TOP-6 Best Medication therapy for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Clinics in Istanbul — Prices & Packages 2026

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How Much Does Medication therapy for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cost in Istanbul?

Medication therapy for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Istanbul typically costs from $1,500 to $4,200. Total expenses depend on flare severity, specialized diagnostic panels, and the choice between standard immunosuppressants or biological agents. Patients save around 75% compared to the US, where this treatment costs $6,000 on average. Inclusions generally cover initial rheumatology consultations and diagnostic blood work.

Diagnostic panels: Typically range from 15-30% of the total treatment budget.
Advanced biological therapies: Use of targeted drugs like rituximab adds a significant premium.
Clinical oversight: Regular monitoring by a rheumatologist and internal medicine specialist.
Specialized imaging: Advanced diagnostics like whole-body MRI may increase the initial costs.

Bookimed Expert Insight: Istanbul is Turkey's primary hub for rheumatology, concentrating the highest volume of board-certified specialists. Clinics like Medipol Mega and Istanbul Florence Nightingale integrate multidisciplinary care, combining immunology with high-tech diagnostics. Expert Mustafa Serdar Sag offers specialized experience in rituximab protocols. This depth of expertise allows for tailored biological therapy plans that remain more accessible than standard European or US options.

	Turkey	Austria	Spain
Medication therapy for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	from $900	from $2,000	from $1,200

Data verified by Bookimed as of September 2026, based on patient requests and official quotes from 34 clinics worldwide. Median costs are based on real invoices (2025–2026) and updated monthly. Actual prices may vary.

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Best Medication therapy for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Clinics in Istanbul: 6 Verified Options and Prices

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Memorial Şişli Hospital

Turkey, Istanbul

Sait Burak Erer

24 years of experience

Clinic is certified :

Dr. Sait Burak Erer has managed 900+ systemic lupus cases over 24 years of experience – the highest experience among Turkey's rheumatologists. Treatment may cost around $2,000, covering a personalized medication plan with extended blood tests and rheumatology panel. Memorial Şişli is JCI-accredited since 2002, maintaining international safety standards. Dr. Erer adjusts each plan after an in-clinic assessment and provides quarterly follow-ups.

diagnostics
Consultation with an orthopedist (traumatologist)	$220
Whole-body MRI	$2,300

Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital

Turkey, Istanbul

Clinic is certified :

The clinic is JCI and LEED Platinum certified, the first in Turkey to ensure international standards in a green hospital environment. Medication therapy for SLE may cost around $2,000 for a package covering consultation, extended blood tests, inpatient hospitalization, and transfers. It includes 24/7 nursing, medication, meals, interpreting services, and companion accommodation during the stay.

diagnostics
Consultation rheumatologist	$180
Consultation with creation of treatment plan	$220

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Turkey, Istanbul

Ege Sinan Torun

13 years of experience

Clinic is certified :

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Turkey's first Smart-and-Green hospital, offers JCI-accredited lupus care with free transfers and interpreters. Dr. Ege Sinan Torun leads the rheumatology team with extensive diagnostic capabilities – including brain MRI and kidney biopsy – priced separately. The clinic's all-inclusive approach features multidisciplinary specialists and EOS low-radiation imaging. Initial rheumatology consultation costs around $220-240 USD.

diagnostics
Consultation with an orthopaedist	$275
СT of the spine	$300 - $500

Medipol Mega University Hospital

Turkey, Istanbul

Clinic is certified :

Prof. Meryem Can, head of Rheumatology at Medipol Mega University Hospital, offers a comprehensive lupus diagnostic package that may cost around $2,250. The package typically includes specialist consultations, comprehensive blood tests, eye examination, and follow-up consultation. The hospital is JCI-accredited and features advanced diagnostic equipment like 3T MRI and PET-CT. Prof. Can leads the rheumatology department with academic expertise in systemic autoimmune diseases.

diagnostics
Consultation with creation of treatment plan	$250
СT of the spine	$450

Emsey Hospital

Turkey, Istanbul

Fulya Dortbas

18 years of experience

Clinic is certified :

Dr. Fulya Dörtbaş brings 18 years of experience of rheumatology expertise, specializing in autoimmune diseases like Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. The diagnostic package may cost around $1,900 – typically covering rheumatology consultation, comprehensive blood tests, imaging studies, and 7 days of guest house accommodation. Emsey Hospital holds JCI accreditation and offers advanced rheumatology diagnostics. Dr. Dörtbaş trained at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, with particular focus on Familial Mediterranean Fever and Psoriatic Arthritis.

diagnostics
Whole-body MRI	$1,000
Consultation with an orthopedist (traumatologist)	$100 - $120

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Surgery Time - 4 hours

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Sait Burak Erer

24 years of experience

Dr. Sait Burak Erer specializes in medication therapy for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at Memorial Şişli Hospital.

Experienced in treating complex autoimmune conditions
Focuses on personalized treatment plans for SLE patients
Works at a leading hospital with advanced diagnostic tools

Ege Sinan Torun

13 years of experience

Dr. Torun specializes in systemic lupus erythematosus treatment with a strong focus on immunology and rheumatology at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital.

Research assistant at Istanbul University's Department of Internal Medicine
Expertise in internal diseases, hematology, nephrology, and oncology
Advanced proficiency in English and intermediate in French
Ongoing postdoctoral studies in medical sciences

Mustafa Serdar Sag

16 years of experience

Specialized in Rheumatology & Physical Medicine – Dr. Sag brings 16 years of experience of focused experience treating complex cases like Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at Medipol Acibadem District Hospital.

Dual board-certified in Rheumatology and Physical Medicine
Fellowship-trained at Sakarya University’s renowned rheumatology program
Current professor at Medipol University teaching rheumatology advances
Published research on autoimmune conditions including ankylosing spondylitis
Practices evidence-based medication therapy combined with rehabilitation

Fulya Dortbas

18 years of experience

Dr. Fulya Dortbas is a rheumatologist at Emsey Hospital in Istanbul. She specializes in chronic inflammatory conditions like Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). Dr. Dortbas completed dual specializations in internal medicine and rheumatology. She earned these credentials at the Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital.

Expertise includes treating psoriatic arthritis and gout.
Practiced at specialized oncology and training hospitals across Turkey.
Works at JCI-accredited Emsey Hospital, a center for medical tourism.
The clinic is a Ministry of Health authorized health tourism provider.

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Rasima • Drug treatment

Uzbekistan

Jun 10, 2024

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To doctors, nursing staff and the team of bookimed, HEALTH, HEALTH AND HEALTH

We are satisfied with everything, now we are on treatment, waiting for the results, then the doctor should tell us "whether this disease is operable or not".We thank the team of bookimed and all medical staff.Prosperity and great success to the clinic.To doctors, nursing staff and the team of bookimed, HEALTH, HEALTH AND HEALTH.

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Memorial Şişli Hospital

Anonymous • Female check-up

Kazakhstan

Dec 19, 2024

Verified review.

I liked the organisation

I liked the organisation. Transfer airport-hotel-clinic-hotel-airport. The interpreter met and accompanied me every step of the way. My tests were ready in a week and I did not wait for the results in Istanbul, when I returned home I contacted the translator and he organised an online consultation with the doctor and sent me a consultation sheet. Will send the consultation sheet translated later.

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Bookimed thank you for your promptness and responsiveness. For quickly finding a clinic and arranging an appointment with a doctor on dates convenient for me 🌹

Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital

Анар • Consultation rheumatologist

Kazakhstan

Dec 19, 2022

Verified review.

From personal experience, very bad. Money was taken, no treatment was prescribed. Diagonstik proiti from morning to evening turn from one office to another. I went for 2 days, my condition worsened and I left. Transfer managers, the hotel is well organized. And you should not go to the clinic, the doctors do not understand the patient. This is not a clinic, probably a diagnostic center. With my shortness of breath, I almost died in the corridor, they did not provide honey. help. Generally Emsey for me

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Eka

Georgia

Jan 22, 2026

Verified review.

Special thanks to Neila from bookimed, she shows high professionalism during communication

Soecial thanks to Neila from bookimed, she shows high profetionskosm during communication, before visiting hospital (for three month) and afterwards, any time aswers and replys rapid and polite.

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Anadolu Medical Center

Гульжан

Kazakhstan

Nov 15, 2019

Verified review.

We got excellent results

Good afternoon. I want to express my gratitude for organizing our trip to the Medipol clinic. Everything was organized and thought out to the smallest detail, including meeting at the airport. Thanks a lot to the Wokimed team. Special thanks to our translator Maksut. We are very satisfied.

About Bookimed service

Very pleased. Special thanks to our translator Maksut. We received high-quality advice from nephrologist Dr. Audin Unal/

Medipol Mega University Hospital

Эльза Умарова • Lupus erythematosus

Mar 28, 2018

Verified review.

Our happiness was beyond limit!!!About the Doctor: I want to express my great gratitude to the coordinating doctor Katya Bonko, I could not say that I was not more attentive and responsive, a competent doctor!!!About the Clinic: On the very first day of our arrival, we were taken to the clinic to see a doctor

I want to express my great gratitude to the coordinating doctor Katya Bonko, I could not say that I was not more attentive and responsive, a competent doctor !!! She felt at a distance that she was worried about me ... My daughter in Russia had hemorrhagic vasculitis mixed, planted for three years on the strictest diet, limited the active child in everything! In short, on their recommendation, I should have put the child in a flask! Where I just did not apply in Russia, but for some reason this diagnosis frightened everyone! Upset I began to search the Internet for answers to my questions and came across Bookimed ... I decided to fill out a questionnaire! Katia immediately contacted me! Having listened to everything that disturbs me, she quickly picked up the Medicalpark clinic and recommended to us a wonderful (as it turned out) Dr. Aysha children's rheumatologist !!! On the very first day of our arrival, we were taken to the clinic to see a doctor. This day for my child was one of the happiest! She lifted all restrictions !!! Our happiness was beyond limit !!! Quickly passed the examination. Said the child is healthy, live a full life! We were given a responsible, good interpreter !!! Thanks to the organizer Aigul, immediately responded and solved the problems (although there were practically no problems, only the language barrier

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Entil Hoxha

Albania

Jun 5, 2019

Verified review.

It was not as i exepted. First they are not correct with transfert 2 hours late.then with comunication they dident speak very well englesh or the transleter wasent the same person in 1 houer consultation. Now i am waiting for result of medication but it seams not changes.

Medipol Mega University Hospital

Аминат

Aug 31, 2018

Verified review.

The doctor was very attentive and competent

Good afternoon! We liked the clinic Kolan, except that the conclusion and examinations of doctors with translation into Russian were promised to us by Olya, but she did not send anything, several times she was called, she said that she would recover, and already 2 months had passed.

Kolan Hospital Group

Viktoriya Li • Lupus erythematosus

Uzbekistan

Jan 23, 2023

Verified review.

I liked everything very much

I liked everything very much. They made the correct diagnosis.

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Anonymous • Lupus erythematosus

Uzbekistan

Dec 15, 2021

Verified review.

"Rheumatologist Burak Bey is the best

very good clinic !! Rheumatologist Burak Bey is the best

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Memorial Şişli Hospital

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