Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital
3.3★ from 1,408 Google reviews · Official register: found, checked 6 Oct 2026
Weight-loss surgery in Istanbul, Turkey. One of the 17 clinics we hold in Turkey for weight-loss surgery, each checked against the same public records: the official register, Google reviews, the surgeons it names and its published prices. Free from Thera Travel, which is not connected with Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital.
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At a glance
From the records, each with the date we checked.
Found
Official register
3.3 out of 5 from 1,408 reviews
Google rating
6
Named surgeons we hold
Not that we found
Publishes its prices
Istanbul
Nearest airport
How Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital compares
The 17 clinics we hold in Turkey for weight-loss surgery, checked against the same public records. Listed A to Z, with Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital first.
| Clinic | City | Official register | Google rating | Named surgeons | Publishes prices | Gastric sleeve, from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicana Bahçelievler HospitalThis clinic | Istanbul | Found | 3.3 out of 51,408 reviews | 6 | No | Not published |
| Akdeniz Sağlık Vakfı (ASV) Yaşam Hospital, Antalya | Antalya | Found | 4.9 out of 510,313 reviews | 7 | No | Not published |
| Avrasya Hospital Zeytinburnu, Istanbul | Istanbul | Found | 3.7 out of 51,323 reviews | 8 | Yes | £2,448 |
| Baypark Hospital, Istanbul | Istanbul | Found | 3.4 out of 5935 reviews | 5 | No | Not published |
| Bazekol Çiğli Hospital (formerly Ekol Hospital), İzmir | İzmir | Found | 4.5 out of 55,280 reviews | 8 | No | Not published |
| Başarı Hospital (Özel Başarı Hastanesi) | Istanbul | Found | 3.6 out of 51,087 reviews | 6 | Yes | £2,250 |
| Gözde Kuşadası Hospital | Kuşadası | Not found under this name | 3.7 out of 51,156 reviews | 6 | No | Not published |
| Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul | Istanbul | Found | 4.2 out of 51,923 reviews | 1 | No | Not published |
| Koru Ankara Hospital | Ankara | Found | 4 out of 54,041 reviews | 7 | No | Not published |
| Levent Hospital (Özel Levent Hastanesi) | Istanbul | Found | 4.2 out of 52,563 reviews | 5 | No | Not published |
Register and ratings as on each clinic's page, with their dates. Prices are the lowest each clinic publishes for gastric sleeve, in pounds at the European Central Bank rate on the day we read them; what a price includes differs, so open each clinic's page.
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What the records show
Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital is in Istanbul (Bahçelievler, European side), Turkey, and we hold it for weight-loss surgery. Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital is on the Turkey MoH health-tourism authorisation list, listed as “İstanbul — Özel Medicana Hospitals Bahçelievler Hastanesi — Özel Hastane — Bahçelievler Mahallesi Adnan Kahveci Bulvarı No:2 Bahçelievler/İstanbul — 0 212 449 14 49” (checked 6 Oct 2026). The register is the Turkish Ministry of Health — International Health Tourism Authorised Providers. We found no published prices for Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital. Ask for a written quote that lists what's included. We read the newest 254 of Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital's 1,408 Google reviews (Feb 2025 to Oct 2026). Of the 124 with 4 or 5 stars, 81 mention nurses and care, 64 mention doctors and their skill and 21 mention rooms and cleanliness. Of the 125 with 1 or 2 stars, 70 mention doctors and their skill, 63 mention price and value and 47 mention booking and paperwork. 3 of the 254 were written in English. 125 of the 254 recent reviews we read gave 1 or 2 stars. The nearest airport is Istanbul (IST). There are direct flights from 6 UK airports in winter 2026/27, and the flight from London takes about 3 h 55 min. From the airport to Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital is about 46 km, about 41 minutes by road. We hold 16 other clinics in Turkey for weight-loss surgery, each checked the same way.
Official register
FoundOn the Turkey MoH health-tourism authorisation list. Checked 6 Oct 2026.
- Register
- Turkish Ministry of Health — International Health Tourism Authorised Providers
- Entry
- İstanbul — Özel Medicana Hospitals Bahçelievler Hastanesi — Özel Hastane — Bahçelievler Mahallesi Adnan Kahveci Bulvarı No:2 Bahçelievler/İstanbul — 0 212 449 14 49
- Checked
- 6 Oct 2026
Source: shgmturizmdb.saglik.gov.tr · Search it yourself
Google listings
- Medicana BahçelievlerBahçelievler, Adnan Kahveci Blv. No:2, 34180 Bahçelievler/İstanbul, Türkiye. Where treatment happens. 3.3 out of 5 from 1,408 reviews.
Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Surgeons it names (6)
- Sarper IşıkselGeneral surgery; laparoscopic surgery (listed on the group's obesity-surgery page)
- Hakan BölükbaşıGeneral surgery; endocrine (thyroid/parathyroid/adrenal), laparoscopic, hernia, colorectal surgery
- İrşadi İstemi YücelOrthopaedics and traumatology: knee, hip and shoulder replacement and revision; arthroscopy; sports injuries
- Nail AkdağcıkOrthopaedics and traumatology
- Fevziye Öndeş YılmazOphthalmology: refractive surgery, cataract, multifocal ('smart') lenses, cornea
- Esra VuralOphthalmology: retina, cataract, glaucoma, strabismus
From the clinic's own website. Ask which one would treat you, and look them up on the doctors' register where one can be searched.
About the clinic
- Founded
- 2004, it says
- Languages
- Turkish and English
- International patients
- It says it has a department for them
- Accreditations it mentions
- Turkish MoH International Health Tourism Authorisation
- Group
- One of 3 Medicana Health Group sites we hold
As the clinic states them. Each accrediting body keeps its own list, where you can check it.
Treatments this clinic lists:
What Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital charges
We found no published prices for Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital. Ask for a written quote that lists what's included.
Photos of Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital
From Google Maps. Photos by Medicana Bahçelievler Hastanesi, Soz Solu, Mustafa Gungor AVCI and Marco Pasha (MarcoPasha) and others.
What its reviews mention most
We read the newest 254 of Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital's 1,408 Google reviews (Feb 2025 to Oct 2026). Here are the three subjects mentioned most in the high-rated reviews and in the low-rated ones.
In the 124 reviews with 4 or 5 stars
The subjects mentioned most
In the 125 reviews with 1 or 2 stars
The subjects mentioned most
3 of the 254 reviews we read were written in English. Reviews written in English are one sign of how many patients travel there from the UK and other English-speaking countries.
Counted with a fixed word list (themes_v2, 6 Oct 2026). A review can mention a subject in words the list doesn't catch, so treat these as at least this many. One review can mention several subjects; 3-star reviews are in neither group. No quotes. Listing read: Medicana Bahçelievler. Checked 6 Oct 2026.
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How to get to Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital from the UK
The nearest airport is Istanbul (IST). There are direct flights from 6 UK airports in winter 2026/27, and the flight from London takes about 3 h 55 min. From the airport to Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital is about 46 km, about 41 minutes by road.
About 46 km. Source: Google Routes API (computeRoutes, DRIVE, traffic-unaware), 2026-10-06.
Direct flights from the UK in winter 2026/27
- London Heathrow (LHR): Turkish Airlines, about 37 a week
- London Gatwick (LGW): Turkish Airlines, about 21 a week
- London Stansted (STN): Turkish Airlines, about 10 a week
- Birmingham (BHX): Turkish Airlines, about 11 a week
- Manchester (MAN): Turkish Airlines, about 24 a week
- Edinburgh (EDI): Turkish Airlines, about 10 a week
Sources: Turkish Airlines - flights from the United Kingdom (fares by date), checked 6 Oct 2026; flightconnections.com route schedules (LHR/LGW/STN/MAN/BHX/EDI/LPL/LTN to IST), checked 6 Oct 2026; AeroRoutes - easyJet Nov 2026 Liverpool-Istanbul, checked 6 Oct 2026; Turizm Ekonomi via Bytes Europe - Turkiye 2027 capacity (Wizz Air Istanbul exit), checked 6 Oct 2026; 2LNR IST-LHR schedule (BA and TK flight numbers, Oct 2026), checked 6 Oct 2026. Timetables change with the season; check before you book.
Questions about Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital
Is Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital registered?
Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital is on the Turkey MoH health-tourism authorisation list, listed as “İstanbul — Özel Medicana Hospitals Bahçelievler Hastanesi — Özel Hastane — Bahçelievler Mahallesi Adnan Kahveci Bulvarı No:2 Bahçelievler/İstanbul — 0 212 449 14 49” (checked 6 Oct 2026). The register is the Turkish Ministry of Health — International Health Tourism Authorised Providers. Source: https://shgmturizmdb.saglik.gov.tr/EN-69289/healthcare-providers-with-international-health-tourism-authorization-certificates.html.
What do Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital's Google reviews say?
Google lists “Medicana Bahçelievler” at Bahçelievler, Adnan Kahveci Blv. No:2, 34180 Bahçelievler/İstanbul, Türkiye, where treatment happens, with 3.3 out of 5 from 1,408 reviews (checked 6 Oct 2026). We read the newest 254 of Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital's 1,408 Google reviews (Feb 2025 to Oct 2026). Of the 124 with 4 or 5 stars, 81 mention nurses and care, 64 mention doctors and their skill and 21 mention rooms and cleanliness. Of the 125 with 1 or 2 stars, 70 mention doctors and their skill, 63 mention price and value and 47 mention booking and paperwork. 3 of the 254 were written in English. Counted with a fixed word list, so treat these as at least this many.
What do patients complain about?
We read the newest 254 of Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital's 1,408 Google reviews (Feb 2025 to Oct 2026). Of the 125 with 1 or 2 stars, 70 mention doctors and their skill, 63 mention price and value and 47 mention booking and paperwork. We counted these with a fixed word list on 6 Oct 2026, so treat them as at least this many. One review can mention several subjects.
Does Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital publish prices?
We found no published prices for Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital. Ask for a written quote that lists what's included.
Who are the doctors at Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital?
Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital names 6 surgeons or specialists on its own website: Sarper Işıksel (General surgery; laparoscopic surgery (listed on the group's obesity-surgery page)); Hakan Bölükbaşı (General surgery; endocrine (thyroid/parathyroid/adrenal), laparoscopic, hernia, colorectal surgery); İrşadi İstemi Yücel (Orthopaedics and traumatology: knee, hip and shoulder replacement and revision; arthroscopy; sports injuries); Nail Akdağcık (Orthopaedics and traumatology); Fevziye Öndeş Yılmaz (Ophthalmology: refractive surgery, cataract, multifocal ('smart') lenses, cornea); Esra Vural (Ophthalmology: retina, cataract, glaucoma, strabismus). Ask which one would treat you, and look them up on the doctors' register where one can be searched.
How do I get to Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital from the UK?
The nearest airport is Istanbul (IST). There are direct flights from 6 UK airports in winter 2026/27, and the flight from London takes about 3 h 55 min. From the airport to Medicana Bahçelievler Hospital is about 46 km, about 41 minutes by road. Checked 6 Oct 2026.
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