{"id":2,"date":"2026-02-06T09:17:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifos.seolog.tr\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:36:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:36:55","slug":"world-ent-congress-invitation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/world-ent-congress-invitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd9dd6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2cd9dd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b6f86 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"31b6f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIFOS \u0130stanbul IFOS 2026 ENT World Congress | World Otorhinolaryngology Congress\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c9c8d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29c9c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa25be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"daa25be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-030a622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"030a622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ENT World Congress INVITATION<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e1b66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4e1b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends,<\/p><p>We are delighted and excited to invite you to the\u00a0<strong>XXIII. World Congress of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (IFOS 2026) to be held in Istanbul from September 9th to 13th, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p><p>We welcome you all in advance.<\/p><p>The IFOS Congress is one of the largest gatherings in Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery with thousands of participants.<\/p><p>Istanbul is one of the most accessible metropolises in the world, connecting Europe and Asia, providing easy access to nearly 70 countries and 2 billion people within four hours. It does not require a visa for many countries, or if required for some countries, it can be obtained within minutes via the internet, at the airport, or at the border. Istanbul is an excellent city to host such a significant event with its historical richness, unique venues, and facilities.<\/p><p>IFOS 2026 Istanbul will be held at the\u00a0<strong>Istanbul Congress Center (ICC)<\/strong>\u00a0located in the Istanbul Congress Valley. The Istanbul Congress Center, situated in the heart of Istanbul Congress Valley in the city, within walking distance of approximately 30,000 hotel rooms, is an exceptionally excellent and modern structure with all features.<\/p><p><strong>IFOS 2026<\/strong>\u00a0Istanbul will be a meeting where the most experienced Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery specialists from every country in the world will participate. Topics related to each subfield of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, including artificial intelligence and new technologies, will be thoroughly examined.<\/p><p>The preparations of the YO IFOS team, which represents the future of IFOS, will add another dimension to the congress.<\/p><p>We invite each of you from every region of Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe to Istanbul, to\u00a0<strong>Ifostanbul2026<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Looking forward to meeting at\u00a0<strong>Ifostanbul2026<\/strong>, the gathering point for Otohinolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons in 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a2417 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98a2417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6bbfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b6bbfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd40bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fd40bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/prof-dr-ozgur.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-157\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/prof-dr-ozgur.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/prof-dr-ozgur-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2719147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2719147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Prof. \u00d6zg\u00fcr Yigit\n<\/strong><br>\nPresident &#8211; Ifostanbul 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f64d5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f64d5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcacefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcacefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prof-Hussain-Abdul-Rahman-Al-Rand.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prof-Hussain-Abdul-Rahman-Al-Rand.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Prof-Hussain-Abdul-Rahman-Al-Rand-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1073a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf1073a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Prof. Hussain Abdul Rahman Al Rand\n<\/strong><br>\nPresident-IFOS Society\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82562ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82562ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4724f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4724f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f02bbe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f02bbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a5f2b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"11a5f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f43531 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f43531\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4fba50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4fba50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dear Friends and Colleagues,<\/p><p>It was our great honor and pleasure to host the 23rd\u00a0<strong>IFOS World Congress (International Federation of Otorhinolaryngology&amp;HNS)\u00a0<\/strong>in Istanbul from\u00a0<strong>September 9 to 13, 2026<\/strong>. We are very pleased to welcome all of you to the 23rd IFOS World Congress in \u0130stanbul.<\/p><p>We are also working very hard to prepare a very attractive scientific program. We would like to cover all new areas of our Specialty from the most experienced colleagues. Moreover, we want to give the chance to our colleagues from all countries around the World to make presentations and share their experiences, and to learn from them. The Ad-Hoc and organizing Committee meeting was held in \u0130stanbul last June 2024 with IFOS chairs and local Turkish chairs and members to build a Preliminary Program under the Main Theme of <strong>\u201cInnovation, Artificial Intelligence, Global Diversity, and Education-Training\u201d<\/strong>. The scientific program will include all aspects of ORLHNS and related programs, and we would like to invite all delegates from all international society members to participate actively in the Keynote Lectures, Round Tables, Symposia, e-Posters Sessions, and Instructional Courses with your colleagues to share cutting edge knowledge in the research and clinical science field and bring back your new ideas to your local society members<\/p><p>I strongly welcome all of you to join in this well-organized 23rd IFOS World Congress in \u0130stanbul to participate actively, teach, learn, and enjoy Istanbul with your colleagues and families. 33 years after the first IFOS Congress 1993 held in \u0130stanbul it is our priviledge to organize the 2026 IFOS Meeting in Istanbul. Look forward to meeting in a fabulous meeting in Istanbul.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f629725 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f629725\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba554c6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"ba554c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation-grow text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/metin-onerci.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/metin-onerci.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/metin-onerci-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProf. Metin \u00d6nerci\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Congress General Secretary and Scientific Committee Chair - Ifostanbul 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8dadd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"cd8dadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation-grow text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/angel-ramos.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-173\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/angel-ramos.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/angel-ramos-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProf. Angel Ramos de Macias\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">General Secretary-IFOS Society<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFOS \u0130stanbul IFOS 2026 ENT World Congress | World Otorhinolaryngology Congress ENT World Congress INVITATION Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends, We are delighted and excited to invite you to the\u00a0XXIII. World Congress of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (IFOS 2026) to be held in Istanbul from September 9th to 13th, 2026. We welcome you all in advance. The IFOS Congress is one of the largest gatherings in Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery with thousands of participants. Istanbul is one of the most accessible metropolises in the world, connecting Europe and Asia, providing easy access to nearly 70 countries and 2 billion people within four hours. It does not require a visa for many countries, or if required for some countries, it can be obtained within minutes via the internet, at the airport, or at the border. Istanbul is an excellent city to host such a significant event with its historical richness, unique venues, and facilities. IFOS 2026 Istanbul will be held at the\u00a0Istanbul Congress Center (ICC)\u00a0located in the Istanbul Congress Valley. The Istanbul Congress Center, situated in the heart of Istanbul Congress Valley in the city, within walking distance of approximately 30,000 hotel rooms, is an exceptionally excellent and modern structure with all features. IFOS 2026\u00a0Istanbul will be a meeting where the most experienced Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery specialists from every country in the world will participate. Topics related to each subfield of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, including artificial intelligence and new technologies, will be thoroughly examined. The preparations of the YO IFOS team, which represents the future of IFOS, will add another dimension to the congress. We invite each of you from every region of Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe to Istanbul, to\u00a0Ifostanbul2026. Looking forward to meeting at\u00a0Ifostanbul2026, the gathering point for Otohinolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons in 2026. Prof. \u00d6zg\u00fcr Yigit President &#8211; Ifostanbul 2026 Prof. Hussain Abdul Rahman Al Rand President-IFOS Society Dear Friends and Colleagues, It was our great honor and pleasure to host the 23rd\u00a0IFOS World Congress (International Federation of Otorhinolaryngology&amp;HNS)\u00a0in Istanbul from\u00a0September 9 to 13, 2026. We are very pleased to welcome all of you to the 23rd IFOS World Congress in \u0130stanbul. We are also working very hard to prepare a very attractive scientific program. We would like to cover all new areas of our Specialty from the most experienced colleagues. Moreover, we want to give the chance to our colleagues from all countries around the World to make presentations and share their experiences, and to learn from them. The Ad-Hoc and organizing Committee meeting was held in \u0130stanbul last June 2024 with IFOS chairs and local Turkish chairs and members to build a Preliminary Program under the Main Theme of \u201cInnovation, Artificial Intelligence, Global Diversity, and Education-Training\u201d. The scientific program will include all aspects of ORLHNS and related programs, and we would like to invite all delegates from all international society members to participate actively in the Keynote Lectures, Round Tables, Symposia, e-Posters Sessions, and Instructional Courses with your colleagues to share cutting edge knowledge in the research and clinical science field and bring back your new ideas to your local society members I strongly welcome all of you to join in this well-organized 23rd IFOS World Congress in \u0130stanbul to participate actively, teach, learn, and enjoy Istanbul with your colleagues and families. 33 years after the first IFOS Congress 1993 held in \u0130stanbul it is our priviledge to organize the 2026 IFOS Meeting in Istanbul. Look forward to meeting in a fabulous meeting in Istanbul. Prof. Metin \u00d6nerci Congress General Secretary and Scientific Committee Chair &#8211; Ifostanbul 2026 Prof. Angel Ramos de Macias General Secretary-IFOS Society<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":876,"href":"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ifosistanbul2026.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}