Merz EM, Gross S, Woimant G, Djoudi R, Byabazaire KD, Irving DO, Abdrakhmanova S, Khalykova A, Yılmaz S, Örűç NE, Huaynalaya IP, Ramirez LAS, Chuhriiev A. Vox Sanguinis International Forum on Donor Incentives. Vox Sang. 2020;115(4):e1-e18.
18. Zeller MP, Ellingham D, Devine D, Lozano M, Lewis P, Zhiburt E, van der Linde L, Goldman M, Nakamura A, Inoue S, Takikawa M, Nakajima K, Turek P, Řeháček V, Sakashita AM, Kutner JM, Karim FA, Hindawi S, Jayasekara SBA, Merz EM, Gross S, Woimant G, Djoudi R, Byabazaire KD, Irving DO, Abdrakhmanova S, Khalykova A, Yılmaz S, Örűç NE, Huaynalaya IP, Ramirez LAS, Chuhriiev A. Vox Sanguinis International Forum on Donor Incentives: Summary. Vox Sang. 2020 May;115(4):339-344.
19. Eker İ, Yılmaz S, Çetinkaya RA, Ünlü A, Pekel A, Ilıkçı Sağkan R, Ertaş Z, Gürsel O, Muşabak UH, Yazıcı E, Yilmaz S, Açıkel C, Avci İY, Avcu F, Kürekçi E, Petrone P. A Cycle of Freezing and Thawing as a Modified Method for Activating Platelets in Platelet-rich Plasma to Use in Regenerative Medicine. Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care & Emergency Surgery 2020; 9(2):101-104.
20. Yılmaz S, Eker İ, Elçi E, Pekel A, Çetinkaya RA, Ünlü A, Açıkel C, Avcı İY.  Evaluating the effect of donor anxiety levels and lifestyle characteristics on the activation of platelet concentrates. Blood Res. 2019; 54(4):262-268. 
21. Çetinkaya RA, Yenilmez E, Petrone P, Yılmaz S, Bektöre B, Şimsek B, Kula Atik T, Özyurt M, Ünlü A. Platelet-rich plasma as an additional therapeutic option for infected wounds with multi-drug resistant bacteria: in vitro antibacterial activity study. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2019;45(3):555-565.
22. Cetinkaya RA, Yılmaz S, Ünlü A, Petrone P, Marini C, Karabulut E, Urkan M, Kaya E, Karabacak K, Uyanik M, Eker I, Kilic A, Gunal A. The efficacy of platelet-rich plasma gel in MRSA-related surgical wound infection treatment: an experimental study in an animal model. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2018 ;44(6):859-867.
23. Ünlü A, Yılmaz S, Yalçın Ö, Uyanık M, Petrone P, Çetinkaya RA, Eker İ, Urkan M, Özgürtaş T, Avcı İY, Zeybek N, Aksu AC. Bringing Packed Red Blood Cells to the Point of Combat Injury: Are We There Yet? Turk J Haematol 2018 3;35(3):185-191. 
24. Yılmaz S, Çetinkaya RA. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Pregnant Women in Turkey: A Meta-Analysis Research. Saudi Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 2018;3(10):335-343.
25. Özen M, Yılmaz S, Özkan T, Özer Y, Pekel AA, Sunguroğlu A, Gürman G, Arslan Ö. Incomplete Antibodies May Reduce ABO Cross-match Incompatibility. A Pilot Study. Turk J Haematol. 2018 1;35(1):54-60. 
26. Ünlü A, Urkan M, Petrone P, Kaymak S, Lapsekili E, Ozmen P, Yılmaz S, Marini CP, Hancerlioglu O, Alakus U, Zeybek N. Trauma Survey of 476 Doctors: Now We know What We Do not know. Panam J.Trauma Crit Care Emerg Surg 2018;7(1):52-60.
27. Ünlü A, Petrone P, Güvenç İ, Kaymak Ş, Arslan G, Kaya E, Yılmaz S, Çetinkaya RA, Ege T, Özer  MT, Kiliç S. Combat application tourniquet (CAT) eradicates popliteal pulses effectively by correcting the windlass turn degrees: a trial on 145 participants. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2017;43(5):605-609.
28. Erdem H, Inan A, Guven E, Hargreaves S, Larsen L, Shehata G, Pernicova E, Khan E, Bastakova L, Namani S, Harxhi A, Roganovic T, Lakatos B, Uysal S, Sipahi OR, Crisan A, Miftode E, Stebel R, Jegorovic B, Fehér Z, Jekkel C, Pandak N, Moravveji A, Yılmaz H, Khalifa A, Musabak U, Yılmaz S, et al. The burden and epidemiology of community-acquired central nervous system infections: a multinational study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017;36(9):1595-1611.
29. Eker İ, Yılmaz S, Çetinkaya RA, Pekel A, Ünlü A, Gürsel O, Yılmaz S, Avcu F, Muşabak UH, Pekoğlu A, Ertaş Z, Açikel C, Zeybek N, Kürekçi AE, Avci İY. Generation of Platelet Microparticles After Cryopreservation of Apheresis Platelet Concentrates Contribute to the Hemostatic Activity. Turk J Haematol. 2017 1;34(1):64-71.
30. Küçükevcilioğlu M, Hürmeriç V, Yılmaz S. An Unusal Bacteriodes distasonis Related Corneal Ulcer: Questions to be Answered. Kuwait Medical Journal 49 (1):58-61.
31. Eker I, Yılmaz S, Cetinkaya RA, Unlu A, Pekel A, Acikel C, Yilmaz S, Gursel O, Avci İY. Is one-size-fits-all strategy adequate for platelet storage? Transfus Apher Sci. 2016;55(3):323-328.
32. Yılmaz S, Ünlü A, Çetinkaya RA, Yapar M, Avci İY, Yilmaz S, Eyigün CP. A strategical re-thinking on National Blood Donor Pool: Anti-HBc positivity related re-entry mechanisms. Transfus Apher Sci. 2016;54(2):271-5. 
33. Yılmaz S, Çetinkaya RA, Eker İ, Ünlü A, Uyanik M, Pekoğlu A, Pekel A, Erkmen B, Muşabak UH, Yilmaz S, Avci İY, Avcu F, Kürekçi AE, Eyigün CP. Freezing of Apheresis Platelet Concentrates in 6% Dimethyl Sulfoxide: The First Preliminary Study in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Hematology 2016; 33(1), 28-33.
34. Duyan S, Kiliç A, Yılmaz S, Ardiç N. Rapid detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases by flow cytometry method. Mikrobiyoloji bülteni 2015; 49 (4), 600-8.
35. Çetinkaya RA, Yılmaz S, Gül D, Yilmaz S, Avci  İY, Eyigün CP. Bombay Blood Group in a Turkish Family: Serological and Molecular Analysis. Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion 2015; 31(3), 396-397.
36. Cetinkaya RA, Yılmaz S, Eker I, Ünlü A, Uyanik M, Tapan S, Pekoğlu A, Pekel AA, Ertaş Z, Gürsel O, Muşabak UH, Yilmaz S, Avci IY, Çetin AT, Eyigün CP. In vitro efficacy of frozen erythrocytes: implementation of new strategic blood stores to alleviate resource shortage (issue revisited). Turk J Med Sci. 2015;45(3):638-43. 
37. Diktas H, Ecem Ö, Yılmaz S. Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis due to Leptospirosis. Kuwait Medical Journal 2013; 45(1), 73-74.
38. Yılmaz S, Kiliç A, Karagöz A, Bedir O, Üsküdar GA, Başustaoğlu AC. Hastane ve Toplum Kaynaklı Staphylococcus aureus izolatlarında Çeşitli Virülans Faktörlerinin Gerçek Zamanlı PCR Yöntemiyle Araştırılması. .Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni 2012;46(4), 532-545.
39. Uçar E, Kiliç A, Ceyhan İ, Yılmaz S, Kiliç S, Tarhan G, Şimşek H, Güllü Ülgen, Başustaoğlu Ahmet Celal. Ülkemizin yedi farklı bölgesinden 2003-2006 yılları arasında izole edilen Mycobacterium tuberculosis suşlarının majör antitüberküloz ilaçlara direnç oranları. Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni 2010; 44(1), 11-19.

B.Ulusal hakemli dergilerde yayımlanan makaleler :

1. Yıldırım M, Yılmaz S. Acil ve beklenmedik durumlarda kan tedariki. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg. 2024; 81(2): 215-224.
2. Suluhan D, Eker İ, Yıldız D, Yılmaz S, Kızıler E, Savaşçı Ü, Çetinkaya RA, Yılmaz S,  Avcı İY, Açıkel C, Beşirbellioğlu BA. Kan bağışçısı gönüllülerin hematopoetik kök hücre donorü olma konusundaki bilgi, tutum ve motivasyonlarının belirlenmesi. TAF Prev Med Bull. 2016; 15(6): 512-517.
3. Yılmaz S, Çetinkaya RA, Türker T, Avci İY, Yilmaz S, Beşirbellioğlu BA, Eyigün CP. Kan bankacılığı uygulamalarında anti-hbc total test pozitifliğine epidemiyolojik bir bakış. Gulhane Medical Journal 2016;58(2):174-6.
4. Yılmaz S, Yakut U, Güney M, Çetinkaya RA, Türker T, Yilmaz S, Avci İY. Gezici Kan Toplama Ekibinde Kullanılmak Üzere İki Farkl Hemoglobin Tarama Yönteminin Değerlendirilmesi. TSK Koruyucu Hekimlik Bülteni 2014;13 (5), 391-94.Yılmaz S, Duyan S, Artuk C, Dikta H. Mikrobiyolojik Tanımlamada MALDI-TOF MS Uygulamaları. TSK Koruyucu Hekimlik Bülteni 2014;13(5), 421-426.
5. Üsküdar Güçlü A, Kiliç A, Bedir O, Yılmaz S, Güney M. Yoğun bakım ünitelerinden izole edilen karbapenemaz aktivitesi gösteren çoklu ilaç dirençli Pseudomonas aeruginosa izolatlarında metallo-beta-laktamaz üretiminin araştırılması. Gulhane Medical Journal 2013;55(3),176-180.
6. Yılmaz S, Gümral R, Güney M, Bedir O, Üsküdar Güçlü A, Duyan S, Başustaoğlu AC. İki yIllIk dönemde kan kültürlerinden izole edilen mikroorganizmalar ve antibiyotik duyarlılıklarının değerlendirilmesi. Gulhane Medical Journal 2013;55(4), 247-252.
7. Diktaş H, Ülçay A, Yılmaz S, Hatipoğlu M, Süer HK, Görenek L. Viral Hepatit B Hastalığımı Nasıl Öğrendim? Bir Retrospektif Analiz Çalışması. Viral Hepatitis Journal 2013;19(1), 32-35.
8. Artuk C, Yılmaz S. Cerrahi Enfeksiyonlarda Antimikrobiyal Profilaksiye Güncel Bakış. Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine 2013;4(5), 423-428.
9. Yılmaz S, Diktaş H. Çoklu İlaç Direnci Gösteren Bakterilere Karşı Geliştirilen Yeni Antibiyotikler. Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine 2013; 4(3), 249-252.
10. Diktaş H, Yılmaz S, Süer HK. Atipik Mikobakterilere Bağlı Gelişen Kutanöz Enfeksiyonlar. Near East Medical Journal 2012; 2(2),71-77.
11. Başustaoğlu AC, Bedir O, Gümral R, Kiliç A, Mert G, Yılmaz S, Beşirbellioğlu BA. Askere Yeni Katılan Türk Askerlerinde Neisseria Meningitidis Nazofaringeal Taşıyıcılk Oranı ve Serogrupları. TSK Koruyucu Hekimlik Bülteni 2011;10(4),447-450.