Neurosurgeons in Turkey

Last week, at the Neurosurgery and Neuromodulation Center under the leadership of Associate Professor Atilla Yılmaz, we successfully performed a brain stimulator implantation surgery. I say “successfully” because the procedure was carried out with the patient awake, and we had a pleasant conversation while working as a perfectly coordinated team 🙂

First of all, I was impressed by Atilla Yılmaz’s sincerity and positive energy. It is extremely important for a patient to feel trust in their doctor. After thorough evaluation, openness to new scientific approaches, the right choice of team, and proper timing of the surgery — everything worked together as a single whole. I am grateful to my doctor and his wonderful team.

29/01/2025

First of all, we would like to thank the entire team for their professionalism, care, and dedication. Thank you for making life better. We wish you continued success and the opportunity to help many more people. Special thanks to our doctor, Atilla Yılmaz, and his assistants Uygar and Ali. 🙂

17/06/2024

Dear Professor, you generously share your extensive knowledge and experience with your patients while remaining extremely humane and kind. From the very first consultation, your humility and modesty are evident. You create the feeling of an older brother or a close relative — trust comes immediately. After helping restore a patient’s health, there is no one happier than you yourself. Thank God, you have both the desire and the expertise to help. In my 16 years living with multiple sclerosis, the only intervention that truly benefited me was performed by him. May Allah help all patients — if you have met Professor Atilla, help will surely follow.

26/09/2023

I would like to thank my doctor for the successful surgery that relieved me of many years of leg spasms. Despite all the medications, my legs would not relax, but after a minor procedure with the implantation of a pump, they relaxed completely.

16/12/2022

An excellent doctor, always smiling and attentive to the patient. He operated on my wife after a brain hemorrhage and saved her life. I am deeply grateful.

03/01/2026

During my second visit, I came to Dr. Mustafa regarding back pain. He examined me thoroughly and explained all possible treatment options in detail. His humane approach really helps to feel confident about the treatment. Thank you.

11/12/2025

I came to Dr. Mustafa on a friend's recommendation, and I’m glad I did. Unlike other doctors, he explains results in a simple and understandable way. His attention and approach were very important to me. Thank you again.

10/11/2025

Before the surgery, I visited many doctors. When I found my doctor — Dr. Mustafa Sakar — I fully trusted him, and he reassured me and performed a successful operation. I am very grateful to him.

03/11/2025

God bless Dr.Ali. He reconnected to life my daughter, Berfin, who is bedridden and embittered with dystonia, and us. Now my daughter goes to school and she meets all her needs herself. We are grateful for this every day.

The diagnose of Parkinson’s disease stole 10 years of my life.The doctors said that the tremor I felt in my hand was psychological and started psychological treatment.I said I couldn't smell; they did my nose surgery; I said I couldn't hold my hand and they sent me to physical therapy.I finally found out that I have Parkinson's. My quality of life began to decline rapidly. My brother reached out to Ali ZIRH online. While I couldn't even drink my own water while going into surgery, I am currently making tiles and painting ceramics. Thank you very much to Dr. Ali.

I battled with Parkinson's for 7 years. When the treatment with drugs was insufficient, I decided to meet with Dr. Ali Zırh. As a result of the examinations, my dear Doctor found it suitable for surgery. Before the surgery, "You will understand the difference when I start the procedure in the operating room." I had no idea that I would be so relieved when he said that. I got up right after the surgery. Now I can lead my own life.

With my wife, who has been suffering from Parkinson's disease for 16 years,as a result of the research of my daughter, who is a doctor, we met with Dr. Ali ZIRH. Our dear Doctor put a pacemaker in my wife. My wife was born again... It's been 6 years since the DBS was inserted, and the same performance continues. When the DBS is finished, it will be renewed with a small operation. The life of the new batteries is 25 years, and they can also be charged from the outside.What can I say? Technology is advancing rapidly, and my dear doctor, Ali ZIRH, follows technology closely. May God Bless doctors like Ali Zirh and keep them health.

I am ill with Parkinson disease from 2007. I have read on internet about dr. Ali Zirh and i was impressed. I have done the DBS operation on sept 2020 at the Medipol Hospital in Istanbul Turkey. After the DBS operation, my health condition has significant improved. Thank you Dr. Ali Zirh and the best greatings from Romania.

My mother is a Parkinson's patient and her tremors were getting severe. My friend told me to take her to Dr. Ali Zirh who recommended a surgical intervention to treat it. After surgery, my mother’s symptoms got much better and I am thankful to Dr. Ali Zirh.

I want to express my gratitude and deep bow to Experts Medical !!!!!! namely, Natalia collaborated with us, honestly you rarely meet such sincere and sympathetic people in life, but we found them on the Internet! Our daughter (2 years old) needed a complex brain surgery. We could only trust the famous doctor Memet Ozek in Istanbul. Natalia said that we will definitely get to him! Everything was organized for us on a turnkey basis (consultation, flight, accommodation, transfer, Russian-speaking translator at the clinic, and thanks to Natalia's help, the operation was fully paid for by the charity fund!!!) We didn't worry about organizational issues at all. We thought only for our daughter. The operation went well and we are now back home. We did not pay anything for the services, as many people are concerned about this issue. Trouble can knock on every home! The main thing is to know where to run for help - Experts Medical you are the best!

Professor Memet Ozek treated my mother for epilepsy. He performed the operation. Mom already feels much better and there are fewer seizures.

We went to Memet Ozek in November 2020, when my son was only 1.5 months old, with a diagnosis of scaphocephaly. He explained everything about the disease to us in detail, in a way that was understandable for us, and left the decision about the surgery to us. My son had an operation at 3 months. Now our son is 2.5 years old, he is healthy! We are very grateful to Professor Memet for this. He carefully selected all the specialists who treated our son, and each one did a very good job. From the nurses to the doctors who worked on Memet Ozek's team at the hospital. Thank you all and thank you so much for your support!

We live abroad. When we came to Turkey on vacation, as a result of the ophthalmologist's examination, we found out that our daughter had a brain tumor. The world collapsed. By pure chance, we got to Professor Memet Ozek. He successfully performed the operation on our daughter. Unfortunately, since the tumor is located in the canals of the eye, it can never be completely removed. The professor did everything he could for us. We are grateful to him for this and in the case of a relapse we will turn to him again.

My child was operated on in 2005, we still go to our favorite doctor, Memet Ozek. Huge thanks to him!

We were looking for a doctor because of my mother's sudden onset seizures. After long examinations, we decided to turn to Professor Ugur Thyre. The doctor operated on my mother, a meningioma was diagnosed in the left temporal lobe. Endless thanks to Professor Thure, his team, as well as Drs. Kaan Bey, Bihter Khanym and all the medical staff, and especially Dilara, Selma, Ban, Sedat, Baris and Mehmet.

I am very grateful for the highest professionalism to the neurosurgeon Ugur Ture. Good people work at the Yeditepe clinic. They treated my problem with understanding, supported in everything. Special thanks to the translators, they helped a lot in communicating with the doctors.

During a tourist trip, I received a head injury. I was offered the Yeditepe clinic, it was nearby and has a good reputation. After the examination, I was diagnosed with an intracranial hematoma. I got a consultation with Professor Ture, who explained everything to me and an operation was scheduled. Neurosurgeons used an endoscope to remove blood through a small hole. I felt an improvement in my condition almost immediately after the operation. Signs of damage to the nervous system are gone! I want to note that the doctors in Yeditepe are very professional, and the staff is attentive. And of course, thanks to Professor Ture for his time.

The consultation with Professor Ture went well. I received answers to all my questions from the professor. He explained the treatment plan to me in detail, which was not done in other clinics. There is an operation ahead and I think everything will be fine.

For peripheral nerve surgery, I visited the Yeditepe University Hospital, where I was consulted and then operated on by Professor Ugur Ture. He is an excellent surgeon, coped with my operation 100%. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Our paths crossed with Dr. Özgür in 2019 at Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. My son Dogan was very well taken care of. We were never turned down when we urgently called for advice. Dr. Ozgur performed several surgeries on my son. God bless him. We have come a long way with his care and guidance. We lost our Dogan, but we were lucky to meet SUCH a doctor as Dr. Ozgur. May good luck accompany him, he is doing a holy job.

Mom had a hernia in several places on her lower back. Previously, she was operated on three times in different years. One of her doctors was Onur Kulaksisoglu. He removed the hernia, but the nerve was badly compressed and the doctor said that he had removed the hernia, but the pain would not go away, and that the situation would not improve much. My mother was getting worse every day, but she resigned herself to the pain and the herniated disc, believing that there was nothing more that could be done. Then, looking for a treatment solution for her knees, we turned to Prof. Omer Farouk Bilgen at Medikabil. He advised to deal with the back problem first. He said most knee problems originate from the lower back. And he was indeed right. Thank you for introducing us to Mr. Ozgur Tashkapilioglu. Mr. Ozgur is a very friendly, humble and extremely professional doctor. He performed 10 operations with titanium screws. My mother is over 70 years old. She felt much better. I thank Dr. Ozgyur very much and pray for his well-being.

Dr. Ozgur operated on my son when he was 6 months old, may God bless him a thousand times, he helped us a lot both personally and as a doctor.

My son has hydrocephalus. He became my hope and my miracle just when our hopes were lost. He is the number one doctor with his warm and humane attitude and professional experience. We love him very much. I always pray for him. He is a blessing to us.

He replaced my daughter's shunt, she has hydrocephalus. He is a very professional doctor, he cares about people... It gives people hope.

Our kind doctor who examined my mother with a brain tumor and performed a successful operation. He supported us as if we were relatives. We are glad to meet you, Dr. Ozgur, thanks to you, my mother felt better.

My best decision was to choose this particular clinic

I have never met such a warm reception in any clinic, doctors, nurses, coordinators treated me with awe and understanding, provided medical care, examination at the highest level in a short timeframe. I am sincerely grateful to the staff at this clinic who were with me during such a difficult period and in addition to medical care gave me moral support.

It was here that I fulfilled my dream, here I had a complex operation on the spine, the result after the operation produced all my expectations. The clinic has a high level of professionalism of doctors, so I was calm and not nervous before the operation

Special thanks to Prof. Dr. Çağatay Öztürk and all the doctors who operated and examined me.

12/04/2024

My daughter has undergone surgery, the treatment is ongoing, we have been here for 5 days now and we actually feel at home. I would like to express my great gratitude to our professor, Dr. Çağatay Öztürk, as well as his whole team and nurses (Yunus, Ferhat, Muhammet, Şeyma, Tuğba, Gül) for their care and support. Also thank physiotherapists Dilan and Irem for their care and attention. In addition, I would like to thank Dilek Khanim, who comes into our room at least twice a day to take care of meals and cleaning, she is incredibly polite and friendly. ⚘⚘⚘ I am grateful to all the staff, whose names I have forgotten, for their help. I would like to take this opportunity to bow to all the medical staff with deep respect. Thank you, you have been our saviors in times of trouble.

Today I took my 5-year-old daughter to Professor Cagatay Ozturk. He is a doctor who perfectly understands the psychology of patients, and most importantly, he listens very well. He reassured us, saying that we should just love our daughter, who was diagnosed with scoliosis. The doctor prescribed 4 months of physiotherapy, and to come to him for control. He is truly a wonderful doctor. He is a professor who practices medicine not for money and is honest about his profession.

Professor Cagatay operated on my mother for a hernia 3 years ago, now my mother is healthy. I thank him very much. He is a doctor you can trust.

We came to Professor Oztürk from Duzce for a consultation and were very satisfied. He gave very good information about the disease and treatment recommendations. Thank you.

My mother suffered from a herniated intervertebral disc for 5 years, for the last month she could not feel her legs and could not sleep because of the pain. Dr. Ozturk diagnosed the hernia and recommended surgery, which he performed a week later. Today, mom can sleep and go to work, walk a lot, her pain is gone, and she says she feels like she was born again. Cagatay Ozturk is a high-class orthopedist-traumatologist, if you have problems in this area - contact him and you will not regret it. This is one of the best Turkish doctors.

If someone has a hernia of the lumbar spine, I can recommend a doctor who works in Turkey, this is Dr. Cagatay Ozturk, who sees patients at the Liv Clinic. The clinic is very modern and technologically equipped; the operation was performed microsurgically. It took me a long time to recover, but overall the surgery went well, with no bad consequences. Dr. Ozturk is a very attentive doctor who gives 100% to his work. I am satisfied with the treatment, thank you very much.

We contacted Mr. Mustafa for my father's herniated disc and we were very happy that the surgery was completed successfully. Thank you to Dr. Mustafa, he showed great professionalism and care throughout the treatment. I would also like to thank his assistants Mr. Emre and Mrs. Esri for their help in our treatment process.

Other doctors only prescribed me physiotherapy and medication for a herniated cervical disc that had been causing me problems for years and I could never recover. My doctor Mustafa Kilic, with whom we decided to do the surgery, operated on my cervical disc herniation - surgery on 09.02.2024. I was very satisfied with his care and attention and his assistant, Mr. Emre, I am very lucky that our paths crossed, my recovery process is ongoing and I am in very good condition.

I sent my sister to a doctor for treatment with brain stimulation. I brought her to Mustafa Kilic and I am very happy with this decision. The professionalism and care he showed throughout the treatment process was truly admirable. My sister, thanks to Dr. Kılıç's expertise, has experienced a huge change in her life. I was very pleased to see that after the treatment she felt happier and more comfortable than before. Dr. Kilic, we are grateful to you and your team. Thanks to you, my sister was able to stand on her feet again. I definitely recommend you.

Mustafa performed surgery on my herniated disc and pinched nerve. His preoperative and postoperative follow-up and treatment process were perfect. He has a very successful team with him. I would like to thank them all, especially Mr. Mustafa, for their interest in this process.

Great doctor, great team, our doctor was very friendly, very understanding, he operated on my mom, they never stopped communicating with us during and after the operation, we were very satisfied, thank you for your patience with us.

I would like to thank Mr. Mustafa and his team who performed my spinal surgery for their interest and care. I would recommend him to everyone.

Wonderful doctor and a wonderful person I met because of lumbar hernia, detailed explanation, sensitivity, smile during the process of diagnosis treatment treatment surgery, gives morale to the patient. His professionalism is tremendous, from the first minute you feel that you are in good hands, I came back to normal after surgery the same day. The conditions at Medical Park Antalya Hospital were very good. Prof. Hasan Ozgur Ozdemir is a blessing! I would like to thank him and his team for their work

August 1, 2023.

I underwent surgery for a herniated disc in May 2018. His attention, professionalism, sincerity and clear explanations during examination, diagnosis and surgery gave me confidence. It was the same after the operation. I was very satisfied.

January 14, 2021

My wife had an open surgery for a lumbar hernia at Konya Baskent Hospital. It was around 2010. We were very satisfied. May God be pleased with him.

October 26, 2020.

On August 9, 2020 on the advice of Dr. Ozgur Ozdemir I had surgery for a herniated lumbar disc, the pain did not go away, at all consultations they said it will pass, wait, it takes time, after 30 days I went to another hospital, they did an MRI, they said there is a herniated disc, they will do surgery, I sent the result of the MRI to Mr. Ozgur, another herniated disc has formed, he says that if it does not go away in physiotherapy, then surgery is needed. I am now waiting for physical therapy.

September 23, 2020.

In 2009, when I was 22 years old, he did my lumbar hernia surgery at Konya-Bahkent Hospital. He is a true professional of his work: interest in preoperative and postoperative period, confident attitude and smile on his face. I am now 33 years old and I am grateful to God that I can live as if I never suffered from herniated disc pain in my life, and I will continue to pray for Mr. Ozgur throughout my life.

April 9, 2020.

In 2012, at the age of 20, I had surgery at Konya Baskent Hospital for a herniated lumbar disc, the surgery process went well, I thank him again years later:)

February 20, 2020.

Özgür is definitely a very friendly and problem oriented doctor, we were very satisfied with him.He was very friendly when we walked into his room. A doctor who works professionally and loves his job. We went to him for a spinal fracture, came in by ambulance, then we were referred to him. We had a successful surgery and we are very happy.

December 16, 2019.

Everything was great for me. I had a burst cervical hernia, I went to him and he did the surgery himself. They inserted 2 plates and everything was very good. This is the hospital I have always preferred. Ozgur is a doctor who instills confidence in his patient and I decided to operate with him. Most of all I was satisfied with his communication with the patient. I also recommend him to my acquaintances.

December 16, 2019.

Mr. Ozgur performed surgery on my father on 2 occasions and we were very pleased with his care and friendliness on both occasions. He was always available to contact us and support us in any situation. He has performed surgeries for hydrocephalus and a brain tumor, both surgeries were very successful. I would recommend him to anyone who needs a doctor.

December 13, 2019.

I was treated with TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) for my psychological problems with Mr. Ozgur. I would recommend him to others, I also went on the advice of a friend. It was done in 4 sessions and I got the problem resolved.

December 12, 2019.

I had shoulder, lower back and back pain for 15 days. Due to the pain, I could not sleep at night and could not perform my daily chores. On the advice of my friends, I contacted Mr. Ozgur, met with him and after an examination I was diagnosed with a cervical hernia and he recommended surgery. Thanks to him I got rid of all my pains and I am glad I met him. His dialog with the patient is very good and he gave me confidence and motivation in the process. Mr. Ozgur comforts his patients and gives them strength

December 11, 2019.

We came to Prof. Altai and his team because of hydrocephalus caused by a colloid cyst. Because of the cyst, I had severe headaches, nausea and vomiting. Sometimes I could not walk straight. Prof. Altai and his team performed a successful and professional brain surgery. They performed an endoscopic surgery with minimal incision. In three days I was back on my feet. Two weeks later, I was back to normal life. It has been 2.5 months since the surgery and all symptoms have disappeared. Professor Altay is a wonderful doctor with outstanding knowledge, experience and human qualities. I can't thank him and his team enough. Once you meet them, you will feel confidence instead of fear.

July 7, 2023

Professor Altai operated on my husband for a brain tumor. He carefully monitored the process from start to finish and successfully supervised the follow-up treatment and medication. The surgery went faster than we expected and my husband was back on his feet quickly. I believe Prof. Altai is one of the best in his field and his follow up has been very successful.

21 June 2023

Professor Altai operated on my mother twice because of a rib fracture. We were very satisfied with his work. He is a very good person and a wonderful doctor. I had recommended him to a family I know, and they were also satisfied. The surgery was on time and the healing process was just as he said it would be. My mother is now recovering well and there were no problems after the surgery.

20 June 2023

My child was operated on by Professor Altai because of a tumor in the bone. The surgery was successful, the tumor was removed. We are extremely satisfied with his work, he is a very kind and professional doctor. We will always be grateful to him and continue to visit him.

19 June 2023

Professor Altai is one of the most reliable and respected professors I know. I had a complicated brain surgery with him, and I was back on my feet in three days. It is now four and a half months after the surgery and I am under his care all the time. Professor Altai and his assistant are excellent specialists and I will continue to contact them.

18 June 2023

My name is Müzeyen Yılmaz and I am 15 years old. 3 January 2017, I underwent a surgery performed by Professor Altay and his team. The surgery lasted 5 hours and was very successful. Already in two days I was back on my feet. I am very grateful to Prof. Altai and his team for getting me back to normal life so quickly. Words of gratitude can't express all my appreciation.

9 January 2017