What is the level of medicine in Turkey?

Healthcare is the key development sector of the Turkish government. The Turkish authorities are convinced that care for the citizens' health should be an absolute priority of state policy and spend about 77 billion liras for healthcare annually.As a result, 28,000 medical facilities provide excellent medical care in the country. About 50 centers have certificate of JCI (Joint Commission International), the international improver of healthcare quality and safety across the globe. The index of certificates obtained is the largest. To compare, Israel has 20 JCI-accredited facilities, and Germany — only 10 clinics of this type.

Why is Turkey trendy for medical tourism?

Turkey is also a well-known country globally due to high-skilled doctors that undergo internships in American and European institutions. Patients from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Jordan, and Lebanon prefer treatment in Turkey to other places. Highly developed medical centers and first-rate therapeutic services at affordable prices attract people from all over the world. Over 1 mln international patients travel to Turkey annually. So Turkey is among Top 10 countries with the most developed medical tourism sector. Turkey is a top destination for medical tourists because of low-costs. You may save up to 50% on services compared to European countries or the USA due to the average local citizens' income and general price policy within the country.

What should you know about Turkey before the trip?

Currencylira (you also can pay for services in dollars and euros)Best period for the tripMay-OctoberLanguageTurkish (most of medical staff speaks English fluently)Visais not required for a trip of at least 30 days per visitTime difference with Europe3 hoursTime difference with the USA8 hoursCapitalAnkaraMedical tourism centerIstanbulPopular resortsAlanya, Antalya, Kemer, Marmaris

What hotel services are provided here?

In Turkey, hotels of different price ranges and service levels are presented. The level of Turkish hotels is comparable to hotels in Tunisia, Morocco or Egypt. Most tourists choose 4 and 5 star hotels with all-inclusive meals. Such hotels have everything for a comfortable stay: varied food, a large well-groomed territory, animation for children and adults. Some hotels have their own water park, which guests can use for free. Budget travelers can afford to book an economical 3-star hotel with half board or no meals at all.

When is the best time to travel to Turkey?

The main advantage of Turkish resorts is the long beach season. On the Mediterranean coast, it starts in April and lasts until November. In the resorts of the Aegean Sea — from May to October. The most comfortable time for swimming is from mid-June to the end of October. A large influx of tourists is in July-August, when the air temperature is +38°C, and the water warms up to +27°C.

In 2020, the Republic of Turkey has visa-free agreements with 89 states. Some foreigners are exempted from obtaining entry visas, others are required to receive an electronic visa (e-Visa), and still others must apply for a visa at Turkish missions abroad.What states need a visa for treatment in Turkey and what countries can cross the border free and easy read here.

What documents are required to apply for a visa to Turkey for treatment?

Visas for travel to Turkey require a number of documents. The necessary papers can be submitted 90 days before the planned departure. Lists of documents includes:ID cardconfirmation of online registration and filling out the questionnairecertificate of income and availability of funds ($50 per day per person)insurance policy for a stay in Turkey (original and copy)2 photos (5x6)visa receiptbooking of flight and hotelmedical opinion about the need for treatment.

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Turkey, Istanbul

1. Endoscopic Discectomy with Vip Transfer

Dr. Halil Can has published numerous articles on spinal surgeries in internationally refereed journals. Atlas University Medicine Hospital serves patients from 160 countries, treating 565,000 patients annually. Included Services: Blood tests, consultation with an anesthesiologist, consultation with a neurosurgeon, hospitalization, VIP transfer. Stay Info: 2 days stay in the hospital, no hotel stay included in the price.

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Mary Ndwiga • Pituitary adenoma Kenya Oct 11, 2024

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We would strongly recommend this team to any foreigner visiting Turkey for treatment

I landed on Bookimed while searching for further treatment.. One Dr.Hilal got in touch with me and guided me through the different options available to us. We eventually settled on Florence nightingale hospital and immediately got in touch with Alişer, who walked with us through our preparation and arrival in Turkey as well as the hospital visits. He was kind enough to guide us on what was expected and was always available even at odd hours . The doctors at the Hosp led by Prof Elle and Prof Yusef, treated us with utmost professionalism. They calmly guided us through the process and made us understand what we are dealing with. They were not quick to rush into any interventions.. we felt very safe in their hands. A special thanks to Simaza our interpreter, you are a wonderful human being. Blessings lady. To The Professors, all medical professionals at the hospital, we are grateful. Hilal, Alişer and Simaza you the best. We would strongly recommend this team to any foreigner visiting Turkey for treatment.. we were happy! Blessings Read more less

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Anonymous • Consultation with a neurosurgeon Uzbekistan Dec 16, 2024

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They brought our boy back to life

From the bottom of our hearts we would like to express our gratitude to our doctor Ilhan Elmachi and his whole team. We are from Uzbekistan and when we were diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation we realised that this is the most complicated pathology of brain neurosurgery. Our boy is only 17 years old and therefore it is understandable what grief fell on us. But thanks to the clinic manager Florence Alisher, we came across our respected doctor. The operation lasted 17 hours. Two days later our boy was already in the ward. 15 days later we were home. Our boy is healthy Ilhan Elmachi is a high professional. THANK YOU for the sensitive and caring attitude to us doctor and his team and nurses They brought our boy back to life. Such people are like stars in the desert gave us hope. All health and success in science. May Allah protect you. Read more less

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Keith Bertling • Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion United States of America Nov 14, 2023

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I was treated here like royalty

My whole family against me coming to turkey for this operation from the Us they were very scared and I was a little nervous as well . Wish they could have come and seen how I was treated here like royalty . Hate to admit it but would have never got this kind of service in US. I think everyone here that was involved doctors nurses interpreters drivers and sure left some out behind the scenes. Would definitely recommend and come back again Read more less

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Max • Consultation with a neurosurgeon Sweden Oct 7, 2023

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He really did a great job with helping me understand and setting up everything as much as possible to enable me to have as much of a successful productive visit as I could, which I very much appreciate

I had some logistical problems leading up to my arrival, but i got great help from translator whom helped me throughout my stay, with translations as well as guiding me through the stepps by Wassim. He really did a great job with helping me understand and setting up everything as much as possible to enable me to have as much of a successful productive visit as I could, which I very much appreciate. The coordinator at the location also did a good job of trying to piece together a solution as we tried to find out if I could see some specific doctors whilst i was there which im thankful for. Read more less

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Anonymous • Pituitary adenoma Turkey Nov 5, 2024

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I will definitely recommend this clinic to my friends and acquaintances

I would like to thank the people who worked with us and were always in touch, they are Alisher, Olga and Aikerim. I will definitely recommend this clinic to my friends and acquaintances. Thank you also to the attending doctor Ilhan Elmadzhi! Read more less

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Anonymous • Herniated disk Uzbekistan Feb 27, 2020

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I'll start my review with Bookimed. Indeed, the guys helped a lot, in particular, Anton, Barbara, Nazrin. From the moment I turned to them, they tirelessly contacted me and provided all third-party support. Meeting, doctor's consultation and after. Really guys thank you! We agreed with Anton that we would go for a consultation at Liv Hospital. Special thanks to you. Now for the Liv Hospital itself. We turned to this hospital with an MRI scan - signs of osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine. The central protrusion of the VTh3 - VTh4 disk and vertebral bodies with marginal suspensions, the height of the vertebral bodies is preserved. End plates of vertebral bodies with clear, even contours. In the vertebral bodies Th2 (10mm), Th5 (10mm), Th10 (23mm), Th11 (3mm) and L1 (5mm), round sections with hyper-intense T1 and T2 HI signal characteristics (hemangiomas) are determined. We were prescribed a doctor Chagatai Ozturk. From acquaintances, from reviews and after talking with the doctor, I realized that the doctor is quite a professional in his field. Pros: 1. Modern hospital 2. Attention to the patient is good. 3. Amiable doctor 4. Well done consultants. Cons: 1. Very, well, very expensive treatment in relation to other hospitals in Turkey. For example, Memorial, Azhibadem, Medicana 2. Careful attention to the patient is a maximum of 10-15 minutes. After this time has passed, it seems that the doctor has lost interest in you and begins to engage in others on his computer. (at least I noticed this in relation to us) 3. Does not give other variations of the treatment although this could be given. Since having looked at our MRI remotely, Liv hospital sent us an invoice, we expected that after a live examination, the doctor would offer us other treatment options. 4. The doctor is very honest with the patient. He directly told us that after the operation does not guarantee that we will return to our previous health and will feel like an 18 year old healthy person. I do not know how much this psychologically affects the patient. For example, it negatively affected us or not. 5. We were offered to have an operation the amount of which amounted to $ 23,000 plus treatment and stay in Turkey for 15 days would cost us all this about $ 30,000. For this amount we were offered in Israel and Germany, and in India 3 times cheaper. We asked for a breakdown of this amount, which is included here. Unfortunately, they said they could not give it. I could not understand why. Then we asked to give us a price for hemorrhage vertebroplasty, after a two-day wait they said $ 7,000, although other hospitals asked for $ 3,000- $ 3,500 for vertebroplasty, and after they found out that we would only do vertebroplasty, and we won’t do the spinal surgery, interest our person at the hospital completely disappeared and they did not contact us even though we were there about 10 days after consulting with them. So the next day we went to several other hospitals in Turkey and stayed at the Sisli Momorial Hospital. I want to note that the Memorial is no different from Liv Hospital in terms of modernity and attention to the patient. Doctors are very kind prices are acceptable, the neurosurgeon in whom we were an expert in their field listened without being lazy. We were able to ask him all the questions we were interested in, both during the consultation and after treatment, and he was in contact with us all the time before and after the radio frequency denervation that we had with him. Something like this. All health and goodness Read more less

Liv Hospital Ulus

Mehmood • Consultation with a neurosurgeon United Kingdom Oct 14, 2023

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so far the best decision that I have ever made was to choose VMH hospitals for my surgery!!! 10/10

Highly recommended place for surgery, telling you from my own experience cause I went there for it and it was successfully done under the supervision of professional surgeons and doctors, my special thanks to the Team for rhw assistance throughout, the price is also commendable since it includes transport as well, so far the best decision that I have ever made was to choose VMH hospitals for my surgery!!! 10/10 Read more less

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Sfica Monica • Consultation with a neurosurgeon Romania Sep 21, 2024

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Totally recommend 100%

Great medical team! 🤍 The Translator's did not know medical terminology, and staff didn't know at all English, but we've managed with translation applications. They had to reopen me as a distancer put between my vetebras slipped (needed a bigger size to be put in there) Now im recovery nice and well and all thanks to these wonderful people's that helped! Totally recommend 100% Read more less

Lokman Hekim University Ankara Hospital

Gul'mairam • Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery Kyrgyzstan May 15, 2024

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Overall, we are very satisfied with our visit to this clinic, the patient management tactics and we have a follow-up visit planned in 3 months

Good afternoon! We are from Kyrgyzstan! We applied to the clinic through the bookimed website. The coordinator Anastasia was very helpful, everything was organised very clearly, we were never disappointed. The clinic itself is impressive in terms of scale, cleanliness and quality of service, the staff is friendly and attentive. Our interpreter Lamia worked with us, coordinated our logistics around the clinic, tried to ensure timely appointments with doctors, she was very comfortable and easy to communicate with. But, there was a moment with the examination: we were referred to MRI, the procedure was quite long, the room was quite cold, so I was very cold. As a recommendation - it would be good to warn patients about the need to maintain a certain temperature regime in this room and somehow provide comfort as much as possible. Overall, we are very satisfied with our visit to this clinic, the patient management tactics and we have a follow-up visit planned in 3 months. Read more less

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Saniya Abdulova • Pituitary adenoma Kazakhstan Apr 29, 2019

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The Liv Hospital Clinic confused my diagnosis. Within two hours, I thought I had cancer. I immediately wrote to them, the answer came in two and a half hours, as they had no time to double-check. During all this time, my family and I went crazy with horror. Now they wrote to me that the translators were wrong. But pituitary adenoma is spelled the same in all languages. A malignant formation of the parotid gland is a completely different diagnosis. Read more less

Liv Hospital Ulus

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1. Atlas University Medicine Hospital

92% patients recommend

2. Estexper Clinic

92% patients recommend

3. Memorial Şişli Hospital

4.6

307 reviews

91% patients recommend

4. Memorial Antalya Hospital

4.5

108 reviews

92% patients recommend

5. Hisar Intercontinental Hospital

4.5

148 reviews

85% patients recommend

6. Lokman Hekim Istanbul Hospital

4.4

68 reviews

100% patients recommend

7. Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital

4.6

114 reviews

97% patients recommend

8. Medipol Mega University Hospital

4.5

463 reviews

86% patients recommend

9. Turan Turan Health Group

5.0

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100% patients recommend

10. Memorial Ataşehir Hospital

4.4

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Turkey, Istanbul

Ilhan Elmaci

Neurosurgeon

38 years of experience

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

He was born in Niğde which is the city middle part of Anatolia. He studied high school in Adana. He graduated from Ankara University Medical School of Medicine. He started his career at Bakırköy Neurological Sciences Hospital in Zeki Oral MD.’s Clinic in 1987 and finished his Neurosurgery residency in 1993. During this period, he completed his micro neurosurgery education, which was a breakthrough for him, at Zurich University “Professor M. Gazi Yaşargil’s Clinic”. Between 1993-2003, he worked as a teaching assistant and then as an assistant professor at the Professor Necmettin Pamir’s Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University. At the same time, he obtained clinical and surgical gains in the field of neurooncology and vascular neurosurgery at Professor Donlin M. Long and Daniele Rigamonti's Clinic at Johns Hopkins University, USA. In 2003, he received the title of Associate Professor of Neurosurgery. Between 2004-2010, he worked as Chief of Clinic in Göztepe Training and Research Hospital of Ministry of Health. During this period, he led his clinic to become the only accredited clinic by EANS (The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies) in Turkey, with its educational and care services. During this period, he completed his endoscopic skull base training starting at the University of Pittsburgh. In 2010, he started to work for Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine and became a Professor of Neurosurgery. He established the Neurosurgery Department in Medipol University Faculty of Medicine on 2012. He served as a Head of Neurosurgery Department in Memorial Health Group Istanbul Hospitals between 2014-2018. He served Neurosurgery Department of Maslak Hospital of Acıbadem Health Group with his team between 2018- September 2021. Since 01.10.2021, He have started to work with his team at my private clinic located in Fulya and Ulus Hospital of Liv Health Group. He served as the founding chairman of ”Skull Base Society” in Turkey. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the European Skull Base Society (ESBS). There are more than 110 scientific papers which he hs published in international refereed journals (SCI/SCIEx) and in national refereed journals and 18 scientific articles. He Has more than 250 scientific congress presentations, published books and chapters in books.

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Turkey, Istanbul

Salih Murat Imer

Neurosurgeon

40 years of experience

Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital

Certificates 1. The Course of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, 1990, Oulu, Finland. 2. European Course participation that holds by EANS for 5 years cycle (Amsterdam/1988, Rostock/1989, Çeşme/1994, Klagenfurt/1995, Aalborg/1996). 3. "Primary Examination" for European Board was passed in Klagenfurt,1995, Austria. 4."Advanced Training on Functional Disorders with Leksell Gamma Knife", 2004, Marseille, France. 5. "Advanced Training on Vestibular Schwannomas and Skull Base Surgery wiyh Leksell Gamma Knife", 2004, Marseille, France. 6. The certificate for "DISC Nucleoplasty in Cervical and Lumbar Disc Diseases", 2004, Freiburg, Germany. 7. "Neuropathfinder" Train - the - Trainer Meeting, 2009, Wien, Austria. 8. " Neuropathfinder" Train - the - Trainer Meeting, 2011, Athens, Greece. 9. The certificate for "Full- Endoscopic Spine Surgery", 2011, Herne, Germany.

5.0

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Turkey, Istanbul

Hakan Ozalp

Neurosurgeon

33 years of experience

Medipol Bahçelievler Hospital

Experience2019 – 2019University of Insubria, Varese, Italy, Insubria University Faculty of Medicine2015MERSİN UNIVERSITY/FACULTY OF MEDICINE, DOCTOR, LECTURER2013 – 2015ANKARA PRIVATE ACIBADEM HOSPITAL2010 – 2012DIYARBAKIR TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL,2002 – 2003AYDIN 1ST PRIVATE TRAINING BATTALION Education2010ANKARA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, BRAIN AND SURGERY SPECIALIST1992GAZI UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

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Endoscopic discectomy in Turkey: Our Best Clinics and Costs 2025

Don't Miss Out On Top-Rated Endoscopic discectomy Specials in Turkey for February 2025

20 Recent Endoscopic discectomy Reviews in Turkey: Check Real Patient Experience

Mary Ndwiga • Pituitary adenoma Kenya Oct 11, 2024

Anonymous • Consultation with a neurosurgeon Uzbekistan Dec 16, 2024

Keith Bertling • Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion United States of America Nov 14, 2023

Max • Consultation with a neurosurgeon Sweden Oct 7, 2023

Anonymous • Pituitary adenoma Turkey Nov 5, 2024

Anonymous • Herniated disk Uzbekistan Feb 27, 2020

Mehmood • Consultation with a neurosurgeon United Kingdom Oct 14, 2023

Sfica Monica • Consultation with a neurosurgeon Romania Sep 21, 2024

Gul'mairam • Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery Kyrgyzstan May 15, 2024

Saniya Abdulova • Pituitary adenoma Kazakhstan Apr 29, 2019

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