Patient Experience
I was impressed by the professional approach at Medical Park Ankara (Keçiören). Dr. Spec. MD. Ebru Soylu explained everything clearly and made me feel comfortable.
As an 82-year-old with COPD and heart failure, I'm used to being a 'complex case' shuffled between departments. My routine checkup with Dr. Ogluoglu is different. She doesn't just look at my lungs in isolation. She brought my cardiologist's reports to the consultation, spent 40 minutes cross-referencing my diuretics with my breathing patterns, and adjusted my inhaler regimen accordingly. She asked about my home oxygen setup, my ability to cook, even the layout of my bathroom. It was a holistic review of my life with lung disease, not just a pulmonary function printout. She coordinates my care like a conductor, ensuring all the instruments, my organs, play in harmony.
I'm a 45-year-old otherwise healthy teacher who developed a bizarre, lingering dry cough after a mild COVID infection. Saw three doctors who prescribed antibiotics and steroids with no effect. Dr. Ogluoglu took a radically different approach. She listened to the exact sound and timing of my cough, then proposed it might be a neuropathic issue, a 'cough hypersensitivity syndrome' post-viral. Instead of stronger drugs, she prescribed a speech therapy pathologist for 'cough suppression therapy' and a specific gabapentin trial. It sounded strange, but it worked. She solved a puzzle others didn't even recognize as a puzzle. Her strength is in thinking outside the standard pulmonary box, connecting dots others miss.
The recovery process was smooth thanks to Dr. Spec. MD. Ebru Soylu's expertise. Highly recommend for psychology treatment.
My family and I are grateful for the care we received from Dr. Spec. MD. Ebru Soylu. The hospital staff was also very supportive.
Dr. Spec. MD. Ebru Soylu provided exceptional care for my psychology condition. The treatment was personalized and effective.
As a 72-year-old retired mycologist, I developed a persistent fever after fieldwork in a cave system. Multiple doctors dismissed it as age-related. Dr. Tumturk was the first to connect my symptoms to Histoplasma exposure from bat guano. Her targeted antifungal protocol, adjusted for my kidney function, resolved an infection I'd carried for months. Her respect for my botanical knowledge made me an active partner in my care.
Our 8-year-old daughter returned from a school trip to the coast with what seemed like a bad sunburn. When blisters formed and she spiked a fever, we panicked. Dr. Tumturk diagnosed Vibrio vulnificus from seawater exposure within hours. Her calm explanation and immediate IV antibiotics in the pediatric ICU saved our daughter's hand from amputation. She even arranged play therapy to address our child's fear of water afterward.
I'm a 34-year-old humanitarian aid worker who contracted drug-resistant tuberculosis in a conflict zone. When I arrived at Medical Park Ankara, I was cachexic and hopeless. Dr. Tumturk designed a bespoke regimen using newer agents not yet widely available in Turkey. She monitored my liver function daily and managed side effects so precisely that I completed the 18-month treatment without interruption, something I was told was impossible.
My 19-year-old son, a university athlete, developed sudden confusion after what seemed like flu. The ER was considering psychiatric evaluation until Dr. Tumturk was consulted. She recognized herpes simplex encephalitis from subtle temporal lobe signs on his initial scan. Her aggressive antiviral treatment began before the PCR returned positive. His cognitive recovery has been remarkable, he's back in classes with academic accommodations she helped arrange.
As a 41-year-old beekeeper, I was stung multiple times and developed a massive cellulitis that wouldn't respond to antibiotics. Dr. Tumturk identified it as a co-infection: typical bacteria plus the rare Melissococcus plutonius from bee gut flora. Her dual antibiotic approach, combined with innovative wound care using medical-grade honey (which she joked was 'poetic'), healed what three other infectious disease specialists had struggled with for weeks.
Our 67-year-old mother with dementia developed recurrent UTIs that worsened her confusion. Each antibiotic course caused C. diff, creating a vicious cycle. Dr. Tumturk implemented a revolutionary approach: phage therapy targeting the specific E. coli strain, followed by a carefully sequenced fecal microbiota transplant. She transformed our mother's last years from constant hospital visits to stable, clear-minded time at home.
I'm a 28-year-old tattoo artist who developed Mycobacterium abscessus from contaminated ink, a diagnosis every other doctor missed. Dr. Tumturk not only identified the rare pathogen but collaborated with my tattoo mentor to create sterile practice protocols for our studio. Her treatment combined surgical debridement with a novel antibiotic combination she'd researched. She treated me without judgment about my profession or appearance.
During my pregnancy at 31, I contracted toxoplasmosis. Most doctors recommended termination due to fetal risk. Dr. Tumturk presented us with data from European registries and initiated spiramycin treatment within days. She coordinated weekly fetal ultrasounds with maternal monitoring. Our daughter was born without sequelae, and Dr. Tumturk continues to follow her development at 18 months, providing more reassurance than any textbook could.
My 55-year-old husband, a diabetic, developed necrotizing fasciitis after minor gardening trauma. When three surgeons recommended above-knee amputation, Dr. Tumturk advocated for limb salvage. She designed a cocktail of intravenous antibiotics delivered via a novel continuous infusion pump she'd researched, combined with hyperbaric oxygen. His leg was saved with full function. She fought the hospital administration to get the pump covered by insurance.
As a 24-year-old medical student, I developed fever and hepatitis after treating patients in a dengue outbreak area. My professors suspected viral hepatitis, but Dr. Tumturk recognized it as acute schistosomiasis from freshwater exposure, a disease not endemic to Turkey. Her treatment with praziquantel resolved my symptoms within days. She later invited me to co-author a case report, mentoring me through my first publication.
Our 3-year-old developed recurrent fevers every 3-4 weeks like clockwork. After a year of specialists calling it 'viral syndromes,' Dr. Tumturk diagnosed PFAPA syndrome. Instead of immediate tonsillectomy, she prescribed a single dose of prednisone at fever onset, a simple solution that worked perfectly. She taught us to recognize the prodrome and empowered us to manage what had been a mysterious, frightening pattern.
I'm a 60-year-old archaeologist who developed a chronic bone infection after excavating a 14th-century plague pit. The infection cultured multiple unusual organisms. Dr. Tumturk consulted with paleomicrobiologists in Europe to identify historical pathogen patterns, then designed a treatment based on both modern sensitivity testing and historical epidemiology. Her interdisciplinary approach felt like being part of a detective story with my own health as the mystery.
After receiving a corneal transplant at 47, I developed Acanthamoeba keratitis that threatened my new eye. Ophthalmologists were ready to remove the graft. Dr. Tumturk pioneered a treatment combining topical chlorhexidine with oral miltefosine, a protocol she adapted from CNS infection literature. She monitored me daily for six weeks, saving both my vision and the donated tissue. Her innovation became hospital protocol for transplant-related infections.
The recovery process was smooth thanks to Dr. MD. Fikret Inal's expertise. Highly recommend for internal medicine treatment.