Turkey: The New Medical Frontier

Growing numbers of citizens as well as regionalthroughout Turkey to meet their needs. Facilities
and international travelers of Western Russia,in Turkey offer medical travelers fertility
Georgia, Albania and Turkmenistan are traveling totreatments, chronic disease care, cancer
Turkey to meet their healthcare needs. treatments and orthopedic, cosmetic, and obesity
Turkmenistan and other former Soviet countriesor bariatric surgical procedures. Facilities in Turkey,
such as Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan basicallyespecially those located in Istanbul, Izmir and
inherited a medical and health care program fromKusadasi are internationally recognized or JCI
the Soviet system of universal health care, whichaccredited facilities with world-class and advance
still is relatively behind the times when it comes tomedical technology in a variety of disciplines,
medical equipment, technology, and facilities. Toincluding orthopedics, cardiac care, and vascular
meet growing health care needs and providediseases.
options for treatments and procedures, citizensTurkey is fast gaining a reputation of providing
from surrounding countries are venturing tosuperlative medical and health care in many fields,
Turkey's major cities like Istanbul for state of theincluding cosmetic and plastic surgery, cardiac care
art, world-class and high-tech medical treatments.and procedures, vision, LASIK technology and
Growing Needs for Healthcareorthopedics and dentistry, just to name a few.
Citizens from Georgia and Western Russia, as wellWith state-of-the-art facilities located not only in
as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan andher major cities such as Istanbul and Ankara, but
Albania and Armenia want choices and options inscattered along the southern portion of the state
health care, which includes excellent andalong the Mediterranean, Turkish physicians and
experienced physicians and surgeons, modernsurgeons offer high class care and expertise to
technology and equipment, and clean facilities fornatives and international travelers. The majority of
treatments in everything from orthopedic hipTurkish physicians and surgeons are trained in
resurfacing to cardiac care, dental care, andEurope or the United States, and offer experience
reconstructive plastic surgical procedures.and knowledge in new technologies and
In many localities throughout Turkmenistan andtechniques.
neighboring countries, studies have shown thatAccess to Healthcare in Turkey
medical care standards and training are lacking.Privately owned hospitals and facilities as well as
High mortality rates, lack of facilities, andinternational medical centers are available to
shortages of supplies and medicines makecitizens, international travelers and expatriates in
providing adequate health care to inhabitantsTurkey's major cities of Istanbul, Kusadasi, Izmir,
difficult if not impossible. In recent years,Alanya, Mugla, Marmaris, Antalya and Fethiye. In
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and areasmany such locations, physicians have received
of western Russia including Georgia, havetraining and certification in Britain, Germany, and
developed and grown medical health care facilities,the United States, offering enhanced quality of
demanded higher standards of training andfacilities and services.
education for medical personnel, and is workingTurkey is fast growing a reputation as being an
hard to provide more adequate care for itsinternational medical destination for cosmetic
citizens.dentistry, fertility treatments, cosmetic surgical
Providing Optionsprocedures and cancer treatment and citizens
However, despite such improvements, wait timesfrom Armenia, Albania and Western Russia often
for services are still long and accessibility to suchtravel to Turkey for fast, efficient, and affordable
services are often limited. Citizens of suchhealthcare that offers quality, affordable and
countries, including expatriates, are traveling toeffective results.
dental, vision, orthopedic and general care facilities