Not medical advice. Whether a treatment is right for you is a decision to take with a doctor or dentist who has examined you. We never rank, review or recommend clinics in Istanbul.
Istanbul Province
IST
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Who licenses clinics in Istanbul
Istanbul is in Istanbul Province (İstanbul ili).
Regional authority
Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate
İstanbul İl Sağlık Müdürlüğü
Under the 2025 regulation on private outpatient health facilities, it reviews licence applications, issues the licences and activity permits of private medical centres, polyclinics and practices in the province, and suspends licences.
Check a clinic or a doctor in Istanbul
The national registers for Turkey cover Istanbul too:
Clinics
Ministry of Health: healthcare providers authorised for health tourism
Four lists: hospitals, medical centres, private practices, other providers. Check that the exact clinic and address you are booked into is listed: an authorisation is not transferable between sites.
Clinics
HealthTürkiye (USHAŞ, under the Ministry of Health): certified providers and facilitators
Explains the certification of clinics and of the agencies (facilitators) that sell treatment to foreigners; agencies need their own authorisation.
Dentists
Turkish Dental Association (TDB): Find a Dentist
Search a dentist by first or last name, and narrow by province: the result shows the name, city and district. Not every dentist may show up: if the name is missing, ask for their dental chamber and registration number and check with the chamber.
Getting there
Most patients fly into Istanbul (IST). Patients staying on the Asian side often use Sabiha Gökçen airport (SAW).
| From | Estimated flight |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | about 3.6 h |
| Ireland | about 4.2 h |
| Germany | about 2.4 h |
| France | about 2.7 h |
| United States | about 10.5 h |
| Canada | about 10.1 h |
| Australia | about 15.6 h |
Straight-line estimate from the nearest main airport (800 km/h plus 30 minutes), not a timetable: connections add time.
Treatments in Turkey
Other cities in Turkey: Antalya · İzmir · Turkey: the whole country
Sources
- Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate istanbulism.saglik.gov.tr · checked 9 Nov 2026
- Resmî Gazete, 19 April 2025: regulation on private outpatient health facilities resmigazete.gov.tr · checked 9 Nov 2026
- DHMİ AIP Türkiye, Istanbul Airport (LTFM AD 2) dhmi.gov.tr · checked 9 Nov 2026
Next review due 9 May 2027.