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Turkey updates rules for dialysis centers and patient care
A new dialysis-center regulation has taken effect in Turkey after publication in the Official Gazette.
It changes rules for opening, running and inspecting dialysis centers and units.
Patients can now have their monthly check-ups at another health facility and continue treatment using a prescription issued there.
The maximum capacity for a center rises from 60 to 80 machines, and centers that merge are also capped at 80.
The period for holiday dialysis, which helps patients get treatment while away from home, now runs from May to the end of November instead of June to October.
Doctors must record why peritoneal dialysis is not suitable, so it can be considered first for patients who are clinically eligible.
Administrative fines are added to inspection penalties, while rules for home dialysis follow-up are clarified.
Turkey has published and brought into force a new regulation governing dialysis centers and units.
The rules allow patients to have monthly examinations outside their dialysis center and continue treatment using prescriptions issued by another health facility.
The maximum capacity of a dialysis center has increased from 60 machines to 80, including when centers merge.
The holiday dialysis period has been extended from June–October to May through the end of November.
The regulation also sets out rules for home hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and enforcement.
- Who
- Turkey’s dialysis centers and units, and the patients they serve.
- What
- A new regulation updates rules for planning, opening, operating and inspecting dialysis services.
- When
- Published and brought into force on the date reported, November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Turkey.
- Why
- To make care easier to access and update service planning, center capacity and oversight.
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- Center capacity
- Maximum increased from 60 to 80 machines
- Merged centers
- Combined capacity capped at 80 machines
- Holiday dialysis
- May through the end of November
- Patient examinations
- Monthly examinations may take place outside the treatment center
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patients’ access to examination and treatment processes is being facilitated