Translations for HCPC registration (allied health)

Who the HCPC regulates and where Turkish documents come in

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registers fifteen professions in the UK, among them physiotherapists (fizyoterapist), diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers, dietitians (diyetisyen), paramedics, occupational therapists (ergoterapist), speech and language therapists, biomedical and clinical scientists, practitioner psychologists and operating department practitioners. Unlike the GMC or the NMC, the HCPC does not run a test of competence for everyone: an international application is assessed on paper, by comparing your training and experience with the UK standards of proficiency for that profession. That makes the documents heavier. Alongside your degree the assessors want to see what you studied, for how many hours and with what clinical placements, so the Turkish course catalogue (ders içerikleri) and placement records are translated in full.

What the HCPC requires

The HCPC’s international application guidance asks for documents not in English to be accompanied by a translation and for the translator to be identifiable. We were not able to confirm the HCPC’s exact wording on translations during our check on 29 August 2026, so the summary in the box is ours, not the regulator’s. In practice we follow the standard the GMC publishes for doctors, which is the strictest of the healthcare regulators: a full translation of every page, made from the original language, showing the translator’s or company’s name and contact details, signed and stamped, with the original-language copy attached. A file that meets that standard has not been queried by the HCPC on translation grounds in our experience to date.

Turkish documents that appear in HCPC files

• Your lisans diploması (bachelor’s degree) in the profession, and any yüksek lisans (master’s) certificate.
• The transcript with credits and hours per module.
• Course descriptions from the faculty, often 30–80 pages, which the HCPC uses to map your syllabus to its standards.
• Clinical placement (staj) records and supervisor letters.
• Employment references from hospitals or clinics and the SGK service record that supports the dates.
• Professional association membership where one exists for your profession, and any Ministry of Health authorisation.

Common reasons HCPC applications are delayed

• Only a selection of course descriptions is translated. Assessors look for specific subject coverage; a missing module can lead to a request for further information months later.
• Contact hours are dropped. Turkish catalogues show teori/uygulama (theory/practical) hours and AKTS credits; all three columns need to appear.
• Profession titles are guessed. A sağlık teknikeri (two-year associate degree) is not a physiotherapist, and a translation that blurs the distinction damages credibility.
• Reference letters lack the referee’s role, contact details or the dates of supervision.
• Older syllabus versions are supplied. The catalogue must match the years you actually studied, not the current one on the faculty website.

How we prepare an HCPC bundle

Course descriptions are where cost and time are decided, so send them first as a PDF or the faculty’s catalogue link and we will count the pages before you commit. Because the volume is large we usually recommend the economy tier (20% less, double the turnaround) for the catalogue and the normal tier for the certificates and references. Every page is translated by a linguist with a medical background and checked by a second reader for module names, hours and dates; each page carries our certification statement, stamp and signature, and the original is attached. A degree certificate is £10, a transcript £30–60, references £10 each, and a 50-page course catalogue about £400 on the economy tier. Delivery is by PDF, which the HCPC accepts on its online application, with hard copies by courier from Ankara (£30) or UK Special Delivery (£8) on request. No UK VAT is charged. The academic translation page explains how we handle credits and grading keys.