Patient rights in Turkey
Benefiting from services broadly
Benefiting from activities intended to encourage healthy life and from protective healthcare services in line with fair and equitable principles,
Having access to services with equity
Having access to services without any discrimination in race, language, religion and ethnicity, sex, political view, philosophical belief, economic and social status,
Informing
Learning every kind of service and option
Choosing and changing institution
Choosing and changing health institutions and benefiting from healthcare services provided by health institution,
Knowing, choosing and replacing professionals
Learning names, IDs and titles of doctors and other healthcare professionals who render healthcare services, choosing and replacing them
Requesting Information
Requesting any kind of information about state of health verbally or in writing,
Privacy
Having access to healthcare service of any nature in an environment which is in line with privacy,
Consent and permission
Getting a patient's consent and having a patient benefit from services pursuant to his/her consent,
Rejection and cessation
Rejecting treatment and requesting cessation of treatment,
Security
Getting healthcare service in a secure environment,
Fulfilling religious duties
Fulfilling religious duties within own facility and in line with measures determined by the administration,
Respect
Having access to healthcare services with respect, care and attention in a debonair, polite, caring way,
Comfort
Having access to healthcare services in an environment with all necessary hygienic conditions, without any noise and any disturbance,
Visitation
Accepting visitors in line with procedures and principles established by institutions,
Right for a companion
Requesting to have a companion within the bounds of possibility for the regulation, health facilities and institutions and under conditions that a doctor grants a consent,
Right for appealing, complaining and suing
Enjoying all kinds of rights for appealing, complaining and suing pursuant to any regulation if a patient's rights are violated,
Continuous service
Benefiting from healthcare services as long as it takes.