About Yeditepe University Hospitals
Yeditepe University Hospitals have a reputation for offering high-end quality, patient oriented medical care, and cutting-edge technology, are popular with patients from all over the world seeking medical treatment in Turkey.
Yeditepe University was founded by ISTEK Foundation in 1996. It has pioneered many fields in Turkey since the day of coming into service.
Yeditepe University Kozyatağı Hospital which is its first establishment in healthcare sector was opened in 2005.
Following modern technology closely and sustaining development, Yeditepe University Hospitals aimed to provide larger populations with healthcare services and added Dental Hospital to the service chain, Eye Health Center in 2007, Genetic Diagnosis Center and Complementary Medicine Center in 2008, Tissue Typing Laboratory in 2013.
Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine
Founded in 1996, Yeditepe University holds a strong position in higher education with its research-oriented academic structure, international collaborations, and contemporary educational approach. Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine adopts a research-based education model that brings together basic sciences and clinical practices, supported by an infrastructure that encourages scientific production. After receiving comprehensive training in advanced technology laboratories and simulation centers, students gain hands-on clinical experience at Yeditepe University Hospitals. Experimental and clinical research conducted within the faculty generates scientific contributions in the fields of innovative treatment approaches, advanced health technologies, and evidence-based medical practices. Through national and international academic publications, multicenter studies, and research projects, the faculty actively contributes to the global scientific community.
Yeditepe University Hospitals transmit the scientific power to service approach in all fields including adult and pediatric bone marrow transplant, renal transplant, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, cancer surgery, orthopedics, urology, gynecology, in vitro fertilization, high-level genetic diagnosis laboratory.
Continuing to grow and develop day by day, Yeditepe University Hospitals have conducted many successful works in the direction of its principles. The first permanent artificial heart pump operation in Turkey.
Transplantation of bone with vessels using bones obtained from the patient’s own body without requiring knee prosthesis.
Bioabsorbable stent project and double balloon endoscopy were first performed in Yeditepe University Hospital.
It became the "First Turkish University Hospitals Group" to document its quality and success at international level by being accredited by Joint Commission International in 2007.
In the year 2014, it was accredited as “Training and Research Center Hospital” and became the first Medical School Hospital with this certificate. It trained and continues to train successful physicians with the privilege of being a university hospital earned international accreditations on medical education while it is healing the patients under its roof.
Yeditepe University Hospitals aim to provide healthcare services for the patients from different regions of the world and break a fresh ground in Turkish medical history with conducted researches and developed methods.
Founded on the basis of science, Yeditepe University Hospitals continue healing by drawing strength from science!
Accreditations & Certifications
International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate
Yeditepe University Hospitals received the International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye in 2020, thereby demonstrating its competence and high-quality standards in the field of international patient services. The certificate indicates that the institution meets the necessary criteria to operate in international health tourism and to provide foreign patients with safe, ethical, and high-quality healthcare services.
With this certificate, Yeditepe University Hospitals offers high-standard healthcare services to patients from different countries through its strong academic staff, advanced medical technologies, and patient-centered service approach. With processes aligned with international standards and a multidisciplinary approach, the institution continues to pursue its vision of being a reliable reference center in health tourism.
International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate
Yeditepe University Hospitals received the International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye in 2020, thereby demonstrating its competence and high-quality standards in the field of international patient services. The certificate indicates that the institution meets the necessary criteria to operate in international health tourism and to provide foreign patients with safe, ethical, and high-quality healthcare services.
With this certificate, Yeditepe University Hospitals offers high-standard healthcare services to patients from different countries through its strong academic staff, advanced medical technologies, and patient-centered service approach. With processes aligned with international standards and a multidisciplinary approach, the institution continues to pursue its vision of being a reliable reference center in health tourism.
Yeditepe University Koşuyolu Hospital
‘Zero spreading of cross infection’ is aimed due to a special molecule which is the first in the world and patented and it is developed in Yeditepe University Laboratories. This special molecule which is developed completely locally is applied to all the materials since construction of the hospital and thus antimicrobial hospital ‘Yeditepe University Koşuyolu Hospital’ comes to life.
Yeditepe University Koşuyolu Hospital is challenging with the hygiene and technology standards in the world and with its 180 bed capacity, 6 beds in intensive care, nine operation rooms, and with specialist and academician doctor staff reaching to nearly 100 in 35.000 m2 indoor space and having a chance to be the first antimicrobial hospital of Turkey.
Yeditepe University Koşuyolu Hospital, which Prof. Gazi Yaşargil, MD who is called the brain surgeon of the century and Prof. Uğur Türe, MD and his team are serving in, became a specialization center especially for neurological science and oncology. Specializations equipped with high technology includes; brain surgery, cancer surgery, medical oncology, bone marrow transplantation for children, bone marrow transplantation for adults, orthopedics, thoracic surgery, ENT, general surgery, gastroenterology, nuclear medicine, interventional radiography.
In the brain surgery operation room there is 3 Tesla Intraoperative MRI device that has a special software which and decreases the time of having an MRI from 24 minutes to 4 minutes. Diagnosis, treatment, psychological support, dietary training, pain management, complementary medicine services are provided for oncologic patients with a multidisciplinary approach. In Interventional Radiology unit which has a high technology. Treatments are provided for a lot of diseases from aneurism in brain to diabetic foot.
Former Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan, Founder and Honorary President of Yeditepe University Bedrettin Dalan was stated that “Studies show that, approximately fifty percent of postoperative mortality is derived from hospital pathogens. We focused to solve this problem. We developed a completely local and national molecule. We applied this Boron based microbicide molecule which is not harming to human cells to our all fixture equipments from door handles to floor coverings, from power sockets to wall paints” while giving information about antimicrobial molecule which is developed by Yeditepe University.
He also added that “Besides the molecule we developed, we started working during construction level for zero cross infection spreading. For example, there are no angled walls in our hospital. Because angled walls contain microbes no matter how clean they are. Starting from this point of view, we designed all the walls as concave or convex, agonic. We raised the level in healthcare field more this time”
Bedrettin Dalan who stated that 200 laboratories and over 500 academician is in charge in Yeditepe University; also added that the total sizes of laboratories are equal to two football fields, studies are continuing, the substructure of biotechnology and genetic science are competing with the world’s best universities. Bedrettin Dalan emphasizes that sources are unlimited for scientific studies and they admitted patients from over 100 countries till now.
Bedrettin Dalan who claimed that Yeditepe University Hospitals have also certifications from international health rating agencies also stated that “There are washable beds in both two hospitals of Yeditepe University. After the patient left the room, the bed is washed with high temperature hot water, disinfected with a special material and so the new patient comes to a very clean bed. There are antimicrobial filters in ventilators in for both of the two hospitals”