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Health Law is one of the most sensitive branches of law regarding both human life and fundamental rights.
Medical errors, misdiagnosis, negligence, or hospital management errors lead not only to physical but also to non-pecuniary (emotional) damages.
At SVK Law, we protect the rights of patients, physicians, and healthcare institutions in disputes arising at the intersection of medicine, ethics, and law.
In legal processes, we act with an approach that commands not only the legislation but also medical expert reports and ethical standards.
Malpractice is the situation where a physician causes harm due to lack of care, attention, or knowledge while practicing their profession. In such cases, the patient or their relatives can file a lawsuit for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages.
Examples of Malpractice:
Misdiagnosis or incorrect treatment
Unnecessary surgery
Anesthesia errors
Post-operative infection
Unauthorized intervention
The Process:
Collection of evidence (Epicrisis, prescriptions, medical reports)
Expert witness examination
Claim for pecuniary and non-pecuniary compensation
SVK Law closely monitors Council of Forensic Medicine and Ministry of Health reports and analyzes the file with technical details.
Every individual has the right to information, consent, and privacy while receiving health services. Violation of these rights gives rise to the right to compensation according to patient rights legislation.
Fundamental Patient Rights:
Informed Consent
Right to participate in treatment
Confidentiality and privacy
Right to access health records
In case of violation, a lawsuit can be filed against both the healthcare institution and the physician. As SVK Law, we manage the process of documenting the patients’ grievances and preparing an ethically strong case file.
Physicians and healthcare institutions work under a duty of care and service responsibility. If harm arises as a result of medical intervention, lack of information, or faulty device usage, legal liability occurs.
Types of Liability:
Physician’s Personal Fault (Private liability)
Hospital’s Organizational Fault (Corporate liability)
Administrative Liability in Public Hospitals (Full remedy action / Tam Yargı Davası)
In these lawsuits, expert reports, internal regulations, and job descriptions are examined. SVK Law blends technical defense texts with both medical and legal language.
Most health law lawsuits begin with administrative processes first:
Complaint to the Ministry of Health
Application to the Patient Rights Board
Processes with the Medical Chamber or High Health Council
These applications serve as evidence before the lawsuit. If done completely, they can be used as evidence in favor in future lawsuits. SVK Law prepares these applications on behalf of the client and follows the process with official authorities.
Disputes arising from contracts frequently occur in private services such as plastic surgery, dental treatment, IVF, and laser treatments. If the patient is not informed or if a faulty procedure is performed, a lawsuit can be filed with the claim of “service defect.”
Additionally, in cases of “refusal to pay” or “incomplete compensation” arising from the relationship between insurance companies and hospitals, SVK Law conducts lawsuits in favor of both the patient and the institution.
Epicrisis (Discharge Summary) and surgery reports
Prescriptions and laboratory results
Imaging records (X-ray, MRI, etc.)
Informed Consent Form
Witness statements
Ministry of Health and Medical Chamber correspondence
Filing a lawsuit without these documents is risky; therefore, document management before the process is important.
Medical Malpractice: 1 – 3 years
Patient Rights Violations: 1 – 2 years
Administrative Lawsuits (Public Hospitals): 2 – 4 years
These lawsuits require technical expertise; the process is usually prolonged depending on expert witness and forensic medicine reports. –
It is proved by medical documents, expert witness reports, and the patient file.
Generally, it must be filed within 2 years from learning of the harm, and in any case, within 10 years.
Yes, but through administrative judiciary (Full remedy action).
Not every complication is an error; it is considered malpractice only if the physician violated the duty of care.
A compensation lawsuit can be filed based on service defect or breach of contract.
SVK Law provides services with approaches that preserve the scientific, ethical, and legal balance in the field of Health and Medical Law.
Thanks to Attorney Merve Öz’s master’s degree and academic studies in the field of Health Law, files are analyzed at a technical level.
Our Service Areas:
Malpractice lawsuits
Patient rights violations
Physician liability
Health insurance and private hospital disputes
“Our goal is to ensure that the client receives a fair and fast result without loss of rights.”
Medical malpractice (doctor errors), patient rights violations, hospital liability, and ethics committee applications.
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Expertise in uncontested and contested divorce, custody, alimony, matrimonial property regimes, and domestic protection orders.
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Consultancy in estate distribution, reduction lawsuits, annulment of wills, and reserved portion cases.
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