Therapy and Research in Personality Disorders
The Masterson Institute Turkey was founded in 2010 by Dr. Meral Aydın, a Faculty Member of the International Masterson Institute. Having provided accredited training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: The Masterson Approach for more than 15 years, the Masterson Institute Turkey also continues its psychotherapy research and academic work on personality disorders, character, and the structuring of the self. The Masterson Institute Turkey is the only authorized institution in Turkey offering accredited Masterson Approach training.
Masterson was the founder and director of the Masterson Group (clinical treatment of personality disorders) and of the Masterson Institute for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (later renamed the International Masterson Institute). Founded in 1977, the I.M.I. (International Masterson Institute) currently provides psychotherapy training at its centers in Manhattan and San Francisco. The Institute also provides training and therapy services through its branches in Istanbul, New York, South Africa, Australia, and Vancouver.
President of the Masterson Institute Turkey
Faculty Member of the International Masterson Institute
Dr. Meral Aydın is the President of the Masterson Institute Turkey and a faculty member of the International Masterson Institute in New York. Specializing in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Dr. Meral Aydın provides comprehensive training and supervision in line with the Masterson Approach for mental health professionals in Turkey.
Dr. Aydın completed a PhD in Clinical Psychology at Üsküdar University with a dissertation titled ‘The Neurobiological Effect of Masterson Approach Psychotherapy in Borderline Personality Disorder’, which explained the effectiveness of Masterson Approach psychotherapy through evidence-based neurobiological findings.
Dr. Aydın completed a second master’s degree in the three-year Master’s Program, combining theory and practice, at the Masterson Institute in New York. The master’s thesis project, “A Case Study on the Diagnosis and Treatment Processes of Schizoid Personality Disorder in the Masterson Approach”, examined the developmental antecedents of Schizoid Personality Disorder and, in this context, its clinical manifestations and treatment techniques.
Our upcoming training programs and seminars.
Registration is now open for the Object Relations Seminar! Our personality, our emotional world, and the bonds we form with others are built on relational experiences that take place in the earliest layers of the mind. In our first seminar…
More InformationMasterson Enstitüsü Psikanalitik Film Okumaları Serisi Kasım Ayında Başlıyor! Her yıl farklı bir temayla düzenlediğimiz ücretsiz online seminer dizimiz bu yıl, “Psikanalitik Film Okumaları” serisiyle devam ediyor. Seri, “Korku ve Arzu”…
More InformationA selection of our current training programs.
Places are limited, and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Places are limited, and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants who complete the training ...
A selection of our current events.
Dear Colleagues, Masterson Institute Turkey will explore the foundational works of classical psychoanalysis, the psychoa ...
Dear Colleagues, Masterson Institute Turkey will continue its 2025–2026 program of events with the Case Presentation Sem ...
Dear Colleagues & Students, For 2025–2026, our free online seminar series, which we take great pleasure in holding every ...
Masterson Enstitüsü Psikanalitik Film Okumaları Serisi Kasım Ayında Başlıyor! Her yıl farklı bir temayla düzenlediğimiz ...
Registration is now open for the Object Relations Seminar! Our personality, our emotional world, and the bonds we form w ...
Explore the terms frequently used in the Masterson Approach. Understanding core concepts such as the Real Self, the False Self and Rapprochement will help you grasp this approach more fully.
