Medical Tourism in Turkey
Medical tourism in Turkey is becoming more popular
We are accustomed to perceive Turkey as a country for beach and sightseeing holidays. But the Turks are now actively developing another area - medical tourism. After all, the country washed by the waters of the four seas can offer high-quality SPA procedures, advanced plastic surgery, heart surgery, orthopedics and aesthetic surgery.
How good is medicine in Turkey?
The guarantor of the quality of Turkish medicine is at least the fact that over the past 10 years, about 50 Turkish clinics have received JCI certificates - Joint Commission International This certificate is a standard in the field of quality and safety for medical institutions. And it is important that this standard is the development of international experts. So today we can safely talk about the high level of medical care in Turkey.
No wonder that almost half a million foreign patients come to Turkey every year for health.
In addition, Turkey today is in the top 10 countries where medical tourism is developed.
Treat cancer and fight Alzheimer's
It's no secret that Turkey is famous for its thermal springs. Therefore, the South Republic can offer its guests excellent thermal hotels with a high level of service. There are such hotels in Pamukkale, Afyon and Izmir.
But, in fact, Turkish doctors offer a much wider range of services. Here are the most popular areas of medical services offered to foreigners:
- Oncology. Turkish doctors are very successful in the fight against cancer. For surgical interventions here use such surgical installations as CyberKnife and TrueBeam. Successfully perform bone marrow transplantation and chemotherapy. Positive dynamics of treatment of cancer patients in Turkey exceeds
80% - They work in Turkish clinics and successful neurosurgeons. It successfully fights Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy. Moreover, the indicator of the effectiveness of treatment of these diseases is about 95%
- It is also known that Turkey has excellent dentistry. In particular, we are talking about the installation of implants and complex treatment, sometimes requiring surgical intervention.
In addition, Turkish clinics offer foreigners the following services:
- Plastic surgery
- Infertility Treatment
- Ophthalmology
- Kidney dialysis
- Obesity treatment
- Cosmetology.
Truly the range of services offered by Turkish clinics is very large. And it is worth noting that there are successful specialists who have completed training in Europe.
Why not Europe?
Good clinics that are ready to work with foreign patients can be found in Europe, in America, and in the USA. Here only the cost of treatment in Turkey is lower by 25 - 30%, and some services are cheaper by half.
In addition, Turkey can offer guests who come for treatment excellent conditions for accommodation - be it hotels or equipped apartments, at very affordable prices.
And Turkey does not need a visa, which greatly facilitates the case. In the event that the patient will need to stay in the country longer than the visa-free period, they will be helped to issue a residence permit.
Where are going to be treated
Most clinics working with foreigners are located in Istanbul. But also for the purpose of medical tourism, foreigners travel to Antalya and Izmir.
Most of them come from Azerbaijan for treatment - about 50% of all foreign patients. Many come as citizens of Kyrgyzstan and Georgia. Even people from England and America come to Turkey for treatment. And no wonder, prices are cheap for Europeans and Americans in the South Republic.
There are not too many medical tourists among Russians and Ukrainians. Since among our compatriots the beach direction is still more popular. But gradually, with each passing year, there are more and more patients from Russia and Ukraine.
By the way, the fact that the development of medical tourism in Turkey is supported at the state level is also important. So the authorities provide benefits to non-residents of the republic who come for treatment.
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