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In view of the poverty that Turkey was suffering from in the number of doctors, and to encourage it to open the door for foreign doctors to practice medicine on its territory, the Turkish government passed a law on 10/11/2011 allowing foreign doctors to work in Turkey and organize their work, and the text of the law stated that the right to A foreigner may work in all fields of medicine in private institutions inside Turkey except for (dentistry, pharmacy, and midwife) and the law excluded from this exception those of Turkish origin.

In this article, we will provide you with everything related to the conditions for a foreign doctor to work in Turkey and the conditions for opening a clinic or medical center in Turkey

Conditions for practicing medicine in Turkey:

Foreign doctors can work in private medical institutions in Turkey, after providing the following:

• Submit a certificate equivalency document

• Submitting a Turkish language certificate at B2 level from an accredited center

• There is no legal obstacle preventing the individual from working

• Obtaining permission to practice the profession from the Turkish Ministry of Health

• Submitting a job application to the institution in which the doctor wishes to work

So, in order for the doctor to be able to work, he must take a preliminary step, which is considered the most important step in his work, which is to amend his university degree. In order to amend his certificate, he must prepare and translate the following papers:

1. Original Bachelor's degree attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2. Transcript of transcripts original authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3. The equivalency of the general secondary certificate at the Turkish embassy in the country in which you reside or in the Directorate of Education in the city in which you reside within Turkey.

4. Passport copy.

5. An official power of attorney for the purpose of the equivalency procedures translated and notarized at the Turkish embassy.

After that, the papers are submitted to the Turkish Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Ankara. You start submitting your file if you are in Turkey "in person” or outside Turkey "through an agency agency” to follow up on the file.

During the approval phase of the amendment, the following must be done:

1. Learn Turkish.

2. Passing the STS equivalency exam: It is held twice a year in February and August. It consists of 120 questions. Every 4 errors in the exam are crossed out. One correct is crossed out. The exam can be entered during the period of the year in which the certificates are examined.. It is not required to wait until the procedures are completed.

3. Completion of mandatory training in a government university hospital for a period of 6 to 9 months in various medical departments

4. Pass the oral exam in his field of specialization.

5. Work under supervision for 3 months

After the doctor completes these procedures, which take about 8-12 months, the doctor can work in the medical field after submitting an application to the private institution in which he intends to work

The application is attached with (the certificate equivalency document and the Turkish language certificate, along with the document of practicing the profession and the contract stating the pension that he will receive by the private institution in which he will work) and sent to the city’s health directorate

If the documents are complete, they are sent to the Ministry of Health

The file is evaluated, and if the evaluation is positive, it will be given the profession practice document after registering the certificate

He submits an application to obtain a work permit through the profession's practice document, through the Directorate of Health

Can a foreign doctor establish a medical clinic in Turkey?

Yes, a foreign doctor can establish a clinic in Turkey, but he must have obtained Turkish citizenship, and passed the medical certificate equivalency exam, as part of Turkey's efforts to allow all foreign doctors with all specializations to work in the country and he must provide the following conditions:

He submits an application to obtain a work permit through the profession's practice document, through the Directorate of Health

Can a foreign doctor establish a medical clinic in Turkey?

Yes, a foreign doctor can establish a clinic in Turkey, but he must have obtained Turkish citizenship, and passed the medical certificate equivalency exam, as part of Turkey's efforts to allow all foreign doctors with all specializations to work in the country and he must provide the following conditions:

1. Medical certificate for a Turkish citizen

2. Submitting an application to the Ministry of Health by a Turkish doctor

3. Obtaining a work permit showing the registration of the medical clinic

4. Compliance with the conditions for building the clinic specified by the Ministry of Health

5. Submit documents proving that the clinic building conforms to the comprehensive standards set by the Turkish Ministry of Health

Required specifications in the medical clinic in Turkey: In order for the license to open the clinic to be approved, some conditions related to health and safety must be met, which are:

1. Patients' rooms should be in a position that allows for direct lighting and sufficient sunlight, and the floors and walls should be easy to clean and suitable for disinfection.

2. The width of the patient room door is not less than one meter and ten centimeters

3. Toilets and showers in patient rooms arranged so as to open outwards.

4. Rooms containing two patient beds should be appropriately separated for use when necessary.

5. There is a reception section

6. The emergency unit should have an easily accessible entrance separate from the main entrance to the building, suitable for transporting ambulances and the entrance and exit of the vehicle

7. The presence of stairs, corridors and elevators

8. The presence of generators and power supplies

9. Presence of washbasins, toilets and showers

10. Implementation of a temporary ventilation system that maintains a clean environment in the clinic

Finally, the cost of opening a medical clinic in Turkey varies from one clinic to another, and several factors play a reason for its difference, including the state (the costs of opening a clinic in Istanbul differ from those in Bursa, for example), and the location of the clinic within the state plays an additional role (Is it In the center of the state or on its edges), the area, the medical devices that will be used in them and the country of their establishment.