Allogenic bone marrow transplantation from a related donor in Turkey typically costs from AUD $92,555 to AUD $106,794. Total costs depend on the required isolation period, conditioning chemotherapy intensity, and preoperative HLA typing requirements. In Australia, patients often face significant out-of-pocket expenses even with private insurance. This represents an average saving of around 65% compared to the Australian average cost of AUD $281,225. Packages generally include 30 to 60 days of HEPA-filtered hospitalisation, medications, and airport transfers.
Bookimed Expert Insight: Choosing centres in Istanbul or Antalya provides access to high-volume specialists like Professor Zafer Gulbas, who has performed over 3,000 transplants. While packages start around A$70,000, premium options like those at Group Florence Nightingale Hospitals (approximately A$91,000) include 30 days of hotel stay. This is particularly valuable for Australian families needing long-term local support during the critical post-transplant recovery phase.
| Turkey | Thailand | South Korea | |
| Allogenic bone marrow transplantation from a related donor | from AUD $92,555 | from AUD $135,273 | from AUD $106,794 |
Professor Zafer Gülbaş — hematologist-oncologist, founder and director of the Bone Marrow Transplant Center at Anadolu Medical Center, which is among the largest in Europe.
Why patients choose and trust Dr. Gülbaş:
The doctor graduated from the School of Medicine at Hacettepe University and completed residency at Istanbul Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, followed by a fellowship at the Hacettepe University Cancer Institute.
Specializing in oncology, the doctor has extensive experience in treating various cancers, including breast, testicular, ovarian, lung, head and neck, and gastrointestinal cancers.
The doctor has worked at prestigious institutions such as The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Hitit University Corum Training Hospital, and Medical Park Hospital.
Professor Omur Gokmen Sevindik completed a prestigious fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in the United States, specialising in advanced stem cell transplantation. He currently leads the hematology team at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital.
Professor Bulent Eser is a senior haematologist at Medical Park Antalya with a career-long focus on blood and marrow transplantation.