Kidney transplant
Living-donor evaluation is available at verified campuses; deceased-donor access remains nationally allocated.
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Transplant care destination
Transplant Care in Turkey
Turkey combines experienced transplant teams, established hospital programmes and a regulated healthcare system with extensive experience serving international patients. MedTransplant helps patients prepare their medical information, identify an appropriate hospital programme and coordinate specialist review, admission and treatment planning.
Why patients consider Turkey
An established and regulated transplant system
Turkey has a long-established transplant system covering kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, bone marrow or stem-cell, corneal and selected combined-organ pathways. Each patient is evaluated individually by an authorized hospital transplant team.
MedTransplant coordinates the preparation and submission of the case and follows the hospital’s specialist response, requested investigations, admission planning and next steps.
National milestones
A compact history of transplantation in Turkey
Key milestones show how Turkey’s hospital-led transplant system developed across organ, tissue and stem-cell pathways.
Early kidney and heart procedures
Official Ministry sources document Turkey’s first kidney procedure in 1968 and early heart-transplant activity in 1968–1969.
Successful living-donor kidney transplant
The first successful living-donor kidney transplant was performed from a mother to her son.
National transplant law
Law No. 2238 established the central legal foundation for organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
Bone marrow transplantation
Gülhane reports Turkey’s first autologous bone marrow transplant in 1984 and its first allogeneic transplant in 1985.
Liver and combined-organ milestones
Official hospital sources document the first liver transplant in 1988, early living-donor partial-liver procedures in 1990 and combined-organ milestones in the following years.
TÜRKÖK national marrow-donor program
The national program was established to coordinate suitable marrow and stem-cell donor matching.
Transplant programmes
Transplant pathways available in Turkey
Explore each pathway before preparing your information for hospital specialist review.
Liver transplant
Living-donor cases require donor protection and legal review; allocation claims must be verified separately.
Hospital evaluation requiredExplore pathwayHeart transplant
A specialist pathway coordinated through authorized hospital and national allocation processes.
Hospital evaluation requiredExplore pathwayLung transplant
A specialist pathway performed at a limited number of authorized transplant centers.
Hospital evaluation requiredExplore pathwayPancreas transplant
A specialist pathway that may be considered alone or with kidney transplantation.
Hospital evaluation requiredExplore pathwayBone marrow / HSCT
A cellular-therapy pathway distinct from solid-organ donation and allocation.
Hospital evaluation requiredExplore pathwayCorneal transplant
Corneal tissue is managed through regulated eye banks and qualified ophthalmology teams.
Hospital evaluation requiredExplore pathwayCombined and other pathways
Combined-organ and less common procedures require direct confirmation with an appropriately authorized center.
Hospital evaluation requiredExplore pathwayDonor and allocation considerations
Living-donor, deceased-donor, cellular and tissue pathways follow different clinical and regulatory processes. MedTransplant helps prepare the relevant information while authorized teams manage donor assessment and national allocation requirements.
Eligibility, donor assessment and treatment planning are determined individually by the hospital’s transplant specialists.
Hospital profiles
MedTransplant hospital profiles in Turkey
Explore published hospital profiles in Istanbul and Gebze and begin a coordinated specialist review.
Case coordination
How MedTransplant coordinates the patient journey
One coordinated route connects case preparation, hospital review and practical treatment planning.
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Prepare the case
We organize the diagnosis, treatment history, recent investigations and the questions the specialist team needs to address.
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Match the programme
We identify a published hospital programme aligned with the transplant pathway and patient profile.
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Coordinate specialist review
We submit the prepared information and follow requests for additional records, investigations or consultations.
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Plan the next steps
We coordinate the hospital response, written quotation, admission plan and practical treatment journey.
Preparing your case
Medical records commonly needed
A clear, current set of records helps the hospital understand the diagnosis and decide what additional information is required.
Start Your Transplant Case- Current specialist or discharge summary
- Confirmed diagnosis and treatment history
- Recent laboratory results and pathology reports
- Imaging reports and selected image files when requested
- Current medication list and relevant procedure records
- Recipient and potential living-donor identification or relationship documents when applicable
Clear financial planning
Understanding transplant costs in Turkey
Transplant costs depend on the procedure, donor evaluation where applicable, diagnostic requirements, clinical complexity, hospital stay and follow-up plan. After the hospital’s specialist review, MedTransplant coordinates an itemized written quotation outlining the proposed services and anticipated exclusions.
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Your written hospital quotation
The hospital proposal can then be reviewed alongside the clinical plan, anticipated stay and requested investigations.
Practical coordination
Travel and admission coordination
Once the hospital provides its specialist response, MedTransplant coordinates the practical details around the proposed evaluation and treatment plan.
- Hospital appointment and proposed admission dates
- Expected evaluation, inpatient and early follow-up period
- Companion and accommodation planning
- Translation and document-format requirements
- Follow-up responsibilities after returning home
Patient questions
Questions about transplant evaluation in Turkey
Practical answers about starting a review, preparing records, hospital coordination, quotations and admission planning.
Begin with a Navigation Review. MedTransplant helps organize your case summary, identify a suitable published hospital programme and coordinate submission to the relevant specialist team.
The published profiles on this page cover hospitals in Istanbul and Gebze. The appropriate option depends on the transplant pathway, age group and the specialist team willing to review the case.
A current specialist summary, diagnosis, treatment history, recent laboratory results, imaging reports, medication list and relevant procedure records are commonly requested. The hospital may ask for additional pathway-specific information.
Where living donation is clinically and legally applicable, the hospital can explain recipient and donor assessment, relationship documentation, consent and ethics requirements. MedTransplant does not recruit or introduce donors.
After specialist review, MedTransplant coordinates an itemized written quotation based on the proposed evaluation, procedure, hospital stay and follow-up plan.
Timing varies with the programme, case complexity and whether the initial records are complete. MedTransplant follows the submission and communicates requests for clarification or additional investigations.
MedTransplant explains the response, coordinates requested investigations and helps organize the next steps for consultation, admission planning or further review.
Yes. Once the hospital provides a clinical plan, MedTransplant can coordinate admission timing, appointment details and practical travel planning around the hospital’s instructions.
Reference information
Medical information and official sources
National information is supported by official sources and was last checked on .
View sources and image credit
- Organ Transplant Services RegulationRepublic of Türkiye Ministry of Health ↗
- Awareness of Organ Donation and Number of Transplants Increase Hopes in TürkiyeRepublic of Türkiye Ministry of Health ↗
- International Health Tourism and Tourist Health RegulationOfficial Gazette of the Republic of Turkey ↗
- Health-service exports reached 1.5 million health tourists and USD 3 billion in 2024Republic of Turkey Ministry of Trade ↗
- Clinical introduction to the Bone Marrow Transplant UnitGülhane Training and Research Hospital ↗
- Eye Bank and Cornea Transplant CenterYunus Emre State Hospital ↗
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Coordinated patient support
Why go through MedTransplant?
A better-prepared case
We organize the records you submit and coordinate the hospital review pathway.
Hospital and specialist matching
Options are considered in light of medical needs, expertise, expected costs, location and patient preferences.
End-to-end coordination
From initial case preparation to treatment-period coordination and post-discharge communication.
MedTransplant case coordination
Start your transplant evaluation in Turkey
Tell us which transplant evaluation you need. MedTransplant will help organize your information, identify an appropriate hospital programme and coordinate specialist review.
