Established by a handful of French surgeons in 1979, the former GREPA spread out all over Europe to become the European Hernia Society-GREPA in 1998.
Turkey
| Name of Chapter | Turkish Hernia Society |
| Date of Constitution | April 23, 2003 |
| Names of founding members | Prof. Dr. Zafer Malazgirt, Prof. Dr. Metin Ertem, Op. Dr. Ayhan Ozsoy Prof. Dr. Melih Paksoy, Prof. Dr. Neset Nuri Gonullu, Op. Dr. Hakan Gok, Prof. Dr. Sabri Erguney, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Alponat, Prof. Dr. Nihat Yavuz |
| President of National Chapter | Professor Metin Ertem, M.D. |
| National delegate of National Chapter | Professor Zafer Malazgirt, M.D., F.A.C.S. |
| Contact | Professor Zafer Malazgirt |
| Website | www.fitikdernegi.org |

