Asst. Prof. Dr. GAYE TÜRKMEN NOYAN

Pediatric Mental Health and Psychiatry / Pediatric Psychiatry

Medipol University Pendik Hospital
GAYE TÜRKMEN NOYAN

Birthplace

YÜREĞİR

Medical Areas of Interest

 Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  •  Cognitive developmental delays
  •  Learning difficulties (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia)
  •  Tic disorders

 Sleep Disorders

  •  Infancy, childhood and adolescence sleep problems

Highlights

She was born in Adana in 1994. She graduated from Gündoğdu College High School as the top student of school in 2012 and completed her medical education in Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 2018. During her medical education, she interned in Università degli Studi di Pavia in Italy for 6 months with Erasmus + program. After her medical education, she completed her Child and Adolescent Psychiatry specialist training between 2019-2023 in Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. She completed her specialization thesis entitled "Investigating the Effects of a Structured Sleep Hygiene Education and Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise Program on Sleep, Executive Functions, and ADHD Symptoms in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Sleep Problems." After her specialist training, she did her compulsory service in Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital. In her academical studies, she primarily focuses on neurodevelopmental disorders, especially Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and problems accompanying these disorders and sleep. She has national and international articles, presentation and book chapters on these areas. She is a member of national and international associations in the field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; she participated in many congress and scientific meetings, also she serves as a reviewer for international academical journals. Aside from her clinical studies on neurodevelopmental disorders she received education on the field of cognitive behavioral therapy.

Experiences

2023 - 2025

İstanbul Ümraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Educations

2023

İstanbul Üniversitesi, Çocuk ve Ergen Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları

2018

Çukurova Üniversistesi, Tıp Fakültesi

Publications

Gelişimsel Değerlendirmeler (0–18 yaş)

 Zihinsel, duygusal, davranışsal ve sosyal gelişim değerlendirmeleri

 Erken çocukluk gelişim taraması (0–6 yaş)

 Dil ve konuşma gecikmesi, dil gelişim bozuklukları

 Motor gelişim gecikmeleri

 Duyusal işlemleme sorunları

◼️ Nörogelişimsel Bozukluklar

 Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu (OSB)

 Dikkat Eksikliği Hiperaktivite Bozukluğu (DEHB)

 Zihinsel gelişim gerilikleri

 Öğrenme güçlükleri (disleksi, disgrafi, diskalkuli)

 Tik bozuklukları

◼️ Duygusal ve Davranışsal Bozukluklar

 Anksiyete bozuklukları (sosyal fobi, ayrılık anksiyetesi, genel anksiyete)

 Depresyon

 Bipolar bozukluk

 Obsesif-kompulsif bozukluk (OKB)

 Travma sonrası stres bozukluğu (TSSB)

 Davranım bozukluğu

 Karşı olma-karşıt gelme bozukluğu (ODD)

 Yeme bozuklukları

◼️ Uyku Bozuklukları

 Bebeklik, çocukluk ve ergenlik dönemi uyku sorunları

◼️ Diğer Klinik Alanlar

 Okul reddi ve okul fobisi

 Akran zorbalığı

 Teknoloji ve ekran bağımlılığı

 Madde kullanımı ve bağımlılığı (ergenlik dönemi)

 İhmal ve istismara maruz kalan çocukların takibi

 Kayıp ve yas süreçleri

 Kronik hastalığı olan çocukların psikolojik takibi

 Cinsiyet ve cinsel kimlik ile ilgili başvurular

◼️ Bilişsel Davranışçı Terapi (BDT)

◼️ Tıbbi Tedavi

Memberships

  • The Turkish Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry -Autism Commission Member
  •  The Psychiatric Association of Türkiye 
  •  International Society for Autism Research
  •  The International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions

Areas of Expertise

Developmental Evaluations (0–18 years old)

  •  Cognitive, emotional, behavioral and social development evaluations
  •  Early childhood development screening (0–6 years old)
  •  Language and speech delay, language development disorders
  •   Motor development delays
  •  Sensory processing problems

  Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  •   Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  •   Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  •   Cognitive development delays
  •  Learning difficulties (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia)
  •  Tic disorders

  Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

  •  Anxiety disorders (social phobia, separation anxiety, general anxiety)
  •  Depression
  •   Bipolar disorder
  •   Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  •   Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  •   Conduct disorder
  •  Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
  •   Eating disorders

️ Sleep disorders

  •  Infancy, childhood and adolescent sleep problems

️ Other Clinical Areas

  •  School refusal and school phobia
  •  Bullying
  •   Technology and screen addiction
  •  Substance usage and addiction (adolescence)
  •  Follow-up of children exposed to neglect and abuse
  •  Loss and grief processes
  •   Psychological follow-up of children with chronic disease
  •   Applications about gender and gender identity

️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

️ Medical Treatment

Scientific Areas of Interest

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder and Accompanying Conditions
  •  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  •  Sleep Disorders
  •  Neurodevelopmental Problems

Scientific Activities

  •  Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Gülcü Üstün Nur Seda, Dinçel Melodi, Uludağ Gedik Cansu, Bakman İsnaç Nurgül, Öz Fırat (2025). The Relationship Between The Age of Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Child Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics and Socioeconomic Development Level Among Districts in Turkey. The 21st International ESCAP Congress
  •  Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Kaya İlyas (2021). Case Report: Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Patient with GAMT Gene Deficiency. 30. National Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Congress
  •  Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Kaya İlyas (2021). Diffuse Rash With High Dosage of Extended-Release Formulation of Methylphenidate. 30. National Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Congress
  •  Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Örengül Abdurrahman Cahid (2022). Olgu Sunumu: Olanzapin İlişkili Nöbet. 31. National Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Congress
  •  Yıldız Bayındır Büşra, Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Soylu Nusret (2022). Olgu Sunumu: Monozigot İkiz Anoreksiya Nervoza Olgularının Bilişsel Davranışçı Terapi ile Yönetimi. 31. National Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Congress
  •  Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Örengül Abdurrahman Cahid, Direk Gizem Berna (2024). Dikkat Eksikliği-Hiperaktivite Bozukluğu Tanılı Uyku Sorunu Olan Çocuklarda Yapılandırılmış Bir Uyku Hijyeni Eğitimi ve Progresif Kas Gevşeme Egzersizi Programının Etkilerinin İncelenmesi: Randomize Kontrollü Bir Çalışma. 33. National Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Congress
  •  Uludağ Gedik Cansu, Çöpür Sidar, Çalışkan İlay, Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Arduç Akçay Ayfer, Mutluer Tuba (2025). Rett Sendromunda Davranışsal Sorunlar ve Gelişimsel Parametrelerle İlişkisi ve Davranışsal Sorunların Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu ile Karşılaştırılması. 34. National Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Congress
  •  Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Örengül Abdurrahman Cahid (2025). Dikkat Eksikliği ve Hiperaktivite Bozukluğu Tanılı Çocuklarda Yapılandırılmış Uyku Eğitimi ve Progresif Kas Gevşeme Egzersizinin Uzun Dönem Etkinliğinin İncelenmesi: 1 Yıllık Takip. 34. National Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Congress
  •  Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Uludağ Gedik Cansu, Karakoç Sevcan (2025). Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu Tanılı Bireylerde Bilişsel Davranışçı Terapi Uygulamalarına İlişkin Üç Vaka Sunumu. 7. International Participation CBT and 3rd Child and Adolescent CBT Congress 
  •  Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Gülcü Üstün Nurseda, Karakaş Begüm, Başçavuş Miray (2026). DSM-5 Kriterlerine Göre İlk Kez Dikkat Eksikliği-Hiperaktivite Bozukluğu Tanısı Alan Kızlarda Semptom Profili, Ek Psikiyatrik Sorunların İncelenmesi. 34.⁠⁠National Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Congress 
  •  Otizmlilerde Zorlu Yaşantılar Yas, Travma ve Zorbalık (2026)., Motavalli Nahit, Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Dinçel Melodi, Uludağ Gedik Cansu, Simurg Art Yayınları, Print No :1, Page Number 214, ISBN:978-625-92442-0-4 
  •  Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu Kılavuzu, Bölüm adı:(Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğunda Tedavi) (2025)., Karakoç Sevcan, Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Işık Ümit, Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Association, Editör: Mukaddes Nahit, Özbaran Nazlı Burcu, Kılınçaslan Ayşe, Print No:1, Page Number 84, ISBN:978-605-06601-7-3
  •  Aile Danışmanlığı, Bölüm adı:(Aile Danışmanlığı Süreci) (2023)., Türkmen Noyan Gaye, Örengül Abdurrahman Cahid, İstanbul University Open and Distance Education Faculty, Editör: Örengül Abdurrahman Cahid, Print No:1, Page Number 282, ISBN:978-605-07-1551-4"

International Clinical Experience

  •  January 2017 – July 2017 Erasmus+ Internship Exchange Program, Policlinico San Matteo, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy

Certifications

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in Children and Adolescents Theoretical Training , Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies, 2021 (80 hours)
  •  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Supervision In Children And Adolescents Program, Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies, 2024 (80 hours)
  •  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy In Children And Adolescents Training , İstanbul University, 2022 (80 hours)
  •  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Supervision In Children And Adolescents Training, İstanbul University, 2023 (80 hours)
  •  5th ESCAP Residential Course on Assessment and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents, October 1st- 4th 2025,Catania, Italy (Selected Participant)
  •  Course: The Role of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the Clinical Assessment and Effective Management of Autism Spectrum Disorder From Infancy to Adulthood, 32. National Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Congress, 2023
  •  Play Therapy Training, EMDR and Psychotherapies Association, 11-18-25 April 2021