Dr. Elcin Ariturk

Dr. Elçin Arıtürk is an aesthetic surgeon specializing in rhinoplasty and head and neck surgery. She is an otolaryngology specialist with extensive experience in cosmetic facial procedures, including rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, forehead lift, otoplasty, facelift, and other procedures.

Dr. Ariturk was born in Samsun in the north of Türkiye in 1979. She finished her elementary, middle, and high school in Ankara and Bursa, then entered Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, in 1997.

Having graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree in 2003, Dr. Ariturk undertook a residency program at the ENT Department of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital in 2004, which she completed in 2010. Afterward, she started out on her career as an otorhinolaryngologist at Kahramanmaraş State Hospital to do her mandatory 2-year service.

Dr. Elçin Ariturk returned to Istanbul in 2012 and started working at Meditime Medical Center. She joined Atlas Hospital in 2013 and Üsküdar State Hospital in 2014 before joining Acibadem Kadikoy Hospital where she worked for 6 years until 2021. Since 2021 Dr. Ariturk has been seeing patients at Clinic446, which was jointly founded by her and Dr. Cem Ariturk.

Dr. Elçin Ariturk believes that learning is an inseparable part of her work. She tries to take all possible steps to improve her work and her profession by applying scientific innovation throughout her educational and professional life. She also maintains a good work-life balance by playing guitar, riding a bicycle, and participating in social activities.

• M.D., Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye, 1997 – 2003
• Residency, Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT), Otorhinolaryngology Clinic of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye, 2004 - 2010

• Kahramanmaraş State Hospital, 2010 – 2012
• Meditime Surgical Medical Center, 2012 – 2013
• Private Atlas Hospital, 2013 – 2014
• Üsküdar State Hospital, 2014 – 2015
• Acıbadem Kadıköy Hospital, 2015 – 2021
• Clinic 446, since 2021

• 1st Facial Plastic Surgery Applications Course; Istanbul, Türkiye, 23-24 February 2007
• 27th Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Applied Dissection Course with Cadaver and 6th Septorhinoplasty and Radiofrequency Applied Dissection Course with Cadaver; Istanbul, Türkiye, 15-18 November 2007

• Turkish Association of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
• Turkish Association of Rhinology
• Turkish Association of Facial Plastic Surgery

• 7th International Meeting of Turkish Association of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara, Türkiye, 23-25 March 2006
• Cerrahpaşa Medicine Faculty Department of Ear Nose And Throat 19th Academic Week; Istanbul, Türkiye, 29-31 May 2006
• 3rd World Voice Congress”; Istanbul, Türkiye, 19-22 June 2006
• 5th Academy Meeting;  Samsun, Türkiye, 12-14 April 2007
• 7th Istanbul Masterclass Symposium; Istanbul, Türkiye, 15-18 November 2007
• Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Days”; Istanbul, Türkiye, 5-7 May 2008
• 30th Turkish National Congress of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery; Antalya, Türkiye, 8-12 October 2008
• Turkish Association of Facial Plastic Surgery 5th National Meeting; Istanbul, Türkiye, 8-10 April 201
• 9th Rhinocamp Winter Crans Montana- Switzerland, 3 -7 March 2013
• 6th Meeting of Istanbul ORL HNS Specialists Association, Cyprus, 18-21 September 201
• Turkish Association of Facial Plastic Surgery 8th National Meeting; Ankara, Türkiye, 5-7 December 2014
• Turkish Association of Facial Plastic Surgery 11th National Meeting; Istanbul, Türkiye, 23-25 November 2017
• Turkish Association of Facial Plastic Surgery 12th National Meeting; Adana, Türkiye, 6-8 November 2018
• Turkish Association of Facial Plastic Surgery 13th National Meeting; Istanbul, Türkiye, 5-7 December 2019
• Turkish Association of Facial Plastic Surgery 15th National Meeting; Ankara, Türkiye, 26-28 November 2021

• A rare complication after local tonsillectomy (pulmonary atelectasis). Elçin Aygün (Arıtürk) , Bayram Ugurlu, Muhammed Fatih Evcimik, Emre Ozkurt, Tarik Sapci. Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology. 2007; 45:114-117. (published)
• Evaluation of radiofrequency thermal ablation results in inferior turbinate hypertrophies by magnetic resonance imaging. Tarik Sapci, Canan Usta,  Fatih Evcimik, Ziya Bozkurt, Elçin Aygün(Arıtürk),    Ahmet Karavus, Mustafa Peker. The Laryngoscope. 05/2007; 117(4):623-7. (published)
• Hydatid Cyst in the Buccal Mucosa – Case Report; Poster presentation in 30th Turkish National Congress of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Elçin Arıtürk, A. Okan Gürsel, Bayram Uğurlu, Emre Özkurt