Levent Küey, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, with clinical work, research, and teaching experiences for 40 years; currently teaching at Istanbul Bilgi University and working in private practice. He has been a member of the Board of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) (2015-2019), a member of the EPA Task Force on Refugees and Migrants (2015-2019, past Secretary General of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) (2008-2014), WPA Zonal Representative for Southern Europe (2002-2008); Honorary Member and Honorary Fellow of WPA, editor of WPA News and of WPA Website (2008-2014). His fields of scientific research and publication include social and cultural psychiatry, psychiatric epidemiology, depressive and anxiety disorders, psychopathology, diagnosis and classification. He has received research award of the Turkish Journal of Psychiatry (1997). He is a member of various WPA and EPA Scientific Sections. He is the author and translator of numerous books, articles and book chapters. He has been serving as editor, peer reviewer and member of the editorial board of the leading national and international journals of psychiatry, and as Organizing and Scientific Committee Chair/Member in many national and international scientific meetings where he also gave numerous lectures on forced displaced people and mental health issues.