Turkish Ministry of Health Clinic License Check

Updated 12 October 2026 · GetClinicTurkey Editorial · General information, not legal advice.

As of the Ministry of Health lists dated 8 October 2026, 4,739 health facilities in Turkey hold an international health tourism authorisation certificate. The table below shows which clinic profiles on GetClinicTurkey we matched to those lists, with the exact name each entry uses (breakdown by type and province).

Most clinics trade under a brand name, while the Ministry lists them under their legal name. This page explains what the certificate is, how we match clinics to the Ministry list, what the label does not mean and how you can check any clinic yourself.

What the authorisation certificate is

Under the Regulation on International Health Tourism and Tourist Health (Official Gazette of 26 April 2025, No. 32882), health facilities and intermediary companies must hold an authorisation certificate (yetki belgesi) to carry out international health tourism activities (Article 5). The Ministry of Health publishes the facilities that hold it in four lists: hospitals, medical centres, private practices and other health facilities, which include most dental polyclinics. See how many facilities each list holds.

How we check clinics on GetClinicTurkey

1. We download the Ministry’s four current lists. The lists behind the current labels are the versions dated 8 October 2026, downloaded on 11 October 2026.
2. We match each clinic in our directory by legal name, district, address and, where we have it, phone number.
3. Every match is checked individually against the Ministry entry. When the name or the address does not clearly correspond, we do not show the label.
4. On the clinic profile we show the exact name the Ministry list uses, so you can find the entry yourself.

What the label does not mean

• It is not a Ministry endorsement, recommendation or ranking of the clinic.
• It does not certify a particular doctor, treatment or result. For surgery, check the surgeon separately.
• No label does not prove a clinic is unauthorised. It may be listed under a legal name we could not match with confidence. Ask the clinic for its certificate.
• The Ministry updates its lists. A clinic can be added or removed after our last check, so the profile shows the list version and the date we checked.

The label is separate from our Verified label, which describes Google review history.

How to check any clinic yourself

1. Open the Ministry of Health page Uluslararası Sağlık Turizmi Yetki Belgesi Alan Sağlık Tesisleri (the Turkish-language list of authorised facilities).
2. Choose the list for the facility type: hastaneler (hospitals), tıp merkezleri (medical centres), muayenehaneler (private practices) or diğer sağlık tesisleri (other facilities, including dental polyclinics).
3. Search the PDF for the clinic’s legal name or the doctor’s surname, then compare the city and address. Turkish legal names usually start with “Özel” and end with the facility type, for example “Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Polikliniği” for a dental polyclinic.
4. If you cannot find the clinic, ask it for a copy of its authorisation certificate before you pay a deposit.

Other official checks: agencies, dentists and complaints

• Agencies and facilitators. Intermediary companies need their own authorisation certificate, issued by USHAŞ, the state health tourism company. The Ministry’s link for authorised intermediaries leads to the HealthTürkiye agency list. If a company arranges your treatment, hotel or transfers, ask for its authorisation number and look it up there. A USHAŞ page titled “Hospitals with Health Tourism Authorization Certificates” links to lists uploaded in 2020; use the Ministry’s current facility lists above instead.
• Dentists. Dentists in private practice must join the dental chamber (dişhekimleri odası) of their province within one month of starting work (Law No. 3224, Article 17; Mevzuat). The chambers belong to the Turkish Dental Association (TDB). We did not find a public online register search, so ask the clinic for the treating dentist’s full name and contact the chamber in the clinic’s province if you want confirmation.
• Help and complaints. The Ministry of Health’s International Health Services Call Centre, run with USHAŞ, serves international patients 24 hours a day in six languages on +90 850 288 38 38 (Ministry announcement). Inside Turkey, the Ministry’s communication centre SABİM is reached on 184.

Clinics in our directory found on the Ministry list

FAQ

Is the health tourism authorisation certificate mandatory in Turkey?

Yes. Article 5 of the 2025 Regulation on International Health Tourism and Tourist Health requires health facilities and intermediary companies to hold the certificate to carry out international health tourism activities.

Does the label mean the Ministry recommends the clinic?

No. It means the facility appears in the Ministry’s list of authorised facilities. The Ministry does not rank or recommend clinics, and neither does this label.

A clinic has no label. Is it unauthorised?

Not necessarily. It may be listed under a legal name or address we could not match with confidence. Search the Ministry list yourself or ask the clinic for its certificate.

How is this different from the Verified label?

Verified is based on Google review history: a rating of 4.5 or higher with at least 100 reviews. The Ministry label is based on the authorisation list. A clinic can have one, both or neither.

How often is the check updated?

The Ministry updates its lists from time to time. We re-check our directory against new versions and every profile shows the list version and the date of our last check.