Hospital
If you are coming to Turkey on holiday or you want to settle down over here, the question of medical treatment is always likely to occur. You will want to check the quality of the available hospitals and the doctors. Obviously, we all hope that we will never use them, but in case of emergency it is good to know what is available. It is reassuring to know that medical treatment and hospital equipment in the tourist areas is of a high standard and technically advanced. Each of the bigger towns offers a variety of different hospitals. Most of them are private and offer treatment comparable to European standards.
Treatment for Turkish people is given by government maintained hospitals or medical centres, where treatment needs to be paid for immediately. A social security system comparable to the European insurances is still in its infancy, but available.
Whether you are a tourist or a new Turkish settler, in case of emergency you can rely on the medical treatment available here. You may have to pay the bill immediately, but it will be written in such a way that you should get your money back from your insurance company back home.
If you own property in Turkey and have got your Ikamet, you can take out insurance over here. Lot of European companies have already discovered that Turkey is an up-and-coming market. Make sure you compare the prices. It is possible to get a good deal here.
As there is an explosion in the cost of medical treatment all over Europe and due to the fact that people are being asked to pay more for health care, there is a development in medical tourism as well. Lots of patients are looking for alternatives to the European health systems and have found what they need in Turkey.
Quite often, you can hear tourists talking about their medical treatment here. They may have had operations on their eyes or some corrective work done on their teeth in Turkey.
If you need help and information, it is easy to find someone who speaks your language in one of the hospitals. The doctors especially can speak one or more languages.
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