In short, health tourism is the visit of individuals to a country other than the country they live in and receiving both preventive and curative, healing and health-promoting services. Health tourism; covers the concepts of thermal health tourism, medical tourism, tourism for the elderly and tourism for the disabled.

 

We can collect the services offered in health tourism under four main headings.

 

Health promotion services; Alternative supplement, SPA Wellness, thermal health, herbal treatment, massage.

 

Rehabilitation services; Dialysis, the fight against addiction.

 

Treatment Services; Medical Tourism (aesthetics, surgery, heart surgery, eye surgery, cancer treatment, orthopedics etc.)

 

Elderly care services; Services provided for elderly individuals who do not have any complaints during their temporary trips to another country for care purposes

 

Medical tourism, which is a sub-concept of health tourism, is a purely medical definition and includes cross-border mobility for “therapeutic purposes”. In other words, it is the whole of the services offered for the purpose of improving the deteriorated health of the individual. Oncological surgery, medical oncology, stem cell treatments, gene sequencing, plastic surgery, obesity surgery, gastric banding, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, endocrinological diseases, heart surgeries, childhood heart surgery, liver, kidney and lung transplants are some of the services provided in this context. .

 

 

In terms of medical health tourism, Turkey is at an important point in the field of health tourism in the world, with the quality and professional service it provides in university hospitals, training and research hospitals and private health institutions throughout the country. In addition to the geographical location of our country being an important factor, another most important advantage is the experienced physician staff trained in higher specialties. Health tourism departments have been established in hospitals, so that patients from a different culture are provided with services in their own language or in English, based on interest and trust. Many hospitals have completed their accreditation.

 

Turkey is the most ideal region for medical tourism and alternative tourism, thanks to its climate, sea, thermal resources, thalassotherapy opportunities and an airline that flies to the most destinations such as THY, and alternative transportation with other low-cost airlines.

 

It is possible to enter Turkey with only a passport or identity card from many countries without the need for a visa. Up-to-date information for visa applications can be checked from the page below.

 

 

“Patient rights” accepted in the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, in other legislation and international legal texts, and in all institutions and organizations where health care is provided, and in cases where health care is provided outside of health institutions and organizations, everyone can benefit from “patient rights” in a manner befitting human dignity, The procedures and principles regarding protection from violations of rights and the ability to use legal protection methods when necessary are determined and guaranteed by regulations.

 

 

In addition, we can list the main reasons why patients prefer Turkey as follows.