Best cosmetic surgery clinic in Turkey: how to choose, and why we recommend New City Clinic

What "best clinic" should actually mean

There is no official league table of cosmetic surgery clinics in Türkiye, and any website that calls itself "number one" without saying who measured it deserves a raised eyebrow. When patients from the UK, Ireland, the US or Australia ask us for the best clinic in Turkey, what they are really asking is: who can I trust with my body, my money and my recovery, a four-hour flight from home?

That question has a concrete answer. A good provider is legally authorised to treat international patients, operates only in licensed hospitals, tells you the name of your surgeon before you book, gives you a written price, includes insurance for complications and stays with you after you fly home. Everything else, from marketing videos to hotel photos, is secondary. The checklist below turns those principles into questions you can ask, and the rest of the guide shows how New City Clinic answers each one.

The checklist: eight things a good clinic in Istanbul can prove

Print this table, or keep it open while you compare quotes. A trustworthy clinic will answer every line in writing, without hesitation.

If a provider cannot tick most of these boxes, it does not matter how low the price is. Our guide to safety in Turkey goes into each point in more depth.

Licences: the first filter

Türkiye regulates health tourism. Companies that bring international patients to hospitals must hold a Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate from the Ministry of Health, and the official programme for international patients is HealthTürkiye. This is the single most useful filter you have: it separates authorised intermediaries from anyone with a website and a WhatsApp number.

Ask any clinic for its certificate number and check it. New City Clinic holds the Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate, is registered with HealthTürkiye, holds TÜRSAB travel agency licence no. 17659 and operates under a registered trademark, so you are dealing with one identifiable company. You can see every document on our licences and certificates page and on the official New City Clinic licences page.

The hospital and the surgeon matter more than the brand

A clinic in the health-tourism sense is often an organiser rather than an operating theatre. That is not a problem, provided you know exactly where and by whom you will be operated on. Be cautious of any provider that says "our partner hospital" without naming it, or "our expert team" without naming a surgeon.

New City Clinic is transparent about this. It does not operate on patients itself. Every procedure is performed by a named specialist physician at a partner hospital licensed by the Turkish Ministry of Health: Acıbadem, Medicana, Medipol, Medical Park or Biruni University Hospital. Both the hospital and the surgeon are written in your plan before you travel. You can read about each one on our partner hospitals page.

Who is the plastic surgeon?

For aesthetic surgery, New City Clinic works with Op. Dr. Fatih Kılıç, a plastic, reconstructive and oncological surgeon with a special interest in microsurgery and complex reconstructions. His full profile is on the New City Clinic doctor page. Ask to see the surgeon's qualifications for any clinic you are considering, and make sure the person named is a plastic surgeon for plastic surgery.

Price: written, itemised and realistic

Low prices are what bring most people to Türkiye, but the best clinic in Istanbul is not necessarily the cheapest. What you want is a price that is written down, lists what is included and does not change once you have arrived, unless the examination reveals something your photos could not show.

New City Clinic publishes illustrative package prices, which are then confirmed after a free medical assessment. The table below shows the 2026 figures; flights are not included.

A package typically includes surgery at an authorised facility, the hospital night, hotel, airport–hotel–hospital transfers, pre-operative tests where specified, a coordinator and interpreter, compression garments where needed and complication insurance. See the full list on our price overview or the New City Clinic price list.

Complication insurance: the question most people forget

Every operation carries some risk, even when it is carefully planned and performed by an experienced surgeon at a licensed hospital. The real test of a clinic is what happens on the rare day something does not go as expected. Who pays for an extra night, a further procedure or additional treatment?

At New City Clinic, complication insurance is part of every surgical package, not an optional extra. It covers the treatment of complications defined in the policy that arise from your operation. It does not cover dissatisfaction with the look of a result without a medical complication, problems caused by not following the surgeon's instructions or undeclared pre-existing conditions. The scope, limits and exclusions are given to you in writing before surgery, and you can read how it works on the New City Clinic complication insurance page.

Red flags when choosing a clinic in Turkey

Most problems with cosmetic surgery abroad can be traced back to warning signs that were visible before booking. Walk away, or at least ask hard questions, if you notice any of these:

• No hospital name, or a vague reference to "our clinic" with no licence details.
• No surgeon's name, or a surgeon whose specialty is not plastic surgery.
• A firm price without photos or a medical history. A serious provider needs to assess you first.
• Pressure to pay a large deposit immediately or "today only" discounts.
• Too many procedures in one session to save money, or a stay so short that you fly before the surgeon has checked you.
• Promises of guaranteed results, or liposuction presented as a weight-loss method.
• No written information about insurance or what happens if there is a complication.
• No plan for aftercare once you are back home.

A careful clinic will also tell you when surgery is not right for you, for example if your weight is not stable. Our guide to who is a good candidate explains why that matters.

Aftercare and communication

Your operation lasts a few hours; your recovery lasts weeks or months, most of it at home. The best cosmetic surgery clinic in Turkey for you is one that is still answering your messages six weeks after surgery. Ask who your contact person will be, in which language, and how follow-up works once you have flown home.

With New City Clinic you have one coordinator from your first message to your final follow-up. While you are in Istanbul, the coordinator arranges your airport pick-up, hotel, hospital visits and interpreting. Afterwards, follow-up continues with photos and video calls, and your operation report is provided in English for your GP. For a sense of how long each stage takes, read our recovery guide and our trip planning guide.

Why we recommend New City Clinic as the best clinic in Turkey

We are open about our position: this site is run on behalf of New City Clinic. But we would not recommend it as one of the best clinics in Turkey if it did not pass the checklist above, line by line. Here is the reasoning:

1. It is authorised. New City Clinic holds the Ministry of Health's Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate, is registered with HealthTürkiye and holds TÜRSAB licence no. 17659.
2. Its processes are audited. It is certified to ISO 9001:2015 (quality), ISO 27001:2022 (information security), ISO 10002:2018 (complaint handling) and ISO 31000:2018 (risk management).
3. Surgery happens only in licensed hospitals, Acıbadem, Medicana, Medipol, Medical Park and Biruni, with the hospital named in writing before you travel.
4. You know your surgeon: named specialists such as Op. Dr. Fatih Kılıç for plastic surgery.
5. The price is written and transparent, with published illustrative package prices and an itemised quote usually within 24 hours.
6. Complication insurance is included in every surgical package, and a legal department prepares your contract and informed consent.
7. One coordinator looks after you from the first message to follow-up at home.

Patients looking for the best clinic in Istanbul for Lipo 360, a tummy tuck, breast surgery, rhinoplasty or a hair transplant choose New City Clinic for exactly these reasons: not a ranking, but a set of facts you can check. Learn more on the New City Clinic website or in our page about New City Clinic.

How to compare New City Clinic with other options

We would rather you made a confident decision than a quick one. If you are comparing several providers, send each of them the same photos and history, and then put the answers side by side using the checklist table above. Look at which hospital, which surgeon, how many nights in hospital and in Istanbul, what the package includes, what the insurance covers and how aftercare works. A clinic that answers clearly, in writing, is usually a clinic that will treat you the same way after surgery.

If you are interested in body contouring in particular, our guides on Lipo 360 prices in Turkey and what an all-inclusive package covers give you the details to compare.

Request a free assessment from New City Clinic

The easiest way to judge any clinic is to ask it a question and see how it answers. Send New City Clinic a few photos and a short medical history using the form on this page or on WhatsApp. A surgeon reviews them free of charge and you usually receive a written plan and itemised quote within 24 hours, with the hospital and surgeon named and no obligation to book. If you have questions about licences, insurance or the surgeon, ask them too: New City Clinic will answer in writing.