Prof. Dr. Cumhur Arıcı was born in İzmir in 1965. After graduating from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1990, he completed his residency at the Department of General Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, between 1991 and 1996. He became an associate professor in 2003 and a professor in 2009.
Abroad, he received training in endocrine surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA, and in breast surgery at the Senology Clinic in Düsseldorf, Germany. He currently works as a faculty member and Head of the Department of General Surgery at Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, and also serves as a member of the Senate of the same university. In the past, he held senior administrative positions at Akdeniz University, including member of the Faculty Board, member of the University Executive Board, Head of Surgical Sciences and Advisor to the Rector.
He also continues his clinical practice as a "Breast and Endocrine Surgeon" in his private practice, and serves as President of the Antalya Breast Diseases Association. His areas of expertise are breast surgery, breast cancer and endocrine (thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal) surgery.