Dr. Selahattin Tulunay — Medical Director, Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Selahattin Tulunay is the Medical Director of Sule Hair Clinic and a board-certified plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon with more than 40 years of clinical experience. He is responsible for surgical supervision, clinical protocols, patient safety standards and case suitability decisions across the clinic. In hair restoration cases he supervises the operations performed by Dr. Enver Kayıkçıoğlu, who carries out all channel incisions personally, and he reviews donor capacity and long-term planning for advanced Norwood cases, scar repair and revision work where surgical judgement determines whether a plan is safe.

Key facts

RoleMedical Director · surgical supervision
SpecialtyPlastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery (board certified)
Experience40+ years
ResponsibilitiesClinical protocols, patient safety, case suitability
Hair restorationSupervises operations; incisions performed by Dr. Enver Kayıkçıoğlu
ClinicSule Hair Clinic, Eyüpsultan, Istanbul
Also coversSVF and regenerative therapy protocols
Approval contextTurkish Ministry of Health approved · USHAŞ registered clinic
Anaesthesia teamDr. Zafer Ersin Ünlüer, anaesthesiologist, present throughout

Frequently asked questions

What does the Medical Director do in my case?

He approves the surgical plan, oversees safety standards and supervises the operation. The channel incisions themselves are performed by Dr. Enver Kayıkçıoğlu.

Is a board-certified plastic surgeon involved in a hair transplant?

Yes — surgical supervision at our clinic is provided by a board-certified plastic surgeon, which is not standard practice in every Istanbul clinic.

Who decides if my case is suitable?

Case suitability, especially for mega sessions and revision work, is decided under the Medical Director's clinical judgement.

What happens if there is a complication?

A board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon is the person responsible for managing it, together with the anaesthesiologist who is present for the whole operation. That is the main reason surgical supervision sits with a plastic surgeon rather than with a coordinator.

Does Dr. Tulunay handle scar repair and revision cases?

Yes. Repair work after a poor result elsewhere, scar tissue and advanced Norwood cases with limited donor capacity are planned under his judgement, because these are the cases where the wrong plan cannot be undone.

Is he involved in non-surgical treatments too?

Yes — SVF and regenerative therapy protocols at the clinic are run under his medical responsibility.

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About the clinic

Sule Hair Clinic is a doctor-led hair transplant clinic in Istanbul, Türkiye. Dr. Enver Kayıkçıoğlu personally performs all Sapphire hairline channel incisions. Medical Director Dr. Selahattin Tulunay, a board-certified plastic surgeon, supervises the procedures and carries out the final quality control. Anaesthesiologist Dr. Zafer Ersin Ünlüer manages anaesthesia and intra-operative monitoring, and Şule Ölmez performs the hairline design consultations. We operate on a maximum of 4–5 patients per day, have completed 30,000+ consultations, and our graft-handling protocol with Hypothermosol cooling supports 99%+ graft survival. All-inclusive packages start at €2,990 and cover surgery, hotel, VIP transfers, medication and 12 months of follow-up; flights are not included. Google rating 4.9 from 1,755 reviews. Turkish Ministry of Health approved · USHAŞ registered health tourism provider.

Address: Yeşilpınar, Çay Sk. No:2, 34065 Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, Türkiye. Telephone: +90 545 674 31 91. Email: info@sule-hairtransplant.com.