Best Сhronic Kidney Disease Doctors in Turkey — TOP 12

Dr. Kamil Yalcin Polat has performed 3,000+ organ transplantations at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital. He leads the Organ Transplantation Center in Istanbul. Dr. Polat completed fellowships at Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York. He is an expert in both liver and kidney transplants.

• Performed over 2,000 liver transplants and 1,000 kidney transplants.
• Serves as Vice President of the Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Society.
• Former founder of the Organ Transplantation Center at Atatürk University.
• Works at JCI-accredited Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital in Istanbul.

Dr. Enes Murat Atasoyu is an Associate Professor specializing in nephrology and internal medicine at Anadolu Medical Center. He treats complex conditions like chronic kidney disease and hypertension. Dr. Atasoyu practices at a facility affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine. He performs detailed medical screenings, including kidney biopsies and premium check-ups.

• Member of the European Renal Association–European Dialysis Transplant Association.
• Holds membership in the International Society of Nephrology.
• Treats patients at a clinic ranked among the Top 10 globally by MTQUA.
• Part of a team at a JCI-accredited center for healthcare quality.

Specialist Dr. Nurana Güller earned her medical degree and completed nephrology training at the Cerrahpaşa (Çapa) Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, a major academic center in Türkiye. She trained in a high-volume tertiary referral center. She contributed to multidisciplinary care for acute and chronic kidney diseases.

Her practice focuses on early CKD detection. She aims to slow progression and prevent complications. She has extensive experience in AKI management. She provides stage-specific treatment and long-term follow-up for chronic kidney failure. Her interests include hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, glomerulonephritis, UTIs, proteinuria, kidney stones, cystic diseases, dialysis, and transplantation.

Dr. Güller practices at İAÜ Medical Park. She follows evidence-based, ethical, and patient-safety principles.

Dr. Gökhan Temiz is a nephrologist at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital in Istanbul. He has authored over 60 scientific publications in international journals. This makes him one of Turkey's most published experts in kidney transplantation. Dr. Temiz specializes in chronic kidney disease and glomerulonephritis. He completed training at Munich Technical University in Germany.

• Specializes in kidney transplantation and dialysis management.
• Treats acute renal failure and complex glomerular diseases.
• Member of the European Renal Association (ERA–EDTA).
• Sits on the Clinical Journal of Translation Turkey Committee.

Dr. Mustafa Ozsoy is a transplant surgeon at Lokman Hekim University Ankara Hospital. He heads the Liver Transplantation Center at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. Dr. Ozsoy lead transplant units in both Turkey and Kyrgyzstan. He specializes in hepatobiliary surgery and complex organ transplantation.

• Certified in liver donor and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery.
• Obtained specialized certificates in endoscopy, ERCP, and experimental microsurgery.
• Professor of General Surgery with research focused on organ ischemia protection.
• Member of the Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Association.

Specialist in nephrology with extensive training in diabetic kidney disease and glomerulonephritis – Dr. Uzun brings focused expertise to chronic kidney care.

• Trained at Dokuz Eylül University in nephrology and internal medicine
• Member of the Turkish Nephrology Association
• Experience in treating complex cases like vasculitis and Fabry disease
• Works at Medicalpoint International Hospital

Dr. Cahide Yilmaz is a pediatric neurologist at NP Istanbul Brain Hospital. She is dually certified in general pediatrics and pediatric neurology. Dr. Yilmaz focuses on brain health and developmental disorders in children. She works at Turkey’s first private neuropsychiatric hospital, which holds JCI accreditation.

• Served as Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurology at Mustafa Kemal University.
• Held a faculty role as Associate Professor at Yıldırım Beyazıt University.
• Treats neurological conditions using advanced monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Provides care at Europe’s second-ranked brain hospital.

Dr. Eyup Koc is an internist and nephrologist. He studied at Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine from 1980 to 1986. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Izmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital from 1989 to 1994. He then specialized in Nephrology at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine from 2005 to 2008.

Clinical interests include hypertension, acute kidney failure, chronic kidney failure, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation, glomerulonephritis, and diabetic kidney disease.