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How to Check a Clinic in Turkey

The Ministry Lists, Questions and Deposits

Medical TravelBy Saher Shodhan·Updated 6 October 2026·All guides

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How to Check a Clinic in Turkey: the Ministry Lists, Questions and Deposits

To check a clinic in Turkey, look for it on the Ministry of Health lists of providers authorised to treat international patients, under its legal name and address. Turkey has no public register of doctors or dentists you can search, so the surgeon's or dentist's name and qualifications have to come from the clinic, in writing.

The lists we used were dated 5 October 2026 when we last checked them on 6 October 2026. Of the 75 Turkish clinics we have looked up, we found 56 on them. This guide shows how to read the lists, what they can and can't tell you, the questions to send the clinic and what to agree before you pay a deposit.

Which official registers apply in Turkey

What you are checkingRegisterWhat to know
The clinic or hospitalMinistry of Health health-tourism authorisation listsFour PDF lists: hospitals, medical centres, practices and other facilities. Turkish only. Province, name, type, address and phone; no certificate numbers or dates. The lists are replaced without old versions.
The surgeon or dentistNo public registerAsk for the full name, diploma and specialist certificate in writing.
Accreditation the clinic claimsJCI directoryListed 43 organisations in Turkey on 6 October 2026. A group's accreditation does not cover every hospital in the group.

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What the registers show, and what they don't

The Ministry lists show that a facility at a given address holds authorisation to treat international patients. The rules behind them were replaced on 26 April 2025 (Official Gazette 32882), so older certificates and older lists you may find online can be out of date.

The lists don't show a dentist's or surgeon's qualifications, results, complication rates or reviews, and they carry no certificate numbers you can quote back. A clinic that is not on the list under its brand name may appear under its company name, so search by address too. "Not found" means not found, not unsafe.

How to check a clinic in Turkey, step by step

  1. Get the clinic's legal name and full address from your quote or invoice details.
  2. Open the Ministry of Health page and search each of the four lists (hospitals, medical centres, practices, other facilities) for the name and for the street.
  3. Ask the clinic for your dentist's or surgeon's full name, diploma and specialist certificate, in writing.
  4. If the clinic claims JCI accreditation, check that the building you would be treated in is named in JCI's own directory, not just the group.
  5. Write down what you found and the date: the lists are replaced without old versions.

Questions to ask the clinic in writing

  1. What is your legal name and address on the Ministry of Health list, and is it the building where I will be treated?
  2. Who will treat me, and can you send their diploma and specialist certificate?
  3. What exactly is in the price, tooth by tooth or item by item, and what could be added once I am there?
  4. What aftercare do you provide, and who can I contact after the treatment? (Questions the GDC suggests.)
  5. What do you do, and who pays the flights, if I have a problem after I am back in the UK?

What a deposit commits you to

Clinics often ask for a deposit to hold a date. Before you pay one, ask for its terms in writing:

  • How much it is, and whether it comes off the final bill.
  • Whether you get it back if you cancel, and up to what date.
  • What happens if the clinic moves your date or your named surgeon or dentist changes.
  • Which company takes the money. It should match the name on the register.
  • Whether paying it commits you to the whole treatment plan, or only to the first appointment.

Pay by a method that gives you some protection, and keep every message and receipt.

If something goes wrong

Start with the clinic: write to them with photos and dates, keep their reply and ask for your records.

The UK's General Dental Council cannot act on dentists abroad. Its guidance for patients points you to the regulator in the country where you were treated, which you can find through healthregulation.org.

At home, the NHS is not liable for negligence or failure of treatment abroad (NHS guidance, checked 6 October 2026). If you have chest pain or are short of breath after surgery, call 999; for other worries, NHS 111 or your GP (NHS, reviewed 30 April 2026). Keep copies of every record, scan and receipt from the clinic.

Clinics we hold in Turkey

Each has a free summary page with the register entry we found and the date we checked it.

All 185 clinics we hold in Turkey

Grouped by the main treatment each one is listed for, A to Z. Not a ranking, and not a recommendation.

Orthopaedics

Dental

Plastic Surgery

Hair Transplant

Weight Loss Surgery

Fertility

Eye Surgery

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Questions people ask

How do I check a clinic in Turkey is approved for foreign patients?

Search the Ministry of Health lists of providers authorised for international patients by the clinic's legal name and address. The lists are PDFs in Turkish, and we last checked them on 6 October 2026.

Can I check a Turkish dentist or surgeon online?

Turkey has no public register of doctors or dentists you can search. Ask the clinic for the full name, diploma and specialist certificate in writing.

Is a clinic not on the Ministry list unregistered?

Not necessarily. It may be listed under its company name or a different address. Ask the clinic which entry is theirs.

This guide is general information, not medical advice.

Saher Shodhan

Written by Saher Shodhan

Saher Shodhan is the founder of Thera Travel, which publishes what the official records show about clinics abroad, each fact with the date it was checked, and answers patients' enquiries, free. More about Thera → How we write and check our guides →

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