Dr. Furkan Karaloglu
Where and when I was born, which schools I attended, and what achievements I achieved are actually irrelevant to me. Most of these came about thanks to the extraordinary support of my family and those around me, who perhaps put me a little ahead of my peers. The only quality I can say about myself, and even boast about, is my belief in goodness and that, in the end, goodness always prevails. This is the only secret I've been able to grasp since I was able to think. Unfortunately, it took me a while to feel it, even longer to see it, and years to believe it. It's quite clear that we are in a great struggle, and at the end of the day, good always wins. The struggle begins again at night, and the outcome is the same. It continues day after day, night after night. In this struggle, whose winner is certain, we too are fighting our own battles. We declare victory when, at the end of the day, we stand on the side of good. Every moment we breathe and move, with the decisions and choices we make, we determine which side we will be on at the end of the day, while simultaneously striving for that side's victory.
The more sincere we are about our chosen side, the more effective our decisions and choices will be, and should be, in achieving victory. So, what is good? What is not good? What is the difference between true good and conscience-soothing? As far as I understand it, you can consider yourself good only if you've paid the price, or are willing to pay whatever the price. If you believe you're doing good, you must remember that there will be a price and you can't complain about it. Otherwise, it's not goodness, but a debt. The heavier the price, the more good you are. Good is good, and the price is there to be paid when necessary. And if you expect good in return, it's not goodness. The reward for goodness is what you feel in your conscience, which, in my opinion, slightly muddies the very idea of goodness. Goodness should be done solely for its own sake. In this way, it grows, expands, and the ranks become more numerous. As I said, good always wins at the end of the day, and our struggle is to be on the right side at the end of that day.
Furkan Karaloğlu is originally from Rize (like every Black Sea resident, he's in love with his hometown and village). He was born in Üsküdar, Istanbul, in 1985. His father is a judge, and his mother is the most devoted to her son. He believes one of his two sisters, a chemistry graduate and a true literary genius, was the victim of poor field and department selection. His other sister is a pharmacist and quite similar to her brother. He is the uncle of three beautiful princesses (triplets). He is married to the most beautiful woman in the world and has the most handsome son in the world. Soon, another daughter will be added to their family, one of God's greatest blessings, and they are eagerly awaited. He began his primary school education in Karaburun, an Anatolian town/city in Izmir (Karaburun Primary School), a city/town where he moved every two or three years due to his father's profession, and finished in Isparta (Ülkü Primary School). He also attended an Anatolian high school (Isparta Anatolian High School) in the same city and graduated in Istanbul (Adnan Menderes Anatolian High School). He returned to Izmir (Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine) for university, and with this education and his primary school years, he spent the majority of his life there. Like almost every Istanbulite, he never grew to love Izmir.
However, when he came to Ankara for his specialization (Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases), he recognized Izmir's value and almost prioritized Istanbul over it. Fate had arranged a rather strange combination for him in Ankara: his grandmother, his father, and he all lived in the same house for a while. During these years, he became convinced he could never find a better roommate than his grandmother, but this situation didn't last long. He married, displaying impulsive, determined, and swift action, a trait typical of his Black Sea heritage. He briefly had the opportunity to observe at a renowned clinic in Europe (Gruppo Otologica, Piacenza, Italy). He spent approximately three months in Italy at the aforementioned clinic and two weeks at a hospital in the Netherlands (Amsterdam Medical Center) as a visiting physician. Frankly, while he can't say he gained much in terms of medical practice due to the current competence of Turkish physicians in surgery, if not in medical technology and research, this European visit contributed significantly to his personal development.
Upon completing his residency and becoming a specialist, he began working at a public hospital in Ankara (Ankara Occupational Diseases Hospital) due to his spouse's condition, and was forced to resign from his government position two years later. He then continued his career by providing medical services at various private institutions. While his patients loved him there, he was not particularly fond of the administrators due to his rigid nature, and he, too, could not stand incompetent administrators. Ultimately, he realized, albeit prematurely, that the time had come to establish his own clinic. He began seeing patients at his Çukurambar office in June 2019. He quickly expanded his practice, establishing a full-fledged ENT clinic. Currently, he has two main service areas in his practice: Rhinoplasty and Facial Aesthetic Surgery and Interventional Practices and Vertigo, Tinnitus, and Hearing. In addition, he offers services for the diagnosis and treatment of other nasal conditions such as sinusitis, nasal conchae, and nasal deviations, as well as other ENT-related conditions such as snoring and sleep apnea, pediatric ENT diseases, and ear diseases. Approximately 10 years ago, after graduating from the faculty, he began his professional career as a 112 physician and continues as the managing physician of his own clinic. This has given him experience in nearly every aspect of healthcare and a deep understanding of the system.
