Editorial Principles
We take no payment from any provider for coverage, for position, or for wording, and nothing on this site is advertising in editorial clothing. Every page is written and edited by a named person, and where we cannot confirm something we say that, rather than rounding it into a claim in either direction.
We are not a clinic, an agency or a broker. We publish editorial guidance for people between 50 and 75 planning healthcare, wellness and recovery travel to Türkiye, we hold no signed agreement with any provider named on this site, and we earn nothing from any treatment a reader goes on to have. Trust is the only thing we have to offer, so these are the principles we hold ourselves to — and the ones to hold us to.
What we will not do
No clinic, hotel, or service provider can pay us to rank higher, appear in featured positions, or receive a more favorable review.
When a partnership exists, it is clearly labeled. We use the words “partner clinic” or “sponsored” — never softer terms designed to confuse.
Until we have verified, consenting patients to share their stories, we publish no patient stories. We would rather be transparent about being new than fabricate a history we don't have.
Our role is to inform, not to sell. If a treatment is unsuitable for medical travel, we say so. If a destination is wrong for your situation, we say so. If you should stay home and consult a local provider, we say so.
What we will do
Every page reflects independent research, not promotional copy from clinics. Where data comes from a specific source — accreditation body, peer-reviewed study, official statistics — we cite it.
Healthcare prices, regulations, and clinic standards shift. We review treatment guides quarterly and update destination information as relevant changes occur. Pages display their last review date.
AI assists our research, drafting, and translation work. Every published page is reviewed by a human editor before it goes live. Medical accuracy claims are checked against authoritative sources.
Medical travel is complex. When the evidence is unclear, we say so. When clinic-level variation is wide, we say so. We do not pretend to certainty we don't have.
If you find an error, write to us and we will fix it. If you have a different perspective on a treatment, destination, or provider, we want to hear it. Editorial corrections are logged and dated.
How we choose what to cover
We prioritize coverage where international visitors face the most decision complexity: treatments with significant cost variation, destinations with quality variation, recovery situations that benefit from non-obvious planning.
We do not try to cover everything. A shallow guide to every treatment in Türkiye would help no one. A considered guide to dental implants for UK patients, or thermal recovery for German visitors, can genuinely change someone's experience.
We expand coverage based on three signals: reader questions we cannot yet answer well, gaps in existing public information, and areas where our editorial perspective adds something new.
How we handle conflicts of interest
If we ever accept commercial relationships — affiliate links, partner clinic referral fees, premium listings — these will be:
- Clearly labeled wherever they appear
- Disclosed in our About and How We Select Providers pages
- Subject to the same editorial standards as unpaid coverage
Editorial independence is non-negotiable. A commercial relationship cannot purchase a positive review.
How AI is used in our work
How to reach us
For corrections, suggestions, or editorial concerns: hello@turkeyhealth.care
We read everything. We respond to substantive feedback within five business days.