# Medical developments and healthcare in Turkey

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> Updated: 2026-10-18T08:23:00.000Z. Sources: 12. Developments: 3.

Medical developments in Turkey continue to span institutional advancements, specialized surgical breakthroughs, and individual patient struggles.

Recent surgical milestones include a highly complex radical cystectomy and urinary diversion in Giresun. Performed on a patient with bladder cancer and a congenital pelvic kidney anomaly, the procedure was complicated by an unusual vascular structure featuring four arteries and three veins. This case is reported as the first of its kind in Turkey and only the fourth documented in global medical literature. Additionally, doctors in Antalya successfully used cryoablation to treat lung cancer in a 71-year-old patient, utilizing specialized probes to freeze tumor masses under local anesthesia.

Individual cases highlight both successful interventions and persistent health challenges. In Kahramanmaraş, 28-year-old İsmail Yiğit underwent a successful minimally invasive surgery at Sütçü İmam University Health Application and Research Hospital to correct a ‘pulmonary vein anomaly’. Surgeons repaired a hole in his heart and redirected four pulmonary veins through a small incision in the armpit without using artificial materials.

In contrast, long-term health issues remain a burden for some. In Antalya, Murat Şeker continues to struggle with a chronic foot wound persisting since 2007, having undergone more than ten surgeries. Meanwhile, in Muş, 20-year-old Kadir Mendeş regained mobility through the provision of an electric wheelchair to assist with diabetes-related complications.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-18: Medical advancements in Turkey involve rare bladder surgery and lung cancer cryoablation

Turkish medical teams have achieved notable results in cancer treatment, including a rare bladder surgery involving a pelvic kidney anomaly in Giresun and a successful non-surgical lung tumor cryoablation in a

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/medical-advancements-in-turkey-involve-rare-bladder-surgery-and-lung-cancer-cryoablation

### 2026-10-10: Medical developments and patient struggles reported across Turkey

Various medical stories from Turkey: a successful rare heart surgery in Kahramanmaraş, a man seeking long-term wound treatment in Antalya, and a young man receiving an electric wheelchair in Muş.

11 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/murat-eker-seeks-medical-solution-for-19-year-old-foot-wound

### 2026-09-23: Medical advancements reported in Samsun and Erzurum hospitals

Turkish hospitals in Samsun and Erzurum are advancing medical capabilities through a new Phase 1 clinical research center and the region's first robotic bladder cancer surgery.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/medical-advancements-reported-in-samsun-and-erzurum-hospitals

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