Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy Re-elected as President of the United Nations INCB!

Üsküdar University Vice Rector, Head of Forensic Sciences Department, and Director of the Institute of Addiction and Forensic Sciences, Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy, was re-elected as President of the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) on May 22, 2025. Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy's presidency for this term will continue until May 2027.
 

Üsküdar University Vice Rector, Head of Forensic Sciences Department, and Director of the Institute of Addiction and Forensic Sciences, Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy, was re-elected as President of the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) on May 22, 2025. Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy, who also served as the Board's president in 2009, will continue her presidency for this term until May 2027.

First and Only from Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Sevil Atasoy served as a member of the INCB, which plays an important role in determining international drug policies, during the periods of 2005-2010 and 2017-2022. With her current term of 2022-2027, she is the first and only citizen of the Republic of Türkiye to be elected three times and appointed as president twice by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Global Role in the Fight Against Drugs

The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) operates as an independent and quasi-judicial expert body established by the 1961 Single Convention. The Board is responsible for monitoring countries' compliance with the 1961, 1971, and 1988 international drug control conventions.

The Board is also the successor to the Permanent Central Opium Board, established by the 1925 International Opium Convention.

The INCB consists of 13 members, each elected by the Economic and Social Council for a five-year term. 10 of these members are selected from among individuals nominated by governments, while the remaining 3 members are chosen from names nominated by the World Health Organization (WHO) due to their expertise in medical, pharmacological, or pharmaceutical fields.

Board members, who are individuals capable of inspiring general confidence through their expertise, competence, impartiality, and freedom from personal interests, serve in their personal capacity and impartially, independently of governments, after being elected.