Gastroenterology · Edirne, Turkey
Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Ahmet Tezel
Gastroenterologist and internal medicine specialist with over 40 years in medicine and 30 years’ experience in gastroenterology. He sees patients at Ekol Private Hospital in central Edirne, about 20 minutes from the Kapıkule border crossing with Bulgaria and about 15 to 20 minutes from the Pazarkule crossing with Greece.
How he can help
- Inflammatory bowel disease: ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
- Endoscopic examinations and procedures: gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound
- Stomach and oesophagus: reflux, gastritis, ulcers and Helicobacter pylori infection
- Liver, bile duct and pancreatic diseases
- Colon polyps, colorectal cancer screening, constipation and rectal bleeding
- Follow-up after bowel surgery, including J-pouch (ileal reservoir) and pouchitis
About the doctor
- 1982Medical degree, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University
- 1988Specialist qualification in internal medicine, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital
- 1996Specialist qualification in gastroenterology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, Ankara
- 1999 - 2026Faculty member and Professor of Gastroenterology (appointed 2003), Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne
- 2019Vice-president of the Turkish Inflammatory Bowel Disease Association
- 2026 -Ekol Private Hospital, Edirne
Author of research papers in international journals, with a focus on inflammatory bowel disease. Full biography and publications (in Turkish).

Appointments
Ekol Private Hospital (Özel Ekol Hastanesi)
Address
Kocasinan Mah. Muammer Aksoy Cad. Mustafa Akay Sok. No:4, Merkez / Edirne
Central Edirne. Open in Google Maps
Appointment line
+90 284 236 10 10This is the hospital’s main phone line. Consultations are held in Turkish. The hospital can help arrange interpreting; please ask about English-language support when you book.
Hospital opening hours
Monday to Friday: 08:30 - 18:00
Saturday: 08:30 - 13:00
Please confirm the doctor’s consultation days and times with the hospital when you book.
The online booking system is in Turkish.
What to bring
- ID card or passport
- Previous test results and discharge summaries
- A list of the medicines you take