Petek Arı Turacı, Dietitian

Petek Arı Turacı is a dietitian in the Nutrition & Diet unit at Acibadem Bursa Hospital in Bursa, Turkey. Her work centers on nutrition planning, dietary guidance and nutrition education, and she has spent more than 30 years working in the field of nutrition and health. She sees adults who need structured dietary support and works with them to develop eating plans that fit their individual health needs and goals.

Petek Arı Turacı studied at Hacettepe University School of Health Technology between 1996 and 2000. Her early career combined nutrition with food safety: from 2001 to 2004 she worked at Obasan Food Industry as a Quality Assurance Officer and as a Nutrition and Training Officer. Between 2004 and 2005 she practiced as a freelance dietitian at Sayem Healthy Living Center, before joining Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2005. She is a member of the Türkiye Diyetisyenler Association, the Buğday Ekolojik Yaşamı Destekleme Association and the Bursa Photography Artists Association.

Clinical focus

The core of Petek Arı Turacı’s practice is nutrition planning and dietary guidance. She reviews a patient’s current eating habits, medical background and personal objectives, and uses this information to prepare an individual nutrition plan. Follow-up sessions are used to check how the plan is working in daily life and to adjust it where needed. Her approach is practical and aims to help patients understand the reasoning behind each recommendation rather than simply follow a list of rules.

Nutrition education is a second focus. Petek Arı Turacı explains how food choices relate to health and helps patients build the knowledge they need to make informed decisions over the long term. Her background in food quality assurance informs the attention she pays to food safety, labeling and ingredient quality when advising patients. She also works in healthy lifestyle nutrition, supporting people who wish to improve their general eating patterns and maintain balanced habits as part of everyday life. As with any dietary program, results depend on the individual, and recommendations are tailored to each patient’s circumstances.

How Petek Arı Turacı works with international patients

Petek Arı Turacı speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports, including laboratory results, previous medical documentation and any relevant imaging, and arranges the appointment and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and current concerns, a review of existing records and any previous treatments, a clinical assessment and a discussion of the options, after which an individual nutrition plan can be prepared. Petek Arı Turacı is also available for video consultation for international patients, which may be used for an initial assessment or for follow-up on an existing nutrition plan.