{
  "title": "Istanbul hair transplant clinics: Ministry health tourism licence check",
  "lastChecked": "2026-09-26",
  "facilitiesListDate": "2026-09-24",
  "canonical": "https://nomadistanbul.com/kb/hair-transplant-istanbul/",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 — free to reuse with a link to the canonical page",
  "method": "We took the hair transplant clinics that appear most on Google UK results (26 Sep 2026) and in 2026 'best clinic' lists, then searched the Ministry of Health's health tourism facility lists (PDFs created 24 Sep 2026) and the HealthTürkiye agency directory for the brand name, the founding doctor's name and, where the clinic publishes one, its company name. 'Not found' means not found under those names on that date. It does not mean unlicensed: a clinic can operate inside a listed hospital or under a company name we could not link to the brand.",
  "statusLabels": {
    "facility": "Facility on the list",
    "agency": "Licensed agency on the list",
    "both": "Facility and agency on the list",
    "likely": "Likely match, name differs",
    "possible": "Possible match, not confirmed",
    "not-found": "Not found under these names"
  },
  "clinics": [
    {
      "brand": "AEK Hair Clinic (Dr Ali Emre Karadeniz)",
      "status": "not-found",
      "official": [],
      "ak": null,
      "note": "Searched the brand and the doctor's name."
    },
    {
      "brand": "AHD Clinic (Dr Hakan Doğanay)",
      "status": "not-found",
      "official": [],
      "ak": null,
      "note": "Searched the brand and the doctor's name."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Aslı Tarcan Clinic",
      "status": "both",
      "official": [
        "Özel Aslı Tarcan Tıp Merkezi (medical centre)",
        "Özel Aslı Tarcan Vadi Polikliniği (polyclinic)",
        "Aslı Tarcan Turizm Seyahat Acentası (agency)"
      ],
      "ak": "AK-0049",
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "ASMED (Dr Koray Erdoğan)",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Asmed Tıp Merkezi (medical centre)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "BlueMagic Group",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel Bluemagic Group Clinic Polikliniği (polyclinic)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Capital Hair Center (Dr Ekrem Keskin)",
      "status": "possible",
      "official": [
        "Uzm. Dr. Ekrem Ramazan Keskin Muayenehanesi (private practice)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": "Same doctor's name; we could not confirm it is the clinic's licence."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Clinic Mono",
      "status": "not-found",
      "official": [],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Clinicana",
      "status": "agency",
      "official": [
        "Eurogate Plus Travel (Clinicana Medikal Turizm Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd. Şti.)"
      ],
      "ak": "AK-1327",
      "note": "Clinicana is widely reported to operate inside Acıbadem Taksim Hospital, which is on the hospital list."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Clinicexpert",
      "status": "not-found",
      "official": [],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Cosmedica (Dr Levent Acar)",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel Cosmedica Tıp Merkezi (medical centre)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Dr. Cinik Clinic (Dr Emrah Cinik)",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel Dr. Cinik Tıp Merkezi (medical centre)",
        "Özel Cinik Polikliniği (polyclinic)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Dr. Resul Yaman",
      "status": "possible",
      "official": [
        "Özel Yaman Tıp Merkezi (medical centre)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": "Surname matches; we could not confirm it is the same clinic."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Dr. Serkan Aygın Clinic",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel Dr. Muharrem Serkan Aygın Muayenehanesi (private practice)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Dr. Terziler Exclusive Clinic",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel Dr. Terziler Polikliniği (polyclinic)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Dr. Özlem Biçer",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel Dr. Özlem Biçer Muayenehanesi (private practice)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Elithair",
      "status": "likely",
      "official": [
        "Özel Elit Klinik Tıp Merkezi (medical centre)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": "Elithair's published contact email is at elitklinik.com, which matches this medical centre's name."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Estefavor",
      "status": "agency",
      "official": [
        "Estefavor Sağlık Hizmetleri A.Ş. (agency)"
      ],
      "ak": "AK-1607",
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "EstePera",
      "status": "both",
      "official": [
        "Özel Estepera Polikliniği (polyclinic)",
        "Two White Estepera Health Travel Agency (agency)"
      ],
      "ak": "AK-1194",
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "estethica",
      "status": "not-found",
      "official": [],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Estetik International",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel Estetik International Tıp Merkezi (medical centre)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Esteworld",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel Esteworld Cerrahi Tıp Merkezi (medical centre)",
        "Özel Esteworld Ataşehir Polikliniği (polyclinic)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Hair Center of Turkey",
      "status": "possible",
      "official": [
        "Hair Center Danışmanlık Sağlık ve Eğitim Hiz. Tic. Ltd. Şti. (agency)"
      ],
      "ak": "AK-1625",
      "note": "Similar name; we could not confirm it is the same business."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Hair of Istanbul",
      "status": "not-found",
      "official": [],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Hermest Clinic",
      "status": "agency",
      "official": [
        "International Hermest Group Turizm Seyahat Acentası (Hermest Sağlık Danışmanlığı A.Ş.)"
      ],
      "ak": "AK-0209",
      "note": "No facility under the Hermest name."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Heva Clinic",
      "status": "both",
      "official": [
        "Özel Heva Clinic Polikliniği (polyclinic)",
        "Heva İstanbul Health Tourism Agency (agency)"
      ],
      "ak": "AK-0784",
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Istanbul Aesthetic Center",
      "status": "possible",
      "official": [
        "Intense Group Health Travel Agency (İstanbul Aesthetic Surgery Sağlık Turizm ve Tıbbi Hizmetler Ltd. Şti.)"
      ],
      "ak": "AK-1466",
      "note": "Similar company name; not confirmed."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Istanbul Vita Clinic",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel İstanbul Vita Clinic Polikliniği (polyclinic)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Long Hair Center",
      "status": "not-found",
      "official": [],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Marmara Health Center",
      "status": "not-found",
      "official": [],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Maya Estetik",
      "status": "possible",
      "official": [
        "Özel Maya Cerrahi Tıp Merkezi (medical centre)",
        "Özel Maya Polikliniği (polyclinic)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": "Same name stem; not confirmed."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Medart Hair",
      "status": "agency",
      "official": [
        "Medart Estetik Sağlık Turizm Seyahat Acentası (agency)"
      ],
      "ak": "AK-0374",
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Natural Clinic",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel Natural Clinic Tıp Merkezi (medical centre)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Now Hair Time",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel Now Hair Time Polikliniği (polyclinic)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Smile Hair Clinic",
      "status": "not-found",
      "official": [],
      "ak": null,
      "note": "Searched the brand and both founders' names."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Sule Hair Transplant",
      "status": "agency",
      "official": [
        "SLE Health Tourism Agency (Şule Ölmez Turizm Sağlık Hizmetleri İnşaat Danışmanlık Tic. Ltd. Şti.)"
      ],
      "ak": "AK-0206",
      "note": "The list also has 'Özel Şule Clinic Polikliniği'; we could not confirm it is the same business."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Transmed Clinic (Dr Melike Külahçı)",
      "status": "not-found",
      "official": [],
      "ak": null,
      "note": "Searched the brand and the doctor's name."
    },
    {
      "brand": "Turhair",
      "status": "not-found",
      "official": [],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Turkeyana Clinic",
      "status": "both",
      "official": [
        "Özel Turkeyana Polikliniği (polyclinic)",
        "Top Clinic Sağlık Turizm Seyahat Acentası (Turkeyana Clinic Sağlık Turizmi A.Ş.)"
      ],
      "ak": "AK-0142",
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Vera Clinic",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel Vera Clinic Polikliniği (polyclinic)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "brand": "Vialife Clinic",
      "status": "facility",
      "official": [
        "Özel Vialife Polikliniği (polyclinic)"
      ],
      "ak": null,
      "note": null
    }
  ]
}