IOC Editorial Policy Page — UK en-GB Source

Prepared: 13 August 2026
Target: https://istanbulobesitycenter.com/editorial-policy/
Status: Drafting phase — publish-ready pending internal policy-owner approval and review records in private register.

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Scope of this policy

This policy explains how Istanbul Obesity Center (IOC) creates, reviews, updates and publishes health-related information for UK patients, including content about gastric sleeve pathways, travel planning, nutrition support and safety communication.

The policy is for public medical and commercial information. It does not replace direct clinical assessment, clinician advice or emergency medical help.

What this policy covers

The page explains:

  1. Who is responsible for content production;
  2. How clinical content is reviewed;
  3. How sources are selected and stated;
  4. Which commercial claims may be published and which are not;
  5. How corrections are handled;
  6. What is excluded from this site from a clinical safety and data-protection perspective.

It does not offer personalized medical advice.
Readers should speak to appropriate clinicians for individual suitability decisions.

Editorial responsibility

Written by

Content is published by the IOC editorial team or the authorial owner responsible for the page topic.

Reviewed by

  • Pages that contain procedural risks, surgical suitability, complication pathways and aftercare logic must pass documented clinical review.
  • Nutrition and post-surgery support pages must pass documented clinical nutrition review before publication.
  • Travel, logistics and package statements are reviewed by the clinic coordination function before publication.
  • No named reviewer is displayed unless a real record exists for that specific page and scope.

Publication and review cadence

Each page should show the latest visible date update when meaningful content is changed.

Meaningful content updates are those that change:

  • medical facts or risk statements;
  • eligibility statements;
  • pathway or package boundaries;
  • team role claims;
  • source links;
  • correction notice text.

Minor text clean-up, style edits or footer-only edits do not automatically require date changes.

Source hierarchy

IOC uses source precedence in this order:

  1. Current law and official public health/medical guidance;
  2. IOC operations, legal operator and facility records for site-specific commercial or operational facts;
  3. Specialist society guidance and peer-reviewed evidence for clinical claims;
  4. Product, device and medicine documentation where directly referenced;
  5. Verified patient-level facts only with documented consent and context.

Statements such as "most suitable", "guaranteed results" or absolute safety claims are removed unless explicitly supported by verifiable evidence and within scope.

Team roles and limits

Named person roles used on this site are limited to verified roles and boundaries:

  • Kenan Afilitak — Surgeon
  • Aylin Demir — Dietitian
  • Mustafa Hekin — Clinic Coordinator

Examples of role boundaries:

  • A surgeon profile page can describe surgical process boundaries and consent topics, but not unrelated personal or promotional claims.
  • A dietitian role supports nutrition guidance and follow-up scope only where appropriate.
  • A clinic coordinator can support process information and practical planning but does not perform clinical suitability, diagnosis, consent or flight-fitness decisions.

No role-related claim is published without the matching internal review and date record.

Clinical and commercial separation

Treatment information is handled separately from travel and payment communication.

Clinical claims are written to reflect uncertainty and individual variation.

Commercial content must not promise:

  • suitability;
  • outcome;
  • guaranteed recovery pace;
  • uncomplicated recovery;
  • fixed treatment dates;
  • complete care without written confirmation.

Where a package includes a figure, the included and excluded list must be explicit and linked to what is confirmed in writing.

Evidence, byline and review metadata on articles

Where medical content is published with named authorship:

  • "Written by" must identify the responsible content owner;
  • "Clinically reviewed by" is shown only if a real person reviewed the page within a verified scope;
  • "Last updated" is shown as a visible date for meaningful page updates.

Date formats should be consistent and clear for UK readers.
A fake reviewer, placeholder date or generic "By IOC" placeholder is not used as a trust mechanism.

Source and link standards

Each page with clinical or medical content should include a clear source section.

For higher risk claims, source links must appear close to the claim in the same reading context.

A link is only valid evidence support when it directly supports the claim and is still current.

External medical links are reviewed for:

  • authority and public availability;
  • date or update relevance;
  • scope match with the paragraph.

Claims without adequate source support are removed or reworded.

Patient stories and imagery

Patient stories are treated as experience narratives, not outcomes for everyone.

IOC will only publish patient stories and related media when:

  • consent is documented;
  • procedure and context are verified;
  • outcome wording does not imply guarantee;
  • no hidden commercial pressure is placed on outcomes.

Where consent is revoked or uncertain, content is reviewed for removal.

Corrections and complaints

Readers can report issues through IOC's contact route.

Major corrections must update visible date and review-related metadata.

Clinical safety errors are prioritized for immediate correction.

Complaints routes are published in policy pages and legal/privacy pages with response expectations and route details.

Emergency limitation

This site does not provide emergency medical care.

For urgent health concerns, readers should contact local emergency services or equivalent local urgent care systems.
UK users should use NHS pathways where applicable.

AI and automation transparency

Automation can help with:

  • drafting support;
  • terminology consistency;
  • link checks;
  • technical lint;
  • technical analytics;
  • security/compliance gating.

Automation does not replace:

  • individual medical review;
  • source validation;
  • patient-specific clinical advice decisions.

No AI tool is used to infer identities or unverified credentials.

What changes between 2026 and future updates

This policy is reviewed on a scheduled cadence with clinical, legal and privacy governance checks.

The next cycle includes review of:

  • evidence quality and source freshness;
  • reviewer role records;
  • complaints handling response clarity;
  • emergency and urgent-care guidance;
  • and any changes to the fixed commercial scope.

All visible policy changes are versioned internally with the approval record.

Contact and governance path

For correction, review and complaint requests, use:

  • `/contact/`

No patient health data should be sent through unsupervised forms unless specifically requested by IOC's privacy-safe process.