Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of October 1, 2026
Who holds the health record in Turkey?
In 2026, Turkey scores 63 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record. It is tied for 11th of 198 countries and territories, and could rank anywhere from 4th to 29th allowing for scoring error, in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: you and the health system. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026.
The person has real controls inside a government or provider system. Its strongest right, compared with the typical country, is one record across your care (80 out of 100, against 38 for the typical country). The furthest behind is your say over research use (44 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country).
e-Nabız gives nearly every Turk one national record with an access log and SMS-code consent, but the state holds the data centrally.
Published · updated · this country's data as of October 1, 2026 · research tool, not legal advice
overall score · Mixed band, 45 to 64
63/100
rank among 198 countries and territories; likely 4th to 29th, allowing for scoring error
Low confidence. Thin evidence on 5 of the 8 rights: your copy, privacy, joined-up record, sale and ads and AI rules. The evidence grade rates all our sources together; confidence looks at each right. Neither changes the score.
Questions people ask
Can I see my health record in Turkey?
In 2026, getting your full record scores 74 out of 100 in Turkey; the typical country scores 40 to 45. The Patient Rights Regulation gives a right to examine the file and take a copy, and the national e-Nabız portal shows labs, imaging, prescriptions, diagnoses and reports. The minister said it served over 79 million citizens in 2025. Source: mevzuat.gov.tr, August 1, 1998, and the other sources below.
Who controls health records in Turkey?
In 2026, you and the health system hold the keys to your health record in Turkey. Control over who sees it scores 62 out of 100 in Turkey; the typical country scores 30. Patients can see every access to their e-Nabız account by date and time, and can require an SMS code before most doctors see their past data. Family, emergency and inpatient doctors keep access, and records held by the ministry cannot be deleted. Source: Sağlık Bakanlığı, and the other sources below.
How does Turkey compare?
In 2026, Turkey scores 63 out of 100, against 39 for the typical country. This brief compares it with Belgium (63 out of 100), Germany (63 out of 100) and Italy (63 out of 100). Source: the ranking of all 198 countries and territories.
Eight rights, compared with Belgium, Germany, Italy, the typical EU country and the typical country
Scores out of 100, by right
Getting your full record20%
74
68 · 64 · 68
Control over who sees it20%
62
72 · 66 · 72
Privacy and security15%
50
54 · 58 · 56
One record across your care15%
80
68 · 66 · 66
Protection from sale and ads10%
55
54 · 70 · 60
Doctors see it when treating you10%
64
62 · 62 · 50
Your say over research use5%
44
49 · 50 · 50
Rules for AI in your care5%
50
50 · 50 · 54
Black dot: Turkey. Hollow dots: Belgium, Germany, Italy (scores out of 100 on the right, same order). Gray line: the typical country of all 198. Dashed teal line: the typical EU country. Overall: Turkey 63 out of 100, the typical EU country 61. Scores move in steps of about 5 points, so read a rank with its likely range.
What would Turkey need to change to score higher?
Turkey sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. Its weakest right, compared with the typical country, is your say over research use (44 out of 100, against 46 for the typical country). Every other right is at or above the typical country; the one with the most room to grow, weighted, is control over who sees it (62 out of 100, against 30 for the typical country). Our scoring rules give more points for:
Your say over research use: A way to say no to research use that is actually honored, or being asked first, plus a public list of what research used the data. That puts this right at 55 to 85 out of 100.
Control over who sees it: A way to say no to sharing (or to be asked first), a log you can read of who opened your record, and finer choices about who sees what. Together these put this right at 60 to 80 out of 100.
Which laws give health record rights in Turkey?
Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data (KVKK) (2016): Health is special-category data; access rights; breach notice; amended 2024 by Law 7499.
Regulation on Personal Health Data (Kişisel Sağlık Verileri Hakkında Yönetmelik) (2019): Sets who may access e-Nabız data, privacy settings, and research use of anonymised data.
Amendment to the Regulation on Personal Health Data (Official Gazette 33096) (2025): Past data needs a patient phone code; lists doctors who keep access without one.
Doctors, waits and private care context, not part of the score
Doctors per 10,000
23.4 2023 · 38th highest of 38 OECD countries
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
35.3 2023 · 35th highest of 38 OECD countries
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
22.0% 2023 · 20th highest of 35 OECD countries
Record reaches private care?
yes
"SGK will not pay for services missing from e-Nabız, so public and private providers feed one ministry record"
Real cases
June 23, 2026 · Bizim Sakarya Ministry inspectors penalise hospital staff who sold patient details to claims firms
April 4, 2026 · T24 Ransomware attack on a private hospital exposes highly sensitive patient data
In 2026, Turkey scored 63 out of 100 for how much say a person has over their own health record, tied for 11th of 198 countries and territories (could be 4th to 29th), in the Mixed band. Who holds the keys: you and the health system. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of October 1, 2026, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/turkey/
The 19 sources for Turkey
Each source appears once, under the first right it supports. Titles are shown as our research agents recorded them, usually in the page's own language; text in square brackets is our machine translation. Links were checked on the date shown.
Getting your full record (4 sources)
“Hasta Hakları Yönetmeliği” [Patient Rights Regulation] our machine translation
mevzuat.gov.tr (law or regulation) · Title in Turkish
Dated August 1, 1998 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Bakan Memişoğlu'ndan sağlıkta dijital dönüşüm çalışmalarına ilişkin paylaşım” [Minister Memişoğlu shares an update on digital transformation work in health] our machine translation
Hürriyet (news) · Title in Turkish
Dated December 28, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Kişisel Sağlık Verileri Hakkında Yönetmelikte Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Yönetmelik” [Regulation Amending the Regulation on Personal Health Data] our machine translation
Resmî Gazete 33096 [Official Gazette 33096] (law or regulation) · Title in Turkish
Dated December 3, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Control over who sees it; Doctors see it when treating you
“Sağlık Verilerinin Güvenli Olarak Toplanması ve Paylaşımı Çalıştayı raporu” [Report of the Workshop on the Secure Collection and Sharing of Health Data] our machine translation
TÜSEB, İTÜ (other) · Title in Turkish
Dated October 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
Used for: Privacy and security; One record across your care
“Kişisel Sağlık Verileri Hakkında Yönetmelik'te yapılan son değişiklikler” [Recent amendments to the Regulation on Personal Health Data] our machine translation
Acar Ergönen (other) · Title in Turkish
Dated December 24, 2025 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Beşeri Tıbbi Ürünlerin Klinik Araştırmaları Hakkında Yönetmelik” [Regulation on Clinical Trials of Medicinal Products for Human Use] our machine translation
Resmî Gazete [Official Gazette] (law or regulation) · Title in Turkish
Dated May 27, 2023 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“Türkiye Yapay Zeka Eylem Planı Genelgesi Resmi Gazete'de” [Türkiye Artificial Intelligence Action Plan Circular in the Official Gazette] our machine translation
Memurlar.net (news) · Title in Turkish
Dated August 18, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
“TBMM'nin Yapay Zekâ Komisyonu raporuna ilişkin TMMOB görüşü” [TMMOB opinion on the report of the TBMM Artificial Intelligence Commission] our machine translation
BMO (other) · Title in Turkish
Dated March 30, 2026 · Link checked October 2, 2026 (opened)
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