M.D. Tülay Tekin

As a 28-year-old competitive freediver, my career was jeopardized by unexplained syncope episodes during deep dives. Multiple specialists dismissed it as anxiety. Dr. Tekin approached it like a medical detective, connecting my symptoms to a rare autonomic nervous system response triggered by pressure changes. Her non-invasive treatment plan involving specific breathing techniques and medication timing allowed me to return to competition within three months, winning a national championship.

My 92-year-old grandmother, a Holocaust survivor with complex trauma-related health avoidance, developed mysterious abdominal pain. She trusted no doctors until Dr. Tekin spent two hours just listening to her life story in their first meeting. Dr. Tekin discovered medication interactions from five different specialists that nobody had caught, simplified her regimen, and diagnosed a rare late-onset food intolerance. Grandma now calls her 'the doctor who heals with her ears.'

During a business trip from Singapore, I (42M) collapsed at my Istanbul hotel with what felt like a heart attack. Rushed to Acıbadem Fulya, Dr. Tekin identified it as a severe potassium imbalance from a combination of new medication and excessive green tea consumption—something my home doctors missed. Her emergency intervention and detailed explanation of metabolic interactions prevented permanent damage.

Our 17-year-old daughter, a promising pianist, developed debilitating fatigue that forced her to abandon conservatory auditions. Pediatricians called it 'teenage exhaustion.' Dr. Tekin discovered early-stage autoimmune thyroiditis through subtle antibody patterns others dismissed. Her targeted treatment restored our daughter's energy within weeks; she recently performed her first solo recital.