Best Depression doctors in Turkey: TOP 32 doctors

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Sermin Kesebir
  • 4.2 Good 51 reviews
  • 23 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
    • Dr. Sermin Kesebir specializes in depression treatment, using evidence-based methods.
    • Depression management includes medication, psychotherapy, and lifestyle modifications.
    • International practice in Turkey, holding degrees from İzmir Dokuz Eylül and Ege University.
    • Board-certified in psychiatry, ensuring expert care in mental health.
    • Member of professional psychiatric associations, upholding high medical standards.
    • Conducts online consultations for patients with depression from various locations.
    • Fluent in multiple languages, easing communication for diverse patients.
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Nevzat Tarhan
  • 4.2 Good 51 reviews
  • 40 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
    • Dr. Nevzat Tarhan specializes in evidence-based Depression treatments.
    • Depression management includes medication, psychotherapy, and neuromodulation techniques.
    • Methods include cognitive behavioral therapy, antidepressant medication, and ECT.
    • Internationally trained in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
    • Founder and head of NP Istanbul Brain Hospital, focusing on psychiatric disorders.
    • Renowned author and rector, leveraging his knowledge for advanced Depression care.
    • Conducts online consultations for patients with Depression globally.
    • Fluent in Turkish and English, providing care for diverse patient groups.
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Orhan Karaca
  • 4.2 Good 32 reviews
  • 24 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Emsey Hospital
    • Dr. Orhan Karaca specializes in Depression treatment.
    • Utilizes therapy options: Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy.
    • Expert in managing Panic Disorder, Common Anxiety, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
    • International training at Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Disorders Hospital, Istanbul.
    • Accredited with specialization from Bakırköy Mental and Neurological Disorders.
    • Member of medical teams in private and state hospitals in Turkey.
    • Consults patients online, offering accessible mental health support.
    • Fluent in the local language of practice.
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Ceylan Sengul
  • 4.5 Good 153 reviews
  • 10 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Hisar Hospital Intercontinental
  • I specialize in monitoring child development (0-6 years) and treating issues such as developmental problems, aggressive behaviors, eating disorders, depression, social phobia, panic attack, addictions, mourning, psychosomatic complaints, sleep problems, school-related problems, traumas, life events, sibling rivalry, lack of self confidence, mood disorders, gender identity disorder, urinary incontinence, and body dysmorphic disorder.
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Merdan Fayda
  • 4.5 Good 224 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Ulus
  • Dr. Merdan Fayda is a radiation oncologist with 19 years of experience in radio-oncology. He has studied at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Istanbul and studied radiosurgery at the University of North Carolina (USA). He conducts 4D-radiotherapy, IMRT, MRI, CT, and PET-CT. He has participated in 16 international conferences, and is a member of 3 organizations.

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Husnu Erkmen
  • 4.2 Good 51 reviews
  • 42 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
  • Prof. Dr. Hüsnü ERKMEN is a distinguished Psychiatrist with over 30 years of experience specializing in the treatment of various mental health conditions such as PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and social phobia. He has published in international and national medical journals, is a member of multiple professional organizations, and has a graduation and post graduate degree from Ankara University School of Medicine.

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Nurper Erberk Ozen
  • New
  • 35 years of experience
  • Turkey, Ankara, Medicana International Ankara Hospital
  • Doctor with expertise in Schizophrenia, Depression, Panic disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Adolescence and Old Age Mental Health Problems. Graduated 1990 from Gazi University School of Medicine, completed Psychiatry Residency in 1999. Has held positions at Kırıkkale University School of Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ufuk University School of Medicine and Medicana International Hospital, Ankara.
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Mehmet Onur Ozturk
  • New
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, İzmir, Bewell Health Assistance
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Gunay Budagova
  • New
  • 11 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Biruni University Hospital
  • Education

    Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases Residency 2014-2019, Istanbul/Turkey
    Azerbaijan Medical University Medical Doctor Education 2006-2012, Baku/Azerbaijan

    Experience

    Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital
    2014-2019, Istanbul/Turkey

    Medical Intrests

    • Dynamic Psychiatry
    • Infant Mental Health / Attachment Disorders
    • Eating Disorders
    • Sleep and Sleep Disorders
    • Anxiety Disorders
    • Specific Learning Difficulties
    • Autism Spectrum Disorders
    • Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

     

    Scientific Memberships

    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Association of Turkey
    Psychiatric Association of Turkey

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Selin Birgul Baran
  • New
  • 28 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Moodist Psychiatry and Neurology Hospital
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Zafer Tapanci
  • New
  • 12 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Moodist Psychiatry and Neurology Hospital
  • Dr. Zafer Tapanci specializes in psychiatry with a focus on conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive and associated disorders, disorders associated with alcohol substance use, somatoform disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and eating disorders. He has undergone therapy trainings in cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
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Pelin Tas Durmus
  • New
  • 11 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Moodist Psychiatry and Neurology Hospital
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Osman Ensar Akturk
  • New
  • 4 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Moodist Psychiatry and Neurology Hospital
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Zehra Emine Dulkadir
  • New
  • 12 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Moodist Psychiatry and Neurology Hospital
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Beyzanur Balci
  • New
  • 5 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Moodist Psychiatry and Neurology Hospital
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Hakan Teoman Yanar
  • 4.5 Good 224 reviews
  • 29 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Liv Hospital Ulus
  • Medical Interests and Activities 

    Gastrointestinal diseases 

    Oncologic laparoscopic surgery 

    Anorectal area diseases 

    Urgent surgical cases (acute cholecystitis, divertikülit, ileus, pankreatit, appendicitis) 

    Colon and rectum cancer 

    Treatment of oncologic surgical cases with further laparoscopic and robotic surgery. 

    Laparoscopic hernia surgery 

    Esophagus and stomach cancer 

    Selim anorectal diseases (hemorrhoidal disease, anal fissure), perianal fistula, pilonoidal sinus (hairless- non-surgical treatment)

    Education and Experience 

    İstanbul University Medical Faculty 1988 

    University of Colorado Health Science Center – Intern Surgeon 

    Isparta, Dedeçam Şehit Ramazan Karaca Health Center (1995-1996) 

    İstanbul Surgery Hospital – American Hospital (2000-2001) 

    Chief assistant Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery (2001-2008) 

    World Congress on Peritonel Surface Malignancies (HIPEC course) Berlin, Germany (2012) 

    USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2006-2007) 

    Assoc. Prof. M.D. , İstanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery (2008-2014) 

    Da Vinci Robotic Intensive Course at IRCAD, Strasbourg, France (2011) 

    Stony Brook Medicine Cadaver Training Event in Colon and Rectal Surgery, New York, USA (2016) (Instructor) 

    Fellow of the European Board of Surgery- Emergency Surgery (FEBS EmSurg) Honorary Diploma (2017) 

    Prof. M.D. , İstanbul Medical Faculty General Surgery (2014 -2017) 

    İstanbul University Medical Faculty – General Surgery Master of Science 1996 

    University of Southern California Medical Center, Department of General Surgery, Los Angeles, USA – February 2006 – February 2007

    Liv Hospital

    Memberships 

    Turkish Society of Surgery 

    National Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery Association 

    Turkish Colon and Rectum Surgery Association 

    National Trauma and Emergency Surgery Association 

    Hepato-Pancreato-Bilier Surgery Association 

    Istanbul Surgical Association 

    Flebology Association 

    ESTES (European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery) 

    International Society of Surgery (ISS)

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Alptekin Cetin
  • 4.2 Good 51 reviews
  • 19 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
  • He was born on 12.03.1982. She completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2006 and her PhD program in Mental Health at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2011.

     

    Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine / 2006

    Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine / Master's Degree

    Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine / Mental Health Doctorate Program

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Ceylan Ergul Arslan
  • 4.2 Good 51 reviews
  • 15 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
  • She was born in Istanbul in 1986. He graduated from Üsküdar American High School in 2004. In 2010, she graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and received the title of doctor of medicine. In 2011, he started his specialty training at Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Mental Health and Diseases and became a psychiatry specialist in 2016. He fulfilled his state service obligation at Diyarbakır Bismil State Hospital. In 2020, he started his doctoral studies on the epidemiology of psychosis at Maastricht University School of Mental Health and Neuroscience in the Netherlands and is still continuing. In 2021, she started working as a psychiatry specialist at NPISTANBUL AMATEM department. In 2023, she was awarded the title of associate professor in psychiatry. Dr. Ceylan Ergül continues to work as an associate professor at Üsküdar University Department of Mental Health and Diseases and continues her research in the fields of addiction and psychosis.

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Lale Allahyarova
  • 4.2 Good 51 reviews
  • 9 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
  • In 2016, she completed her specialty training at Çukurova University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health and Diseases with herthesis on "Intergenerational Effect of Trauma in Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorder" and became a Child Psychiatry specialist in 2020. As of August 2024, she continues to work as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry specialist at NPISTANBUL Brain Hospital.

    Areas of Interest:

    • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
    • Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    • Behavior Disorder
    • School Refusal
    • Exam Anxiety
    • Dyslexia (Learning Disability)
    • Family Communication Problems
    • Parental Separation
    • Childhood Fears
    • Developmental Disorders
    • Depression in Children
    • Bipolar Disorder
    • Psychotic Disorder
    • Substance Abuse and Treatment in Children and Adolescents
    • Eating Disorders
    • Anxiety Disorders
    • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
    • Tic Disorder
    • Psychosomatic Therapies (rTMS, Deep TMS)
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
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Elvan Ciftci
  • 4.2 Good 51 reviews
  • 13 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital
  • She was born in 1988. She completed her undergraduate education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2012. Then, in 2020, she completed her medical specialization at Hacettepe University, Department of Neuroscience. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Mental Health and Diseases.

    Kadir Kameroglu Primary School '02

    Aydin Science High School '06

    Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (Ing) '12

    SBU Erenköy Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital - Psychiatry Specialist '18

    Neuroscience PhD Program (Hacettepe MDPhD program - course semester / Medipol University Physiology Department - thesis semester)

    Theoretical and Theoretical Training in Supportive Psychotherapy

    Motivational Therapy Techniques

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training (Theoretical Training and Supervision during Specialization Training)

    Psychoanalytic Therapy Techniques

    Mindfulness Training

    Trauma Main and Practical Training Program

    Acceptance and Commitment Training (Beginner Level)

    Family and Couple Therapy (Beginner Level)

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