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Dr. Tayfun Karahasanoglu

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Istanbul, Turkey

24 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Tayfun Karahasanoglu is a specialized General Laparoscopic Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in Istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 0 Years of experience and is associated with Acibadem Maslak Hospital.

Qualifications :

  • 1992 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty General Surgery
  • 1986 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty

Hospital Address :

Dar

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Dr. Bilgi Baca

Bariatric Surgeon

, Istanbul, Turkey

20 Years of experience

 


Dr. Bilgi Baca is a specialized Gastrointestinal Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in Istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 10 Years of experience and is associated with Acibadem University Hospital Atakent.

Association and Memberships Dr. Bilgi Baca is part of:

  • International Association of Surgeons,Gastroenterologists and Oncologists
  • European Society of Coloproctology
  • Turkish Surgical Association
  • Turkish Society of Colon and Rectum
  • National Association for Trauma and Emergency Surgery
  • National Endoscopic-Laparoscopic Surgery Association
  • Turkish Hepato Pancreatic Biliary Surgery Association
  • Hernia Association

Qualifications :

  • 2013 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty General Surgery
  • 2009 Department of General Surgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University
  • 1996 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Hospital Address :

Halkal Merkez Mahallesi, Acibadem University Hospital Atakent, Halkal Altnehir stanbul Caddesi, K

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Dr. Akif Enes Arikan

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Istanbul, Turkey

17 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Akif Enes Arikan is a specialized General Laparoscopic Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in Istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 17 Years of experience and is associated with Acibadem University Hospital Atakent.

Association and Memberships Dr. Akif Enes Arikan is part of:

  • Endocrine Surgery Association
  • Endocrine Surgery Association, National Adrenal Working Group, Executive Board
  • Turkish Surgical Association
  • European Endocrine Surgery Association
  • European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Module for Head and Neck Cancer
  • Turkish Surgical Association, Endoscopy Training Working Group
  • Associate Fellow of American College of Surgeons
  • Asia Pacific Thyroid Surgery Association

Qualifications :

  • 2016 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine General Surgery
  • 2016 Turkish Surgical Association, Certificate of Proficiency
  • 2009 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine

Hospital Address :

Halkal Merkez Mahallesi, Acibadem University Hospital Atakent, Halkal Altnehir stanbul Caddesi, K

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Dr. Ali Akyuz

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Istanbul, Turkey

43 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Ali Akyuz is a specialized General Laparoscopic Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 43 Years of experience and is associated with Acibadem International Hospital.

Association and Memberships Dr. Ali Akyuz is part of:

  • Gynecologic Oncology Association
  • Turkish Fertility Association

Qualifications :

  • 1977 Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Genel Cerrahi
  • 1969 Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul Tip Fakultesi

Hospital Address :

Yeilk

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Dr. Meral Sen

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Ankara, Turkey

20 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Meral Sen is a specialized General Laparoscopic Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 20 Years of experience and is associated with VM Medical Park Ankara.

Association and Memberships Dr. Meral Sen is part of:

  • Turkish Surgical Association
  • Turkey Association of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery
  • National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association
  • Ankara Breast Diseases Association

Qualifications :

  • Ankara University School of Medicine - Medical Education
  • Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery - Specialization

Hospital Address :

Kent Koop Mah., Medical Park Ankara Hastanesi, 1868. Sok., Batkent/Yenimahalle/Yenimahalle/Ankara, Turkey

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Dr. Celal Ismail Bilgic

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Ankara, Turkey

16 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Celal Ismail Bilgic is a specialized General Laparoscopic Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 16 Years of experience and is associated with VM Medical Park Ankara.

Association and Memberships Dr. Celal Ismail Bilgic is part of:

  • Turkish Surgery Association
  • Ankara Surgery Association
  • National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association
  • Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Association
  • Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Association

Qualifications :

  • Ege University Faculty of Medicine - Medical Education
  • Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital - General Surgery Specialization

Hospital Address :

Kent Koop Mah., Medical Park Ankara Hastanesi, 1868. Sok., Batkent/Yenimahalle/Yenimahalle/Ankara, Turkey

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Dr. Koray Topgul

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Kocaeli, Turkey

33 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Koray Topgul is a specialized General Laparoscopic Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 19 Years of experience and is associated with Anadolu Medical Center.

Association and Memberships Dr. Koray Topgul is part of:

  • Turkish Medical Association
  • Turkish Surgeons’ Society
  • Turkish HPB Surgery Society
  • Turkish Colon Rectum Surgery Society
  • National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Society
  • Surgical Infection Society (Founding board member and web site supervisor)
  • Hernia Society
  • Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Society
  • Minimal Invasive Surgery Society
  • Clinical Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Soiety (KEPAN)
  • Samsun Breast Society Founding Member
  • ESSO (European Society of Surgical Oncology)
  • ESPEN (The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism)
  • Samsun Surgery Society Board Member
  • Associate Professor Repesentative-Faculty Committee and Faculty Board Membership (2008-2011)
  • Turkish Peritoneal Surface Cancers Group Member
  • American College of Surgeons (ACS)
  • European Association for Endoscopic Surgery
  • European Hernia Society
  • International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
  • Surgical Infection Society Europe (SIS-E)

Qualifications :

  • University - Medical Faculty of Mediterranean University, Antalya 1991
  • Specialist studies - General Surgery Department of Ankara Training and Research Hospital of the Ministry of Health, Ankara 1997

Hospital Address :

Cumhuriyet Mahallesi, Anadolu Salk Merkezi, Cumhuriyet Cd., Gebze/Kocaeli, Turkey

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Dr. Levhi Akin

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Istanbul, Turkey

33 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Levhi Akin is a specialized General Laparoscopic Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 33 Years of experience and is associated with Liv Hospital Ulus.

Association and Memberships Dr. Levhi Akin is part of:

  • Journal of Intensive Care
  • Balkan Military Medical Review Advisory Board Member
  • Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Journal Editorial Board Member
  • National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Journal Editorial Board Member
  • World Journal of Surgery Article Consultancy
  • Indian Journal of Surgery Article Counseling
  • Endoscopic-Laparoscopic and Minimal Invasive Surgery Journal Article Advisory
  • Journal of Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Article Counseling
  • Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology Article Counseling
  • Gülhane Medical Journal Article Counseling
  • Gazi Medical Journal Article Counseling
  • American Collage Surgeons (ACS)
  • European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA)
  • Istanbul Medical Chamber
  • Turkish Surgical Association
  • Istanbul Surgery Association
  • Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association
  • National Endoscopic-Laparoscopic Surgery Association
  • Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Association
  • St mark's association
  • International Society of Surgery (ISS)
  • Eoropean Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)
  • American Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCRS)

Qualifications :

  • Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, which he started in 1979, in 1983.
  • GATA Medical Faculty between 1983-1985.
  • Military Medical Education in Ankara, GATA in 1985-1986.

Hospital Address :

Ulus Mahallesi, Liv Hospital Group, Canan Sokak, Beikta/Istanbul, Turkey

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Dr. Seckin Kacamak

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Istanbul, Turkey

26 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Seckin Kacamak is a specialized General Laparoscopic Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 20 Years of experience and is associated with Medicana Camlica Hospital.

Qualifications :

  • Istanbul Medical School 1986
  • Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 France - General Surgery
  • University Jean Monnet St-Etienne France - Laparoscopic Surgery
  • Istanbul Medical School - General Surgery 1995

Hospital Address :

K?s?kl? Mahallesi, MEDICANA aml?ca Hospital, skdar/Istanbul, Turkey

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Dr. Ali Kagan Gokakin

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Ankara, Turkey

23 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Ali Kagan Gokakin is a specialized General Laparoscopic Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in Ankara, Turkey. The doctor has over 14 Years of experience and is associated with Medicana International Ankara Hospital.

Qualifications :

  • Medical School - Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, 2001
  • Specialization - Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, 2002-2007

Hospital Address :

S?tz Mahallesi, Medicana International Ankara, S?tz Cad Eski?ehir Yolu zeri, ankaya/Ankara, Turkey

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Dr. Umit Sekmen

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Istanbul, Turkey

25 Years of experience

 


Dr. Umit Sekmen is a specialized General Laparoscopic Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 13 Years of experience and is associated with Acibadem Fulya Hospital.

Qualifications :

  • Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital General Surgery, 2006
  • Marmara University School of Medicine, 1999

Hospital Address :

Dikilita Mahallesi, Acbadem Fulya Hastanesi, Hakk Yeten Caddesi, Beikta/Istanbul, Turkey

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Dr. Mehmet Guler

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Antalya, Turkey

25 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Mehmet Guler is a specialized Bariatric Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in Antalya, Turkey. The doctor has over 25 Years of experience and is associated with Medical Park Antalya Hospital.

Association and Memberships Dr. Mehmet Guler is part of:

  • Turkey Obesity Surgery Society, 2015
  • Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Society, 2015,
  • the World Association of Laparoscopic Surgery, 2008
  • National Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Association, 2007
  • Turkish Surgical Proficiency General Assembly 2002
  • Turkish Surgical Association, 2000

Qualifications :

  • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Education
  • Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery Specialist Education
  • Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, General Surgery Specialization Education
  • Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, General Surgery Assistant Professor: 2006-2010
  • Second Higher Education,
  • Anadolu University, Economics Faculty, Public Administration Department

Hospital Address :

Fener, Medical Park Antalya Hastanesi, Tekeliolu Caddesi, Muratpaa/Antalya, Turkey

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Dr. Tuna Yildirim

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Istanbul, Turkey

28 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Tuna Yildirim is a specialized Bariatric Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in Istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 28 Years of experience and is associated with Acibadem Kadikoy Hospital.

Association and Memberships Dr. Tuna Yildirim is part of:

  • Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association
  • National Surgical Association

Qualifications :

  • Haydarpasa Numune Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi Genel Cerrahi, 1995
  • Istanbul Universitesi Cerrahpasa Tip Fakultesi, 1989
  • Kocasinan Lisesi, 1982

Hospital Address :

Acbadem Mahallesi, Acbadem Kadk

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Dr. Turhan Pekiner

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Istanbul, Turkey

47 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Turhan Pekiner is a specialized General Laparoscopic Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in Istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 40 Years of experience and is associated with Medicana Haznedar Hospital.

Qualifications :

  • Medical School - Ankara University School of Medicine, 1977
  • Place and Year of Specialization Training - Beyoglu Municipality Hospital, 1982

Hospital Address :

Bahelievler Mahallesi, Medicana Haznedar, Ba?c?lar Caddesi, Gngren/Istanbul, Turkey

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Dr. Kemal Rasa

Laparoscopic Surgeon

, Istanbul, Turkey

34 Years of experience

Speaks: Turkish , English

 


Dr. Kemal Rasa is a specialized General Laparoscopic Surgeon in Turkey. And one of the most sought after medical specialists in Istanbul, Turkey. The doctor has over 24 Years of experience and is associated with Avcilar Anadolu Hospital.

Qualifications :

  • University Firat University Medical School, Elazig 1994
  • Dr. Lutfi Kirdar KEAH, General Surgery, Istanbul 2003

Hospital Address :

Mustafa Kemal Paa,

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Frequently Asked Questions

In Turkey, is laparoscopic cholecystectomy a typical procedure?

Indeed, it's among the most common surgeries. Turkish surgeons are highly proficient in both elective and emergency procedures, ensuring that both domestic and international patients receive safe results and a smooth recovery.

How is the gallbladder removed laparoscopically?

To separate and remove the gallbladder, surgeons make three to four tiny incisions and insert a camera and instruments. Usually lasting 60 to 90 minutes, the procedure is carried out under general anesthesia.

How long does it take to recover from a laparoscopic gallbladder removal?

Patients usually spend one to two nights in the hospital. Before releasing you, Turkish facilities check your vital signs, treat your pain, and make sure you can walk and eat.

When can I fly back home after the procedure?

You can typically fly home 5 to 7 days after surgery, once pain is controlled and you’re able to walk, eat, and manage daily activities comfortably. Always consult your Turkish surgeon for clearance.

Which Turkish hospitals are the best for gallbladder surgery?

With state-of-the-art operating rooms and comprehensive international patient services, they provide laparoscopic surgery. These hospitals maintain global standards as they are JCI-accredited.

In Turkey, can I obtain a second opinion before surgery?

Yes, hospitals provide quick second opinions from skilled surgeons. They will either confirm the diagnosis or offer alternate treatment options if you share scans or test results before the consultation. Medigence can assist through services such as teleconsultations and second opinions.

Do Turkish hospitals offer medical records for domestic follow-up care?

Yes, hospitals offer comprehensive English-language medication lists, lab results, operative notes, and discharge summaries. For continued recuperation or monitoring, this facilitates easy communication with your home physician.

In Turkey, is laparoscopic cholecystectomy a typical procedure?

Yes, it's among the most common surgeries. Turkish surgeons are highly proficient in both elective and emergency procedures, ensuring that both domestic and international patients receive safe results and a swift recovery.

How is the gallbladder removed laparoscopically?

To separate and remove the gallbladder, surgeons make three to four tiny incisions and insert a camera and instruments. Usually lasting 60 to 90 minutes, the procedure is carried out under general anesthesia.

How long does it take to recover from a laparoscopic gallbladder removal?

Patients usually spend one to two nights in the hospital. Before releasing you, Turkish facilities check your vital signs, treat your pain, and make sure you can walk and eat.

What are common post-surgery symptoms?

Temporary bloating, mild shoulder pain, or diarrhea are common after surgery. Turkish surgeons provide medications and dietary advice to ease symptoms during the early recovery phase.

Will I have visible scars after laparoscopic surgery?

Scars are minimal and fade over time, as incisions are small (5–10 mm). Turkish surgeons employ cosmetic suturing techniques to achieve better post-operative aesthetics.

Do I need to follow a special diet after surgery?

Initially, a low-fat, light diet is recommended. Turkish dietitians often assist with a custom meal plan to support digestion and reduce discomfort while your body adjusts post-surgery. Temporary bloating, mild shoulder pain, or diarrhea are common after surgery. Turkish surgeons provide medications and dietary advice to ease symptoms during the early recovery phase.