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Medical Director

The doctor who stays in the room.

Dr. Selin Demir has spent 18 years in orthopedic medicine. She joined TurkeyHealth.care because she believes in the long conversation — not the fast diagnosis.

18 years · Orthopedic
Board certified (EU)
EN · DE · TR
Dr. Selin Demir
A letter from Dr. Demir
“I have a rule with my patients: no question is too small to write down.”

I trained in Istanbul, specialised in Cologne, and came back to Turkey with one conviction: that orthopedic care should be as unhurried as the problem it treats. Knee pain accumulates over years. It deserves more than a twenty-minute slot.

My work with TurkeyHealth.care is specific: I review every clinical element of every program before it goes live. I lead consultations for guests who need orthopedic or sports medicine guidance. And I write the handover document — the one that travels home with you and goes to your GP.

I don't believe in promising transformation. I believe in a plan you can carry, and a relationship that doesn't end when you board your flight home. That's what the twelve-month follow-up is for.

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Clinical standards · partner hospitals
Clinical philosophy

Four things Dr. Demir believes about care.

01
I don't prescribe procedures. I prescribe information.
Your job is to understand what's happening in your body. Mine is to explain it clearly enough that you can.
02
Your European GP is the conductor. I am a visiting specialist.
I don't replace your home doctor. I write them a letter — thorough, honest, and useful — and the relationship continues there.
03
A programme should make you feel more like yourself, not less.
If a recommendation doesn't pass the test of 'would I suggest this to my own family', it doesn't go into a programme.
04
Follow-up is not optional. It is the point.
The consultation in Turkey is the beginning. The twelve months of check-ins after is where the work actually happens.
Credentials & timeline

18 years. One conviction.

2008
Istanbul University Medical School
Medical degree, ranked top 3% of graduating class
2012
Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Istanbul University · Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
2015
Sports Medicine Fellowship
Cologne University Hospital · EU specialist qualification
2019
Board Certified (EU)
European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2023
Joins TurkeyHealth.care
Medical Director · reviews all clinical programmes
Programs Dr. Demir leads

Programmes with clinical oversight.

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