Prof. M.D. Arzu Ertürk

As a 72-year-old retired deep-sea diver, I'd accepted my persistent cough as a lifelong souvenir from the depths. Dr. Ertürk didn't just treat my bronchiectasis; she connected my diving logs to specific infection patterns, creating a personalized airway clearance routine using modified freediving breathing techniques. She turned my medical history into my treatment plan.

Our 8-year-old daughter, a budding pianist, developed mysterious breathlessness during recitals. Dr. Ertürk discovered exercise-induced vocal cord dysfunction masquerading as asthma. Instead of just medication, she collaborated with a music therapist to develop breathing exercises synchronized with her piano scales. Now she performs without gasping for air.

I'm a 34-year-old glassblower who nearly lost my craft to sarcoidosis. Dr. Ertürk understood that standard treatments would endanger my livelihood by affecting lung capacity. She designed a targeted steroid protocol around my furnace schedule and created cooling-breath techniques to protect my airways from heat exposure during work.

During a sailing holiday, my 58-year-old husband collapsed with a spontaneous pneumothorax. Dr. Ertürk performed emergency chest tube insertion right on the hospital's seaside terrace with a view of the Bodrum coastline. Her calm explanation of each step as sailboats passed by turned a terrifying experience into something almost serene.