Overview
Healthcare in Turkey, as in other European destinations, is a mix of public and private
healthcare services. It operates a universal healthcare system in which all residents
who register with the main Social Security Institution can receive medical treatment free
of charge at hospitals contracted to this governmental institution. Like other European
destinations, wait times are long, which lends plenty of opportunity to the private
healthcare sector by providing faster, higher-quality services.
A 2017 government report indicated that inbound health travelers had grown from 70,000 in 2007 to 750,000 in 2017. Turkey is attracting north of 500,000 medical tourists a year, spending an average of USD 2,013 per person. Turkey has seen many shifts in public and private leadership for health tourism both at a national and regional level over the last decade, with more than a dozen medical and health tourism associations promoting services offered by their respective regions. Turkey ranked 23rd in facilities and is in the average zone (20-30) for all explicit healthcare categories. It ranked 34th in Economy & Safety.
*Based on the 2020 – 2021 Global MTI (Medical Tourism Index) Report published by the Medical Tourism Association.*
A 2017 government report indicated that inbound health travelers had grown from 70,000 in 2007 to 750,000 in 2017. Turkey is attracting north of 500,000 medical tourists a year, spending an average of USD 2,013 per person. Turkey has seen many shifts in public and private leadership for health tourism both at a national and regional level over the last decade, with more than a dozen medical and health tourism associations promoting services offered by their respective regions. Turkey ranked 23rd in facilities and is in the average zone (20-30) for all explicit healthcare categories. It ranked 34th in Economy & Safety.
*Based on the 2020 – 2021 Global MTI (Medical Tourism Index) Report published by the Medical Tourism Association.*