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There is a substantial medical tourism business in Turkey, with almost 178 thousand tourists visiting for health purposes in the first six months of 2018. 67% used private hospital, 24% public hospitals and 9% university hospitals. The Regulation on International Health Tourism and Tourist Health came into force on 13 July 2017.
Turkey has become a top destination for medical tourism due to its state-of-the-art facilities, highly trained doctors, and affordability compared to Western healthcare systems. What is Medicine 3.0?
T - Visa free for tourism purposes only. 1 - Entry with an ID card instead of a passport is allowed for citizens of Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain. 2 - British citizens only. [16] 3 - Excluding journalists that are on duty. [18] [19]
[4] [5] USHAŞ's establishment was cited as Turkey's most powerful government entrepreneurship step in medical tourism area. [6] According to establishment law, the most important duties of USHAŞ are; [7] Promote Turkey's health system in international area; Carry out intermediary activities on behalf of both public and private hospitals
[11] According to 2013 figures, there are 30,116 health institutions in Turkey and per one doctor there are an average of 573 patients. In addition, the number of beds per 1000 people is 2.64. [12] Life expectancy in Turkey is 75.6 years for males and 81.3 years for females, and the life expectancy of the total population is 78.3 years. [7]
Turkey has 622 national parks. Tourism in Turkey is focused largely on a variety of historical sites, and on seaside resorts along its Aegean and Mediterranean Sea coasts. Turkey has also become a popular destination for culture, spa, and health care. [1] Since 2021, Turkey is the fourth most visited country in the world. [2]
Volunteer Turkish surgeons and nurses take part in the project and travel to African countries for surgery. One of the objectives of the program is to offer free eye care for needy people. The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency and Turkey's and Sudan's Ministries of Health are supporting the project.
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