HEALTH TOURISM

Health tourism in the world and in Turkey is an important alternative tourism type that has developed rapidly in the last 10-15 years. The number of people traveling for medical tourism alone has exceeded 10 million.

Health tourism is evaluated under 3 main headings:
Medical Tourism (Treatment, surgery, etc. in hospitals)
Thermal Tourism (Rehabilitation, rest, etc. services in Thermal Facilities)
Elderly and Disabled Tourism (Geriatric treatment center or long-term stays in the highlands with social activities)
The main reasons for health tourism:
high-tech healthcare

scarcity or absence of services and professional human resources,

Desire to take a vacation with treatment,
Health services are expensive in their own country,
Desire to receive much higher quality health care,
Not wanting to be known about his surgery for any reason in his own country (aesthetic surgery, Infertility treatment, etc.)
Tourism activity (going to countries with forests, plateaus, historical and cultural richness) when there is limited opportunity for a holiday in the country’s climate and geography, the demand for a holiday in a country where there are mostly thermal facilities and Thermal Tourism opportunities.
The desire of chronic patients, the elderly and the disabled to go to other environments and be treated,
The desire of people with drugs and different addictions to be in different or more suitable environments,
A person’s desire to hold on to life and to live.

As a result, health tourism is very diverse and includes many reasons. The main reason is the type of tourism made to regain health in a different country with better opportunities.

The Right Address for Health Tourism Turkey

World countries now recognize Turkey as its new health partner and emerging medical tourism center.

By combining its medical and thermal tourism resources, spa and wellness facilities with five-star hotels, Turkey offers quality and affordable tourism packages to health tourists.

With its perfect geographical location, Turkey can be reached easily and in a short time from many countries. Turkey has transferred the tradition of hospitality from its past to the understanding of service in health tourism. All kinds of services that the guests coming to Turkey for treatment may need, from the moment they set foot in the country until they are sent home, are provided by expert health personnel and agency officials.

Turkey has very well trained and educated manpower in the health sector. There is no problem in communication with doctors and health workers who speak a foreign language. A health tourist can easily get an answer to any question that arises in his mind. In addition, before and after the operation, both doctors and nurses provide sufficient information to the health tourist who is being treated and ensure that the morale is good.

The demand for thermal tourism is higher in Northern Europe and Scandinavian countries, where rheumatic diseases are seen intensely due to climate disadvantages. Our country, which has relative advantages in terms of climate, price, security and transportation, is in an extraordinarily advantageous position in terms of medical tourism, spa & wellness and spa tourism, advanced age and sports tourism and has the qualifications to appeal to all segments. In addition, Turkey is in a position to be an important health and thermal tourism destination country for the Middle East countries, due to its geographical proximity, natural and climatic conditions that are not available in their countries, and cultural similarity factors.

Significant increases have been recorded in travels from these regions thanks to the recent visa exemptions, conveniences provided at the borders, and other political and cultural relations with the Middle East countries. Due to the high health expenditures in developed countries, the tendency to provide health services from lower cost countries is increasing in order to reduce the treatment services of patients.

Experts predict that the demand for Dentistry and Plastic surgery will continue to increase, so that there will be a significant demand for overseas services, and it will be replaced by heart surgery, which is the main element of health tourism. Turkey is ready to provide services within the scope of health tourism, primarily to approximately 1 billion people in neighboring countries, with the quality and economic health services it provides.