The research purpose of this thesis is to address the issues regarding medical feuds in which medical patients frequently find difficulties in pursuing their rights as patients. The second purpose of the aforementioned research is to identify which kind of settlement is more protective toward the patients in settling legal matters between them and the doctors, dentists or the hospitals in procuring the aforementioned rights. All issues are addressed within the scope of research on normative law incorporating secondary data based on substances taken from primary and secondary law sources.udThis thesis tries to harmonize the legal aspects with factual conditions that are commonly found in the society. The thesis also addresses the patients' susceptibilities, for instance psychological, educational and economical factors that have eluded them in pursuing their rights when medical feuds occur. In many instances, both litigated or nonlitigatedudsettlements have flaws against the patients. In full consideration of this fact, based on previous discussions and researches, it is concluded that a special body is needed to defend patients' rights as the consumers of medical services.
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