Didem Yayla Karakurt

Dr. Didem Yayla Karakurt graduated from Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine in 2014 and completed her Pediatrics residency at Istanbul Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital in 2020.

She began her career at Saraydüz Community Health Center under the District Health Directorate in 2014, before completing her specialty training in Pediatrics at Istanbul Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital (2015–2020). She then worked as a Specialist at Istanbul Esenler Maternity and Children's Hospital (2020–2022), followed by a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Hospital (2022–2025). She currently continues her practice at Biruni University Hospital.

Dr. Yayla Karakurt's areas of interest include well-child care, newborn baby follow-up, healthy breastfeeding and breast milk, the complementary feeding process in infants, nutritional management in children, childhood vaccination, childhood diseases, play therapy, story therapy, and adolescent health.

Certifications & Trainings

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (ÇİLYAD)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Nutrition Management
• Play Therapy
• Fairy Tale Therapy