Allergic diseases are increasing rapidly in Turkey as in the world. With the increase of allergic diseases, families are also trying to find a solution. Despite the increase in allergic diseases, it is very difficult to find a physician who is an expert in allergic diseases. Because of these difficulties and needs, Istanbul allergy, Prof. Dr. It was founded by Ahmet Akçay in March 2016.

During my time at the Cincinnati Children Hospital Pediatric allergy and immunology center in the United States, I saw that the approach to allergic diseases in the United States was more systematic. I’ve found that in many cities, there are too many allergy departments. I had the opportunity to work for a short time by meeting with the Bernstein Allergy Center from these clinics. I checked out the Family Allergy clinic. As a result of these investigations, I thought why not an allergy clinic in Istanbul and started to dream. I wanted a clinic so that experts on allergic diseases could work together, methods applied in the United States would be used, and children and adults with allergy problems would find a cure. For this, I first thought about what the name would be. After 1 year of research, I decided that the best name is Istanbul Allergy.

Then I started talking to my fellow physicians who could work with me. There was only one sentence that everyone said in common; “You go first, we’ll come.” As a result of these meetings, I realized that I have all the responsibility in this dream.
First of all, a place was needed for Istanbul Allergy and we researched with our team where it was appropriate. We knew that families wanted a central place with easy access, no parking problems, and a central location. It was very difficult to find a place where we could get answers to these requests. As a result of the great efforts and research of my friend who has always been by my side, we saw the place in the Karaosmanoğlu apartment where Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu lived, opposite City’s AVM Nişantaşı. The historical magic of this place and its spacious environment fascinated us. Istanbul Allergy was established in March 2016 by overcoming the problems that kept us awake at night during our rental and post-rental period. In order to realize our dream, we decorated it with my team, thinking how it could be the best. With the idea of ​​Istanbul Allergy, it is planned to provide services such as space rental and secretarial services in order to unite the doctors related to the allergy branch under the roof of a joint practice. Istanbul Allergy provides services for the establishment of clinics that meet all the requirements of allergy doctors and comply with the regulations of the Ministry of Health.
While forming the team, we aimed to provide an environment where smiling face, modesty and spirituality are priority. We know that when we come to Istanbul Allergy, our feet will go more enthusiastically, not backwards. As Istanbul Allergy, we are ready to walk into the future with our team feeling this excitement.
Istanbul Allergy Specialists

At Istanbul Allergy, we are preparing the environment where many allergy specialists can work together and we are waiting for our colleagues who want to work together. We say that together we can achieve great success. With this slogan, we started our journey with Adult Allergy Diseases, Asthma Specialist and Internal Medicine Specialist Asst. Assoc. Dr. Ramazan Ersoy said, ‘I’m here too. We started working together as a joint practice.
Since February 2017, Prof. Dr. While Ahmet Akçay was serving, Assist. Assoc. Dr. Ramazan Ersoy provides service.
At the end of 2017, Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pediatric Chest Diseases Specialist Prof. Dr. C. Dost Zeyrek started to serve as the first doctor of the joint practice in Ataşehir.

Our team continues to get stronger day by day…
Every success starts with a dream…

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Akçay

Istanbul Allergy Founder