Advertising Board Decision on Psychologist Not Authorised in Clinical Psychology

File No: 2023/6510

Complainant xxxxxxx

Complained Advertisement : Promotions on the website https://xxxxxxx.com.tr and promotions published on the social media platform Instagram through the account named “xxxxxxx” and on the online video sharing and social media platform Youtube through the account named “xxxxxxx

Advertisement Publication/Access Date: 17.07.2023, 02.11.2023

Published on: Internet

Findings: Although the person has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in applied psychology and is not authorised in the field of clinical psychology, in the views of the website https://xxxxxxx.tr dated 17.07.2023 and 02.11.2023, under the title “Our Services”; Various therapy names such as “Individual Psychotherapy Session, Family and Couple Therapy, Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Sexual Therapy, Play Therapy, Past Clearing Therapy, Queks Eductor Device” are listed,

In the views dated 17.07.2023 and 02.11.2023 of the promotions published on the social media named Instagram through the account named “xxxxxxx” belonging to the person, “What is Quek-S Eductor? You can also make an appointment for QUEK-S EDUCTOR, which has many benefits such as Erasing Traces of Past Trauma, Anxiety, Addiction, Depression, Phobia, Attention Deficit, Migraine, Panic Attack, Hyperactivity…’ ‘,

In addition to this, it has been determined that the person was introduced as “Clinical Psychologist” in the aforementioned promotions published in the accounts named “xxxxxxx” on the social media named Instagram and “xxxxxxx” on the social media named Youtube, but the person has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in applied psychology and is not authorised in the field of clinical psychology.

Evaluation/Decision: As a result of the examinations made, although the person has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in applied psychology and is not authorised in the field of clinical psychology, in the views of the website xxxxxxx.com.tr dated 17.07.2023 and 02.11.2023, under the title of “Our Services”, various therapy names are listed as “Individual Psychotherapy Session, Family and Couple Therapy, Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Sexual Therapy, Play Therapy, Past Clearing Therapy, Queks Eductor Device” ,

In the views dated 17.07.2023 and 02.11.2023 of the promotions published on the social media named Instagram through the account named “xxxxxxx” belonging to the person, “What is Quek-S Eductor? You can also make an appointment for QUEK-S EDUCTOR, which has many benefits such as Erasing Traces of Past Trauma, Anxiety, Addiction, Depression, Phobia, Attention Deficit, Migraine, Panic Attack, Hyperactivity…’ ‘,

In addition, in the said promotions published in the accounts named ”xxxxxxx” on the social media named Instagram and ”xxxxxxx” on the social media named Youtube, the person is introduced as ”Clinical Psychologist”, but the person has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in applied psychology and is not authorised in the field of clinical psychology as determined by the decision of Istanbul 2nd. Since it has been determined that he is not authorised in the field of clinical psychology with the decision of the Administrative Court dated 31.05.2023 and numbered E: 2022/1547, K: 2023/1429, it has been evaluated that the promotions in question are misleading to consumers and contrary to the relevant legislation,

Therefore, the promotions under review;

• Articles 1, 8, 25 and Annex-13 of the Law No. 1219 on the Practice of Medicine and Medical Sciences,

• Article 5/1-c of the Regulation on Job and Job Descriptions of Health Professionals and Other Professionals Working in Health Services,

• Articles 5/1-b, 7/1, 7/2, 7/3, 7/4, 7/5-b, 7/5-c, 26 and 32 of the Regulation on Commercial Advertising and Unfair Commercial Practices,

• Article 61 of the Law No. 6502 on the Protection of Consumers is contrary to its provisions,

Accordingly, it has been decided to impose an administrative fine of 347.128-TL (Three hundred and forty-seven thousand one hundred and twenty-eight Turkish Liras) and suspension of the aforementioned advertisements on advertiser xxxxxxx in accordance with Articles 63 and 77/12 of the Law No. 6502.

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