Orthopaedics for Patients from Ünye and the Surrounding Area

Many patients from Ünye and the surrounding area attend after hearing about Prof. Dr. Alper Çıraklı from local acquaintances or the local press. Ünye's press has followed his academic progression for years, using expressions such as 'Ünye's own son' in columns and 'the pride of Ünye' in reports about his academic titles.

Reflecting that connection, this page brings together the practical questions most often asked by patients travelling from Ünye: route, travel time, appointments and planning. The doctor's biography and academic background are on about, and all news items are on in the press.

• Ünye Kent — "Prof. Dr. Çıraklı: A Son of Ünye"
• Gündem Medya — "Ünye's Pride: Awarded the Title of Professor"
• Ünye Net Haber — 'Firsts in Ordu'

Ünye to Altınordu, Ordu is approximately 70 kilometres by road and approximately 55 minutes in normal traffic. The coastal route passes through Fatsa and Perşembe; summer and weekend traffic may lengthen the journey.

If travelling by car, the clinic is on 1356. Sokak, off Şehir Hastanesi Bulvarı in Altınordu, behind Final Okulları; it is at street level on the ground floor. If travelling by bus, you can use intercity and district services on the Ünye–Ordu route, then local transport from central Ordu to the clinic. Directions and a map link are on the contact page.

If travelling from Kumru, Akkuş or neighbouring settlements, remember to add the journey down to Ünye. If returning the same day, a morning appointment leaves more time in case imaging is needed.

As you are travelling, clarifying expectations beforehand is helpful. Patients from Ünye and nearby most often attend for:

• Planned consultation: a fresh assessment of longstanding knee, hip, shoulder or hand symptoms
• Second opinion: reviewing a diagnosis or proposed operation from another centre together with the alternatives
• Paediatric orthopaedics: child-specific conditions involving walking, posture, foot and leg alignment, and congenital hip problems
• Hand and wrist problems: numbness, weak grip and tendon or nerve symptoms
• Postoperative review: movement and loading programmes, and stitch or cast checks
• Non-surgical treatment consultation: assessing whether injections and regenerative procedures are suitable for you

• Knee Conditions
• Hip Conditions
• Shoulder Conditions
• Hand Surgery and the Wrist
• Paediatric Orthopaedics
• Regenerative and Non-surgical Treatments

When booking, be sure to mention that you are travelling from Ünye. For out-of-town patients, we try to arrange examination and any necessary imaging on the same day; this is why a morning appointment may be suggested.

Bring any previous X-ray, MRI and CT images (the images themselves, not only reports), operation reports, a list of your medicines and identification. If imaging was performed at a centre in Ünye, request the CD or digital record; photographs of a screen are insufficient for assessment.

You can contact us by telephone or WhatsApp for an appointment. The clinic generally operates Monday – Saturday, 08:30 – 18:00; as hours may change on operating days, we recommend confirming your appointment before travelling. For the consultation process and procedures available here, see the AC CLINIC page.

For a newly suspected fracture, dislocation, open wound or cut, workplace accident, crushing injury, finger or limb amputation, or a hand or foot becoming blue and cold, do not set off for the clinic: first call 112 or attend Ünye Devlet Hastanesi emergency department or the nearest hospital emergency department. AC CLINIC is not a 7/24 emergency department, and the 70-kilometre journey would take time that must not be lost in an acute injury.

After initial emergency care, you can book at the clinic for follow-up, review or a second opinion if needed. Cast monitoring, reviewing the decision about surgery and planning recovery are discussed at this stage. For initial action in orthopaedic emergencies, see fractures, dislocations and orthopaedic emergencies.