2026 Private Hospitals Planning Announcement from the Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health has officially published the 2026 Private Hospitals Planning Announcement, which covers criteria for opening new private hospitals, allocating additional staff to existing institutions, and increasing patient bed capacity.

Scope of the New Regulation

The 2026 Private Hospitals Planning Announcement prepared by the General Directorate of Health Services of the Ministry of Health has become official.

Approved by the Ministerial Approval, the new regulation determines the investment and growth roadmap of the private health sector.

Investments Tied to Ministry Planning

With the new decisions, private sector hospital investments have been tied to the Ministry's capacity distribution rather than individual requests.

The Ministry of Health will directly decide in which region, with how many beds, and in which specialty fields a private hospital can be opened.

Staff and Bed Capacity Control

The expansion of branch structuring and the increase of staff numbers by existing private hospitals have been tied to the announced criteria.

Requests from facilities for additional patient beds and new specialist physician staff will be evaluated by taking regional density data into consideration.

Sectoral Infrastructure Balance

This step, which also covers medical centers, outpatient clinic licenses, and dialysis centers, aims to establish a balance in manpower.

With the implementation, it is aimed to make the technical infrastructure and resource distribution in the private health sector more balanced.