Patient rights in Turkey
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Benefiting from services broadly
Benefiting from activities intended to encourage healthy life and from protective healthcare services in line with fair and equitable principles,
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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,
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Informing
Learning every kind of service and option
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Choosing and changing institution
Choosing and changing health institutions and benefiting from healthcare services provided by health institution,
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Knowing, choosing and replacing professionals
Learning names, IDs and titles of doctors and other healthcare professionals who render healthcare services, choosing and replacing them
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Requesting Information
Requesting any kind of information about state of health verbally or in writing,
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Privacy
Having access to healthcare service of any nature in an environment which is in line with privacy,
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Consent and permission
Getting a patient's consent and having a patient benefit from services pursuant to his/her consent,
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Rejection and cessation
Rejecting treatment and requesting cessation of treatment,
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Security
Getting healthcare service in a secure environment,
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Fulfilling religious duties
Fulfilling religious duties within own facility and in line with measures determined by the administration,
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Respect
Having access to healthcare services with respect, care and attention in a debonair, polite, caring way,
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Comfort
Having access to healthcare services in an environment with all necessary hygienic conditions, without any noise and any disturbance,
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Visitation
Accepting visitors in line with procedures and principles established by institutions,
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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,
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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,
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Continuous service
Benefiting from healthcare services as long as it takes.

Mansoura Barkindo