What is assessed
We examine clinic operations: who performs each stage, patient volume, planning, team continuity, donor management, aftercare, transparency and the evidence available.
The Index
How Turkey Hair Index Evaluates Clinics
We assess clinic operations, the evidence available and the limits of what can be confirmed. The Index is designed to make uncertainty visible, not to turn incomplete information into certainty.
How information is collected
Profiles may draw on public documentation, clinic-provided information, direct communication, patient-facing material, observation and clearly attributed third-party sources. We cross-check information where possible rather than accept one source in isolation.
Evidence standards
Each material claim can be linked to a dated evidence item. Sources are weighed according to what they are able to establish. A clinic statement remains clinic-provided information unless it is independently verified.
Insufficient information
Missing information is not automatically treated as poor performance. It may prevent a score from being published, and the field remains in its actual unknown, not provided or not confirmed state.
Review dates
Profiles show when they were last reviewed. Individual evidence items also record when their source was checked.
Commercial independence
Turkey Hair Index has no commercial relationships with any clinic. Clinics cannot buy a higher THI Score. Any future partnership or sponsorship will be disclosed separately and will not alter scoring or verification.
Publication threshold
Clinic Inclusion Threshold
Turkey Hair Index prioritizes depth over directory size. We are not attempting to list every hair transplant clinic in Turkey. A profile is published only when enough reliable information exists to evaluate the relevant criteria without creating a superficial assessment.
No rigid rule requires every clinic to have every type of data. The editorial question is whether the total available evidence is sufficient to make the profile meaningful.
Requests, popularity, review volume, advertising, and commercial participation do not guarantee publication.
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Identifiable clinic, team, and operating information.
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Enough material to understand surgical roles, workflow, and the patient journey.
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An established operating history or meaningful patient track record.
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Published cases, pricing, aftercare, direct communication, or other corroborating material where available.
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Enough evidence overall to support useful evaluation of the relevant criteria.
Source context
Evidence is compared, not counted equally.
We look for consistency between what a clinic publishes, what prospective patients are told, and what other available evidence shows. A source's independence, specificity, relevance, and date affect the weight it can carry.
Turkey Hair Index may examine boutique or lower-volume clinics as well as established higher-volume clinics. Neither model is assumed to be better. Patient volume is considered alongside staffing, responsibility, workflow, and the available evidence.
Inclusion does not itself constitute a recommendation or endorsement. A clinic's absence does not automatically indicate a negative assessment; it may mean that there is not yet enough information for a useful profile.
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Clinic-provided material is identified as such unless it is independently verified.
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When review analysis is performed, it may examine recurring themes, chronology, unusual bursts, repeated wording, visible reviewer activity, differences between platforms, alignment with identifiable clinic information, and longer-term consistency rather than only recent rating averages.
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Review-platform information is contextual evidence, not a direct mathematical proxy for clinical quality.
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We do not publicly describe a review as fake without strong supporting evidence.
Original industry research
How Turkey Hair Index Research Works
Each project begins with a defined research question, scope, and method. Depending on that question, a report may combine standardized clinic research, official clinic information, direct communication, patient-journey observations, public patient experiences, before-and-after case analysis, reputable online platforms, professional or public records, medical literature, and Turkey Hair Index datasets. Not every research project uses every source type.
First-hand industry experience helps us identify which questions are worth investigating. Conclusions still depend on evidence; individual observations are not converted directly into claims about the industry as a whole.
Research findings are published only when sufficient evidence exists to support the conclusions. Every report must make its sample, data-collection period, methodology, sources, and material limitations visible.
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Observation or experience may identify a question to test.
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The question determines the sample, variables, source types, collection process, and treatment of missing information.
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Findings state what the collected data shows. Interpretation is presented separately and does not expand beyond the evidence.
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Limitations and substantive updates remain part of the public research record.
The THI Score
Eight categories. One published method.
Scores total 100. A number appears only when enough information supports a scored assessment.
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Surgeon & medical involvement
Who is involved in consultation, planning and each procedural stage.
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Donor management
The clinic's documented approach to assessment and donor-area planning.
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Surgical team & continuity
The identified team, their roles and the continuity of staffing.
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Patient volume & workflow
Reported daily volume and how work is allocated across the team.
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Consultation & planning
The documented consultation process and planning responsibilities.
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Transparency
How clearly the clinic identifies people, processes, pricing and limitations.
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Aftercare
The documented follow-up arrangements and aftercare information.
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Evidence & outcomes
The quality and traceability of evidence supporting public claims.
A THI Score is an editorial assessment, not medical advice or a guarantee of outcome.
Accountability
Corrections are part of the process.
Clinics and readers can report factual inaccuracies. We review requests against the available evidence and update material facts when a correction is supported.
Read the corrections policy