22 Best Clinics for Headache Treatment in Istanbul

Anadolu offers second-opinion reviews within 48 hours through its Johns Hopkins Medicine affiliation. Diagnostics start from $100 for a neurology consultation, $380-$750 for an MRI of the brain, and $730 for Botox injection for chronic headache. Experimental stem-cell therapy may cost around $12,000 for select cases requiring MOH approval.

Prof. Dr. Dilek Necioglu Orken brings 35 years of neurology experience and has performed 1,100+ procedures. Diagnostics start from around $100 for a consultation, with MRI of the brain around $1,350 and EEG from $400. This JCI-accredited hospital offers a comprehensive headache evaluation, with complex stroke diagnostics around $1,050.

Memorial Ataşehir Hospital offers specialized headache treatment with a team of experienced neurologists. The JCI-accredited facility provides comprehensive diagnostics and personalized care plans. Dr. Cihan Meral, a pediatric neurologist with over 30 published articles, leads the pediatric headache program.

Neurology consultations with Assoc. Prof. Nimet Dortcan typically cost around $130. Diagnostic imaging is comprehensive–EEG runs $150 and a brain MRI is around $500. This JCI-accredited multi-specialty center offers psychiatric evaluation for $140 to address contributing psychological factors. A range of imaging options, from CT scans costing $280 to $550, helps pinpoint the cause of headache.

Memorial Bahçelievler is the first LEED Platinum hospital in Turkey, using Magnetom Skyra 3T MRI with noise reduction for diagnostics. Prof. Dr. Melih Bozkurt has performed 900+ procedures over more than 20 years of experience. Ultrasound tests start from $200, and a brain MRI costs around $700. A neurosurgery package for complex cases is around $20,000. This includes preoperative navigation MRI, anesthesia, and a 9-day hospital stay with one night in the ICU and seven in the ward.

Dr. Ibrahim Ziyal, a neurosurgeon with expertise in skull base tumors and aneurysm surgery, brings of experience including roles as Professor and Head of Neurosurgery at Marmara University. Memorial Göztepe Hospital offers advanced diagnostics with AI-supported 3 Tesla MRI and 512-slice CT imaging for precise headache evaluation.

Prof. Barış Topçular is a neurologist with 20 years of experience, trained at the University of Basel. He leads diagnostics at the JCI-accredited, green-certified Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, which uses EOS imaging for detailed scans. Diagnostics start from $150 for ultrasound, while a neurology consultation runs around $250. Comprehensive blood panels may cost $1,000-1,500, and contrast-enhanced brain MRI is typically $850-1,450.

Moodist Psychiatry and Neurology Hospital is a private Istanbul hospital focused on mental health and brain care since 2016. Its core specialties are psychiatry, neurology, neurosurgery, and orthopedics for both adults and children.

• Treats around 1,200 patients a year, most from Europe, the CIS, and the Arab League.
• Uses ECT, TMS, and EEG for advanced diagnostic and treatment methods.
• Provides a Psychological Case Management System for personalized support during treatment.
• Licensed by the Turkish Medical Association.
• Features comfortable inpatient rooms, pediatric clinics, and an emergency psychiatry department.

Atlas University Hospital specializes in headache treatment with Dr. Ali Osman Mucuoglu, a neurosurgeon trained at Dokuz Eylül University and member of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies. His advanced training includes spinal surgery and head injury courses, with five publications in neurosurgical research.

Istinye University Liv Hospital Bahcesehir is a university hospital affiliated with the Liv Hospital Group. Its main specialties are organ transplant, cancer treatment, neurosurgery, and urology. The hospital reports a 91.7% donor organ acceptance rate.

• The organ transplant team has completed over 1,000 liver and 5,000 kidney transplants.
• PET-CT imaging can detect tumors as small as 1 millimeter.
• Neurosurgery uses neuronavigation with 1 mm accuracy to protect brain function.
• Treats around 2,700 international patients each year.
• Located 40 minutes from Istanbul New Airport on the Bosphorus coast.