Şişli Municipality Boysan Yakar voluntary counselling and testing centre
Şişli Belediyesi Boysan Yakar Gönüllü Danışmanlık ve Test Merkezi
Public sexual health clinic · Istanbul, Turkey
These details come from health directories and partner organisations rather than the clinic’s own website. Contact the clinic before you go.
Can I go now?
Contact the clinic to arrange a visit
Both listings give the municipality's call-centre number 444 31 12, which is a Turkish short number and may not work from a foreign SIM; the listed email is saglik@sisli.bel.tr.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — Neither listing says whether foreign visitors can test here.
About
A municipal centre in central Şişli that two HIV organisations list as offering a free HIV test without giving your identity, on weekday evenings.
Why you might feel comfortable here
This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.
Services
Booking, access & languages
Both listings give the municipality's call-centre number 444 31 12, which is a Turkish short number and may not work from a foreign SIM; the listed email is saglik@sisli.bel.tr.
Languages: Turkish — Ask whether any English is spoken.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free HIV test listed as free and anonymous by Red Ribbon Istanbul (list updated 10 August 2026); Positive Living Association lists HIV and syphilis tests as free. Ask whether this extends to foreign visitors. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
Turkey: good to know
- What visitors pay. Red Ribbon Istanbul says Türkiye has no HIV-related entry restrictions and no testing on entry, that most antiretroviral medicines are available in the country, and that people without Turkish social security must pay for HIV-related hospital care and medicines themselves. It advises bringing enough medication for your whole stay.
Emergency number: 112
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Listed by Red Ribbon Istanbul (Kırmızı Kurdele İstanbul) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.kirmizikurdele.org — List of centres for HIV testing without giving identity, last updated 10 August 2026: Şişli Belediyesi Boysan Yakar GDTM, address, 444 31 12, email, weekdays 17:00–20:00, free, anonymous, appointment recommended.
- e2 · Listed by Pozitif Yaşam Derneği (Positive Living Association) · 19 Sep 2026 · www.pozitifyasam.org — Undated list: Şişli Municipality health department, same address, weekday evenings 17:00–20:00, free, HIV and syphilis tests.
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