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An early routing mistake can leave a well-written study dossier with the wrong reviewer. For Türkiye medicine research, establish the ethics committee route before reserving a submission slot or promising a start date.
Define the research category
TİTCK publishes separate guidance on ethics applications and committee operation. Use the current texts to establish whether the project belongs with a clinical research committee or a bioavailability/bioequivalence committee. Product category and research design matter more than the hospital's informal description of the project.
Build a routing record
We recommend a one-page routing record showing study type, proposed committee, evidence of its current remit, contact channel and unresolved classification questions. Record who checked each item and when. A previous approval for another protocol is supporting history, not a decision for the new study.
Check before dispatch
- Match the protocol design to the committee category and document the reasoning.
- Verify the committee's current status using official information, not an old contact spreadsheet.
- Confirm the submission format, document versions and communication owner with the secretariat.
- Escalate uncertain classification before sending parallel, inconsistent applications.
Keep scientific review independent
Treat secretariat completeness checks and scientific decisions as separate steps. Archive the submitted package and the final opinion together so later amendments can be traced to the correct original decision.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the nearest hospital determine the route?
- No. Check the study category and the committee's applicable remit before considering practical submission arrangements.
- Is a secretariat email an approval?
- An administrative acknowledgement does not replace the committee's documented scientific and ethical opinion.