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| Region | Turkey |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | Oct 22, 2018 |
| End Date | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Description | In 2018, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that requiring those who receive gender-affirming surgeries to provide proof of sterilisation was illegal as it violated the right to a private life. Turkey still requires applicants to be over 18, however. There are documented cases of puberty blockers being prescribed to minors, and no regulations prohibiting the provision of HRT to them. Availability of all gender-affirming care is quite scarce, but has been covered under Turkey's social security since 2014. |
| Sources | https://www.coe.int/en/web/execution/-/one-less-hurdle-for-gender-reassignment-surgery-in-turkey-following-the-european-court-s-judgment#:~:text=In%20addition%2C%20to%20prevent%20similar,European%20Court%E2%80%99s%20judgment%20among%20judges https://bianet.org/haber/social-security-to-cover-gender-reassignment-surgery-153401 https://www.duvarenglish.com/pro-govt-newspaper-targets-turkish-doctors-over-scientific-article-on-gender-dysphoria-news-62898#:~:text=Article%2040%20of%20the%20Turkish,number%20of%20hospitals%20very%20strictly https://bianet.org/haber/social-security-to-cover-gender-reassignment-surgery-153401 https://jag.journalagent.com/jcrpe/pdfs/JCRPE_15_3_276_284.pdf |
Revision History (5)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date to ensure glitch doesn’t happen again.
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| Start Date | Oct 2018 | Oct 22, 2018 |
edited by jadeywadey. not sure why it changed the start date before
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| Start Date | Jan 2018 | Oct 2018 |
edited by jadeywadey. new information
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| End Date | Jun 25, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 |
edited by jadeywadey. new information
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| Start Date | Oct 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| End Date | (none) | Jun 25, 2025 |
created by jadeywadey
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| Status | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | Oct 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2018, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that requiring those who receive gender-affirming surgeries to provide proof of sterilisation was illegal as it violated the right to a private life. Turkey still requires applicants to be over 18, however. There are documented cases of puberty blockers being prescribed to minors, and no regulations prohibiting the provision of HRT to them. Availability of all gender-affirming care is quite scarce, but has been covered under Turkey's social security since 2014. |
| Sources | https://www.coe.int/en/web/execution/-/one-less-hurdle-for-gender-reassignment-surgery-in-turkey-following-the-european-court-s-judgment#:~:text=In%20addition%2C%20to%20prevent%20similar,European%20Court%E2%80%99s%20judgment%20among%20judges https://bianet.org/haber/social-security-to-cover-gender-reassignment-surgery-153401 https://www.duvarenglish.com/pro-govt-newspaper-targets-turkish-doctors-over-scientific-article-on-gender-dysphoria-news-62898#:~:text=Article%2040%20of%20the%20Turkish,number%20of%20hospitals%20very%20strictly https://bianet.org/haber/social-security-to-cover-gender-reassignment-surgery-153401 https://jag.journalagent.com/jcrpe/pdfs/JCRPE_15_3_276_284.pdf |