IVF in Turkey, with a clinic in England beside youMemorial's IVF, andrology and genetics team in Istanbul. Your free review, your plan and your price with us, face to face, in Doncaster.
Trying for a baby is hard enough without having to work out a hospital abroad on your own. Send us your test results and Memorial's fertility specialists review them free of charge. Then sit down with us in our clinic, ask everything you want to ask, and see your treatment plan and your price in writing before you decide.
15189Memorial IVF, IstanbulMemorial Şişli's IVF and genetics laboratory was the first in Turkey with ISO 15189 accreditation, in 2011.
40,000 babies, and counting
Memorial's IVF and reproductive genetics teams have helped families since 2000. Your treatment is planned with you in Doncaster and carried out in Istanbul by one team, from first scan to embryo transfer.
- 40,000+babies born through Memorial IVF since 2000
- 8,000IVF cycles a year
- 200,000couples supported
- 3 weeksin Istanbul for a full cycle
Why couples come to us
Three things make the difference: the price, the doctors, and a clinic in Yorkshire with you the whole way.
average cost of one private IVF cycle in the UK
That was the average reported by UK patients in a 2024 study. IVF at Memorial usually costs far less. We show you your own price, in writing, face to face.
of IVF experience leading the team
Prof. Dr. Semra Kahraman has led Memorial's IVF and reproductive genetics unit since 2000. 700 of Memorial's physicians hold academic titles.
we are with you
From the first review to the pregnancy test and your first scan, you have a clinic in Yorkshire beside you.
UK cost: Queen Mary University of London study of UK fertility patients, published in Human Fertility, 2024 (average for private clinics). Physician figures as published by Memorial Hospitals Group.
A medical clinic beside you, not a booking agency
Many companies arrange IVF abroad from a call centre. We are a clinic in Yorkshire with our own clinical team. You sit down with us before you go, and you come back to us when you are home.
- Clinician-ledLed by a clinician with 15 years in hospital anaesthesia, with a doctor on our team
- Face to faceA real clinic in Doncaster, not a phone line or a website
- On recordEvery visit is kept in our own clinical records, so your follow-up picks up where it left off
Before you go
- A private, face-to-face consultation with our clinical team
- We help you get the tests that matter most, AMH and a semen analysis, and send them to Memorial
- A free online consultation with a Memorial fertility doctor
- Your plan, what is included and your price, explained in person
While you are there
- About three weeks in Istanbul, with transfers arranged
- An interpreter with you at the hospital
- Your treatment with Memorial's IVF team
- We keep in touch with you every step of the way
When you are home
- We are with you through the two-week wait
- A follow-up appointment with us in Doncaster
- We help you plan your first scan and share your notes with your GP
- If it does not work this time, we go through the next steps with you and your Memorial doctor
Is IVF in Turkey right for you?
Five quick questions, about a minute. You get an honest answer and the next step, and you can send it straight to us.
Are you a married couple hoping to use your own eggs and sperm?
How old is the female partner?
How long have you been trying for a baby?
Have you had IVF before?
Do you have recent test results, such as AMH or a semen analysis?
A free review is the right next step
A Memorial fertility specialist can review your results and suggest a plan. Gather what you have: AMH, a pelvic scan, a semen analysis and any notes from previous treatment. If you have none yet, we tell you which tests to get first.
A specialist review after several cycles
After three or more cycles, it is worth a fresh look: tests for implantation and the womb lining, and whether genetic testing of embryos (PGT) could help. Bring all your previous treatment notes.
It may be early days
Many couples under 35 conceive within a year of trying. The NHS suggests seeing your GP after a year, or sooner if the woman is 36 or over or you know of a problem. You can still send us your details and we will advise you honestly.
Let us explain the rules first
IVF in Turkey is only for married couples using their own eggs and sperm. Send us your question and we will tell you plainly whether treatment there is possible for you.
IVF in Turkey is not possible for you
Turkish law does not allow donor eggs, donor sperm, donor embryos or surrogacy, and treatment is for married couples only. We would rather tell you now. You are welcome to talk to us about other options.
Start with a free fertility review
Three short questions. A member of our team will contact you within one working day, in English or Turkish, to arrange your review with a Memorial fertility specialist.
- ✓No cost and no commitment. The review is free and you decide afterwards.
- 1One point of contact. The same person helps you from first message to follow-up.
- ✓Private and discreet. We only share your details with Memorial if you agree, and only to plan your care.
Who can have IVF in Turkey
Turkish law on fertility treatment is stricter than the UK's. We tell everyone this before anything else, so nobody travels for a treatment they cannot have. If you are not sure whether it applies to you, ask us. We will give you a straight answer.
- ✓Married couples using their own eggs and sperm. IVF, ICSI, genetic testing of embryos and frozen embryo transfer.
- ✓Male fertility treatment, including assessment by an andrology specialist and sperm retrieval when needed.
- ✓Egg freezing for single women, stored for up to 5 years and used later as a married couple. Frozen eggs cannot be moved abroad.
- –Donor eggs, donor sperm, donor embryos and surrogacy are not permitted in Turkey.
- –Choosing a baby's sex for non-medical reasons is not permitted.
What is included in your IVF treatment
Your plan is written for you after the free review. This is what Memorial's IVF treatment includes, and what is charged separately.
Included by Memorial
- An online consultation with your Memorial doctor before you travel
- Hormone tests and examinations once treatment starts
- Egg collection, with anaesthesia
- Laboratory procedures and embryo transfer
- Airport, hotel and airport transfers
Included with Dermacy Clinic
- A private consultation in Doncaster before you go
- Help getting your AMH and semen analysis done
- Your plan and price explained face to face
- Support through the two-week wait
- A follow-up appointment when you are home
Not included
- Medicines, paid to the pharmacy by Turkish law
- Extra tests if needed, such as genetic testing of embryos or HSG
- Freezing embryos, flights and hotel
From Memorial's IVF information pack, January 2026.
Why Memorial for IVF
A fertility centre inside a full hospital group, where the IVF doctors, the male fertility team and the genetics laboratory work in the same building.
Genetic testing of embryos
PGT-A checks embryos for chromosome problems, PGT-M for a known inherited condition, and PGT-SR for structural changes. Your doctor tells you whether it is worth doing in your case.
Both partners, one team
In many couples, part of the problem lies with the male partner. Memorial's andrology specialists assess and treat male fertility alongside the IVF team.
Hospital standards
Memorial Şişli was Turkey's first JCI-accredited hospital, in 2002. The IVF laboratory is accredited separately.
Figures and accreditations as published by Memorial Hospitals Group.
Where your treatment happens
Memorial's own embryology laboratory, private rooms and birth suites, all in the same hospital group.
The fertility team
Memorial's IVF specialists in Istanbul. Your free review is done by a doctor from this team.
Prof. Dr. Semra Kahraman
Director, IVF and Reproductive Genetics Unit
35+ years' experience. Has led Memorial's IVF and reproductive genetics unit since 2000, with over 90 international publications and pioneering work in genetic testing of embryos.
Memorial Şişli, Istanbul · English
Prof. Dr. Ebru Çöğendez
Obstetrics, gynaecology and IVF
27+ years' experience. Graduated top of her year at Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, with 34 international publications. Member of ESHRE and ASRM.
Memorial Ataşehir, Istanbul · English
Op. Dr. Yücel Şahin
IVF, andrology and genetics
17+ years' experience in reproductive medicine, at Memorial Şişli since 2014. Certified in laparoscopy, hysteroscopy and advanced ultrasound, with over 20 publications.
Memorial Şişli, Istanbul · English
Doctors as listed by Memorial Hospitals Group. Your specialist is chosen for your situation after the free review.
What we can help with
Memorial's fertility specialists see couples at every stage, from a first look at why it is not happening to several unsuccessful cycles elsewhere.
Repeated IVF failure
When good embryos do not implant. Tests for clotting and the womb lining, and embryo genetic testing.
Irregular cycles and PCOS
Treatment ranges from ovulation tablets and injections to insemination and IVF.
Low egg reserve
Measured with AMH and a scan. Gentler or adapted stimulation and building up frozen eggs over several cycles.
Male factor
Low count, poor movement or shape. ICSI, and surgical sperm retrieval when there is no sperm in the sample.
Unexplained infertility
When tests find no clear cause. IVF can show how eggs, sperm and embryos actually behave.
Inherited conditions
If a genetic condition runs in your family, PGT-M can test embryos for it before transfer.
Freezing eggs and embryos
Vitrification, for couples who want to store embryos or build up eggs for later.
A second opinion
Already had treatment in the UK? A Memorial specialist can review what was done and what could change.
Your path to a baby, step by step
Treatment in Istanbul takes about three weeks, from the first injection to the embryo transfer. Memorial has helped couples have more than 40,000 babies since 2000. This is what usually happens, and who is with you at each step.
- Weeks before
Review and plan
Memorial's doctors review your AMH and semen analysis, then talk to you in a free online consultation. We go through your plan and price with you, face to face.
Dermacy, DoncasterMemorial, Istanbul - Days 1 to 12
Stimulation
Treatment usually starts on day 2 or 3 of your cycle. Daily hormone injections help several eggs grow at once.
Memorial, IstanbulDermacy, Doncaster - Every few days
Monitoring scans
Ultrasound scans and blood tests follow the follicles until the eggs are ready.
Memorial, Istanbul - Days 13 to 14
Egg collection
About 36 hours after a final trigger injection, the eggs are collected under light sedation. Your partner gives a sample the same day.
Memorial, Istanbul - Days 15 to 19
Fertilisation
With IVF or ICSI, the embryology team checks which eggs have fertilised and calls you.
Memorial, Istanbul - Up to day 5 of the embryo
Blastocyst
The best embryos grow to blastocysts. If PGT is planned, a few cells are tested now.
Memorial, Istanbul - Days 20 to 21
Embryo transfer
A short, gentle procedure. Good embryos that are not transferred can be frozen for later.
Memorial, Istanbul - About 2 weeks later
Pregnancy test
Usually at home in the UK. We are there for the call, whatever the result.
Dermacy, DoncasterMemorial, Istanbul - Around 7 weeks
First scan
The first sight of your baby's heartbeat. We help you plan this scan and share your notes with your GP.
Dermacy, Doncaster
A typical cycle. Your Memorial doctor confirms your own protocol and timings.
From first message to baby names
Most agencies hand you over at the airport. We are there before, during and after, as a medical clinic in Yorkshire. Memorial does the treatment; we make sure nothing falls between the two.
- Message us
Call, WhatsApp or fill in the form, in English or Turkish.
Dermacy - Share your history
We gather your tests and notes, face to face if you like.
Dermacy - Specialist opinion
Memorial's fertility doctors review your case, free.
Memorial - Meet your doctor online
A video consultation, with us in the room to help.
Memorial + Dermacy - Your plan and dates
We go through plan and price with you, then book everything.
Dermacy - Treatment in Istanbul
About 3 weeks. Memorial's team welcomes you, we stay in touch daily.
Memorial - Home, and beyond
Pregnancy test, scans and support back in Doncaster.
Dermacy - Baby names
The part we like best.
You
Everything checked before you travel
You know your doctor, your plan and exactly what is included before you book a single flight. We go through every point with you, face to face.
- Who your doctor isYour specialist's name and background, and a chance to speak to them before you book.
- Everything in writingThe plan, the medicines, what the price includes and what it does not.
- Your chances, explainedYour Memorial doctor talks you through your own chances, based on your age, egg reserve and history.
- How many embryos are transferredTransferring more than one embryo raises the risk of a multiple pregnancy. Ask what is planned and why.
- Frozen embryosWhere any embryos would be stored, for how long and at what cost.
- Care at homeWho looks after you in early pregnancy, and an English report for your GP.
Your clinic in Yorkshire for IVF in Turkey
We are in Armthorpe, Doncaster, close to junction 4 of the M18. Patients come to us from across Yorkshire and the North: Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley in under 40 minutes, Leeds and Wakefield in under an hour, and Bradford, York, Hull and Manchester in about an hour or a little more.
Your consultations before you go, and your follow-up when you are home, all happen here, face to face. Manchester Airport is the nearest airport with direct flights to Istanbul.
Dermacy ClinicPark View, Church Street, Armthorpe, Doncaster DN3 3AG
07899 703678 · Monday to Saturday
Questions we hear
If your question is not here, message us. A real person replies, usually the same day.
Can I freeze my eggs if I am single?
Yes. Memorial can freeze eggs for single women and store them for up to 5 years. They can be used later for treatment as a married couple. Frozen eggs cannot be transferred to another country.
Is there a consultation before we travel?
Yes. After Memorial's doctors review your results, you have a free online consultation of about 10 to 15 minutes with a Memorial fertility doctor. The two results that matter most are the AMH blood test and a semen analysis from the last year.
What do we need to bring?
A valid marriage certificate, your passports, two passport photos for each partner and any previous test results or IVF reports. The male partner should avoid ejaculation for 3 to 4 days before arriving, as a semen analysis may be needed.
How much does IVF in Turkey cost?
It depends on your plan: the medicines you need, whether ICSI or genetic testing is recommended, and whether embryos are frozen. So we do not quote from a list. After your free review you get a written, personal price, and we go through it with you face to face so you know exactly what is and is not included.
Who can have IVF in Turkey?
Married couples using their own eggs and sperm, with a marriage certificate. Donor eggs, donor sperm, donor embryos and surrogacy are not permitted in Turkey, and the baby's sex cannot be chosen. Single women can freeze their eggs for later. If you are unsure whether this applies to you, ask us before anything else.
What are my chances of success?
The most important factors are the woman's age and egg reserve, and the cause of infertility. After reviewing your results, your Memorial specialist can talk you through your own chances.
How long do I need to stay in Istanbul?
Usually about three weeks. Treatment starts on day 2 or 3 of your cycle, and you visit the hospital several times. The male partner needs to be there at the start and at the end of treatment, not the whole time.
What is the difference between IVF and ICSI?
In IVF, eggs and sperm are put together in the laboratory to fertilise. In ICSI, a single sperm is injected into each egg. ICSI is often used when there is a male fertility problem.
What is genetic testing of embryos (PGT)?
A few cells are taken from an embryo and tested before transfer. PGT-A looks for chromosome problems, PGT-M for a specific inherited condition and PGT-SR for structural changes. It is not needed for everyone. Your doctor explains whether it would help you.
Can my partner's fertility be checked too?
Yes. A semen analysis is part of the review, and Memorial's andrology specialists can assess and treat male fertility problems, including retrieving sperm surgically when needed.
What happens when we come home?
You leave with notes in English. We keep in touch with your Memorial doctor, support you through the wait for your pregnancy test, and help you share your notes with your GP so your care continues here.
How do Dermacy Clinic and Memorial work together?
Dermacy Clinic is Memorial Hospitals Group's official partner clinic in Yorkshire. Memorial's specialists carry out your treatment in Istanbul, and we look after you before you go and when you come home, face to face in Doncaster.
Do you see patients from Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford and Manchester?
Yes. Our clinic is in Armthorpe, Doncaster, close to junction 4 of the M18. Patients come to us from across Yorkshire and the North, including Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Leeds, Bradford, York, Hull and Manchester. Your consultations before you travel and your follow-up afterwards all take place here.
More from Memorial, with Dermacy beside you
One clinic in Doncaster for every Memorial treatment. Page reviewed by Dermacy Clinic's clinical team, October 2026.
Talk it through with us first
A free review by a Memorial fertility specialist, and a private, face-to-face conversation with us in Doncaster. Then decide.
