Navigating Gender-Affirming Healthcare in Adverse Political Climates: Experience from a University-Based Transgender Clinic in Türkiye
This model illustrates how gender-affirming care can be effectively implemented in a challenging sociopolitical context. Sharing this experience may inform global practices and support the dissemination of multidisciplinary approaches to transgender health.
Authors
- Emre Gezer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-6106)
- Berrin Çetinarslan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8041-8161)
- Özge Senem Yücel Çiçek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2704-7434)
- Seher Şirin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-9379)
- Murat Şahin Alagöz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5521-7173)
- Zeynep Cantürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7114-2565)
- Şener Gezer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6386-9991)
- Aslıhan Polat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9649-8701)
- Mehmet Sözen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8428-1115)
- Alev Selek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0646-8697)
- M Çulha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7617-7529)
- Emrah Kağan Yaşar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0572-1248)
- Merve Bankoğlu Güngör (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4002-6390)
- Naci Burak Çınar
- Ezgi Şişman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9496-991X)
- Hanife Yılmaz Abaylı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6870-1407)
- Aila Gareayaghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8453-0321)
- İlay Dalkıran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6433-2681)
- Seray Karakoç
- Nezihe Gül (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6554-7054)
- Zeynep Büyükkaraca
- Seher Kocaayan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7183-2002)
Institutions
- State Hospital (GB)
- Sivas State Hospital (TR)
- Kocaeli Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13202591
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44