BCC
Board-Certified
Chaplain, 2019
Chaplain, 2019
His story
A calling shaped across nations and traditions.
Dr. Atlig began his career at the Imams and Preachers Seminary in Izmir, Turkey, where he was ordained as an imam and Muslim cleric. He received his doctorate in philosophy from the Theology Department at the University of West Coast and served as the imam of New Peckham Mosque in London.
After relocating to the United States, Dr. Atlig completed the Clinical Pastoral Education program at VA New York Harbor Healthcare System and became a board-certified chaplain with HealthCare Chaplaincy Network in 2019. Before joining NYU Langone, he served as a chaplain at various New York City hospitals.
Dr. Atlig speaks Turkish, Arabic, and English, and is married, with three children.
