Tuğçe Özdemir Gültekin, MD

Tuğçe Özdemir Gültekin, MD is a neurologist who sees patients in the Neurology unit of Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye. She has more than 15 years in medicine, and her subspecialties are Stroke and Preventive Treatments and Treatment of Movement Disorders. Her clinical work covers a range of neurological conditions, from headache and dizziness to memory loss, dementia and Parkinson’s disease, as well as the assessment of stroke risk and the treatments used to reduce it.

Dr. Gültekin graduated from İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2011 and completed her specialty training in neurology at İstanbul Bezmialem Vakıf University in 2016. In 2025 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. Details of her education and professional experience are set out in the timeline on this profile, and the full list of her areas of expertise appears alongside it.

Clinical focus

A substantial part of Dr. Gültekin’s work concerns movement disorders. She evaluates and treats patients with Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor, conditions in which a detailed history and a careful clinical examination are central to reaching a diagnosis and choosing a treatment plan. Information on the approach to these conditions is available on the movement disorders treatment and tremor treatment pages of this site.

She also sees patients with cognitive complaints, including memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, where the aim is to clarify the cause of the symptoms and to discuss the treatment and support options that may be appropriate. Headache and migraine are a further part of her practice, alongside dizziness. In the field of stroke and preventive treatments, Dr. Gültekin assesses patients’ risk factors and advises on measures intended to reduce the likelihood of a first or recurrent stroke. Further information can be found on the pages for Alzheimer’s disease treatment, dementia treatment and migraine treatment.

How Dr. Gültekin works with international patients

Dr. Gültekin speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who communicate in another language. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, for example MRI or CT reports, laboratory results, previous consultation notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit itself. A first consultation with Dr. Gültekin typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options. A video consultation is available for international patients, which makes it possible to discuss a case with her before deciding whether to travel; any assessment made remotely may need to be confirmed by an in-person examination.