Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Acibadem Altunizade Hospital
⌖ Istanbul, Turkey · Host: Baris Kocaoglu
DESTINATION DIRECTORY
Orthopaedic Fellowship Programs in Turkey
18 current source-linked pathways are organised across 9 subspecialties, including General Orthopaedics, Hand & Microsurgery, Hip & Knee, Paediatric Orthopaedics. Compare clinical, research, observational, travelling and short-course formats without treating network hosts as separate fellowships.
18Total programs
9Subspecialties
16Clinical & visiting
2Research
10Network host institutions
CITY DIRECTORIES
Cities with orthopaedic fellowship opportunities
These locations meet OrthoFellow’s city-page quality threshold. A network-host pathway is labelled separately and never treated as a duplicate programme.
BY ORGANISATION
Societies and accrediting bodies in Turkey
Each organisation page lists the programmes it accredits, recognises or lists, with the official source and how its fellows are selected.
VERIFIED NETWORK HOSTS
Institutions you can explore
Hospital and clinic profiles connected to an official fellowship or education-centre pathway. A recognised host does not automatically mean that a position is open.
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Acibadem Fulya Hospital
⌖ Istanbul, Turkey · Host: Kerem Bilsel
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Acibadem Maslak Hospital
⌖ Istanbul, Turkey · Host: Ata Can Atalar
Spine · AO
View within pathway →Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University Maslak Hospital
⌖ Istanbul, Turkey · Host: Ahmet Alanay and Altuğ Yücekul
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · AO
View within pathway →Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinics
⌖ Ankara, Turkey · Host: Ceyhun Caglar and Erman Ceyhan
Spine · AO
View within pathway →Central Hospital Etiler Orthopaedic Spine Surgery
⌖ Istanbul, Turkey · Host: Çağatay Öztürk
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa
⌖ Istanbul, Turkey · Host: Nuri Aydın
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Istanbul University Medical Faculty
⌖ Istanbul, Turkey · Host: Ali Ersen
Shoulder & Elbow · SECEC
View within pathway →Koç University
⌖ Istanbul, Turkey · Host: Mehmet Demirhan
Spine · AO
View within pathway →Memorial Ankara Hospital / Ankara Lösante Hospital
⌖ Ankara, Turkey · Host: Emre R. Acaroğlu
SUBSPECIALTY
2 programsGeneral Orthopaedics
✓ Verified 6 Nov 2026ICMI Orthopedic Infections Research Fellowship
⌖ Istanbul, Turkey (additional rotations may include Hamburg, Barcelona and Philadelphia)
Faculty & leadership
JP
Javad ParviziTGThorsten Gehrke (mentors)
DurationOne year (may be spent in combination across the host…
FundingThe ICMI call explicitly provides a stipend and assistance with obtaining a visa if needed,…
Research focusBasic-science and/or clinical research on musculoskeletal infection, using institutional databases or patient populations to address…
✓ Verified 30 Oct 2026MGH-Koç University Orthopaedic Research Fellowship Program (OrthoPhD)
Koç University (Istanbul) / Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
⌖ Istanbul, Turkey
Faculty & leadership
SA
Soheil Ashkani-EsfahaniLA
Lercan Aslan+3 more
DurationNot published
FundingNo fixed stipend is published. Candidates may be eligible for seed stipends from their home…
Research focusClinical and translational orthopaedic research with faculty from both institutions, with mentorship, seminars, workshops on grant…
SUBSPECIALTY
1 programHand & Microsurgery
✓ Verified 23 Sep 2026Acıbadem Fellowship in Hand & Microsurgery
Acıbadem Healthcare Group teaching hospitals
⌖ Host hospital not specified, Turkey
Duration1 year, full-time
FundingNot published
ExposureReconstructive principles, microsurgery and free flaps, hand and peripheral-nerve surgery, craniofacial and trauma management,…
SUBSPECIALTY
3 programsHip & Knee
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026Adult Reconstruction Visiting Fellowship, Hacettepe University (European Hip Society host centre)
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traum
⌖ Ankara, Ankara Province, Turkey
Program lead
Duration1-6 weeks
FundingNo Hacettepe-specific fee or stipend is published; the European Hip Society page states that EHS…
ExposureIndividually tailored visit across adult reconstruction (primary and revision THA, robotics, hip preservation, periprosthetic joint…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026Basic Planning in Osteotomies Around the Knee Course at TOTBİD 2026 (Diz Çevresi Osteotomilerinde Temel Planlama Kursu)
Turkish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (TOTBİD)
⌖ Belek, Antalya, Türkiye
Faculty & leadership
AM
Abdullah Meriç Ünal (course chair)ND
Nihat Demirhan Demirkıran (course chair)+11 more
Duration190 minutes (7 November 2026, 09:15–12:00)
FundingSelf-funded. TOTBİD 2026 congress registration (before/after 1 July 2026): member specialist TRY…
ExposureIndications, patient selection and deformity analysis for knee osteotomy (MAD, mLDFA, MPTA, JLCA, CORA); hands-on long-leg alignment…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026International Joint Center Arthroplasty Fellowship
Acıbadem Maslak Hospital International Joint Center
⌖ Istanbul, Turkey
Faculty & leadership
JPJavad ParviziRT
Remzi Tözün+4 more
DurationMinimum 3 months; optimum 6 months
FundingNot published
ExposureParticipation in hip and knee replacement clinics and operations with International Joint Center experts, including robotic…
SUBSPECIALTY
2 programsPaediatric Orthopaedics
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026Paediatric Hip (DDH) Course — Turkish Paediatric Orthopaedics Society course at TOTBİD 2026 (Çocuk Ortopedisi Derneği – GKD Kursu)
⌖ Belek, Antalya, Türkiye
Faculty & leadership
GY
Güney Yılmaz (course chair)Mİ
Muharrem İnan (course chair)+7 more
Duration185 minutes (6 November 2026, 13:30–16:30)
FundingSelf-funded. TOTBİD 2026 congress registration (before/after 1 July 2026): member specialist TRY…
ExposureTheory plus hands-on stations on developmental dysplasia of the hip: hip ultrasound assessment and common errors (practice on sample…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026Paediatric orthopaedics and spine observership, Ankara (EPOS listing)
Children’s Orthopaedics and Spine Center, Ankara
⌖ Ankara, Ankara Province, Turkey
Program lead
DurationFlexible, 'just a few days' (EPOS general text); host-specific…
FundingFree of charge: EPOS states no participation fees; the observer covers travel, accommodation and…
ExposurePrivate centre with 300–320 operations a year, about 100 complex paediatric spine operations (neuromuscular and congenital),…
SUBSPECIALTY
2 programsPain Intervention
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026EUROSON Advanced Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course
EFSUMB / Turkish Society of Ultrasound in Medicine
⌖ Belek, Antalya, Türkiye
Program lead
E/EUROSON / EFSUMB course faculty
Duration29–31 October 2026
FundingSelf-funded; EUR 1,150 includes registration, three hotel nights and meals
ExposureAdvanced sonographic anatomy, sports and overuse lesions, pathology-focused scanning and hands-on musculoskeletal-ultrasound…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026EUROSON Intermediate Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course
EFSUMB / Turkish Society of Ultrasound in Medicine
⌖ Belek, Antalya, Türkiye
Program lead
E/EUROSON / EFSUMB course faculty
Duration28–30 October 2026
FundingSelf-funded; EUR 1,150 includes registration, three hotel nights and meals
ExposureIntermediate MSK ultrasound with hands-on scanning and sonographic-guided articular and periarticular injection training
SUBSPECIALTY
1 programShoulder & Elbow
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026SECEC Education Centre Visit Network
⌖ Recognised shoulder and elbow centres across Europe
Program lead
HFHost faculty at the selected centre
Duration2–3 days at one selected centre
FundingSelf-funded: travel and accommodation are the applicant’s responsibility
ExposureShort educational visit at one recognised SECEC shoulder and elbow centre; the schedule is agreed with the host and depends on…
SUBSPECIALTY
1 highlighted of 4Spine
✓ Verified 7 Nov 2026AO Spine Fellowship Host Centre — Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Maslak Hospital Comprehensive Spine Center
Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Maslak Hospital Comprehensive Spine Center
⌖ Istanbul, Turkey
Program lead
Duration4 to 12 weeks (AO Spine Short-term International Fellowship;…
FundingNo programme fee is stated by AO Spine. AO Spine pays a small stipend toward accommodation and…
ExposureShort-term AO Spine fellowship placement. The host reports that AO fellows can scrub in and asks for MRSA screening results.…
COMPLETE CRAWLABLE INDEX
All remaining programmes
The first 12 profiles include full comparison details. These 6 additional source-linked profiles use a compact layout so this destination stays fast without hiding any programme from applicants or search engines.
Spine · Observership
Upcoming cycleAO Spine Fellowship Host Centre — Ankara Spine Center at Memorial Ankara Hospital and Ankara Losante Hospital
Ankara Spine Center at Memorial Ankara Hospital and Ankara Losante Hospital · Ankara, Turkey
Spine · Clinical Fellowship
Upcoming cycleAO Spine Fellowship Network
AO Spine Fellowship Host Centers · Multiple recognised host centres worldwide
Spine · Observership
Upcoming cycleAO Spine Fellowship — Acibadem Altunizade Hospital
Acibadem Altunizade Hospital · Istanbul, Turkey
Sports Medicine · Observership
Rolling applicationAcibadem Altunizade Hospital Orthopedics and Sports Traumatology Fellowship
Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital / Acıbadem University · Istanbul, Turkey
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · Observership
Upcoming cycleAO Trauma Fellowship Host Centre — Ankara Bilkent City Hospital
Ankara City Hospital (Bilkent), Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinics · Ankara, Turkey
Trauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · Clinical Fellowship
Upcoming cycleAO Trauma Fellowship Network
AO Trauma Fellowship Host Centers · Multiple recognised host centres worldwide
Orthopaedic fellowship faculty in Turkey
19 people are named on source-backed Turkey programme pages. Each profile links to the official source and to the programmes the person is connected to.
- Mitchel B. Harris General Orthopaedics
- Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani General Orthopaedics
- Alper Kaya Sports Medicine
- Altug Yucekul Spine
- Arel Gereli Sports Medicine
- Barış Kocaoğlu Sports Medicine
- Bülent Atilla Hip and Knee
- Deniz Konya Spine
- Emel Gonen General Orthopaedics
- Erman Ceyhan Trauma, Pelvis and Acetabulum
- Göksel Dikmen Hip and Knee
- İbrahim Tuncay Hip and Knee
- Javad Parvizi Hip and Knee
- Kayahan Karaytuğ Hip and Knee
- Mehmet Demirhan General Orthopaedics
- Muharrem Yazici Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Remzi Tözün Hip and Knee
- Tekin Kerem Ülkü Sports Medicine
- Vahit Emre Özden Hip and Knee
What Turkey hosts publish
Across 18 pathways in 8 cities, these are the facts official hosts actually state. A missing fact is shown as unpublished, not estimated.
- Current application signals
- 17
- Funding or stipend published
- 7
- Explicitly self-funded
- 7
- Funding not published
- 4
- Registration requirements published
- 14
- Language requirements published
- 12
Applying for orthopaedic training in Turkey
What orthopaedic training programmes are listed in Turkey?
OrthoFellow currently indexes 18 current canonical pathways in Turkey: 4 clinical fellowships, 2 research fellowships, 8 observerships and 4 short courses. Open each profile for its exact classification and current cycle status.
Are international surgeons eligible for every programme in Turkey?
No. Eligibility, language, registration, immigration permission and hospital privileges depend on the specific programme and host. OrthoFellow shows published requirements and labels missing information for direct confirmation.
How current are the Turkey listings?
Each programme profile shows its own checked date and official source. Availability and deadlines can change, so applicants should reopen the current official programme page before applying or paying costs.
What documents do applicants usually prepare for Turkey?
Common documents include a CV, training evidence, references and identity documents. Each programme profile may require additional documents.
Does OrthoFellow estimate unpublished deadlines or funding in Turkey?
No. If a deadline, stipend, salary, accommodation or application route is not published by the official source, the profile is labelled as not published, direct enquiry required or current availability unconfirmed.