According to the data from the Revenue Administration, doctors resist paying taxes despite their high incomes. While a female obstetrician makes an annual income of 53 million lira, she only declared 6.5 million lira. Similarly, a hair transplant specialist generated 69 million lira in revenue but claimed only 3 million lira in income.

A study conducted by the Revenue Administration analyzed the tax returns and financial compliance levels of doctors working in private clinics using artificial intelligence-supported analysis programs. It was found that some doctors who own private clinics did not accurately report the fees they received from patients and the income they earned from procedures such as cosmetic and surgical operations, and dental treatments, with discrepancies of up to 400% between their reported income and actual earnings. Through AI-assisted analyses, the initial phase identified the riskiest 3,663 taxpayers from doctors with discrepancies between their tax declarations and incomes. It was revealed that these taxpayers had concealed approximately 13 billion lira of revenue. Annual income is 53 million lira, but taxes are non-existent.

It was also determined that doctors working in fields such as general surgery, orthopedics, and neurosurgery underreported the fees they received for surgeries and medical examinations, especially those who collaborated with private hospitals or received patients at their own clinics. In this regard, it was discovered that a female obstetrician failed to report her annual income of 53 million lira and instead declared 6.5 million lira.

In examinations concerning dentists, it was found that revenues from treatments such as implants, prosthetics, orthodontics, and cosmetic dental procedures were underreported. Despite a dentist earning annual revenue of 67 million lira, they declared only 3 million lira.

Undeclared Income from Aesthetic Operations

The rapidly growing aesthetics sector has also come under scrutiny. Some doctors performing procedures like rhinoplasty, fillers, Botox, and liposuctions were found to underreport their earnings. It was particularly noticed that a significant portion of income in certain aesthetic clinics accepting patients from abroad and operating in foreign currency remained undeclared. Through the study, it was revealed that a doctor specializing in hair transplants reported an annual income of 7 million lira but actually generated 69 million lira in revenue.

As part of the study, 850 doctors voluntarily corrected their tax base by submitting tax returns after initially being invited to comply voluntarily.