My path into medicine

I studied medicine at Istanbul University Medical Faculty, graduating in 2006. From there, I completed my residency in Otorhinolaryngology  ear, nose, and throat surgery  at Gazi University in Ankara, finishing in 2011. ENT surgery gave me a deep, structural understanding of the nose: not just how it looks, but how it works breathing, function, and form together. That foundation has shaped the way I approach every rhinoplasty I perform.

Early in my career, I spent time training abroad at the Netherlands Cancer Institute's Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital in Amsterdam, observing head and neck surgery at one of Europe's leading cancer centers. That experience broadened how I think about surgical precision and patient care.

I went on to hold academic teaching positions first as Assistant Professor at Medipol University's Department of Otorhinolaryngology, and later as Associate Professor at Beykent University, also in Istanbul. Teaching pushed me to stay current with research and technique, and to never stop questioning how things could be done better. Alongside my clinical work, I've published more than 30 papers in international medical journals, covering everything from facial reconstruction to ear surgery  research that keeps me grounded in evidence, not just experience.