How to verify a Turkish hospital or agency is authorized
Authorization is a public fact, not a promise you have to take on faith. Turkey keeps state records of which hospitals and agencies are authorized to serve international patients, and checking them yourself takes a few minutes.
- 1Ask for the exact name and authorization type
Ask the hospital or agency for their legal name exactly as registered, and whether they hold a health-facility authorization (from the Ministry of Health) or an intermediary authorization (from USHAŞ) — these are two different certificates issued by two different bodies.
- 2Check the official Turkish state sources
Look up that exact name on the Ministry of Health's Health-Tourism Department list, USHAŞ's own site, and HealthTürkiye — the three official sources below. None of them require an account or a fee to browse.
- 3Check international accreditation separately
Turkish state authorization and international accreditation (like JCI) are two different things verified in two different places. If a hospital claims JCI accreditation, verify it directly in JCI's own public directory rather than trusting a logo on a website.
- 4Treat a refusal to be checked as the red flag
A legitimate hospital or agency has nothing to hide about its own registration. If a name doesn't appear on the official lists, or a provider is evasive when you ask which certificate they hold, that is the signal to be cautious about — not the absence of a signal.
What the certificate actually means
Authorization confirms a provider has met the state’s administrative requirements to serve international patients — see what USHAŞ authorization actually means for the regulation itself, including the complication-insurance and accreditation deadlines every authorized provider must meet.