Background
Koptagel-Ilal, Günsel was born on October 1, 1933 in Istanbul, Turkey. Daughter of Baha and Hikmet Koptagel.
Koptagel-Ilal, Günsel was born on October 1, 1933 in Istanbul, Turkey. Daughter of Baha and Hikmet Koptagel.
Bachelor, Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey, 1953. Doctor of Medicine, Istanbul University, 1959.
Assistant doctor University Istanbul Psychiatry Clinic, 1959—1960, Neuropsychiatry Clinic Free University Berlin, 1960—1964. Psychoanalysis training Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute, 1960—1964, specialist, 1964—1968. Assistant professor University Istanbul Psychiatry Clinic, 1968—1972, docent, 1972.
Professor psychiatry Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, 1972, head psychosomatic and psychotherapy division, 1974—2000, director department psychiatry, 1982—1983. Guest professor psychosomatic department Giessen University, Germany, 1985—1987. Guest professor Kassel University, Germany, 1987—1988.
Delaware Turkey human rights division committee prevention torture Council Europe, Strasbourg, France, 2002—2006. Member of German College Psychosomatic Medicine, Turkish Academy Medicine, Turkish Society History Medicine, German Psychoanalytic Society, International College Psychosomatic Medicine (vice president 1979—2000), Turkish Neuro-Psychiatry Association 1975-1983, Turkish Psychosomatic and Psychotherapie Society (president since 1978), International Society Psychopathology of Expression and Art-Therapy (vice chairman 1970—2000).
Married Gürkan Ilal, November 27, 1973.