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Prof. Dr Erkan Kaptanoğlu is a private doctor's office in İstanbul. It holds health tourism authorisation ST-1886 from the Turkish
Ministry of Health — the licence a facility must hold before it may treat patients
from abroad. The register lists 1 doctor and a total staff of 4, and records the facility as operating since 2022 (year recorded in the register). Treatments on record: Anterior Cervical Diskectomy, Anterior instrumentation, Arachnoid Cyst Fenestration and Cervical Laminectomy, and 50 more. Staff are listed as speaking English, Russian and Turkish.
LicenceST-1886
Clinicians on record1
Operating since2022register year
Total staff4
Is Prof. Dr Erkan Kaptanoğlu listed as authorised for international health tourism?
Yes — listed on the Ministry of Health register as of 2026-10-27 (document ST-1886). This site has read it on the register since 2026-09-17.
Being on the register says a facility holds the authorisation. It is not a quality or safety verdict;
that is what an independent investigation is for.
Licence
ST-1886
Register status
listed
Clinicians on the register
1
Official documents on file
2
Register last read
2026-10-27
What the register cannot tell you: whether the clinicians are skilled, whether a plan is
right for you, or what happens if something goes wrong. The licence is permission, not a quality mark.
How to verify a licence yourself.
What the records establish — and what remains to be established
What the records establish
Listed on the Ministry of Health's health-tourism register as of 2026-10-27, reference ST-1886.
International Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate ST-1886: copy on file, hashed on 2026-09-18.
1 clinician on the register record as of 2026-10-27.
What remains to be established
Which physicians are currently affiliated with the facility?
Does the address match how it appears in other official sources?
Is the authorisation's current status re-confirmed with the Ministry?
What does official correspondence about the facility say?
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Treatments listed by the facility Facility declared
Anterior Cervical DiskectomyAnterior instrumentationArachnoid Cyst FenestrationCervical LaminectomyCranial Tumor SurgeriesCraniectomyCranioplasty SurgeriesCraniotomyDecompression for Chari MalformationDecompression surgery (AICA)Decompressive CraniectomyDepression FractureEncephalocele SurgeriesExcision of Glial TumorExcision of Thoracic diskExcision of thyroglossal cyst or fistulaExternal radiosurgeryFacet Joint BlockHydrocephalus SurgeriesHydrocephalus, shunt revisionKyphoplasty and VertebroplastyLaminectomyLaminoplastyLaminotomy
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Lesionectomy (DNET, Cortical Dysplasia, Low Grade Glioma)Lumbar DiskectomyLumbar HemilaminectomyLumbar Herniated Disc (Microdiscectomy, Hernia Mesh Surgery)Microsurgical fenestration of cystNerve AnastomosisNeurosurgical Oncology (Brain Tumor Surgeries)Osteotomy of posterior elementsPercutaneous Pain Interventions(Epidural Injections, Denervation, RF)Peripheral Nerve SurgeryPineal Mass surgeriesPosterior ArthrodesisPosterior Segmental InstrumentationRadiosurgeryRepair of CSF FistulasScoliosis (Spine Curvature) SurgeryShunt operations for hydrocephalusSpina Bifida RepairSpinal dysraphismSpinal instrumentationSpinal OsteotomySpinal SurgeryStabilization with Thoracic Posterior InstrumentationSurgical Management of Extensive Tumor in SkullSyringomyelia shuntsThoracic laminectomyTreatment of Carpal Tunnel SyndromeTrigeminal Neuralgia Surgeries (RF Ablation (RFA), Injections, Microvascular Decompression, Gamma Knife)Trigeminal neurectomyVertebroplasty
Departments
Brain and Neurosurgery
Clinicians · 1 on the official record Ministry record
EK
Erkan Kaptanoğlu
Professor
Brain and Neurosurgery
Practical information
Languages reported by the facility Facility declared
EnglishRussianTurkish
Payment methods reported by the facility:
American Express, Cash, EFT, Maestro Debit, Mastercard, Transfer, Visa, Visa Debit and Western Union.
On site and nearby Facility declared
Baby Care RoomCafeteriaCharging PointsCoffee ShopGround Ambulance ServiceMetro/Subway StationParking LotPatisseriePizzeriaPrayer RoomPublic Bus StationRestaurantSupermarketTaxi StationTransfer ServiceTVValetWiFi
Ministry recordthe Ministry's own recordFacility declaredentered by the facility, published as givenMatchedfound by us and matched to this record
Clinic-provided photographs
Show all 5 photographs
Photographs entered by the clinic on the Ministry-hosted portal; not taken or checked by us.
Reviews and ratings
4.7Google rating from 171 reviews · read 2026-10-08
This site holds no patient reviews of Prof. Dr Erkan Kaptanoğlu and does not write any. Read them where
they are published, then check what you read against the register entry above: the licence,
the legal entity (registered as Prof. Dr. Erkan Kaptanoğlu Muayenehanesi) and the clinicians on record.
Is Prof. Dr Erkan Kaptanoğlu listed as authorised for international health tourism?
Yes — listed on the Ministry of Health register as of 2026-10-27 (document ST-1886). This site has read it on the register since 2026-09-17. Being on the register says a facility holds the authorisation. It is not a quality or safety verdict; that is what an independent investigation is for.
What is Prof. Dr Erkan Kaptanoğlu's licence number?
ST-1886. The number is issued by the Turkish Ministry of Health and can be checked against the official register; the certificate and operating licence are linked on this page.
What kind of facility is Prof. Dr Erkan Kaptanoğlu?
Neurosurgeon in İstanbul, Türkiye, registered under the legal name "Prof. Dr. Erkan Kaptanoğlu Muayenehanesi".
Who are the doctors at Prof. Dr Erkan Kaptanoğlu?
The Ministry's register records 1 clinician for this facility; their names, titles and specialties are listed on this page as the register publishes them.
Which languages are spoken at Prof. Dr Erkan Kaptanoğlu?
The facility records English, Russian and Turkish as spoken by its staff.
Where is Prof. Dr Erkan Kaptanoğlu?
Barbaros Mah. Ihlamur Bulvarı No:3 D:44 No:101 Ataşehir/İstanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye
How can I verify Prof. Dr Erkan Kaptanoğlu myself?
Ask the clinic for its international health-tourism authorisation number (format ST-0000), look it up on the Ministry of Health's register, and compare the legal name on the certificate with the name on the quote you were given.
Does clinimora.com recommend Prof. Dr Erkan Kaptanoğlu?
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Official register
The licence number, the documents and the fields below come from the
Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health's health tourism register, last read on 2026-10-27. Social accounts,
photographs, equipment and the treatment list are entered by the clinic itself on that
same official portal.
International Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate ST-1886Copy on file since 2026-09-18 · Signed by healthturkey.coCurrent regulatory status: not independently re-confirmed
Digital proof
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Verifiable Credential, signed by us so a machine can confirm the file has not changed
since we fetched it. The signature is ours, not the Ministry's, and the credential status says only whether
we still stand behind the copy — not whether the authorisation is in force.
International Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate ST-1886Digital copy unchanged since 2026-09-18SHA-256 490e320fd2830670…credentialcredential status
Issuer did:web:healthturkey.co · public key · eddsa-jcs-2022
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Dates stated in the documents and the register
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