Urology Doctors in Istanbul, Turkey — Page 5

Assoc. Prof. Orhan Ünal Zorba, MD, is a urologist focused on andrology and endourology. He has about 25 years of experience. He currently sees patients at Private TUSA Hospital. He started there on 8 June 2026.

His academic work includes 29 international and 13 national publications and 7 book chapters. He has given at least 9 presentations at international congresses. His studies have been presented at EAU, ESSM, ICS, and EULIS meetings. He served as Assistant and Associate Professor of Urology from 2009 to 2016. He is a member of the Istanbul Medical Chamber, the Turkish Association of Urology, the Turkish Society of Andrology, and the Eastern Black Sea Association of Urologists.

Key areas include male infertility (micro‑TESE; outcomes in 191 patients with non‑obstructive azoospermia), microsurgical varicocele repair, prostate surgery (HoLEP, TURP), endoscopic stone surgery (URS, PCNL), and uro‑oncology. He speaks English.

Urologist, specialist in oncourology and endoscopy

20 years

• Completed advanced training in laparoscopy in Strasbourg.
• He completed an internship in oncology and uro-oncology at the San Rafael Clinic in Italy and the Heilbronn Clinic in Germany.
• Proficient in the technique of percutaneous nephrolithotomy with preoperative 3D tomographic measurements.
• Treats bladder outlet obstruction and intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP).

Professor Akman is a leading urologist at Medicana Bahcelievler Hospital. He specializes in robotic and laparoscopic surgery for complex kidney, prostate, and bladder conditions.

• Performs robotic-assisted procedures using the da Vinci system for greater precision and smaller scars
• Specialises in uro-oncology, managing radical and partial nephrectomies for kidney cancer
• Expert in microsurgical varicocele repair and complex penile prosthesis surgery
• Highly skilled in paediatric urology, including hypospadias and vesicoureteral reflux surgery
• Trained at Istanbul University School of Medicine, one of Turkey's premier medical institutions

Professor Karaman is a distinguished urologist who completed his fellowship at the prestigious Baylor College of Medicine in Texas. He currently serves as a senior specialist at Medistate Hospital Istanbul.

• Specialises in robotic-assisted prostatectomy and complex prostate cancer surgeries
• Founder of the Turkish Society for Pediatric Urology and the Euroasian Urooncological Association
• Published 300+ academic papers with over 1,000 international citations in urology
• Former Chief of Urology at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital

Professor Kurtuluş is a Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) who specialises in endourology and uro-oncology at Estophia Hospital.

• Trained in advanced laparoscopy at IRCAD Strasbourg and Heidelberg University
• Won the 2015 Urooncology Research Award for his work on prostate surgery outcomes
• Performs minimally invasive procedures for kidney stones, prostate cancer, and bladder conditions
• Member of the European Association of Urology and the Endourological Society