In Turkey, elective surgical termination of pregnancy is legally permitted up to the 10th week of gestation. This guide explains the process factually and without judgement, so you can make an informed decision.
Before the procedure
Your physician confirms gestational age, discusses your options and answers your questions in a calm, confidential setting. Anaesthesia options (local or sedation, as clinically appropriate) are explained in advance.
The procedure and recovery
The procedure itself is short. You receive clear aftercare guidance and information on contraception options afterwards if you wish. Surgical care, where needed, is provided at our JCI-accredited partner hospital, Acıbadem.
Privacy and support
Every part of this care is confidential and free of judgement, provided by Assist. Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Uçarer. If you have experienced loss rather than chosen termination, see understanding miscarriage.
Read the full abortion & miscarriage care guide.
Our limits — let us be clear
In Türkiye, elective termination of pregnancy is lawful only up to the end of the 10th week (Law no. 2827 on Population Planning). This is national law, not a clinic-specific preference.
For elective requests beyond 10 weeks we do not perform the procedure, and we do not give a consultation appointment either. Giving an appointment would raise false hope and put the patient through travel and expense; we will not do that knowing the outcome cannot change. We say so plainly and respectfully from the outset.
Beyond 10 weeks, termination is possible only in the medical circumstances set out in the regulations, and the decision does not rest with a single doctor: a report signed by a medical board of at least three doctors is required.
On where the procedure takes place, we are equally clear: abortion is not performed at our private practice — neither under local nor under general anaesthesia. Apart from laser treatments, every procedure requiring anaesthesia is carried out at our JCI-accredited partner hospital.
Sources: World Health Organization (WHO), ESHRE and accepted gynaecology guidance. This article is for general education and does not replace a medical consultation. Reviewed by Assist. Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Uçarer (Obstetrics & Gynaecology), UCARER Women’s Health, Istanbul.
