Turkey has improved dramatically in terms of medical treatment in the past years and has developed as one of the best hubs for medical services and healthcare.

Turkey provides patients with medical excellence and the perfect expertise along with high-tech equipment to ensure quality care.
The Turkish healthcare system is working hard to become not only the best regional healthcare provider but also the most well known and the best all over the world.



Private healthcare in Turkey has flourished in the last decade because of the extremely long queues and private service in government hospitals. Today, most of the private hospitals have various contracts with different insurance companies. This has increased the quality of medical treatment at Turkey hospitals. Due to the mounting competition from private medical centers and hospitals, there has been a noticeable amount of increase in the quality of state-run hospitals all over Turkey.

In Turkey, one can find all kinds of hospitals and medical centers in every city. These are available to help citizens, expatriates and the international travelers providing excellent facilities to ensure quality treatment. In large and major cities such as Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara and Kusadasi have all the latest technology along with internationally trained doctors, who are able to speak and understand English and can address to different kinds of medical complications. For local citizens, there are many doctors available to assist them in local language. Numerous clinics and small hospitals are located all around the minor cities and also in rural areas.




Turkey as a Medical tourism destination
Turkey is in an extremely unique and a great position to serve Americans and Western Europeans just like the Middle Easterners and Eastern Europeans. Due to its central location it becomes a significant and best destination for medical tourism. Its beautiful, relaxing environment and wonderful climate attract many people from the world for a health trip to Turkey. Even the calmness of the country seems like curing one’s health.

Turkey is very popular for its cosmetic surgeries, fertility treatments, cardiology, cancer treatment and cosmetic dentistry all over the world. Numerous citizens from different countries such as Georgia, Turkmenistan, Albania, Armenia, Western Russia and even America usually travel to Turkey for affordable, fast and efficient health care that ensures quality orientated treatment, making it one of the most popular healthcare tourism destinations. Almost five hundred thousand tourists visit Turkey only for health tourism every year.

Another reason which never fails to attract people for a medical trip is the excellent medical treatment provided at low costs. West Asians and Europeans prefer Turkey to treat their diseases to cut off the traveling costs and to save time by going far away at different medical destinations. The costs of the treatments at Turkey can be even 60% lower than treatments provided at countries like USA. Even at such economical medical treatment, the quality is never compromised.

As the medical tourism has been rapidly emerging all around the world in recent years, Turkish Airlines has also prepared a package to support the health care establishments in Turkey. This has proven to be an effective effort in increasing the share of Turkish healthcare tourism in the market. The different packages offer large amounts of special discounts and incentives for people who visit Turkey for health treatment purposes. The Turkish Airlines also provide great facilities to the patients traveling. The planes are equipped with all kinds of necessary medical utensils to treat the travelers in any case of emergency.

Travelers that are visiting Turkey for health purposes are guaranteed with the amenities of the 21st century, which offers the best health and medical care along with the best facilities in the whole world. One can never forget the friendly environment and the compassionate, hospitable people and of course the marvelous country.