Turkish Thoracic Society 16th Annual Congress: while I breathe, I hope.

Turkish Thoracic Society Meeting Antalya, Turkey, 3-7 April 2013 This year, the 16th Annual Congress of Turkish Thoracic Society took place in Antalya, Turkey, on 3-7 April 2013. The Turkish Thoracic Society has successfully organized 15 congresses starting in 1996, but it has been held annually since 2000. Considerable effort, dedication and enthusiasm behind the scenes are the major reasons for the national success and high quality of the congress. Each national congress of the Turkish Thoracic Society represents an outstanding collaboration between headquarters and the chief committee, all the members, specialists, residents and sponsors. It was officially reported that this year the congress had attracted over 1500 participants from different parts of Turkey along with 23 international faculties. A total of 815 abstracts have been sent to the scientific program committee and 153 abstracts among them have been accepted as oral presentations and the remaining have ended up as poster presentation.