IURES 2026 brings the international urology community to Didim on Türkiye's Aegean coast from 15 to 18 October 2026, hosted at the Anda Barut Collection Hotel. It is the first urology congress ever staged in this region, and the organising committee has deliberately framed it as an open, sponsor-neutral scientific meeting where discussion is driven by evidence rather than commercial interest.
The congress is chaired by Prof. Dr. Murat Binbay and Prof. Dr. Burak Turna, with Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Can Kiremit serving as Secretary General. Their invitation describes a programme that preserves the traditional IURES spirit — collegial, discussion-heavy sessions — while adding new formats built around international faculty. Distinguished urologists from Europe, the Middle East and beyond join multidisciplinary sessions covering endourology and stone disease, uro-oncology, functional and reconstructive urology, andrology, paediatric urology and the growing role of robotics and minimally invasive technique in daily practice.
A distinctive feature of IURES 2026 is its focus on residents and young specialists. Trainees planning fellowships or research placements abroad are actively encouraged to attend, present posters and deliver short talks. On request, the organisers arrange one-to-one meetings between junior attendees and visiting international faculty — a mentoring channel rarely built into a congress programme, and one that has led previous participants to research placements and collaborations overseas.
The scientific format combines invited state-of-the-art lectures, free paper and poster sessions, and international panels prepared with a multidisciplinary approach. Abstract submission runs until 24 August 2026, and accepted work is presented in dedicated poster sessions that are reviewed by the faculty rather than left unattended.
Beyond the lecture halls, the congress leans on its setting. Didim sits where ancient Didyma meets the turquoise Aegean, and October there still carries late-summer warmth. Afternoon tennis, basketball, beach volleyball and football tournaments are scheduled between sessions, with evening social events hosted at the Anda Barut resort. The organisers position this as an integral part of the meeting rather than an add-on: the informal hours are where collaborations between departments and countries typically begin.
For urologists, fellows and residents in the Gulf and wider MENA region, IURES 2026 offers direct access to European faculty at a modest travel distance, in a full-board resort setting that keeps the delegation together for four days. Attendance is recommended for those looking to build international research links, benchmark their practice against European standards, or secure a first international podium or poster presentation.
