On 26 April 2025, Turkey's Official Gazette published Regulation No. 32882 — the International Health Tourism Regulation — which created a mandatory licensing framework for all intermediaries facilitating medical travel into Turkey. The regulation, administered through USHAŞ (the Ministry of Health's International Health Services Corporation), requires operators to hold a valid authorisation certificate as a condition of legal operation.
The Verification Gap
The regulation simultaneously exposed a structural reality that has always existed in the market: a significant number of operators facilitating medical bookings via WhatsApp groups, Telegram channels, and Instagram accounts have never held any form of official certification — and under the 2025 framework, they are now operating outside the law. The distinction matters practically: a USHAŞ-authorised intermediary is legally accountable to the Ministry of Health, is required to coordinate exclusively with certified partner clinics, is subject to audit and sanction, and carries documented liability in the event of a patient complaint. An unlicensed broker carries none of these obligations — and when a complication arises, they simply stop responding.
How to Verify an Operator in 60 Seconds
The Ministry of Health maintains a public registry of USHAŞ-authorised intermediaries accessible via the saglik.gov.tr portal. Any operator's certificate can be verified by searching their registered business name or certificate number. Turkelite's USHAŞ International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate is valid, verifiable, and available to any prospective patient who wishes to confirm it before engaging our services — because accountability that cannot be demonstrated should not be trusted.