# Where should a hair transplant be done? A checklist under Turkish law

> Under Turkey's Regulation on Hair Transplant Units, where and by whom can a hair transplant be performed? What to check before you decide.

URL: https://www.roycehairlab.com/en/blog/where-should-a-hair-transplant-be-done
Category: Patient guide · Published: 2026-11-06 · Updated: 2026-11-06 · Reading time: 5 min
Prepared by: Royce Hair Lab editorial team
Keywords: hair transplant turkey regulation, safe hair transplant turkey, who can perform hair transplant, hair transplant clinic turkey

Turkey's Regulation on Hair Transplant Units of 6 May 2023 (amended in 2023 and 2025) sets out where and by whom a hair transplant may be performed.

## Where?

A hair transplant unit may only be opened inside a health institution, such as a hospital, medical centre or polyclinic, with an operating permit from the provincial health directorate. Beauty centres, hotels and private doctors' offices are not included. Institutions with a unit are listed on the Ministry of Health portal sacekimmerkezi.saglik.gov.tr.

## By whom?

- **Channel opening** may only be performed by authorised physicians: those holding the hair transplant applicator certificate, and specialists such as plastic surgeons and dermatologists.
- **Extraction and placement** may be done by those physicians or by health professionals holding a Ministry-registered assistant certificate, under the physician's supervision and responsibility.

## Documents you should receive

- A signed **informed consent form** with before and after photos attached,
- A **patient information form** stating the technique, graft count and team.

## Checklist

1. Is the procedure done inside a licensed health institution?
2. Do you know the name and specialty of the doctor who plans and opens the channels?
3. Were the risks explained to you in writing?
4. Do you know whom to contact after the procedure?

Royce Hair Lab works within [VM Medical Park Mersin Hospital](https://www.roycehairlab.com/en/hair-transplant-clinic-mersin); planning is done by [our dermatologist](https://www.roycehairlab.com/en/our-doctor).


## Sources

- Saç Ekimi Birimleri Hakkında Yönetmelik, Resmî Gazete 06.05.2023, No. 32182 (as amended)
- Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Tanıtım ve Bilgilendirme Faaliyetleri Hakkında Yönetmelik, Resmî Gazete 12.11.2025, No. 33075

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