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Turkish Ministry of Health

Central government ministry regulating all healthcare facilities and practitioners in Turkey. Operates a national practitioner verification portal (Sağlık Bakanlığı) where licence status can be confirmed by name or identity number. Issues and revokes clinic operating licences.

Scope of authority

Central regulatory authority for all healthcare facilities and practitioners in Turkey. Operates USHAS (Health Tourism Authorisation) licensing for clinics marketing to international patients. Sets minimum facility standards, professional licensing requirements, and pharmaceutical regulation.

Complaint pathway

Free patient communication via SABİM (Saglik Bakanligi Iletisim Merkezi) by telephone, online portal, or in person at a Provincial Health Directorate office. SABİM forwards complaints to the licensing authority for investigation and reports back to the complainant.

Verify a practitioner

Practitioner register

Clinics with an accreditation from this body

Link derived from the clinic’s declared accreditation list. Not every clinic holding this body’s licence is listed — only those whose public record explicitly names the body.

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