Apitherapy in Primary Care Official traditional and complementary medical practices are regulated with the Traditional and Complementary Medical Practice Regulations of the Ministry of Health. Apitherapy is the use of the bee and its products as a complementary and supportive remedy in the treatment of some diseases. Honey, pollen, propolis, bee venom and royal jelly are used in apitherapy practice. Primary care physicians are generally concerned about complementary/supportive treatment. But in many publications the potential benefit of apitherapy are mentioned. Lack of scientific researches on apitherapy is an important gap in Turkey. Key words: Apitherapy, primary care, complementary, supportive Birinci Basamakta Apiterapi Saglik Bakanligi’nin Geleneksel ve tamamlayici tip uygulamalari yonetmeligi ile Turkiye’de resmi olarak uygulanabilecek geleneksel ve tamamlayici tip uygulamalari belirlenmistir. Apiterapi, ari ve ari urunlerinin bazi hastaliklarin tedavisinde tamamlayici ve destekleyici olarak kullanilmasidir. Apiterapi uygulamalarinda bal, polen, propolis, ari zehiri ve ari sutu kullanilmaktadir. Birinci basamak hekimleri tamamlayici/ destekleyici tedavi konusunda cogunlukla endise duymaktadir. Fakat bircok yayinda apiterapinin potansiyel yararindan soz edilmektedir. Turkiye’de apiterapi hakkinda yeterli bilimsel arastirmanin yapilmamasi onemli bir eksikliktir. Anahtar kelimeler: Apiterapi, birinci basamak, tamamlayici, destekleyici