Başkent University Istanbul Hospital is a private multi-specialty center founded by Dr. Mehmet Haberal, a pioneer in organ transplantation. It specializes in heart surgery, general surgery, transplantology, and comprehensive medical check-ups for all ages. The hospital has 90 departments and is part of a university healthcare group.
- Performed Turkey's first ever living-related kidney transplant in 1975 and the country's first deceased donor kidney transplant in 1979.
- Led the world's first adult segmental living-related liver transplant in 1990, plus the first combined liver-kidney transplant from a living donor in 1992.
- 772 kidney transplants on record, with a 94.4% success rate for living donor procedures.
- Dr. Haberal is an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an elected member of the New York Academy of Sciences.
- Treats patients from CIS countries, the Balkans, and Asia.