Commercial Disclosure

Who runs this site and why it exists

This site is owned and operated by Dr. Hasan Taslidere, a dentist licensed in Turkey and Belgium, practising in Istanbul since 2017. It was built in response to a consistent pattern observed over years of clinical practice: international patients arriving in Turkey for dental treatment having received genuinely poor information during the planning stage — not necessarily fraudulent information, but incomplete, commercially filtered, or clinically unsound advice shaped by the incentive structures of whoever gave it.

Until 2026 the site also offered a paid written review of individual treatment plans. That service has been discontinued. The site is now a free editorial resource: treatment guides, blog articles, a clinical journal and a cost calculator, open to everyone without registration.

How this site generates revenue

The site is funded by display advertising served by Google AdSense. Ads are placed automatically by Google, are labelled "Advertisement" and are kept visually separate from the articles. Dr. Taslidere does not choose individual advertisers, and no advertiser sees, reviews or influences any content before or after publication. The paid consultation service that previously funded the site has been discontinued. There is no subscription, no paywall and no upsell model.

What is deliberately excluded from this business model

Referral commissions. The majority of "free" dental consultation services for Turkey treatment operate on a referral commission model: the patient receives advice, the advisor earns a fee from the clinic when the patient books. This site does not participate in that model. Dr. Taslidere does not refer patients to clinics and does not earn commission from any clinic in Turkey or internationally.

Clinic partnerships. This site does not have commercial partnerships with clinics. No clinic has paid for editorial coverage, case study placement, or recommendation on any page of this site. The guides, blog articles, and cost comparisons on this site are written without input from or review by clinic marketing teams.

Affiliate links. No links on this site carry affiliate tracking codes. Linking to an external resource does not generate income.

Advertisers. Ads are selected and served by Google, not by Dr. Taslidere. Because any business can buy Google ads, an ad for a clinic or treatment provider may occasionally appear; it is not an endorsement, and dental clinic and dental tourism advertisers are blocked in the ad settings wherever Google allows it.

My relationship to Turkish dental clinics

Dr. Taslidere is a practising dentist in Istanbul and has professional awareness of many clinics in the Turkish dental market. This familiarity is a clinical asset — it informs the price benchmarking and brand assessments in the guides and the cost calculator.

That familiarity does not translate into referral relationships. The articles on this site do not name or recommend specific clinics. The reason for this is structural: the moment a consultant begins recommending specific clinics, the incentive to maintain relationships with those clinics creates a conflict of interest in the advice. This site is designed to avoid that conflict.

Editorial standards

All guides, blog articles, and journal posts on this site are written by Dr. Taslidere. Content is based on clinical experience, published peer-reviewed literature, and direct observation of the Turkish dental market over an extended period. No clinic, manufacturer, or commercial entity has editorial input into any content on this site.

Price data is updated periodically based on direct market observation. Publication and review dates appear on individual pages. The cost comparison tables and calculator reflect current Turkish market rates as of the last review date shown.

Where this site links to external sources (clinical papers, professional bodies, regulatory authorities), those links are included because the source is relevant and credible, not because of any commercial relationship with the linked entity.

Contact and questions

If you have a question about the commercial model of this site, or want to verify any specific claim on this page, use the contact form.

If you believe you have found a conflict of interest that is not disclosed here, that feedback is welcome. The goal of this page is accurate and complete disclosure, not legal compliance language.