We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all the invited speakers, participants and guests of the First and Second International Seminar for Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Republic of Macedonia held in 2008 (www.mrbalkan.net/08) and 2011 (www.mrbalkan.net/2011) in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. With the support of the ISMRM, the Macedonian academic community and the Macedonian government, we brought together over 150 physicians and scientists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgariav, Canada, Germany, Italy, Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, and the United States. Encouraged by the warm reception from all sides, we invite you to join us for this Third Magnetic Resonance Imaging Balkan Outreach Program held in Ankara, Turkey.