Konak Municipality voluntary counselling and anonymous HIV testing centre
Konak Belediyesi Gönüllü Danışmanlık ve Anonim HIV Test Merkezi
Public sexual health clinic · Izmir, 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?
Appointment needed
Listed by Pozitif Yaşam Derneği (Positive Living Association)· 22 Sep 2026Phone 0232 484 22 91 (the number all three sources give) or email saglik@konak.bel.tr.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — Kaos GL's 2018 report of the opening says the service is open to everyone with no social security condition; none of the sources mentions foreign visitors, so phone first.
About
A district-municipality centre in Eşrefpaşa that two HIV organisations list as giving free HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B and C tests without asking your identity, open every weekday.
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
Phone 0232 484 22 91 (the number all three sources give) or email saglik@konak.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); Pozitif Yaşam lists the hepatitis and syphilis tests too. 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
- PEP in this country. Red Ribbon Istanbul says Türkiye has no regular PEP programme for individuals: if you think you have had a high-risk exposure and are still within 72 hours, go without delay to a hospital that has an infectious diseases department, preferably a central one, and speak to an infectious diseases specialist, ideally one who follows HIV patients. PEP is taken for 28 days without a break, and some people pay for the medicine themselves.
- PEP in this country. Pozitif Yaşam says an infectious diseases specialist must review your risk before PEP is started, that it must begin within 72 hours and lasts 28 days, and that the prescribed medicines are not covered by health insurance even when a doctor prescribes them: you buy them at a pharmacy and pay yourself.
- What visitors pay. Red Ribbon Istanbul says Türkiye has no HIV-related entry restrictions and no testing on entry, that almost all antiretroviral medicines are available, and that people without a Turkish social security number must pay for medication and all HIV-related hospital costs themselves. It advises bringing enough medication for your whole stay.
- Legal & safety. The UK government's travel advice says same-sex sexual activity is legal in Turkey but same-sex relationships are not legally recognised, that parts of the country are socially conservative and public displays of affection may attract unwanted attention, and that since 2015 the authorities have banned or dispersed Pride events.Published by GOV.UK foreign travel advice (FCDO)· 22 Sep 2026
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 updated 10 August 2026: Konak Belediyesi GDTM, Selçuk Mahallesi İkiçeşmelik Caddesi 676. Sok. No:5, Konak; 0232 484 22 91; saglik@konak.bel.tr; weekdays 08:00–17:00; free, anonymous.
- e2 · Listed by Pozitif Yaşam Derneği (Positive Living Association) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.pozitifyasam.org — Undated list: Konak Belediyesi Gönüllü Danışmanlık ve Anonim HIV Test Merkezi, Selçuk Mah. 676. Sok. Cici Park İçi Yolu No:5 Eşrefpaşa; 0232 484 22 91; weekdays 09:00–17:00; hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis tests as well; by appointment.
- e3 · Community-endorsed Kaos GL (LGBTI+ association, Ankara) · 22 Sep 2026 · kaosgl.org — Report dated 10 August 2018 on the opening: free and anonymous testing, no fee and no identity asked, the service is open to everyone with no social security condition, weekdays 08:00–17:00; the address given then (SSK Blokları B-3 Blok, 5th floor, Konak) differs from the 2026 lists.
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