Explore the best clinics and skilled surgeons for Egg Freezing in Istanbul
Prof. Dr. Semra Kahraman is head of the IVF Center at Memorial Şişli Hospital in Istanbul, since 2000. She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1981 and specialized in obstetrics and gynecology at Ankara University. She trained at fertility centers in Norway, Belgium and the USA and headed the IVF center at Özel Sevgi Hospital, Ankara (1993-2000). She presided over the Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis International Society (2013-2015) and received ASRM Star Awards.
Prof. Dr. Turgut Aydın is an obstetrics and gynecology specialist in the IVF and Reproductive Medicine Center at Acıbadem Atakent Hospital in Istanbul, with 30 years of experience. He graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 1996 and completed his specialization at Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital in 2001. Before joining Acıbadem in 2011 he worked in IVF units at VKV American Hospital and Kayseri IVF Center. His interests include infertility and egg freezing.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Zehra Özdemir Kaya is an obstetrics and gynecology specialist in the IVF field at Medical Park Pendik Hospital in Istanbul. She studied medicine at Ondokuz Mayıs University (2003-2009) and completed her obstetrics and gynecology specialty there in 2015. From 2017 to 2025 she worked at the Ondokuz Mayıs University IVF Center. She holds an assisted reproductive techniques training certificate and received the Ministry of Health Doctor of the Year Award in 2017. Her areas include IVF, infertility treatments, insemination, egg freezing and hysteroscopy.
Prof. Dr. Gonca Yetkin Yıldırım is an obstetrics and gynecology specialist working in the IVF (in vitro fertilization) unit of Medipol Mega University Hospital in Istanbul. She graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1995 and completed her specialty training at Istanbul Bakırköy Maternity and Children's Diseases Training and Research Hospital in 2000. She then worked as a specialist at Bakırköy until 2011 and at Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital until 2020. Her listed areas of interest include IVF, genetically tested IVF and egg freezing.
Prof. Dr. Ebru Çöğendez is an obstetrics and gynecology and IVF specialist at Memorial Ataşehir Hospital in Istanbul, since 2022. She graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1994 and specialized at Zeynep Kamil Hospital, where she later worked in the IVF unit from 2015 to 2022. Her profile lists 34 international peer-reviewed articles and memberships in TÜBİD, ASRM and ESHRE.
Medipol Health Group is one of the leading healthcare institutions providing medical services in full compliance with the standards of the Ministry of Health and international accreditation frameworks, supported by its advanced technological infrastructure and modern medical facilities. With a widespread service network across Istanbul, the group combines multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment approaches with a service philosophy rooted in patient rights and ethical values. Through its strong academic partnership with Istanbul Medipol University, the institution closely monitors scientific advancements and innovative applications in the medical world. Operating under the highest hygiene and safety standards, Medipol continues to contribute to public health with its expert staff across all medical specialties.
Memorial Şişli Hospital is the first hospital of Memorial Health Group, located on Piyalepaşa Boulevard in Şişli on Istanbul's European side. It received its first patient in February 2000 and obtained JCI accreditation two years later. The hospital has 252 beds in a 53,000 m² enclosed area, 13 operating rooms and four intensive care units, with centers for organ transplantation, IVF, oncology, stroke and bone marrow transplantation.
Medical Park Pendik Hospital, branded VM Medical Park Pendik, is a private hospital of the Medical Park group on the D-100 highway in Pendik, Istanbul, in service since 2018. It has a 62,000 m² indoor area, 360 beds, 10 operating rooms and 63 intensive care beds, with 167 physicians in 49 branches including bone marrow transplantation, oncology, cardiovascular surgery and IVF. It operates 24/7.
Acıbadem Atakent Hospital, in Halkalı, Küçükçekmece, opened on 2 January 2014 as the university hospital of Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University. It covers about 60,000 m² with 262 beds, 12 operating rooms and 87 intensive care beds, including cardiovascular, coronary, pediatric and neonatal units. It holds JCI Academic Medical Center accreditation and a health tourism authorization certificate.
Memorial Ataşehir Hospital opened in 2010 on a 22,000 m² campus in Ataşehir, on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. It has about 144 beds, 32 intensive care beds and 7 operating rooms plus an IVF theatre. Its main fields include cardiovascular surgery, liver and kidney transplantation, medical oncology, robotic surgery and IVF, with services offered 24/7 across all branches.
