Assoc. Prof. Taha Özyürek is a graduate of Atatürk University, Faculty of Dentistry where he received his DDS degree. He attended Endodontics Program of Graduate Study offered by Institute of Health Sciences at Ondokuz Mayıs University and graduated with PhD degree at Endodontics. He has worked as resident at the Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry at Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey. Till October 2018 he works at Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry at İstanbul Medeniyet University, His areas of interests are; nickel titanium file’s physical and chemical properties, endodontic microsurgery and retreatment. Dr. Taha Özyürek has numerous published original research articles especially about the mechanical properties of nickel titanium files in national and international peer-reviewed and indexed journals. He is working as a reviewer for many indexed international journals. He is an active member of Turkish Dental Association (TDB), Turkish Endodontic Society (TED), American Association of Endodontists (AAE) and European Society of Endodontology (ESE).