If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. If you are in crisis, these helplines answer now:
Crisis numbers in Türkiye
- ALO 183, the ministry's 24-hour support line: Tel: 183 (within Türkiye) | Tel: +90 312 253 92 00 (the number the ministry publishes for citizens abroad) | SMS: 183
- The emergency number, and what it covers: Tel: 112
- ALO 191, the drug counselling and support line: Tel: 191
- YEDAM 115, addiction counselling by Yeşilay: Tel: 115
- All crisis lines in Türkiye
The list includes clinical psychologists, psychologists and psychotherapists.
At a glance
- Who they work with
- Adolescents, Adults, Elderly, Couples, Families, Parents, Organisations.
- Languages
- Turkish 85%, English 80%, French 4%, Arabic 2%, Dutch 2%.
Most of the practitioners listed here work in one city, and the grid below shows which. If that is where you are, start there. If it is not, the summary above sets out what the country's practitioners offer. You can also filter for practitioners who work by video.
Therapy fees in Turkey are set by each practice, so what a psychologist, psychotherapist or psychiatrist charges depends on their qualifications, the length of the session and where they work. If the fee is beyond your means, ask about a sliding scale based on income, and look at community mental health services, university training clinics and group sessions, which cost less than individual ones.
See how to think about the cost of therapy
Who is allowed to practise
Turkey licenses health practitioners through the Ministry of Health. Doctors register with it, and psychiatrists are doctors. Clinical psychologists working in health settings register too. A doctor's registration also runs through a regional medical chamber.
The plain psychologist title is held to a looser standard, and the state keeps no register that answers for it. So a practitioner using that title can be asked which university awarded their degree.
Therapists by profession and city
- Psychologists in Istanbul
- Male Psychologists in Istanbul, one filter on the full Istanbul psychologists list
- Psychotherapists in Istanbul
- Female Psychologists in Istanbul, one filter on the full Istanbul psychologists list
- Female Psychotherapists in Istanbul, one filter on the full Istanbul psychotherapists list
- Counsellors in Istanbul
Real choice. Authentic, independent, clinician-led care.
TherapyRoute is a clinician-led directory that champions independent practitioners who answer to you and their professional ethics. We don't take commissions, sell your data, or assign therapists by algorithm. You browse, compare, and choose.
Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)


