Op. MD. Koksal Yurda Eken

My 82-year-old father needed a complex prostate surgery that other surgeons deemed too risky due to his age and heart condition. We were terrified. Dr. Koksal Yurda Eken spent over an hour with us explaining the da Vinci robotic approach, showing us how it would minimize blood loss and trauma. He wasn't just confident, he was reassuring in a way that felt like he truly understood our fears. The surgery at Medical Park Bursa went smoother than we dared hope. Dad was walking the next day, and his recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. This wasn't just medical care; it was a restoration of dignity for my father.

Our 9-year-old daughter, Elif, had a rare congenital kidney anomaly that required precise correction. The thought of traditional open surgery on a child was unbearable. Dr. Eken proposed a robotic-assisted pyeloplasty, explaining how the wristed instruments could navigate her tiny anatomy with superhuman precision. He spoke directly to Elif, showing her pictures of the robot (she called it 'the space doctor'). The surgery left only three tiny scars. She was coloring in her hospital bed that evening. Six months later, she's swimming and playing football. Dr. Eken didn't just fix a kidney; he gave our child back her childhood without the shadow of a major operation.

I came to Dr. Eken for what I thought was a routine check-up after abnormal bloodwork, expecting a quick consult. Instead, he reviewed my scans personally and identified a small but suspicious adrenal tumor that two other radiologists had missed. What followed wasn't routine at all, a meticulously planned robotic adrenalectomy. His approach was like a strategic military operation: every contingency mapped, every instrument's role defined. The surgery itself felt like science fiction; I was home in 48 hours. The pathology confirmed his suspicion. He didn't just perform surgery; he acted as a detective who caught a silent threat I never knew I had.

This was an emergency. My husband collapsed with severe abdominal pain at midnight. At Medical Park Bursa's ER, they suspected a complicated gallbladder case with potential bile duct involvement. Dr. Eken was called in, not on duty, but he came. Instead of rushing to a large open incision, he calmly assessed that robotic surgery could provide the needed visualization and control even at 2 AM. His team assembled with quiet efficiency. The surgery converted what could have been a weeks-long recovery with a big scar into a procedure with four tiny punctures. His post-op explanation, showing us the video of the inflamed gallbladder and the careful dissection, was given with the energy of someone who'd just had a full night's sleep, not someone who'd saved a life in the dead of night. We call him our 'midnight miracle worker'.