It is known that pharmacies work in Turkey operate only six days a week, and they have specific times, It works from half-past eight in the morning until seven in the evening, As for Sunday, it is an official holiday. And foreigners face this problem because they are not aware of the existence of free duty pharmacies, which operate on Sunday and throughout the night every day. The Pharmacists Union determines the weekly pharmacies on duty and publishes them across its sites in various states.
Get to know with us about information of the famous pharmacies work in Turkey and how to find them easily in this article on your website “turkey for expats”.
How to find pharmacies work in Turkey on duty:
You can search for pharmacy on duty on Google or Google Maps by:
Write the name of your state with the phrase Nöbetçi eczane (duty pharmacy), and the nearest pharmacy to you on duty will appear.
Turkcell service for finding pharmacies work in Turkey on duty:
Turkcell Communications allowed its subscribers to locate the pharmacy on duty by sending a message to (2222)
Writing in it (Eczane), the provider then sends a list of nearby pharmacies with their phone numbers.
Are there any online pharmacies work in Turkey?
There are no online pharmacies work in Turkey to sell drugs because according to article 24 of the law of pharmacies in turkey: the selling of pharmaceuticals on the internet or electronic medium by any device is illegal and even pharmacists or pharmacies cannot have websites
If any of these websites is detected by the Turkish government, it imposes a fine on the pharmacists or the organization that ranges from 5000 Turkish liras to 50,000 Turkish liras and it can be twice these numbers if the action was repeated again
IMPORTANT GUIDE ABOUT MEDICAL CARE FOR FOREIGNERS IN TURKEY
Here
This law was applied due to the increase in fraudsters that use the anonymity of websites to sell fake pharmaceuticals.
There are online legal pharmacies but only for cosmetic products such as skin and hair care products, makeup, sunscreen, and baby products
There are famous and trusted online websites such as vitaminler and dermoeczanem
There are a lot of pharmacies work in Turkey but we are going to talk about a list of the most famous pharmacies in Istanbul that you can find any type of pharmaceuticals, they are clean and they contain a decent staff but not all of them accept private health insurance so you will have to ask first, make sure it is not the holiday because some of them close on Sunday.
Cansever pharmacy:
working hours: from 9 am – 7 pm
phone number: +90 216 347 00 92
address: Turkey, İstanbul, Kadıköy, Caferağa Mah., Moda Cad., 21C
accepts credit cards
Ender pharmacy:
Working hours: from 8:30 am – 7 pm
phone number: +90 212 568 58 98
Address: Turkey, İstanbul, Esenler, Fevzi Çakmak Mah., 1134. Sok., 13
accepts credit cards
Kirmizi pharmacy:
Working hours: 9am – 7pm
Phone number: +90 216 504 12 55
Address: Turkey, İstanbul, Maltepe, Aydınevler Mah., Siteler Yolu Sok., 1
accepts credit cards
Rebul pharmacy:
Working hours: 9 am – 7 pm
Phone number: +90 212 243 69 36
Address: Turkey, İstanbul, Beyoğlu, Katipmustafa Çelebi Mah., Meşelik Sok., 3B
accepts credit cards
Balkan pharmacy:
Working hours: 9 am – 7 pm
Phone number: +90 212 563 26 95
Address: Turkey, İstanbul, Gaziosmanpaşa, Küçükköy Cad., 18A
accepts credit cards
Serra pharmacy:
Working hours: 9 am – 7 pm
Phone number: +90 212 631 09 30
Address: Turkey, İstanbul, Fatih, Zeyrek Mah., Nevşehirli İbrahimpaşa Cad., 35B
accepts credit cards
Aylin pharmacy:
Working hours: 9 am – 6 pm every day
Phone number: +90 212 466 38 00
Address: Turkey, İstanbul, Bakırköy, Zuhuratbaba Mah., Yavuzevler Mektep Sok., 11F
accepts credit cards
Büyük pharmacy:
Working hours: 9am – 7pm
Phone number: +90 212 514 33 33
Address: Turkey, İstanbul, Fatih, Hobyar Mah., Büyük Postane Cad., 5C
accepts credit cards
Forum Istanbul pharmacy:
Working hours: 10 am – 7 pm
Phone number: +90 212 640 09 55
Address: Turkey, İstanbul, Bayrampaşa, Şehir Parkı Cad., 3
accepts credit cards
Read about pharmacies work in Turkey in Arabic
