Medication treatment for multiple sclerosis in Turkey typically costs from AUD $3,627 to AUD $5,802. Total expenses depend on the drug protocol, necessary infusions, and diagnostic imaging requirements. In Australia, similar therapies average AUD $38,296, meaning patients can save approximately 88% by travelling. Standard Turkey-based packages often include disease-modifying therapy protocols, specialist neurology consultations, and comprehensive rehabilitation sessions.
Bookimed Expert Insight: Choosing a specialised neuropsychiatric centre provides superior value for complex cases. For example, NP Istanbul Brain Hospital offers diagnostics packages for approximately A$4,200. This accredited facility includes both medical consultation and intensive MS rehabilitation. High-volume hubs like Medipol Mega University Hospital also provide access to professors with 30+ years of experience in neurological care.
| Turkey | Thailand | South Korea | |
| Medication treatment for multiple sclerosis | from AUD $3,627 | from AUD $4,352 | from AUD $21,034 |
| Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) | from AUD $14,506 | from AUD $29,012 | from AUD $26,401 |
Dr Celal Salcini leads neurology cases at NP Istanbul Brain Hospital, bringing academic rigour to the management of complex inflammatory brain conditions.
Dr. Ramazan Uyar is a neurosurgeon at Medical Park Antalya Hospital Complex. He specializes in aneurysm surgery and cerebrospinal tumor removal. Dr. Uyar won the Dr. Cengiz Çetin thesis prize from the Istanbul Chamber of Medicine. He treats a wide range of pediatric and adult neurological conditions.
Dr. Hasan Ozgur Ozdemir is a neurosurgeon at Medical Park Antalya Hospital Complex. He ranked first in the Turkish Neurosurgical Society Proficiency Exam. Dr. Ozdemir specializes in endoscopic lumbar and brain surgery. He also performs vascular operations for brain aneurysms and AVMs. Dr. Ozdemir treats spine tumors, spine fractures, and neck hernias.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Necati Kaplan is a neurosurgeon specializing in brain, spine, and peripheral nerve surgery. He treats tumors, vascular disorders, hydrocephalus, trauma, degenerative spine disease, pediatric neurosurgical conditions, and Chiari malformation. He also works with experimental stem cell and exosome therapies.
He graduated from Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2000. He completed training in Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Techniques in Mainz/Tuttlingen in 2016. He also trained in Advanced Neuroendoscopy (2004), the Keyhole concept (2003), Microsurgery at GATA (2005), Pediatric Neurosurgery (2015), and minimally invasive lumbar surgery (2015).
He has served as a Board Member of the Association of Nervous System Surgery since 2018. He is a member of the Turkish Neurosurgical Association (since 2008) and the Association of Stem Cell and Cellular Therapies (since 2019). He co-authored series on vertebroplasty (111 patients/140 segments), 200 anterior cervical surgeries, 271 lumbar microdiscectomies, 673 mild head trauma cases, and stem cell therapies.