Turkish Society for the Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity was founded in 1977 by the honorary president,  Rıdvan EGE. The society has 265 members most of which completed their Hand Surgery training abroad, Mainly Europe and U.S.A.  It is a member of IFFSH and FESSH. First Hand Surgery Department in Turkey was established in Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic  Surgery  on September 1991.

Hand surgery is an established specialty since 2012, after a five to six years of plastic surgery or orthopaedic surgery training.  Surgeons then need a further two years of Hand Surgery training, completed by an oral and written exam and a case surgery. After completing the requirements, the physician establishes the title of 'Hand Surgeon' with a diploma and license number by Ministry of Health.

Surgeons who did their Hand Surgery fellowship before 2011 at abroad or in Turkey had been meticulously evaluated by the Ministry of the Health in terms of clinical and scientific merits in 2012 and  the title of 'Hand Surgeon' with a diploma and license number had been granted to those deserved.

Currently Hand Surgery training is available at nine different  hospitals. These are; Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine,  Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Afyon University Faculty of Medicine, Baltalimani bone and joint diseases teaching hospital (Istanbul) and Sisli Etfal teaching hospital (Istanbul). Besides that, 12 other established hand surgery centers actively works clinically and soon to be registered as a residency training center.