evaluation report on medical tourism in turkey 2012

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evaluation report on medical tourism in turkey 2012
EVALUATION REPORT ON
MEDICAL TOURISM
IN TURKEY
2012
EVALUATION REPORT ON
MEDICAL TOURISM
IN TURKEY
2012
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF HEALTH
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TOURISM
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PREPARED BY
Prof. Dr. Mehmet BARCA
Asst. Assoc. Dr. Erdal AKDEVE
Research Asst. 7Ŭlŝm GED7K BALAY
WITH THE CONTRIBUTION OF
Prof. Dr. 7rfaŶ bENCAN
Dr. DƵrsƵŶ AYDIN
PREPARED WITH THE COOPERATION OF
Designed and Printed by:
Opus Printing LLC
ISBN: 978-975-590-440-5
All rights are vested in the Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Health, Directorate of Health Services. No
citations shall be allowed without the source of reference. In case of citing, the source of reference
shall be indicated as: “editor/author names, Directorate of Health Services, Ministry of Health of
Turkey, publishing place, publishing date”. Neither full nor partial reproduction shall be allowed
without the written permission of the Directorate of Health Services as ordered by the Law Numbered
5846.
Note: The Information included in this book is a survey report and does not reflect the official opinions of the
T.R. Ministry of Health.
You may reach this book In electronic environment through www.saglik.gov.tr/saglikturizmi address and
www.saglikturizmi.gov.tr address.
CONTENTS
PRESENTATION
5
PREFACE
6
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
7
PREFACE OF THE RESEARCH GROUP
9
A) REGARDING THE RESEARCH
11
B) AN OVERVIEW ON THE HEALTH TOURISM
13
TOURISM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN TURKEY
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HISTORICAL EVALUATION OF HEALTH TOURISM
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HEALTH TOURISM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
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C) HEALTH TOURISM IN TURKEY AND REGULATIONS
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D) REGULATIONS REGARDING HEALTH SECTOR
29
E) FIGURES REGARDING THE MEDICAL ToƵrŝsm IN TURKEY Ͳ 2Ϭ12
33
1Ͳ OVERALL ASSESSMENT
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2ͲHEALTH TOURISM IN TURKEY BY HOSPITAL
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3ͲHOSPITALS WITH HIGHEST ADMISSION FIGURES
3ϴ
4Ͳ HEALTH TOURISM BY PROVINCE
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5Ͳ HEALTH TOURISM BY BRANCH
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6Ͳ HEALTH TOURISM BY COUNTRY
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F) SWOT ANALYSIS OF HEALTH TOURISM IN TURKEY
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G) CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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H) SOURCES
6ϴ
HEALTH TOURISM ANNUAL REPORT 2Ϭ12
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PRESENTATION
TƵrŬeLJ͕ ǁŝth ŝts Health TraŶsformaƟoŶ ProŐram
ŝŶ the Įeld of health care ŝŶ the last 1Ϭ LJears has
shoǁŶ aŶ ƵŶƉrecedeŶted chaŶŐe aŶd deǀeloƉmeŶt
ǁorldǁŝde. IŶ terms of access to health care aŶd the
ƉroǀŝsŝoŶ of hŝŐh ƋƵalŝtLJ health care to all ŝts cŝƟnjeŶs
TƵrŬeLJ ďeŐaŶ to oīer aŶ eƋƵal aŶd ďeƩer serǀŝce
ǁheŶ comƉared to maŶLJ ǁesterŶ coƵŶtrŝes. TƵrŬeLJ
oīers the hŝŐhest ƋƵalŝtLJ health care ǁŝth the most
adǀaŶced techŶoloŐLJ͕ ŝŶ the Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals͕ ƉƵďlŝc
health ŝŶsƟtƵƟoŶs͕ aŶd the UŶŝǀersŝtLJ hosƉŝtals.
FormerlLJ seŶdŝŶŐ aďroad thoƵsaŶds of ƉaƟeŶts for
treatmeŶt oƵr coƵŶtrLJ ŝs Ŷoǁ treaƟŶŐ hƵŶdreds
of thoƵsaŶds from maŶLJ coƵŶtrŝes͕ ƉrŝmarŝlLJ from
ŶeŝŐhďorŝŶŐ coƵŶtrŝes. AŶatolŝa reŐŝoŶ͕ as has ďeeŶ
ŝŶ the Ɖast͕ ŝs Ŷoǁ a ǁorldǁŝde soƵrce of healŝŶŐ
aŐaŝŶ. TƵrŬeLJ has ďecome a ceŶter of aƩracƟoŶ
ŝŶ the Įeld of health. Wŝth ŝts cŝtLJ hosƉŝtals͕ the
coŶstrƵcƟoŶ of ǁhŝch haǀe alreadLJ ďeŐaŶ͕ aŶd the
ƉlaŶŶed Health Free oŶes ŝŶ cŝtLJ hosƉŝtals aŶd the ƉlaŶŶed
oŶ the
l
d coŶstrƵcƟoŶ
Ɵ ďeŐaŶ
ď
h health
h lh
of oƵr coƵŶtrLJ ǁŝll ďecome a leadŝŶŐ coƵŶtrLJ ŝŶ Health ToƵrŝsm.
IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ the ecoŶomŝes of the coƵŶtrŝes haǀe started to hold aŶ ŝmƉortaŶt Ɖlace ŝŶ the
serǀŝce sector aŶd the edžƉort of serǀŝces. Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ has started to ďecome a
maũor edžƉort ŝtem for foreŝŐŶ cƵrreŶcLJ earŶŝŶŐs. Medŝcal ToƵrŝsm͕ ǁhŝch coǀers the treatmeŶt
of foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts aŶd ǁhŝch coŶsƟtƵtes the ďŝŐŐest Ɖart of the Health ToƵrŝsm͕ ǁŝll sooŶ
ďecome a raƉŝdlLJ deǀeloƉŝŶŐ sector ďoth ŝŶ oƵr coƵŶtrLJ aŶd ǁorldǁŝde. Medŝcal ToƵrŝsm ŝs a
Ŷeǁ coŶceƉt aŶd Įeld all oǀer the ǁorld aŶd ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ as ǁell. DesƉŝte ŝts short hŝstorLJ͕ medŝcal
ToƵrŝsm aƩracƟŶŐ the aƩeŶƟoŶ of all the staŬeholders ŝŶ the sector͕ oīers Ŷeǁ oƉƉortƵŶŝƟes
to TƵrŬeLJ. To seŝnje sƵch aŶ oƉƉortƵŶŝtLJ aŶd to ŬeeƉ alŝǀe the ŝŶterests of academŝc͕ ƉƵďlŝc aŶd
Ɖrŝǀate sectors͕ ŐŝǀeŶ the ecoŶomŝc ďeŶeĮts ŝt ǁoƵld Ɖroǀŝde shoƵld ďe deemed a sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt
steƉ. IŶ thŝs seŶse͕ thŝs stƵdLJ͕ ďased oŶ the data oďtaŝŶed from the releǀaŶt deƉartmeŶts of
the MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health͕ Ɖroǀŝdes ŝmƉortaŶt ŝŶformaƟoŶ that ǁoƵld ŝllƵmŝŶate aŶd orŝeŶtate the
fƵtƵre of medŝcal ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ.
It mƵst ďe oŶe of oƵr most sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt tarŐets to carrLJ oƵt a ũoŝŶt ǁorŬ ǁŝth the ŐoǀerŶmeŶt
aŐeŶcŝes͕ ŶoŶͲŐoǀerŶmeŶtal orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶs͕ ŝŶtermedŝarLJ orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶs͕ aŶd ǁŝth all other
ŝŶsƟtƵƟoŶs ǁhŝch ǁoƵld haǀe a role ŝŶ the deǀeloƉmeŶt of medŝcal ToƵrŝsm͕ aŶd to estaďlŝsh
aŶd edžƉaŶd coordŝŶaƟoŶ amoŶŐ them ǁŝth the aŝm of ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ aŶd deǀeloƉŝŶŐ the share
of actƵal health care Ɖroǀŝded ďLJ the TƵrŬŝsh health ŝŶsƟtƵƟoŶs ŝŶ the ǁorld medŝcal ToƵrŝsm
moǀemeŶt.
I ǁoƵld lŝŬe to thaŶŬ all oƵr assocŝates ǁho coŶtrŝďƵted to thŝs stƵdLJ ǁhŝch emďodŝes a
ŶƵmerŝcal ŐeŶeral sƵmmarLJ aŶd aŶalLJsŝs of medŝcal ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ.
Prof. Dr. ReceƉ AKDA)
MŝŶŝster of Health
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PREFACE
IŶ oƵr coƵŶtrLJ͕ ŝŶ lŝŶe ǁŝth the Health
TraŶsformaƟoŶ ProŐram͕ Health ToƵrŝsm ďeŐaŶ
to deǀeloƉ raƉŝdlLJ. TodaLJ͕ hŝŐhͲƋƵalŝtLJ health care
Ɖroǀŝded ŝŶ oƵr ƉƵďlŝc aŶd Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝs aďle
to comƉete ǁŝth the West. MaŶLJ of oƵr hosƉŝtals
serǀe ǁŝth hŝŐh techŶoloŐLJ aŶd ƋƵalŝĮed hƵmaŶ
Ɖoǁer. IŶ TƵrŬeLJ͕ esƉecŝallLJ ŝŶ AŶŬara͕ IstaŶďƵl͕
Injmŝr͕ MƵŐla͕ AŶtalLJa͕ Kocaelŝ aŶd AdaŶa͕ the
health ŝŶsƟtƵƟoŶs admŝt aŶd treat a larŐe ŶƵmďer
of foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts. The health sector adǀaŶced
raƉŝdlLJ ŝŶ receŶt LJears aŶd edžcelleŶt facŝlŝƟes haǀe
ďeeŶ estaďlŝshed. TodaLJ͕ oƵr almost 5Ϭ health
orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶs haǀe ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal accredŝtaƟoŶ. IŶ
oƵr coƵŶtrLJ͕ eǀerLJ LJear͕ more thaŶ 15Ϭ͕ϬϬϬ foreŝŐŶ
ƉaƟeŶts are treated ŝŶ oƵr ƉƵďlŝc hosƉŝtals.
The hŝŐhͲƋƵalŝtLJ͕ sƉecŝalŝnjed͕ fast͕ aŶd aīordaďle
health care serǀŝces͕ ŝŶ Ɖarallel to the ͞Health TraŶsformaƟoŶ ProŐram͟ laƵŶched ďLJ the
MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health͕ haǀe ŐoŶe ďeLJoŶd oƵr ďorders͕ aŶd draǁŶ the aƩeŶƟoŶ of doctors aŶd
ƉaƟeŶts ŝŶ dŝīereŶt coƵŶtrŝes. Medŝcal ToƵrŝsm has a ŬeLJ role leadŝŶŐ Ɖrŝǀate healthcare
sector. The Ɖrŝǀate health sector oīers й 91 of the Medŝcal ToƵrŝsm serǀŝces aŶd ƉƵďlŝc
hosƉŝtals oīer 9й. EsƉecŝallLJ ƵŶder the scoƉe of emerŐeŶcLJ medŝcal serǀŝces delŝǀerLJ aŶd
͞Health of the ToƵrŝsts͟ coŶceƉt͕ ŝŶ the reŐŝoŶs ǁhere the Ɖrŝǀate health sector does Ŷot
edžŝst͕ ƉƵďlŝc hosƉŝtals haǀe ƉaramoƵŶt ŝmƉortaŶce. IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ ǁŝth the ŝŶaƵŐƵraƟoŶ of
Health CamƉƵses͕ the aƉƉlŝcaƟoŶ of maŶLJ foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts ǁŝll ďe ŝŶeǀŝtaďle͕ ƉarƟcƵlarlLJ
ŝŶ AŶŬara aŶd IstaŶďƵl. WheŶ ǁe edžamŝŶe the resƵlts of thŝs stƵdLJ aŶd the Ɖrocesses͕
ǁe ƵŶderstaŶd that ŝŶ oƵr coƵŶtrLJ the medŝcal ToƵrŝsm deǀeloƉs raƉŝdlLJ. As the MŝŶŝstrLJ
of Health͕ ǁe coŶƟŶƵe oƵr eīorts to alŝŐŶ all the ŝŶfrastrƵctƵre aŶd leŐŝslaƟoŶs ǁŝth the
ƉroŐressŝŶŐ strƵctƵre. DeƉartmeŶt of Health ToƵrŝsm ǁas estaďlŝshed for thŝs ƉƵrƉose.
ThaŶŬs to the ͞Health TraŶsformaƟoŶ ProŐram͟ ǁe ǁŝll carrLJ TƵrŬeLJ to the forefroŶt ŝŶ
medŝcal ToƵrŝsm sector ďLJ oīerŝŶŐ oƵr oǁŶ cŝƟnjeŶs aŶd other ƉaƟeŶts throƵŐhoƵt the ǁorld
the most edžcelleŶt aŶd aīordaďle health care serǀŝces.
We maLJ Ŷote also that͕ ŝŶ the Įeld of Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ to date ƉrofessŝoŶal records
of the health toƵrŝst coƵld Ŷot ďe ŬeƉt. MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health ďeŐaŶ to ŬeeƉ the records of the
serǀŝces oīered to foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts aŶ orderlLJ maŶŶer. IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ ĮŶaŶcŝal sƵƉƉort for the
ƉromoƟoŶ of Health ToƵrŝsm aďroad has started aŶd 5Ϭй ŝŶcome tadž relŝef ŝŶ the health
serǀŝces oīered to foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts came ŝŶto force. For theŝr eīorts ŝŶ thŝs stƵdLJ͕ I ǁoƵld lŝŬe
to thaŶŬ all the assocŝates aŶd the YŦldŦrŦm BeLJanjŦt UŶŝǀersŝtLJ.
Prof. Dr. Nŝhat TOSUN
UŶdersecretarLJ
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
We ďelŝeǀe that thŝs stƵdLJ ǁhŝch reǀeals the
deǀeloƉmeŶt ŝŶ the medŝcal ToƵrŝsm sector͕
deemed to haǀe a Őreat ƉoteŶƟal all oǀer the
ǁorld͕ ǁŝll ďe ǀerLJ ƵsefƵl for Ƶs ŝŶ creaƟŶŐ the
strateŐŝc Ɖolŝcŝes of the Health ToƵrŝsm. WheŶ
ǁe taŬe ŝŶto coŶsŝderaƟoŶ the ǁorldǁŝde
ƉoteŶƟal aŶd the deǀeloƉmeŶt Ɖrocess of the
͞Medŝcal ToƵrŝsm͕͟ coŶsŝdered as a sƵďͲďraŶch
of the Health ToƵrŝsm͕ ǁe ďelŝeǀe that there
ǁŝll ďe a sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt Őloďal comƉeƟƟoŶ ŝŶ the
comŝŶŐ LJears. AccordŝŶŐlLJ͕ thŝs stƵdLJ focƵsed
oŶ the ŝssƵes sƵch as the ďraŶches the health
toƵrŝsts are comŝŶŐ to TƵrŬeLJ for treatmeŶt͕
the ƉroƉorƟoŶs of those ďraŶches ŝŶ the total͕
aŶd the coƵŶtrŝes that Ɖrefer TƵrŬeLJ most. IŶ
addŝƟoŶ͕ the shares of the ƉƵďlŝc sector aŶd the
Ɖrŝǀate sector ŝŶ the medŝcal ToƵrŝsm sector haǀe ďeeŶ aŶalLJnjed.
aŶalLJnjed
EsƉecŝallLJ ƵŶder the scoƉe of ͞Health of the ToƵrŝsts͟ coŶceƉt͕ ŝŶ the reŐŝoŶs ǁhere
the Ɖrŝǀate health sector does Ŷot edžŝst͕ ƉƵďlŝc hosƉŝtals haǀe ƉaramoƵŶt ŝmƉortaŶce ŝŶ
ƉroǀŝdŝŶŐ emerŐeŶcLJ medŝcal serǀŝces.
BasŝŶŐ oŶ the data ǁe haǀe oďtaŝŶed as a resƵlt of thŝs stƵdLJ͕ ǁe ǁŝll ďe dŝsƉlaLJŝŶŐ the
ƉŝctƵre of TƵrŬeLJ reŐardŝŶŐ the Health ToƵrŝsm aŶd the health serǀŝces oīered to the
foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts͕ as ǁell as the Ŷeed of the ƉƵďlŝc health sector to maŬe Ŷeǁ ŝŶŝƟaƟǀes ŝŶ
the Įeld of Health ToƵrŝsm. WheŶ the ŐŝaŶt healthcare camƉƵses start to Ɖroǀŝde serǀŝces
ǁŝthŝŶ the frameǁorŬ of the CŝtLJ HosƉŝtals Proũect that ǁŝll ďe ŝŶaƵŐƵrated ŝŶ some
ƉroǀŝŶces ďLJ the MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health͕ the ƉƵďlŝc health sector ǁŝll haǀe Őreater mŝssŝoŶ ŝŶ
ƉroǀŝdŝŶŐ health serǀŝces ŝŶ the scoƉe of Health ToƵrŝsm. The health serǀŝce that ǁoƵld ďe
Ɖroǀŝded ďLJ the ƉƵďlŝc hosƉŝtals to the foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts ǁoƵld ŝŶ the loŶŐ term coŶtrŝďƵte
the Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals esƉecŝallLJ ŝŶ terms of ƉromoƟoŶ of Health ToƵrŝsm.
IŶ thŝs stƵdLJ͕ ǁe haǀe haŶdled the foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts ƵŶder tǁo seƉarate cateŐorŝes. We
coŶsŝdered the ƉaƟeŶts ǁho come to oƵr coƵŶtrLJ for treatmeŶt as health toƵrŝsts aŶd
the toƵrŝsts ǁho come to oƵr coƵŶtrLJ for ToƵrŝsm ƉƵrƉoses aŶd haǀe to Őet health care
as the health of the toƵrŝsts. ThƵs͕ the aŶalLJsŝs of health serǀŝce oīered to foreŝŐŶers
coƵld ďe made more eīecƟǀelLJ. Detaŝled aŶalLJnjes ǁere carrŝed oƵt ďLJ ƉroǀŝŶces͕
coƵŶtrŝes͕ ďraŶches aŶd health care orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶs. PaƟeŶt records are made oŶ the ďasŝs
of the ŶeǁlLJ created record sLJstem. Hoǁeǀer͕ ŝt ŝs ǁorth ŶoƟŶŐ that͕ esƉecŝallLJ deŶtal͕
cosmeƟc aŶd haŝr traŶsƉlaŶt ƉaƟeŶts as ǁell as oƵtƉaƟeŶts at hotels ŝŶ toƵrŝsƟc areas
are Ŷot reŐŝstered ŝŶ the sLJstem͕ aŶd theŝr ŶƵmďer ŝs esƟmated to ďe aroƵŶd a hƵŶdred
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thoƵsaŶd. We hoƉe to reach more relŝaďle data ŝŶ the comŝŶŐ LJears ďLJ deǀeloƉŝŶŐ the
reŐŝstraƟoŶ sLJstem for foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts. Hoǁeǀer͕ ŝŶ most Ɖarts of the ǁorld ǁŝthŝŶ the
scoƉe of Health ToƵrŝsm͕ foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts caŶŶot ďe folloǁed ƵƉ sLJstemaƟcallLJ as theLJ
caŶ ďe ŝŶ oƵr coƵŶtrLJ. As a resƵlt͕ Health ToƵrŝsm staƟsƟcs throƵŐhoƵt the ǁorld are Ŷot
healthLJ ďƵt Őŝǀe oŶlLJ a roƵŐh ŝdea.
IŶ oƵr coƵŶtrLJ͕ eǀerLJ LJear͕ more thaŶ 15Ϭ͕ϬϬϬ foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts are treated ŝŶ ƉƵďlŝc
hosƉŝtals. The foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts comŝŶŐ to TƵrŬeLJ mostlLJ Ɖrefer CardŝoǀascƵlar SƵrŐerLJ͕
OŶcoloŐLJ͕ NeƵrosƵrŐerLJ͕ OrthoƉedŝcs͕ PlasƟc aŶd AestheƟc SƵrŐerLJ͕ ELJe aŶd DeŶtal
TreatmeŶts ďraŶches. The facts that the WesterŶ coƵŶtrŝes haǀe ǀerLJ loŶŐ ǁaŝƟŶŐ Ɵme
for ƉaƟeŶts͕ health serǀŝces are edžƉeŶsŝǀe aŶd ŝŶsƵraŶce coǀeraŐe ŝs ŶarroǁŝŶŐ doǁŶ͕
eŶaďled TƵrŬeLJ to haǀe aŶ aƩracƟǀe aŶd adǀaŶtaŐeoƵs ƉosŝƟoŶ ŝŶ thŝs Įeld. MaŶLJ of
the ŶeŝŐhďorŝŶŐ easterŶ coƵŶtrŝes aŶd ŝŶ Afrŝca͕ hŝŐhͲƋƵalŝtLJ health care͕ sŬŝlled hƵmaŶ
resoƵrces aŶd hŝŐh techŶoloŐLJ are ǀerLJ Ɖoor. For these reasoŶs͕ maŶLJ ƉaƟeŶts from the
aďoǀemeŶƟoŶed coƵŶtrŝes come to TƵrŬeLJ for treatmeŶt reasoŶs.
IŶ the Įeld of Health ToƵrŝsm͕ ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ to date ƉrofessŝoŶal records of the health toƵrŝst
coƵld Ŷot ďe ŬeƉt eīecƟǀe eŶoƵŐh to folloǁ ƵƉ the ƉaƟeŶt. As of 2Ϭ12͕ the DeƉartmeŶt
of Health ToƵrŝsm of oƵr Dŝrectorate GeŶeral ǁŝll ďe carefƵllLJ ŬeeƉŝŶŐ records aŶd
staƟsƟcal stƵdŝes͕ aŶd ǁŝth the helƉ of the data oďtaŝŶed͕ the health serǀŝce ƋƵalŝtLJ
staŶdards ǁŝll ŝŶcrease daLJ ďLJ daLJ. IŶ thŝs stƵdLJ oŶlLJ medŝcal ToƵrŝsm has ďeeŶ eǀalƵated.
StaƟsƟcs reŐardŝŶŐ the thermal ToƵrŝsm aŶd elderlLJ ToƵrŝsm haǀe Ŷot ďeeŶ Ɖroǀŝded.
Thŝs stƵdLJ ǁŝll ďe ƵƉdated each LJear aŶd ǁŝll ďe ƉƵďlŝshed as aŶ aŶŶƵal reƉort of medŝcal
ToƵrŝsm. Thŝs stƵdLJ ŝs made oŶ the ďasŝs of foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts ǁho receŝǀed health care ŝŶ
oƵr coƵŶtrLJ ŝŶ 2Ϭ11.
I ǁoƵld lŝŬe to thaŶŬ Dr. DƵrsƵŶ ALJdŦŶ aŶd hŝs Team from DeƉartmeŶt of Health ToƵrŝsm
of oƵr Dŝrectorate GeŶeral͕ ǁho haǀe sƵƉƉorted the collecƟoŶ of data͕ aŶd the Scholars of
Yŝldŝrŝm BeLJanjŝt UŶŝǀersŝtLJ ǁho aŶalLJnjed the data.
Prof. Dr. 7rfaŶ bENCAN
Dŝrector GeŶeral
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PREFACE OF THE RESEARCH GROUP
Health ToƵrŝsm ŝs oŶe of the sectors ǁhŝch haǀe a sƉecŝal aŶd ƉrŝǀŝleŐed Ɖlace amoŶŐ
TƵrŬeLJ͛s edžƉort ŝtems. DƵe to the sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt coŶtrŝďƵƟoŶ to the ecoŶomLJ of the coƵŶtrLJ
aŶd ŝts ƉoteŶƟal of sƵstaŝŶaďŝlŝtLJ ŝŶ the loŶŐ term͕ Health ToƵrŝsm ŝs a sector of strateŐŝc
ŝmƉortaŶce.
AccordŝŶŐ to a stƵdLJ coŶdƵcted ďLJ the LoŶdoŶ School of EcoŶomŝcs aŶd PolŝƟcs͕ ŝŶ the Ŷedžt
decade ŝŶ deǀeloƉed coƵŶtrŝes the share of health care ŝŶ total Őross domesƟc ƉrodƵct ŝs
esƟmated to chaŶŐe ďLJ aďoƵt 7Ͳ1Ϭй. Thŝs meaŶs that oŶe of eǀerLJ teŶ edžƉeŶdŝtƵre or oŶeͲ
teŶth of the ŝŶcomes ǁŝll ďe oŶ health. IŶ other ǁords͕ ŝŶ the fƵtƵre health serǀŝces ǁŝll ďe at
the toƉ of the most reƋƵested serǀŝce or coŶsƵmƉƟoŶ ŝtems. No doƵďt͕ aŶ ŝmƉortaŶt Ɖart of
thŝs serǀŝce ǁŝll ďe Ɖroǀŝded oƵtsŝde the ŶaƟoŶal ďorders as Health ToƵrŝsm. TƵrŬeLJ Ŷeeds a
Ŷeǁ ǀŝsŝoŶ aŶd aƉƉroaches to taŬe a larŐe share of the ŝŶcreasŝŶŐlLJ ŐroǁŝŶŐ Ɖŝe.
Health ToƵrŝsm ŝs oŶe of the tLJƉŝcal sectors of ŬŶoǁledŐe ecoŶomLJ. BecaƵse͕ the healthcare
has a ŬŶoǁledŐeͲŝŶteŶsŝǀe featƵre. Neǁ aƉƉroaches aŶd serǀŝce dŝǀersŝĮcaƟoŶ oďserǀed
eǀerLJ daLJ ŝŶ the Įeld of health oŶ oŶe haŶd͕ the hŝŐhͲtechŶoloŐLJ ŝŶdƵstrLJ ŝt has deǀeloƉed
aŶd ƵƟlŝnjed oŶ the other͕ maŬe the health sector ďecome more ŬŶoǁledŐeͲŝŶteŶsŝǀe.
BecaƵse of thŝs featƵre͕ as ŝŶ the other ŝŶformaƟoŶͲŝŶteŶsŝǀe sectors͕ the added ǀalƵe of thŝs
sector ŝs ƋƵŝte hŝŐh.
Health ToƵrŝsm coƵld serǀe as a catalLJst ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ͛s traŶsformaƟoŶ from loǁ ǀalƵeͲadded
ecoŶomŝc model to hŝŐh ǀalƵeͲadded ŬŶoǁledŐe ecoŶomLJ. As a coƵŶtrLJ that coƵld Ŷot
LJet maŬe sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt ƉroŐress ŝŶ the ŬŶoǁledŐe ecoŶomLJ͕ TƵrŬeLJ caŶ ďe oŶe of the leadŝŶŐ
coƵŶtrŝes ŝŶ Health ToƵrŝsm ďLJ declarŝŶŐ Health ToƵrŝsm as a strateŐŝc sector aŶd ďLJ ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ
ŝts eīorts ŝŶ thŝs dŝrecƟoŶ. SŝŶce͕ ďoth ŝŶ the Įelds of health aŶd ToƵrŝsm͕ TƵrŬeLJ ŝs amoŶŐ the
ƉromŝŶeŶt coƵŶtrŝes of the ǁorld aŶd has the comƉeteŶce͖ oƵr coƵŶtrLJ seems to haǀe the
ƉoteŶƟal to ďecome a leader ŝŶ Health ToƵrŝsm͕ aŶ ŝŶteŐraƟoŶ of these tǁo sectors.
Health ToƵrŝsm mŝŐht haǀe a leadŝŶŐ sector role ďLJ trŝŐŐerŝŶŐ the traŶsformaƟoŶ to
ŬŶoǁledŐe ecoŶomLJ of other sectors ;ŝŶsƵraŶce͕ marŬeƟŶŐ͕ traŶsƉortaƟoŶ͕ edƵcaƟoŶ͕
coƵŶselŝŶŐ͕ medŝcal͕ etc.). IŶ short͕ ŝŶ leaƉŝŶŐ ŝŶto ŬŶoǁledŐe ecoŶomLJ ǁŝthoƵt edžƉerŝeŶcŝŶŐ
a matƵre ŝŶdƵstrŝal ecoŶomLJ͕ Health ToƵrŝsm ŝs oŶe of the sectors oīerŝŶŐ sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt
oƉƉortƵŶŝƟes for TƵrŬeLJ. Its realŝnjaƟoŶ ǁoƵld͕ to a larŐe edžteŶd͕ ďe a maƩer of ͞ǀŝsŝoŶ aŶd
leadershŝƉ͟.
There ŝs alreadLJ a comƉeƟƟoŶ ŝŶ ƉroǀŝdŝŶŐ serǀŝce of the Health ToƵrŝsm ǁhŝch has a
ŬŶoǁledŐeͲŝŶteŶsŝǀe featƵre aŶd hŝŐhͲŝŶcome ƉoteŶƟal aŶd there ŝs Ŷo doƵďt that the
comƉeƟƟoŶ ǁŝll ŝŶcrease ŝŶ the comŝŶŐ LJears. GŝǀeŶ thŝs dŝrecƟoŶ͕ to achŝeǀe aŶd sƵstaŝŶ
comƉeƟƟǀe adǀaŶtaŐe ŝŶ thŝs Įeld amoŶŐ the ǁorld coƵŶtrŝes͕ rather thaŶ cLJclŝcal
solƵƟoŶs͕ coŶscŝoƵs aŶd ƉlaŶŶed aƉƉroaches ǁŝthŝŶ the frameǁorŬ of loŶŐͲterm ͞ǀŝsŝoŶarLJ
comƉeƟƟǀe strateŐŝes͟ are Ŷeeded. TaŬŝŶŐ ŝŶto coŶsŝderaƟoŶ the comƉeƟtors ŝŶ thŝs Įeld
;deǀeloƉed coƵŶtrŝes)͖ thŝs ŝs ŝŶeǀŝtaďle ŝŶ order to ďe ahead of the comƉeƟƟoŶ.
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The Health ToƵrŝsm͕ dƵe to the hŝŐh addedͲǀalƵe ŝt created͕ ŝs ďecomŝŶŐ a sector ŝŶ ǁhŝch
the deǀeloƉed coƵŶtrŝes maŬe maũor ŝŶǀestmeŶts aŶd thƵs the comƉeƟƟoŶ ŝŶ the sector ŝs
ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ eǀerLJ daLJ. To oďtaŝŶ a comƉeƟƟǀe adǀaŶtaŐe ŝŶ sƵch a hŝŐhlLJ comƉeƟƟǀe ŝŶdƵstrLJ
ŝt ŝs a mƵst ;ŝ) to haǀe the Įrst moǀer adǀaŶtaŐe͕ ;ŝŝ) to ďƵŝld comƉeteŶcŝes that are Ŷot easLJ
to ŝmŝtate͕ aŶd ;ŝŝŝ) to maŬe coŶƟŶƵoƵs ŝŶǀestmeŶts to deǀeloƉ these comƉeteŶcŝes.
The MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health͕ Dŝrectorate GeŶeral of Health Serǀŝces͕ DeƉartmeŶt of Health
ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ collaďoraƟoŶ ǁŝth ComƉeƟƟǀeŶess Research CeŶter of the Yŝldŝrŝm BeLJanjŝt
UŶŝǀersŝtLJ͕ ďased oŶ these oďserǀaƟoŶs aŶd thoƵŐhts͕ carrŝed oƵt thŝs research reǀealŝŶŐ
͞the cƵrreŶt state of Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ͟. IŶ thŝs stƵdLJ͕ the data oďtaŝŶed ŝŶ 2Ϭ11 ďLJ
the MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health from ƉƵďlŝc͕ Ɖrŝǀate aŶd ƵŶŝǀersŝtLJ hosƉŝtals ŝŶ ϴ1 cŝƟes ǁas Ƶsed
hoǁeǀer͖ the data of all foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts coƵld Ŷot ďe edžactlLJ reŇected. We ƉreseŶt thŝs stƵdLJ
ǁŝshŝŶŐ that ŝt ǁoƵld ďe a refereŶce for fƵrther researches͕ aŶd strateŐŝc ƉƵrsƵŝts.
The Research GroƵƉ
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A ) REGARDING THE RESEARCH
The Health ToƵrŝsm͕ ǁhŝch creates the hŝŐhest addedͲǀalƵe ŝŶ the ToƵrŝsm ŝŶdƵstrLJ͕ does Ŷot Ɖroǀŝde
oŶlLJ ToƵrŝsm ŝŶcome ďƵt also sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶtlLJ coŶtrŝďƵtes to the staŶdard rŝse aŶd ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal acceƉtaŶce
of the health care orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶs aŶd medŝcal schools ƉroǀŝdŝŶŐ health edƵcaƟoŶ. IŶ ŐeŶeral͕ Health
ToƵrŝsm ŝs͕ to collaďorate ǁŝth the ToƵrŝsm ŝŶdƵstrLJ ŝŶ order to oīer ͚cost eīecƟǀe͛ medŝcal care to
the ƉaƟeŶts ǁho are ŝŶ Ŷeed of sƉecŝal medŝcal care sƵch as sƵrŐerLJ aŶd other medŝcal ŝŶterǀeŶƟoŶs
reƋƵŝrŝŶŐ sƉecŝal edžƉerƟse. The maŝŶ ŝdea of the Health ToƵrŝsm ŝs to Őet aǁaLJ from LJoƵr daŝlLJ roƵƟŶe͕
receŝǀe treatmeŶt or health sƵƉƉorƟŶŐ serǀŝces ŝŶ a comfortaďle aŶd dŝīereŶt eŶǀŝroŶmeŶt.
The ƉaƟeŶt receŝǀes health serǀŝces͕ ǁhŝle eŶũoLJŝŶŐ the ƉleasƵre of ŝŶteŐraƟŶŐ ǁŝth the ŶatƵre. It ŝs
Ɖossŝďle to coŶsŝder thŝs as a sƉŝrŝtƵal͕ emoƟoŶal aŶd ƉhLJsŝcal reŶoǀaƟoŶ.
The ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal traǀels realŝnjed ǁŝth the aŝm of receŝǀŝŶŐ treatmeŶts ǁhŝch are ǁŝthŝŶ the scoƉe of
medŝcŝŶe ŝŶ ŐeŶeral aŶd are Ɖroǀŝded ďLJ the doctors at the hosƉŝtals͕ caŶ ďe called ͞Health ToƵrŝsm͟.
AmoŶŐ those health serǀŝces͕ ǁe caŶ Ŷame the ƉlasƟcͲaestheƟc sƵrŐerLJ oƉeraƟoŶs͕ aŶ ŝŶcreasŝŶŐlLJ
ŐroǁŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉoƉƵlarŝtLJ͕ eLJe defect correcƟǀe sƵrŐerLJ͕ oƉeŶ heart sƵrŐerLJ͕ aŶd deŶtal or caŶcer treatmeŶt͕
aŶd eǀeŶ orŐaŶ traŶsƉlaŶt sƵrŐerŝes.
The ƉroŐress ŝŶ the Health ToƵrŝsm emerŐed ŝŶ coŶŶecƟoŶ ǁŝth the deǀeloƉmeŶts ŝŶ medŝcŝŶe ;CoŶŶell͕
2ϬϬ6). IŶ thŝs resƉect͕ ŝt ŝs sector ŝŶ ǁhŝch medŝcŝŶe aŶd ToƵrŝsm come toŐether aŶd ŝŶteŐrated.
DƵrŝŶŐ the Ɖerŝod ǁheŶ medŝcŝŶe aŶd techŶoloŐLJ ǁere Ŷot adeƋƵatelLJ adǀaŶced ŝŶ the deǀeloƉŝŶŐ
aŶd ƵŶderdeǀeloƉed coƵŶtrŝes͕ the ƉaƟeŶts͕ ǁho caŶ aīord͕ from those coƵŶtrŝes Ƶsed to Őo to
the deǀeloƉed coƵŶtrŝes for medŝcal treatmeŶt. Hoǁeǀer͕ sŝŶce ŝŶ receŶt LJears the deǀeloƉŝŶŐ aŶd
ƵŶderdeǀeloƉed coƵŶtrŝes͕ ƉarƟcƵlarlLJ TƵrŬeLJ͕ ŝmƉroǀed themselǀes ŝŶ medŝcal sector so Ŷoǁ theLJ caŶ
comƉete aŐaŝŶst the deǀeloƉed coƵŶtrŝes͕ aŶd sŝŶce the medŝcal treatmeŶt edžƉeŶses are cheaƉer thaŶ
theLJ are ŝŶ the deǀeloƉed coƵŶtrŝes͕ the roƵte of the Health ToƵrŝsm has comƉletelLJ chaŶŐed.
Aim of the study:
The aŝm of the stƵdLJ ŝs to ŝdeŶƟfLJ the cƵrreŶt statƵs of TƵrŬeLJ͛s Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ the lŝŐht of the data
oďtaŝŶed from the MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health͕ to eǀalƵate the deǀeloƉmeŶts aŶd to maŬe recommeŶdaƟoŶ
reŐardŝŶŐ ǁhat shoƵld ďe doŶe ŝŶ the fƵtƵre. IŶ thŝs coŶtedžt the folloǁŝŶŐ ǁŝll ďe ƵŶdertaŬeŶ͗
ͻ To determŝŶe the dŝstrŝďƵƟoŶ of the medŝcal ToƵrŝsm ƉaƟeŶts ǁho come to TƵrŬeLJ ŝŶ ƉƵďlŝc aŶd
Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals͕
ͻ To determŝŶe ŝŶ ǁhŝch hosƉŝtals ǁhŝch ďraŶches do the medŝcal ToƵrŝsm ƉaƟeŶts ǁho come to TƵrŬeLJ
Ɖrefer͕
ͻ To determŝŶe ǁhŝch cŝƟes aŶd ǁhat ŬŝŶd of hosƉŝtals haǀe ƉrŝorŝtLJ ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ ǁŝthŝŶ the scoƉe of Health
ToƵrŝsm͕
ͻ To aŶalLJnje the Health ToƵrŝsm accordŝŶŐ to data oďtaŝŶed͕
ͻ To maŬe eǀalƵaƟoŶs for creaƟŶŐ marŬet ďLJ ŝdeŶƟfLJŝŶŐ ǁhŝch coƵŶtrŝes ǁoƵld Ɖrefer TƵrŬeLJ ŝŶ the Įeld
of medŝcal ToƵrŝsm͕
ͻ To dŝscƵss ǁhat caŶ ďe doŶe ǁŝth a strateŐŝc ƉoŝŶt of ǀŝeǁ ŝŶ Health ToƵrŝsm sector.
Thŝs stƵdLJ shoƵld ďe coŶsŝdered a starƟŶŐ ƉoŝŶt. Here͕ ŝŶ the lŝŐht of the ĮŶdŝŶŐs͕ ďLJ seƫŶŐ ƵƉ TƵrŬeLJ͛s
Health ToƵrŝsm Ɖolŝcŝes͕ ǁe shoƵld ŝdeŶƟfLJ the 2Ϭ12Ͳ2Ϭ23 strateŐŝc oďũecƟǀes aŶd ďƵŝld aŶd deǀeloƉ
Ɖroũects to maŬe TƵrŬeLJ ďecome aŶ aƩracƟǀe Health ToƵrŝsm ceŶter.
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Method of the study:
The maŝŶ coŶtrŝďƵƟoŶ of thŝs stƵdLJ ŝs maŬŝŶŐ the aŶalLJsŝs aŶd assessmeŶt of data Ɖroǀŝded ďLJ the
DeƉartmeŶt of Health ToƵrŝsm. The ŝŶformaƟoŶ͕ ƋƵalŝĮed as ƉrŝmarLJ data͕ ǁas Őathered ďLJ the
folloǁŝŶŐ tǁo ǁaLJs͗
ͻ AŶ oĸcŝal leƩer No. 2Ϭϴ2 dated :aŶƵarLJ 16͕ 2Ϭ12 has ďeeŶ seŶt to ϴ1 ƉroǀŝŶcŝal health dŝrectorates
ǁhŝch reƋƵested all ƉƵďlŝc aŶd Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝŶ the ƉroǀŝŶces to Ɖroǀŝde data ƵŶder tǁo cateŐorŝes͕
͞Health ToƵrŝsm͟ aŶd ͞health toƵrŝsts͖͟
ͻ DeƉartmeŶt of Health ToƵrŝsm has a ǁeďsŝte ;ǁeďͲďased reŐŝstraƟoŶ sLJstem) called ͞ForeŝŐŶ ŶaƟoŶals
PaƟeŶt TracŬŝŶŐ SLJstem͟. Thŝs ǁeď reŐŝstraƟoŶ sLJstem reŐŝsters the data related to the foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts
ŝŶ all hosƉŝtals ŝŶ ϴ1 ƉroǀŝŶces. The data stored ŝŶ the sLJstem ŝs oďtaŝŶed as moŶthlLJ reƉorts.
AŌer data collecƟoŶ͕ the data ǁere aŶalLJnjed for the ƉƵrƉoses of the stƵdLJ. Edžcel aŶd SPSS ƉroŐrams
ǁere Ƶsed. ResƵlts are ŝŶterƉreted.
IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ ŝŶ thŝs stƵdLJ the cƵrreŶt state of TƵrŬeLJ has ďeeŶ eǀalƵated ǁŝthŝŶ the frameǁorŬ of
SWOT ;streŶŐths͕ ǁeaŬŶesses͕ oƉƉortƵŶŝƟes͕ threats) aŶalLJsŝs. SWOT aŶalLJsŝs has Ɖroǀŝded a ďalaŶced
assessmeŶt oŶ the state of Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ͕ formŝŶŐ the ďasŝs of the ƉolŝcLJ docƵmeŶts ;ďoth
stroŶŐ aŶd ǁeaŬ͕ ďoth ŝŶ terms of oƉƉortƵŶŝƟes aŶd threats) that ǁoƵld ďe deǀeloƉed ŝŶ the fƵtƵre.
Both ƉrŝmarLJ data oŶ the Health ToƵrŝsm moďŝlŝtLJ aŶd the assessmeŶts oŶ the deǀeloƉmeŶts ŝŶ the
ǁorld aŶd oŶ the SWOT aŶalLJsŝs ǁere ŝŶterƉreted ŝŶ the lŝŐht of the ŝŶformaƟoŶ oďtaŝŶed from a ǀarŝetLJ
of soƵrces sƵch as the ŝŶterŶet͕ lŝďrarLJ͕ oŶlŝŶe search eŶŐŝŶes͕ HEC DocƵmeŶtaƟoŶ CeŶtre͕ the World
Health OrŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶ. LŝmŝtaƟoŶs of the stƵdLJ͗
Thŝs stƵdLJ ǁas ďased oŶ data Ɖroǀŝded ďLJ the MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health. Hoǁeǀer͕ the MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health coƵld
Ŷot Ɖroǀŝde all the data related to the moďŝlŝtLJ of Health ToƵrŝsm. Therefore͕ dƵe to the deĮcŝeŶcŝes ŝŶ
the dataďase of the MŝŶŝstrLJ͖
ŝ. IŶformaƟoŶ reŐardŝŶŐ the smallͲscale health care ŝŶsƟtƵƟoŶs aŶd
ŝŝ. Data related to medŝcal toƵrŝsts ǁho haǀe Ŷot ďeeŶ recorded ŝŶ the coƵŶtrLJ ǁere edžclƵded from
eǀalƵaƟoŶ.
ŝŝŝ. Haŝr traŶsƉlaŶtaƟoŶ͕ aestheƟc sƵrŐerLJ͕ the serǀŝces Ɖroǀŝded ŝŶ the deŶtal clŝŶŝcs aŶd doctors͛ oĸces
ǁere Ŷot reŇected ŝŶ the staƟsƟcs. It ŝs esƟmated that aďoƵt 1ϬϬ thoƵsaŶd ƉeoƉle from thŝs ŐroƵƉ also
receŝǀed health care ŝŶ oƵr coƵŶtrLJ.
SecƟoŶs aŶd coŶteŶt of the stƵdLJ͗
ͻ Health ToƵrŝsm
ͻ ToƵrŝsm throƵŐhoƵt the World aŶd ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ
ͻ Hŝstorŝcal DeǀeloƉmeŶt of Health ToƵrŝsm
ͻ Health ToƵrŝsm throƵŐhoƵt the World
ͻ Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ
ͻ ReŐƵlaƟoŶs for Health ToƵrŝsm
ͻ Facts aŶd FŝŐƵres reŐardŝŶŐ the Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ
ͻ DŝstrŝďƵƟoŶ Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ ďLJ hosƉŝtals
ͻ Health ToƵrŝsm
ͻ Hŝstorŝcal DeǀeloƉmeŶt of Health ToƵrŝsm
ͻ Health ToƵrŝsm throƵŐhoƵt the World
ͻ Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ
ͻ ReŐƵlaƟoŶs for Health ToƵrŝsm
ͻ Facts aŶd FŝŐƵres reŐardŝŶŐ the Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ
ͻ DŝstrŝďƵƟoŶ Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ ďLJ hosƉŝtals
ͻ The hosƉŝtals ǁŝth hŝŐhest admŝssŝoŶ ĮŐƵres
ͻ Health ToƵrŝsm ďLJ the ProǀŝŶce
ͻ Health ToƵrŝsm ďLJ the BraŶch
ͻ Health ToƵrŝsm ďLJ CoƵŶtrLJ
ͻ AssessmeŶt of CƵrreŶt SŝtƵaƟoŶ of Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ TƵrŬeLJ oŶ the ďasŝs of SWOT AŶalLJsŝs
ͻ CoŶclƵsŝoŶs aŶd RecommeŶdaƟoŶs
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B ) AN OVERVIEW ON THE HEALTH TOURISM
It ŝs also Ɖossŝďle to deĮŶe Health ToƵrŝsm as͕ ƉaƟeŶts͛ receŝǀŝŶŐ emerŐeŶcLJ medŝcal serǀŝce͕ or a
Ɖreferred health care serǀŝce from dŝīereŶt coƵŶtrŝes. AccordŝŶŐ to MaŐaďlŝh ;2ϬϬ1) ǁho ďroƵŐht a
dŝīereŶt ƉersƉecƟǀe to the ŝŶŝƟaƟǀes to deĮŶe Health ToƵrŝsm͕ the ũoƵrŶeLJs for Health ToƵrŝsm haǀe
dƵraƟoŶ. PaƟeŶts͛ staLJŝŶŐ Ŷo less thaŶ oŶe daLJ aŶd Ŷot more thaŶ oŶe LJear ŝŶ aŶother coƵŶtrLJ for the
ƉƵrƉose of receŝǀŝŶŐ health treatmeŶt or of ƉrotecƟŶŐ theŝr health ŝs deĮŶed as Health ToƵrŝsm.
Health ToƵrŝsm sector ŝs ŐroǁŝŶŐ ǁŝth eǀerLJdaLJ. There are dŝīereŶt reasoŶs for the ƉaƟeŶts to traǀel for
treatmeŶt ƉƵrƉoses ;DŝŶcer͕ 2Ϭ1Ϭ)͗
ͻ The desŝre to ďe treated ŝŶ coƵŶtrŝes ǁhŝch haǀe adǀaŶced eƋƵŝƉmeŶt aŶd techŶoloŐLJ͕ ǁorldǁŝde
eīecƟǀeŶess ŝŶ scŝeŶƟĮc seŶse͕
ͻ Medŝcal serǀŝces͛ ďeŝŶŐ edžƉeŶsŝǀe aŶd to ďe aďle to receŝǀe the same serǀŝce cheaƉer ŝŶ other
coƵŶtrŝes͕
ͻ The ƉaƟeŶts͛ ďeŝŶŐ aďle to receŝǀe a ďeƩer ƋƵalŝtLJ health serǀŝce ŝŶ aŶother coƵŶtrLJ thaŶ ŝŶ theŝr oǁŶ
coƵŶtrLJ͕
ͻ The Ɖroďlems theLJ haǀe ǁŝth health ŝŶsƵraŶce͕
ͻ The desŝre to shorteŶ the loŶŐ ǁaŝƟŶŐ Ɖerŝod to ďe aďle to receŝǀe medŝcal traŝŶŝŶŐ.
The coŶceƉt of ǁellŶess came to the
h fore
f
as Ŷeǀer ďefore.
ď f
Rather
h thaŶ
h eŶtertaŝŶmeŶt͕ Health ToƵrŝsm
ŝs mostlLJ focƵsed mostlLJ oŶ ŐeƫŶŐ aǁaLJ from ďƵsŝŶess eŶǀŝroŶmeŶts aŶd ďecomŝŶŐ healthLJ aŐaŝŶ
at Ɖlaces ǁŝth ǁarm clŝmates aŶd ǁaters. The coŶceƉt of Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ ŐeŶeral coǀers all the
coŶceƉts related to staLJŝŶŐ healthLJ aŶd Įt͕ ǁhŝle the coŶceƉt of medŝcal ToƵrŝsm coǀers medŝcal
ŝŶterǀeŶƟoŶs aŶd treatmeŶt. Medŝcal ToƵrŝsm͕ ǁŝth ŝts sŝmƉlest deĮŶŝƟoŶ͕ ŝs a term Ƶsed to descrŝďe
ũoƵrŶeLJs made ŝŶ order to Őet medŝcal treatmeŶt.
Health ToƵrŝsm͕ a sƵďͲsector of the ToƵrŝsm sector͕ ǁhŝch has the hŝŐhest added ǀalƵe͕ coŶtrŝďƵtes
sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶtlLJ to the ecoŶomŝes of the coƵŶtrŝes. Thŝs coŶtrŝďƵƟoŶ ŝs at hŝŐh rate aŶd also has a larŐe
eīect ǁhŝch caŶ Ɖroǀŝde ŝŶƉƵt ǀarŝoƵs sectors. Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶdƵstrLJ͕ Ɖroǀŝdes ŝŶƉƵt for dŝīereŶt
sectors as ďeloǁ͗
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(Figure 4): Input for Health Tourism (Gonzales, Brenzel, Sancho, 2001)
Health
Tourism
Tourism Industry
Quality of
the Health
Services
Health
Service
Providers
Marketing
Hotel
Services
Management
Transportation Communication
Systems
Systems
Infrastructure
Training
Health ToƵrŝsm caŶ ďe eǀalƵated ƵŶder three maŝŶ Ɵtles͗
1. Medŝcal ToƵrŝsm͗ coǀers the foreŝŐŶers ǁho receŝǀe health care ŝŶ health care facŝlŝƟes.
2. Thermal ToƵrŝsm
3. AdǀaŶced AŐe aŶd DŝsaďŝlŝtLJ ToƵrŝsm
IŶ all these three Įelds oƵr coƵŶtrLJ has the hŝŐhest ƉoteŶƟal aŶd͕ ŝŶteŐraƟoŶ ŝs Ŷeeded for
deǀeloƉmeŶt aŶd sƵstaŝŶaďŝlŝtLJ of Health ToƵrŝsm.
Thŝs reƉort ŝs comƉletelLJ ďased oŶ medŝcal ToƵrŝsm staƟsƟcs
1 ) Tourism THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN TURKEY
Health ToƵrŝsm caŶ ďe coŶsŝdered as a sƵďͲsector that ŝs maŝŶlLJ comƉosed of the ŝŶteŐraƟoŶ
of health aŶd ToƵrŝsm areas. Health ToƵrŝsm ǁŝll to a larŐe edžteŶt deƉeŶd oŶ deǀeloƉmeŶts
ŝŶ the Įeld of health aŶd ToƵrŝsm. IŶ thŝs coŶtedžt͕ the ToƵrŝsm sector Ŷeeds to ďe edžamŝŶed ŝŶ
the coŶtedžt of Health ToƵrŝsm. IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ the ToƵrŝsm sector ŝs the ǁorld͛s fastest deǀeloƉŝŶŐ
aŶd ŐroǁŝŶŐ ŝŶdƵstrLJ. Thŝs sector ǁhŝch has a ƉosŝƟǀe aŶd ŝmƉortaŶt coŶtrŝďƵƟoŶ ŝŶ ecoŶomŝc͕
socŝal͕ ƉolŝƟcal aŶd cƵltƵral asƉects has ďecome aŶ ŝŶdƵstrLJ ďLJ ŝtself ŝŶ the ǁorld ecoŶomLJ.
The ŶƵmďer of ƉeoƉle ƉarƟcŝƉaƟŶŐ ŝŶ the moǀemeŶt of ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal ToƵrŝsm ŝŶ the ǁorld ŝŶ
195Ϭ ǁas 25.2 mŝllŝoŶ ƉeoƉle aŶd ŝŶ 1995 ŝt ǁas 52ϴ mŝllŝoŶ ƉeoƉle. AccordŝŶŐ to the records
of the World ToƵrŝsm OrŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶ ;UNWTO) ŝŶ 2Ϭ11͕ 9ϴϬ mŝllŝoŶ ƉeoƉle ƉarƟcŝƉated ŝŶ the
moǀemeŶt of ToƵrŝsm. Thŝs ŶƵmďer ŝs edžƉected to reach oŶe ďŝllŝoŶ ŝŶ 2Ϭ12.
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&ŝŐƵƌĞϭ͗/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůdŽƵƌŝƐŵDŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ;hEtdK͕ϮϬϭϭͿ
MŝllŝoŶ
IŶterŶĂƟoŶĂů Tourism MoǀemeŶts͕ 1ϵϵϱͲ2011
NƵmďer of
ToƵrŝst
ͻ IŶ 2Ϭ1Ϭ 935 mŝllŝoŶ ƉeoƉle ƉarƟcŝƉated ŝŶ the moǀemeŶt of ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal ToƵrŝsm ǁŝth aŶ
ŝŶcrease ďLJ 6.7й to the ƉreǀŝoƵs LJear.
ͻ IŶ 2Ϭ1Ϭ ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal ToƵrŝsm moǀemeŶt Őot ŝŶto a recoǀerLJ Ɖrocess aŶd retƵrŶed to
ƉreͲcrŝsŝs leǀel.
ͻ IŶ 2Ϭ11͕ the ŝŶcrease ŝŶ the ŶƵmďer of ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal toƵrŝst moǀemeŶt coŶƟŶƵed aŶd
reached 9ϴϬ mŝllŝoŶ ƉeoƉle.
TodaLJ͕ ŝŶ a raƉŝdlLJ eǀolǀŝŶŐ era of commƵŶŝcaƟoŶ aŶd techŶoloŐLJ͕ coƵŶtrŝes are ŐeƫŶŐ closer
to each other at ƵŶŝǀersal dŝmeŶsŝoŶ͕ aŶd thƵs the ǁorld ŝs ŐeƫŶŐ smaller. IŶ other ǁords͕
the ǁorld ǁŝtŶesses a raƉŝd ŐloďalŝnjaƟoŶ. As a resƵlt͕ ƉeoƉle teŶd to traǀel loŶŐer dŝstaŶces.
There are maŶLJ factors that aīect thŝs treŶd. The deǀeloƉmeŶt aŶd chaŶŐes ŝŶ the ecoŶomŝc͕
socŝoͲdemoŐraƉhŝc͕ ƉolŝƟcal aŶd leŐal factors as ǁell as the ƉsLJcholoŐŝcal factors ǁhŝch are Ŷot
dŝrectlLJ related to ToƵrŝsm͕ ďƵt aīect the ǀolƵme aŶd strƵctƵre of the ToƵrŝsm demaŶd͕ aīect
the demaŶd for ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal ToƵrŝsm.
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TaŬŝŶŐ ŝŶto coŶsŝderaƟoŶ the Ɖlace of the ToƵrŝsm sector ŝŶ the ǁorld trade marŬet aŶd the
caƉacŝtLJ ŝt ǁoƵld reach at ŝŶ the fƵtƵre͕ ŝt ŝs ŝmƉossŝďle to thŝŶŬ of aŶLJ coƵŶtrLJ that ǁoƵld
remaŝŶ ŝŶdŝīereŶt to thŝs sector. EsƉecŝallLJ for deǀeloƉŝŶŐ coƵŶtrŝes ǁŝth hŝŐh ToƵrŝsm
ƉoteŶƟal͕ ŝŶclƵdŝŶŐ TƵrŬeLJ͕ the ToƵrŝsm sector ŝs of Őreat ŝmƉortaŶce. ToƵrŝsm ŝs a sector that
ǁoƵld maŬe ecoŶomŝc coŶtrŝďƵƟoŶs to the coƵŶtrŝes͕ as ǁell as creaƟŶŐ Ŷeǁ areas for ũoďs.
For thŝs reasoŶ͕ ũƵst lŝŬe the other sectors do͕ ToƵrŝsm also creates a comƉeƟƟǀe eŶǀŝroŶmeŶt
ďetǁeeŶ coƵŶtrŝes. The ƉrŝmarLJ oďũecƟǀe of the coƵŶtrŝes ŝŶ thŝs comƉeƟƟǀe eŶǀŝroŶmeŶt ŝs
to ŝŶcrease marŬet share ŝŶ the Őloďal ToƵrŝsm marŬet͕ ;AŬat͕ 2ϬϬϬ).
Figure 2: The countries that come to the foreground in Health Tourism
TƵrŬeLJ ďecame aŶ ŝmƉortaŶt aŶd ƉoǁerfƵl actor ŝŶ ToƵrŝsm sector thaŶŬs to the ToƵrŝsm
deǀeloƉmeŶt ŝŶŝƟaƟǀes she started ŝŶ the 19ϴϬs. TƵrŬeLJ ďecame oŶe of the Įrst seǀeŶ
coƵŶtrŝes esƉecŝallLJ dƵe to ŝts ďreaŬthroƵŐh ŝŶ the ToƵrŝsm sector oǀer the last decade. IŶ
terms of the ŶƵmďer of toƵrŝsts ǀŝsŝƟŶŐ͕ TƵrŬeLJ ǁas ŶƵmďer 17 ŝŶ 2ϬϬ2 aŶd clŝmďed ƵƉ to
ŶƵmďer 7 ŝŶ 2ϬϬ9. Whŝle ŝŶ 2ϬϬϴ the ŶƵmďer of toƵrŝsts comŝŶŐ from all oǀer the ǁorld to
TƵrŬeLJ ǁas 26.3 mŝllŝoŶ͕ ŝt ǁas almost 31.4 mŝllŝoŶ ŝŶ 2Ϭ11. ToƵrŝsm reǀeŶƵe decreased ďLJ
9.7й comƉared to the same Ɖerŝod last LJear. IŶ the 1st Ɖerŝod ǁhŝch coǀers :aŶƵarLJ͕ FeďrƵarLJ
aŶd March͕ ToƵrŝsm reǀeŶƵe͕ ǁŝth a decrease ďLJ 9.7й comƉared to the same Ɖerŝod last LJear͕
ǁas 2͕799͕744͕25Ϭ Ψ. Whŝle 72й of ToƵrŝsm reǀeŶƵes ǁere oďtaŝŶed from foreŝŐŶ ǀŝsŝtors͕
2ϴй ǁere oďtaŝŶed from the TƵrŬŝsh cŝƟnjeŶs resŝdŝŶŐ aďroad.
Vŝsŝtors traǀel eŝther ƉersoŶallLJ or ďLJ toƵr ƉacŬaŐes. IŶ thŝs Ɖerŝod͕ 2͕497͕453͕236 Ψ ǁas sƉeŶt
for ƉersoŶal toƵrs͕ ǁhŝle 3Ϭ2͕291͕Ϭ14 Ψ ǁas sƉeŶt for toƵr ƉacŬaŐes.
IŶ the 1st Perŝod of 2Ϭ12͕ the aǀeraŐe edžƉeŶdŝtƵre ǁas 664 Ψ. IŶ the same Ɖerŝod͕ aǀeraŐe
sƉeŶdŝŶŐ ďLJ foreŝŐŶers ǁas 594 Ψ Ɖer ƉersoŶ aŶd the aǀeraŐe sƉeŶdŝŶŐ Ɖer ƉersoŶ ďLJ cŝƟnjeŶs
resŝdŝŶŐ aďroad ǁas 943 Ψ͕ resƉecƟǀelLJ.
Numďer of ǀisits deĐreĂsed ďy ϰ͘1й ĐomƉĂred to the sĂme Ɖeriod ůĂst yeĂr
IŶ the 1st Perŝod of 2Ϭ12͕ the ŶƵmďer of ǀŝsŝtors deƉarƟŶŐ from TƵrŬeLJ ǁas 4͕219͕161 ƉeoƉle.
Of thŝs ŶƵmďer͕ 3͕374͕732 ǁere foreŝŐŶers ǁhŝle͕ ϴ44͕429 ǁere TƵrŬŝsh cŝƟnjeŶs lŝǀŝŶŐ aďroad.
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Tourism edžƉeŶditures deĐreĂsed ďy ϯϲ͘ϲй ĐomƉĂred to the sĂme Ɖeriod of ůĂst yeĂr
The ToƵrŝsm edžƉeŶdŝtƵres coŶsŝsƟŶŐ of the edžƉeŶdŝtƵres of the TƵrŬŝsh cŝƟnjeŶs resŝdŝŶŐ ŝŶ
TƵrŬeLJ aŶd ǀŝsŝƟŶŐ other coƵŶtrŝes ǁas 759͕Ϭ92͕463 Ψ ǁŝth a decrease ďLJ 36.6й comƉared
to the same Ɖerŝod of last LJear. Of thŝs edžƉeŶdŝtƵres͕ 739͕715͕476 Ψ ǁas sƉeŶt for ƉersoŶal
toƵrs͕ ǁhŝle 19͕376͕9ϴ7 Ψ ǁas sƉeŶt for toƵr ƉacŬaŐes. The aǀeraŐe edžƉeŶdŝtƵre Ɖer ƉersoŶ of
1͕263͕166 TƵrŬŝsh cŝƟnjeŶs ǁas 6Ϭ1 Ψ.
&ŝŐƵƌĞ͗ϮϬϭϭͲϮϬϭϮWĞƌŝŽĚŝĐdŽƵƌŝƐŵ/ŶĐŽŵĞĂŶĚdžƉĞŶƐĞ͕
AǀeraŐe
Number of
EdžƉenditure
Tourism deƉarƟŶŐ
ǀisitors Ɖer Ɖerson
IŶĐome
($)
($)
Year / Term
Tourism
IŶĐome
($)
Number
AǀeraŐe
of ĐiƟnjeŶs EdžƉenditure
residiŶŐ Ɖer Ɖerson
in Turkey
($)
2011
I͘Term
II. Term
III. Term
IV. Term
AŶŶuĂů
ϯ 100 2ϳ0 1ϳ0
5 372 1ϴ9 266
9 339 Ϭ2ϴ 541
5 2Ϭϴ 9Ϭ4 274
2ϯ 020 ϯϵ2 2ϱ0
ϰ ϯϵϴ 2ϯϱ
9 33ϴ Ϭ76
14 991 27Ϭ
7 423 747
ϯϲ 1ϱ1 ϯ2ϴ
ϳ0ϱ
575
623
637
ϲϯϳ
1 1ϵϲ ϳϵϳ ϰϳϯ
1 325 6ϴϴ 593
1 Ϭ44 ϴϴ7 999
1 4Ϭϴ ϴϬ2 539
ϰ ϵϳϲ 1ϳϲ ϲ0ϰ
1 ϲϰϲ ϱϳϳ
1 ϴϴ5 979
1 465 6Ϭ1
1 2ϴ3 ϴ15
ϲ 2ϴ1 ϵϳ2
ϳ2ϳ
7Ϭ3
713
1 Ϭ97
ϳϵ2
2012
I͘ Term
:aŶƵarLJ
FeďrƵarLJ
March
2 ϳϵϵ ϳϰϰ 2ϱ0
ϴ99 552 7Ϭ5
ϴ23 626 15ϴ
1 Ϭ76 565 3ϴ7
ϰ 21ϵ 1ϲ1
1 374 4Ϭ1
1 2Ϭ9 Ϭ64
1 635 696
ϲϲϰ
655
6ϴ1
65ϴ
ϳϱϵ 0ϵ2 ϰϲϯ
237 946 ϴ2Ϭ
226 Ϭ42 161
295 1Ϭ3 4ϴ2
1 2ϲϯ 1ϲϲ
415 ϴ16
3ϴ1 114
466 236
ϲ01
572
593
633
dĂďůĞϭ͗EƵŵďĞƌŽĨdŽƵƌŝƐƚƌƌŝǀĂůƐŝŶdƵƌŬĞLJ͕ϮϬϬϰͲϮϬϭϭ;DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨƵůƚƵƌĞĂŶĚdŽƵƌŝƐŵ͕
'ĞŶĞƌĂůŝƌĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞŽĨWƌŽŵŽƟŽŶͿ͘
Year
2ϬϬ4
2ϬϬ5
2ϬϬ6
2ϬϬ7
2ϬϬϴ
2ϬϬ9
2Ϭ1Ϭ
2Ϭ11
NƵmďer of Vŝsŝtors
17.516.9Ϭϴ
21.124.ϴϴ6
19.ϴ19.ϴ33
23.34Ϭ.911
26.336.677
27.Ϭ77.114
2ϴ.632.2Ϭ4
31.456.Ϭ76
Rate of ChaŶŐe
24.ϴ6
2Ϭ.6Ϭ
Ͳ 6.1ϴ
17.77
12.ϴ3
2.ϴ1
5.74
9.ϴ6
IŶ the lŝst of coƵŶtrŝes seŶdŝŶŐ toƵrŝsts to TƵrŬeLJ ŝŶ 2Ϭ11͕ ǁŝth the rate of 15.34 й aŶd
4͕ϴ26͕315 ƉeoƉle GermaŶLJ ǁas at the Įrst roǁ͕ ǁŝth the rate of 11.Ϭ3 й aŶd 3͕46ϴ͕214 ƉeoƉle
the RƵssŝaŶ FederaƟoŶ ǁas at the secoŶd roǁ͕ aŶd ǁŝth the rate of ϴ.21 й aŶd 2͕5ϴ2͕Ϭ54
ƉeoƉle the UŶŝted KŝŶŐdom ǁas at the thŝrd roǁ. IŶ the meŶƟoŶed lŝst IraŶ͕ BƵlŐarŝa͕ the
NetherlaŶds͕ GeorŐŝa͕ FraŶce͕ SLJrŝa aŶd the USA folloǁed the UK resƉecƟǀelLJ ;hƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ.
taŶŝtma.Őoǀ.tr).
IŶ thŝs ŝŶteŶse comƉeƟƟoŶ ŝŶ the ToƵrŝsm sector TƵrŬeLJ has maŶaŐed to taŬe the Įrst Ɖlace
amoŶŐ teŶ coƵŶtrŝes͕ ǁhŝch receŝǀe the most toƵrŝsts. As of 2Ϭ11͕ TƵrŬeLJ raŶŬs seǀeŶth ŝŶ the
ToƵrŝsm sector ǁŝth a marŬet share of 2.99й. FraŶce͕ at the Įrst roǁ͕ ŝs folloǁed ďLJ the UŶŝted
States.
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Taďle 2͗ CoƵŶtrŝes aŶd MarŬet Shares ;UNWTO͕ 2Ϭ11).
Countries and Market Shares (й)
CoƵŶtrŝes
MarŬet Shares
FraŶce
ϴ͕Ϭ1
USA
6͕4
PRC
5͕ϴ7
SƉaŝŶ
5͕7ϴ
ItalLJ
4͕73
UK
3͕12
TƵrŬeLJ
2͕99
GermaŶLJ
2͕ϴ9
MalaLJsŝa
2͕64
AƵstralŝa
2͕36
Medžŝco
2͕33
Whŝle the ToƵrŝsm ŝŶdƵstrLJ ŝs raƉŝdlLJ deǀeloƉŝŶŐ aŶd ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ ŝŶ dŝǀersŝtLJ ŝŶ the ǁorld͕
the comƉeƟƟoŶ ďetǁeeŶ coƵŶtrŝes also ŝŶcreases ;BaŬŦrcŦ͕ 2ϬϬ2). WŝthŝŶ the frameǁorŬ
of ŐloďalŝnjaƟoŶ͕ as ŝŶ all other sectors͕ also ŝŶ the ToƵrŝsm sector Ŷeǁ ŝdeas are ďeŝŶŐ
ƉrodƵced aŶd Ŷeǁ ǁaLJs are ďeŝŶŐ soƵŐht for the deǀeloƉmeŶt. ThƵs͕ althoƵŐh ŝŶ ƉreǀŝoƵs
LJears͕ the deĮŶŝƟoŶ of ToƵrŝsm ǁas restrŝcted ǁŝth traǀels for holŝdaLJ aŶd leŝsƵre͕ todaLJ
͞ToƵrŝsm͟ coŶceƉt has Ŷeǁ meaŶŝŶŐs aŶd alterŶaƟǀe forms of ToƵrŝsm haǀe emerŐed. Health
ToƵrŝsm͕ cƵltƵral ToƵrŝsm͕ relŝŐŝoƵs ToƵrŝsm͕ moƵŶtaŝŶeerŝŶŐ ToƵrŝsm͕ dŝǀŝŶŐ ToƵrŝsm͕ raŌŝŶŐ
ToƵrŝsm are oŶlLJ a feǁ of the ToƵrŝsm tLJƉes ǁhŝch caŶ ďe coŶsŝdered as alterŶaƟǀe ToƵrŝsm
;AYMANKUY͕ 2ϬϬ3͖ ErdoŐaŶ͕ 1995͖ KƵmar͕ 1996͖ Onjdemŝr͕ 199ϴ).
AccordŝŶŐ to research ďLJ the World ToƵrŝsm OrŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶ͕ of ToƵrŝsm moǀemeŶt͖ 51й ŝs
cƵltƵre͕ eŶtertaŝŶmeŶt aŶd leŝsƵre ToƵrŝsm͕ 15й ŝs ǀŝsŝt ToƵrŝsm for ďƵsŝŶess aŶd ƉrofessŝoŶal
ƉƵrƉoses͕ aŶd 27й ŝs the frŝeŶds͕ relaƟǀes ǀŝsŝt ToƵrŝsm͕ Health ToƵrŝsm͕ relŝŐŝoƵs aŶd
ƉŝlŐrŝmaŐe ToƵrŝsm forms. SeǀeŶ ƉerceŶt of the resƉoŶdeŶts dŝd Ŷot edžƉress aŶ oƉŝŶŝoŶ.
IŶ thŝs coŶtedžt͕ Health ToƵrŝsm reƉreseŶts oŶe of the ǀarŝeƟes of alterŶaƟǀe ToƵrŝsm. As for
the coŶceƉt of Health ToƵrŝsm͕ there ŝs sƟll Ŷo fƵllLJ aŐreed sŝŶŐle meaŶŝŶŐ. For edžamƉle͕ ǁheŶ
toƵrŝsts͕ ǁho ǀŝsŝt for sŝŐhtseeŝŶŐ͕ eŶtertaŝŶmeŶt or for aŶLJ other reasoŶ other thaŶ receŝǀŝŶŐ
health serǀŝce͕ Őet sŝcŬ ŝŶ the coƵŶtrLJ theLJ ǀŝsŝt aŶd receŝǀe medŝcal treatmeŶt͕ thŝs sŝtƵaƟoŶ ŝs
Ŷot coŶsŝdered ǁŝthŝŶ the scoƉe of Health ToƵrŝsm.
Thŝs sŝtƵaƟoŶ ŝs coŶsŝdered as ͞health of the toƵrŝst͟. GoŶnjales͕ BreŶnjel aŶd SaŶcho ;2ϬϬ1)
edžamŝŶe serǀŝces oīered ŝŶ Health ToƵrŝsm ǁŝthŝŶ three maŝŶ cateŐorŝes͗
ͻ Serǀŝces to ImƉroǀe Health ;sƉa͕ herďal theraƉLJ͕ massaŐe͕ etc.).
ͻ Serǀŝces for treatmeŶt Ͳ Medŝcal ToƵrŝsm ;cosmeƟc sƵrŐerLJ͕ heart sƵrŐerLJ͕ eLJe sƵrŐerLJ͕
caŶcer theraƉLJ͕ etc.).
ͻ RehaďŝlŝtaƟoŶ Serǀŝces ;dŝalLJsŝs͕ addŝcƟoŶ ƉroŐrams͕ elder care ƉroŐram)
MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health coŶsŝders Health ToƵrŝsm ƵŶder three maŝŶ Ɵtles͖
1. Medŝcal ;MedŝcŝŶe) ToƵrŝsm
2. Thermal ToƵrŝsm
3. ElderlLJ aŶd Dŝsaďled ToƵrŝsm.
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2) HISTORICAL EVALUATION O& Heaůth Tourism
The scŝeŶƟĮc stƵdŝes that ďacŬ thoƵsaŶds of LJears reǀeal that sŝŶce the Įrst ceŶtƵrŝes͕ stƵdŝes
haǀe ďeeŶ coŶdƵcted ŝŶ the Įeld of health. IŶ the aŶcŝeŶt Ɵmes͕ the healŝŶŐ eīect of thermal
ǁaters has ďeeŶ realŝnjed aŶd eǀeŶ these ǁaters ǁere someƟmes called ͞holLJ ǁater͟. Some
edžamƉles͕ oďtaŝŶed as a resƵlt of scŝeŶƟĮc stƵdŝes carrŝed oƵt ŝŶ the aŶcŝeŶt aŐes are lŝsted as
folloǁs͕ ;hƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ.healŝsm.comͬmedŝcalͺ ToƵrŝsm ͬ hŝstorLJ ͬ medŝcalͺToƵrŝsmͺhŝstorLJ ͬ)͗
ͻ The Įrst ŬŶoǁŶ medŝcal comƉledž ǁas ďƵŝlt oŶ a hŝŐh hŝll aroƵŶd the hot ǁater sƵƉƉlLJ ďLJ the
SƵmerŝaŶs ;4ϬϬϬ BC).
ͻ DƵrŝŶŐ the BroŶnje AŐe ;BC 2ϬϬϬ) at the hŝŐh moƵŶtaŝŶs aroƵŶd the Ɖlace ǁhŝch ŝs Ŷoǁ
ŬŶoǁŶ as St. Morŝtnj͕ ŝroŶͲrŝch thermal ǁaters ǁere foƵŶd aŶd the trŝďes ďeŶeĮted from these
ǁaters for the treatmeŶt ƉƵrƉoses.
ͻ For the Įrst Ɵme͕ the aŶcŝeŶt GreeŬs formed a ŶetǁorŬ of crossͲďorder Health ToƵrŝsm. TheLJ
set ƵƉ a larŐe medŝcal ceŶter at the AscleƉŝa Hŝll oŶ ďehalf of ͞AscleƉŝƵs͟ ǁho accordŝŶŐ to
theŝr ďelŝef ŝs ͞the God of Health͟. PeoƉle traǀeled from all oǀer the ǁorld ƵƉ to the hŝll to haǀe
theŝr dŝseases treated. AƉƉrodžŝmatelLJ ƵŶƟl BC 3ϬϬ͕ domŝŶaŶce of the aŶcŝeŶt GreeŬs oŶ Health
ToƵrŝsm coŶƟŶƵed.
ͻ AƉƉrodžŝmatelLJ 5͕ϬϬϬ LJears aŐo͕ IŶdŝa started to come to the fore ŝŶ the Health ToƵrŝsm
sector͕ ǁheŶ LJoŐa aŶd ALJƵrǀerdŝŬ ďeŐaŶ to sƉread ŐradƵallLJ. StƵdeŶts from ǀarŝoƵs coƵŶtrŝes
ďeŐaŶ to come to IŶdŝa to learŶ the emerŐŝŶŐ alterŶaƟǀe health care methods. Hoǁeǀer͕ as the
ŶƵmďer of stƵdeŶts aŶd teachers ŝŶcreased͕ Ŷeǁ ceŶters ǁere oƉeŶed ŝŶ IŶdŝa. PaƟeŶts from
all oǀer the ǁorld haǀe traǀeled to IŶdŝa to ďe treated ďLJ sƉŝrŝtƵal eŶlŝŐhteŶmeŶt.
ͻ IŶ the Ɖerŝod ǁheŶ Rome started to ďecome a maũor force ŝŶ the ǁorld͕ the thermal ǁaters
of thŝs reŐŝoŶ ǁere Ƶsed ďLJ the ƉeoƉle for theraƉeƵƟc ƉƵrƉoses aŶd also the strƵctƵres
foƵŶded aroƵŶd the thermal ǁaters͕ haǀe ďecome the ceŶter for recreaƟoŶ aŶd leŝsƵre for rŝch
aŶd elŝte toƵrŝsts.
ͻ IŶ the Mŝddle AŐes͖ ŝŶ :aƉaŶ thermal ǁaters called ͞OŶseŶ͟ haǀe ďecome ƉoƉƵlar ďecaƵse
of ŝts healŝŶŐ featƵre. Warrŝor trŝďes haǀe ďeŶeĮted from these ǁaters to heal theŝr ǁoƵŶds͕ to
recoǀer the Ɖoǁer theLJ haǀe lost aŶd to relŝeǀe the ƉaŝŶ.
ͻ IŶ the ǀerLJ old Islamŝc cƵltƵres͕ a sLJstem for treaƟŶŐ domesƟc aŶd foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts ǁas
estaďlŝshed. The MaŶsoƵrŝ HosƉŝtal estaďlŝshed ŝŶ 124ϴ ŝŶ Caŝro͕ ǁas the theŶ most adǀaŶced
aŶd larŐest hosƉŝtal ŝŶ the ǁorld. Wŝth a caƉacŝtLJ of ϴϬϬϬ ƉaƟeŶts the hosƉŝtal ǁas admŝƫŶŐ
ƉaƟeŶts all oǀer the ǁorld.
ͻ IŶ the 1ϴth CeŶtƵrLJ sƉa treatmeŶt ďeŐaŶ to ďe ƉoƉƵlar. Rŝch toƵrŝsts ǁere ŐoŝŶŐ to the Rŝǀer
Nŝle for treatmeŶt ƉƵrƉoses.
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ͻ AccordŝŶŐ to the research ďLJ SmLJth ;2ϬϬ5)͕ ŝŶ the 19th CeŶtƵrLJ͕ aŶother alterŶaƟǀe method
of treatmeŶt has emerŐed. The healŝŶŐ eīect of the troƉŝcal clŝmate ǁas ďroƵŐht to the fore
aŶd ƉeoƉle started to traǀel to the reŐŝoŶs ǁŝth troƉŝcal clŝmate for treatmeŶt ƉƵrƉoses.
Later oŶ ToƵrŝsm tƵrŶed ŝŶto ďeach ToƵrŝsm͕ aŶd ŝt ďecame aŶ acƟǀŝtLJ Ŷot oŶlLJ the rŝch͕ ďƵt
also the mŝddle class ƉeoƉle coƵld ďeŶeĮt from. ;Gŝlďert 1954)
IŶ the Health ToƵrŝsm sector the most Ɖreferred coƵŶtrŝes are IŶdŝa͕ CƵďa͕ Costa Rŝca͕ ThaŝlaŶd͕
SŝŶŐaƉore͕ Colomďŝa͕ MalaLJsŝa͕ GermaŶLJ aŶd SoƵth Korea. The maŝŶ area of Health ToƵrŝsm
ŝs Asŝa. ThaŝlaŶd has made a Ŷame for ŝtself ŝŶ the 197Ϭs ǁŝth sedž reassŝŐŶmeŶt sƵrŐerŝes
aŶd later oŶ ŝt started to Őet edžƉerƟse oŶ aestheƟc sƵrŐerLJ. WheŶ the ŶaƟǀe ƉaƟeŶts ŝŶ
ThaŝlaŶd ďecame ƵŶaďle to aīord the rŝsŝŶŐ Ɖrŝces aŌer the ecoŶomŝc crŝsŝs͕ ŝŶ 199ϴ͕ MalaLJsŝa
ƉarƟcŝƉated ŝŶ thŝs ŐroƵƉ. SŝŶŐaƉore that eŶtered thŝs marŬet later͕ forced the Ɖrŝces doǁŶ to
comƉete ǁŝth ThaŝlaŶd aŶd MalaLJsŝa͕ aŶd at the aŝrƉorts Ɖlaced ŝŶformaƟoŶ staŶds oŶ medŝcal
ToƵrŝsm alterŶaƟǀes. ;CoŶŶell͕ 2ϬϬ6).
TodaLJ͕ IŶdŝa ŝs seeŶ as a ƉŝoŶeer coƵŶtrLJ ŝŶ the Įeld of medŝcal ToƵrŝsm. Whŝle IŶdŝa aŝms at
treaƟŶŐ ƉaƟeŶts from EƵroƉe͕ the Mŝddle East aŶd CaŶada͕ SŝŶŐaƉore aŝms at treaƟŶŐ ƉaƟeŶts
from the UŶŝted States. ;CBC Neǁs͕ 2ϬϬ7)
As of mŝdͲ199Ϭs͕ Health ToƵrŝsm͕ ǁŝth the ŝŶŇƵeŶce of the serŝoƵs comƉeƟƟoŶ ďetǁeeŶ
the coƵŶtrŝes aŶd of the ŐloďalŝnjaƟoŶ͕ emerŐed as oŶe of the most soƵŐhtͲaŌer ǀarŝeƟes
of alterŶaƟǀe ToƵrŝsm ƵŶder the Ɵtle of Health ToƵrŝsm. WŝthŝŶ the Health ToƵrŝsm ǁhŝch
coŶsƟtƵtes aŶ ŝmƉortaŶt area of ToƵrŝsm ŝŶdƵstrLJ͕ tradŝƟoŶal medŝcŝŶe areas ;deŶtal͕ eLJe͕
aestheƟcs͕ cardŝoǀascƵlar aŶd ũoŝŶt Ɖrostheses͕ ŝŶferƟlŝtLJ treatmeŶt͕ sƵrŐŝcal ƉrocedƵres
sƵch as ŝŶ ǀŝtro ferƟlŝnjaƟoŶ͕ etc.) comes ƵƉ. PeoƉle͕ ǁho Ŷeed health care serǀŝces͕ teŶd
toǁards the coƵŶtrŝes haǀŝŶŐ ƋƵalŝĮed health care orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶs͕ traŝŶed hƵmaŶ resoƵrces
aŶd Ɖrŝce adǀaŶtaŐes. TheraƉLJ aŶd sƵrŐŝcal ŝŶterǀeŶƟoŶ rates ŝŶ SoƵth Asŝa aŶd SoƵth Amerŝca
are more adǀaŶtaŐeoƵs thaŶ ŝŶ ŶortherŶ coƵŶtrŝes. Therefore͕ ŝŶ terms of Health ToƵrŝsm
the aďoǀemeŶƟoŶed coƵŶtrŝes come to the foreŐroƵŶd. OŶ the other haŶd͕ aŶ ŝmƉortaŶt
Ɖarameter ŝŶ Health ToƵrŝsm ŝs the easLJ accessŝďŝlŝtLJ.
LooŬŝŶŐ at the hŝstorŝcal deǀeloƉmeŶt of Health ToƵrŝsm͕ ŝŶ earlLJ 19ϬϬs͕ EƵroƉe aŶd Amerŝca͕
as ŝŶ maŶLJ other areas͕ ďeŐaŶ to ďecome real ceŶters ŝŶ health sector. Hoǁeǀer͕ dƵe to the
ǀerLJ hŝŐh Ɖrŝces for health care serǀŝces that theLJ oīer͕ oŶlLJ ƉaƟeŶts from hŝŐhͲŝŶcome ŐroƵƉ
ǁere aďle to ǀŝsŝt those coƵŶtrŝes for treatmeŶt reasoŶs. U.S. ƉlaŶŶed to maŬe more ƉroŐress
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ŝŶ medŝcŝŶe aŶd to ƵŶŝte medŝcal ƉrofessŝoŶals͛ deleŐaƟoŶs ƵŶder a sŝŶŐle roof͕ aŶd ŝŶ 1933͕
foƵŶded the AmerŝcaŶ Board of Medŝcal SƉecŝalƟes ;ABMS). Thŝs Ɖolŝcŝes aŶd reforms ŝŶ the
Įeld of medŝcal edƵcaƟoŶ created ďLJ thŝs commŝƩee formed the ďasŝs of ǁorld staŶdards. IŶ
EƵroƉe͕ ŝŶ 195ϴ͕ the EƵroƉeaŶ UŶŝoŶ of Medŝcal SƉecŝalŝsts ;UEMS) ǁas estaďlŝshed to collect
the ǁhole medŝcal deƉartmeŶts ŝŶ EƵroƉe ƵŶder oŶe Ƶmďrella aŶd to Ɖroǀŝde a commoŶ ƉoŝŶt
of ǀŝeǁ.
IŶ the 196Ϭs the ŝŶterest ŝŶ LJoŐa aŶd ALJƵrǀeda treatmeŶts Ƶsed ŝŶ aŶcŝeŶt Ɵmes ŝŶcreased
aŐaŝŶ. AlterŶaƟǀe medŝcal treatmeŶts focƵsŝŶŐ oŶ the treatmeŶt of soƵl͕ as ǁell as tradŝƟoŶal
treatmeŶts͕ haǀe ďecome aƩracƟǀe ǁorldǁŝde. ThƵs͕ IŶdŝa͕ ǁhere YoŐa ǁas dŝscoǀered ŝŶ the
Įrst aŐes͕ ďecame aŶ ŝmƉortaŶt ceŶter for the health toƵrŝsts. IŶ 19ϴϬs aŶd 199Ϭs dƵe to the
raƉŝd ŝŶcrease ŝŶ the costs of treatmeŶts͕ ƉaƟeŶts started to receŝǀe treatmeŶt at the oǀerseas.
IŶ that Ɖerŝod coŶsŝderaďle amoƵŶt of health toƵrŝsts traǀeled to CeŶtral Amerŝca aŶd CƵďa.
The coƵŶtrŝes ǁho ǁaŶt to Őet theŝr share from the Health ToƵrŝsm ďeŐaŶ to oƉeŶ a larŐe
ŶƵmďer of hosƉŝtals. Hoǁeǀer͕ the relŝaďŝlŝtLJ aŶd staŶdards comƉlŝaŶce of these hosƉŝtals ǁere
oƉeŶ to ƋƵesƟoŶ. For thŝs reasoŶ͕ ŝŶ 1994͕ the :CI accredŝtaƟoŶ ďodLJ has ďeeŶ foƵŶded at the
ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal areŶa. Thŝs orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶ ďeŐaŶ to coŶtrol the staŶdards of hosƉŝtals. The ƉaƟeŶts
from all oǀer the ǁorld ďeŐaŶ to ŇocŬ to the accredŝted hosƉŝtals to receŝǀe a more relŝaďle
serǀŝce.
AsŝaŶ coƵŶtrŝes͕ dƵe to the ecoŶomŝc crŝsŝs ŝŶ 1997 haǀe lost theŝr comƉeƟƟǀe Ɖoǁer. These
coƵŶtrŝes͕ ŝŶ order to ŝŶcrease theŝr ecoŶomŝc ƉerformaŶce͕ alterŶaƟǀelLJ tƵrŶed to Health
ToƵrŝsm ǁhŝch ǁoƵld oďǀŝoƵslLJ ďrŝŶŐ a larŐe amoƵŶt of ŝŶcome. ThaŝlaŶd ǁŝth ŝts loǁ Ɖrŝces
for ƋƵalŝĮed serǀŝces has ďecome a ceŶter esƉecŝallLJ ŝŶ the ƉlasƟc sƵrŐerLJ Įeld. ThaŝlaŶd͕
SŝŶŐaƉore͕ aŶd IŶdŝa came to a ǀerLJ ŝmƉortaŶt ƉoŝŶt ŝŶ Health ToƵrŝsm amoŶŐ the accredŝted
ceŶters. These coƵŶtrŝes made ǁorldͲǁŝde fame for accredŝted hosƉŝtals aŶd ceŶters.
IŶ 2ϬϬ7͕ the ŶƵmďer of AmerŝcaŶ health toƵrŝsts made ƉeaŬ aŶd reached 3ϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ͕ the eǀer
sŝŶce hŝŐhest ŶƵmďer ŝŶ Health ToƵrŝsm. IŶ 2ϬϬϴ͕ a ŶƵmďer of USͲďased health care aŶd
health ŝŶsƵraŶce comƉaŶŝes ďeŐaŶ to coŶsŝder oƵtsoƵrcŝŶŐ. TheLJ are oīered theŝr memďers
the oƉƉortƵŶŝtLJ of receŝǀŝŶŐ ŶoŶͲƵrŐeŶt treatmeŶts aŶd oƉeraƟoŶs ŝŶ other coƵŶtrŝes. ;Wǁǁ.
healthͲToƵrŝsm.comͬmedŝcalͲToƵrŝsmͬhŝstorLJ ͬ).
AccordŝŶŐ to research ďLJ the World ToƵrŝsm OrŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶ͕ ŝŶ 2Ϭ12͕ the ǁorld Health ToƵrŝsm ŝs
edžƉected to reach a sŝnje of 1ϬϬ ďŝllŝoŶ Ψ. AŶother esƟmaƟoŶ of the World ToƵrŝsm OrŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶ
ǁas that ͞ŝŶ 2Ϭ17͕ oŶlLJ from the USA͕ 23 mŝllŝoŶ ƉoteŶƟal ƉaƟeŶts ǁŝll Őo oǀerseas ďLJ
sƉeŶdŝŶŐ 79.5 BŝllŝoŶ Ψ͟.
ϯ ) Heaůth Tourism THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
As a resƵlt of the dLJŶamŝcs the Ɖrocess of ŐloďalŝnjaƟoŶ ŝŶ the ǁorld͕ the Ɖroďlems ŝŶ health
care sLJstems of the coƵŶtrŝes ;for edžamƉle͕ loŶŐ ǁaŝƟŶŐ lŝsts aŶd rŝsŝŶŐ costs͕ serǀŝce ƋƵalŝtLJ
Ɖroďlems)͕ coŶsƵmer aǁareŶess aŶd the EƵroƉeaŶ UŶŝoŶ ;EU) Health ToƵrŝsm as a raƉŝdlLJ
ŐroǁŝŶŐ sector ŝŶ a ǀerLJ ŐeŶeral seŶse coŶsŝsts of leŝsƵre aŶd treatmeŶt. TodaLJ͕ IŶdŝa ŝs amoŶŐ
the coƵŶtrŝes ǁŝth the larŐest share of the ǁorld Health ToƵrŝsm. EǀerLJ LJear͕ aƉƉrodžŝmatelLJ
15ϬϬϬϬ health toƵrŝsts Őo to IŶdŝa. The IŶdŝaŶ health sector ŝs recorded a Őroǁth of 3Ϭй Ɖer
LJear͕ aŶd aŶŶƵal Health ToƵrŝsm reǀeŶƵe ŝŶ 2Ϭ12 ŝs edžƉected to ďe 1.2 ďŝllŝoŶ ƉoƵŶds. The
maŝŶ reasoŶ for thŝs ƉoƉƵlarŝtLJ ŝs that theLJ foresaǁ the Health ToƵrŝsm ƉoteŶƟal earlŝer͕ theLJ
ǁorŬ ǁŝth loǁͲcost͕ aŶd Őood ƉromoƟoŶ. IŶdŝa ŝs a former BrŝƟsh coloŶLJ aŶd thŝs Ɖroǀŝdes a
more ƉosŝƟǀe recoŐŶŝƟoŶ ŝŶ the UK. The sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt ŝmƉroǀemeŶt ŝŶ oǀerall ecoŶomŝc terms
Ɖerformed ŝŶ receŶt LJears ďLJ IŶdŝa shoƵld Ŷot ďe ŝŐŶored ;Yŝldŝrŝm͕ 2ϬϬ6).
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East EƵroƉeaŶ coƵŶtrŝes͕ esƉecŝallLJ ďLJ taŬŝŶŐ adǀaŶtaŐe of loǁ laďor costs aŶd EU
memďershŝƉ͕ started to taŬe a sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt share of Health ToƵrŝsm Ɖŝe. EsƉecŝallLJ HƵŶŐarLJ͕ a
Ɖreferred coƵŶtrLJ ŝŶ EƵroƉe͕ eǀeŶ ďLJ the TƵrŬŝsh resŝdeŶts͕ ǁŝth 2 mŝllŝoŶ Ψ ŝt receŝǀed aŶŶƵallLJ
oŶlLJ from the deŶtal treatmeŶts ŝs amoŶŐ the coƵŶtrŝes ǁhŝch are ŝŶ the asceŶdaŶcLJ. As a ǁest
EƵroƉeaŶ coƵŶtrLJ͕ BelŐŝƵm͕ esƉecŝallLJ oŶ aestheƟc sƵrŐerLJ aŶd treatmeŶt of oďesŝtLJ͕ ŐaŝŶed a
ǀerLJ serŝoƵs marŬet share ;YŦldŦrŦm͕ 2ϬϬ4).
AccordŝŶŐ to a stƵdLJ coŶdƵcted ďLJ the FreŶch Le FŝŐaro ŶeǁsƉaƉer͕ CeŶtral EƵroƉeaŶ͕ AsŝaŶ
aŶd North AfrŝcaŶ toƵrŝsƟc coƵŶtrŝes haǀe ďeŐƵŶ to create Ŷeǁ toƵrŝst reserǀe ŝŶ health
serǀŝces sƵch as heart sƵrŐerLJ͕ ŬŝdŶeLJ traŶsƉlaŶts͕ deŶtal aŶd eLJe care. AccordŝŶŐ to the same
sƵrǀeLJ͕ IŶdŝa comes to the foreŐroƵŶd ŝŶ heart sƵrŐerLJ͕ ThaŝlaŶd ŝŶ ŬŝdŶeLJ traŶsƉlaŶtaƟoŶ͕
HƵŶŐarLJ aŶd PolaŶd ŝŶ deŶtal care͕ TƵŶŝsŝa aŶd Morocco ŝŶ eLJe health. Researches ŝŶdŝcate
that comƉared to WesterŶ EƵroƉe health serǀŝces ŝŶ these coƵŶtrŝes are cheaƉer ďLJ
aƉƉrodžŝmatelLJ 4Ϭй to 7Ϭй ;Le FŝŐaro͕ 2ϬϬ6). The Brŝts aŐree to receŝǀe medŝcal treatmeŶt
thoƵsaŶds mŝles aǁaLJ sŝŶce theLJ haǀe to ǁaŝt for a loŶŐ Ɵme to ďeŶeĮt from theŝr ŶaƟoŶal
ƉƵďlŝc health serǀŝces aŶd sŝŶce the Ɖrŝǀate health serǀŝces are ǀerLJ edžƉeŶsŝǀe. The FreŶch͕
hoǁeǀer͕ haǀe adoƉted thŝs tLJƉe of ToƵrŝsm for health serǀŝces sƵch as deŶtƵres or deŶtal
ǀeŶeer ǁhŝch theŝr oǁŶ ŝŶsƵraŶce ŝŶsƟtƵƟoŶs do Ŷot ƉaLJ for ;Le FŝŐaro͕ 2ϬϬ6).
EsƉecŝallLJ ŝŶ PolaŶd aŶd HƵŶŐarLJ͕ the coƵŶtrŝes ǁhŝch came to the fore ďLJ deŶtal care͕ the
ŶƵmďer of Ɖrŝǀate clŝŶŝcs serǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ EŶŐlŝsh͕ FreŶch aŶd GermaŶ are ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ eǀerLJ daLJ. The
ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal health care Ɖroǀŝders ŝŶ East Asŝa aŶd CeŶtral EƵroƉeaŶ coƵŶtrŝes coŶsŝder Health
ToƵrŝsm as a rŝsŝŶŐ star. IŶdŝa ŝs a ǀerLJ Őood edžamƉle ŝŶ thŝs reŐard. IŶdŝa ŝs ƋƵŝte adǀaŶced
ŝŶ terms of oƉeŶ heart sƵrŐerLJ͕ cosmeƟc sƵrŐerLJ͕ ũoŝŶt reƉlacemeŶt sƵrŐerLJ aŶd deŶtal
treatmeŶts. IŶ ƉarƟcƵlar͕ from the UŶŝted States eǀerLJ LJear͕ a larŐe ŶƵmďer of ƉaƟeŶts haǀe
ďeeŶ traǀelŝŶŐ to those ceŶters ŝŶ IŶdŝa for the ƉƵrƉose of treatmeŶt. CƵraƟǀe health serǀŝces
ŝŶ the UŶŝted States are ǁell ŬŶoǁŶ that theLJ are the most edžƉeŶsŝǀe ŝŶ the ǁorld. UŶŝt
costs of maŶLJ sƵrŐerŝes ŝŶ IŶdŝa are 4Ͳ5 Ɵmes cheaƉer thaŶ that of the USA aŶd eǀeŶ some
treatmeŶts sƵch as͕ ďoŶe marroǁ traŶsƉlaŶtaƟoŶ are 7Ͳϴ Ɵmes cheaƉer. Thŝs maŬes IŶdŝa ǀerLJ
aƩracƟǀe for the U.S. cŝƟnjeŶs ǁho caŶŶot aīord to receŝǀe treatmeŶt ŝŶ theŝr oǁŶ coƵŶtrŝes or
ǁhose medŝcal edžƉeŶses are Ŷot coǀered ďLJ health ŝŶsƵraŶce͕ ;CBC Neǁs͕ 2ϬϬ7).
The researches oŶ Health ToƵrŝsm ŝŶdŝcate that sŝŶce 2ϬϬϬ Health ToƵrŝsm marŬet ŝŶ the
ǁorld has ďeeŶ ŐroǁŝŶŐ raƉŝdlLJ aŶd has ďecome a ǀerLJ ŝmƉortaŶt marŬet. IŶ 2ϬϬ5 19 mŝllŝoŶ
ƉeoƉle traǀeled for medŝcal treatmeŶt ǁŝth a ǀolƵme of 2Ϭ ďŝllŝoŶ U.S. Dollars. These trŝƉs are
esƟmated to doƵďle aŶd reach at 4Ϭ ďŝllŝoŶ Dollars Ɖer LJear ďLJ 2Ϭ12. Thŝs ĮŐƵre coŶsƟtƵtes
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4й of the Őloďal traǀel marŬet aŶd shoǁs a sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt ŝŶcrease eǀerLJ daLJ. SŝmŝlarlLJ͕ ŝŶ
some coƵŶtrŝes͕ esƉecŝallLJ ŝŶ Asŝa ĮŐƵres are ŝmƉressŝǀe. AccordŝŶŐ to the World ToƵrŝsm
OrŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶ͕ from the WesterŶ coƵŶtrŝes aŶŶƵallLJ oǀer 15Ϭ͕ϬϬϬ ƉeoƉle are alreadLJ receŝǀŝŶŐ
medŝcal treatmeŶt ŝŶ IŶdŝa. AccordŝŶŐ to McKŝŶseLJ͕ ŝŶ thŝs sector IŶdŝa ŝŶ 2ϬϬ3͕ ŐaŝŶed 333
mŝllŝoŶ EƵros of ŝŶcome aŶd thŝs ŝŶcome ŝs edžƉected to ďe 3 ďŝllŝoŶ EƵros ŝŶ 2Ϭ12 ;Odžford
AŶalLJƟca͕ 2ϬϬ6).
PATIENT TRA&&IC O& Heaůth Tourism THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
As caŶ ďe seeŶ ŝŶ FŝŐƵre 4͕ the ƉaƟeŶt traĸc throƵŐhoƵt the World ŝs shoǁŶ oŶ the coŶƟŶeŶts
of Amerŝca͕ EƵroƉe͕ Afrŝca͕ aŶd Asŝa.
FŝŐƵre 5͗ CoƵŶtrŝes oīerŝŶŐ Health ToƵrŝsm ;Health Traǀel TechŶoloŐŝes͕
healthtraǀeltechŶoloŐŝes.com)
AccordŝŶŐ to data from the World Health OrŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶ͕ folloǁŝŶŐ are the 5 coƵŶtrŝes ŝŶ the
ǁorld ǁŝth hŝŐhest admŝssŝoŶ ĮŐƵres͖
1. PaŶama
2. Branjŝl
3. MalaLJsŝa
4. Costa Rŝca
5. IŶdŝa.
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The coƵŶtrŝes seŶdŝŶŐ toƵrŝsts most theŝr reasoŶs for seŶdŝŶŐ toƵrŝsts are as folloǁs͗
ͻ UŶderdeǀeloƉed coƵŶtrŝes ;SƵdaŶ͕ Somalŝa͕ AfŐhaŶŝstaŶ͕ LŝďLJa͕ etc.)
Basŝc reasoŶ͗ ŝŶadeƋƵacLJ of health serǀŝces aŶd lacŬ of ƉersoŶŶel͕
ͻ The AsŝaŶ coƵŶtrŝes ;PaŬŝstaŶ͕ IraƋ͕ SLJrŝa etc.)
Basŝc reasoŶ͗ ŝŶadeƋƵacLJ of health serǀŝces aŶd lacŬ of ƉersoŶŶel͕
ͻ The USA͕ EƵroƉe͕
The ďasŝc reasoŶ ŝs͗ Health care ŝs edžƉeŶsŝǀe aŶd loŶŐ ǁaŝƟŶŐ lŝsts for ƉaƟeŶts͕
ͻ CoƵŶtrŝes ǁŝth mƵch elderlLJ ƉoƉƵlaƟoŶ
The ďasŝc reasoŶ ŝs͗ hŝŐh elderlLJ ƉoƉƵlaƟoŶ͕ lacŬ of ƉersoŶŶel aŶd hŝŐh maŝŶteŶaŶce costs.
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C) HEALTH TOURISM IN TURKEY AND REGULATIONS
Health ToƵrŝsm͕ aŝms at ƉroǀŝdŝŶŐ medŝcal oƉƟoŶs to eŶsƵre the comfort of ƉaƟeŶts aŶd theŝr
famŝlŝes. IŶ Ɖarallel ǁŝth the hŝŐh leǀel of edƵcaƟoŶ aŶd ǁealth ŝŶ deǀeloƉed coƵŶtrŝes͕ the cost
of health care delŝǀerLJ ŝs also hŝŐh. The share of health Ŷeeds aŶd health care costs of aŶ aŐŝŶŐ
ƉoƉƵlaƟoŶ ŝŶ deǀeloƉed coƵŶtrŝes ŝs ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ eǀerLJ daLJ. The ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ costs of socŝal secƵrŝtLJ
costs are caƵsŝŶŐ ĮŶaŶcŝal dŝĸcƵlƟes for socŝal secƵrŝtLJ ŝŶsƟtƵƟoŶs. To oǀercome these Ɖroďlems the
socŝal secƵrŝtLJ ŝŶsƟtƵƟoŶs aŶd Ɖrŝǀate ŝŶsƵraŶce ŝŶsƟtƵƟoŶs ŝŶ deǀeloƉed coƵŶtrŝes are ƉaLJŝŶŐ eīorts
to maŬe ƉacŬaŐe aŐreemeŶts to Őet loǁͲcost health care serǀŝces ŝŶ the coƵŶtrŝes ǁhŝch oīer hŝŐhͲ
ƋƵalŝtLJ medŝcal serǀŝces aŶd ǁhŝch are at theŝr ǀŝcŝŶŝtLJ ;YalcŝŶ͕ 2ϬϬ6͖ AŬsƵ͕ 2ϬϬ1).
As meŶƟoŶed aďoǀe͕ aroƵŶd the ǁorld there ŝs a raƉŝd ƉroŐress ŝŶ the Įeld of Health ToƵrŝsm. Thŝs
ƉroŐress created a hƵŐe marŬet͕ aŶd all coƵŶtrŝes are eŶŐaŐed ŝŶ a race for marŬet share. Seǀeral
factors staŶd oƵt to Őet the larŐest share of Health ToƵrŝsm. WheŶ the ƉoteŶƟal medŝcal toƵrŝsts maŬe
a research for treatmeŶt͕ the aŶsǁer to the ƋƵesƟoŶ ͞WhLJ TƵrŬeLJ͟ ŝs ǀerLJ ŝmƉortaŶt ;FŝŐƵre 6).
CheaƉ
Serǀŝce
World
StaŶdard
YƵalŝtLJ
WhLJ
TurŬeLJ
Short
WaŝƟŶŐ
Tŝme
Rŝch
Cultural
HerŝtaŐe
PersoŶal
Serǀŝce
&ŝŐƵƌĞϲ͗dƵƌŬĞLJ͛Ɛ^ĐŚĞŵĞŽĨŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐůĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵ
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SŝŶce the 2ϬϬϬs͕ the Ɖrŝǀate sector ŝŶǀestmeŶt has ŝŶcreased also ŝŶ health sector as dŝd ŝŶ all areas.
Both for meeƟŶŐ the chaŶŐŝŶŐ domesƟc Ŷeeds as ǁell as taŬŝŶŐ the adǀaŶtaŐe of Health Tourŝsm͕
Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals aŶd health ceŶters haǀe ďeeŶ estaďlŝshed all oǀer the couŶtrLJ. As ǁell as the
Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals͕ stateͲsƉoŶsored ŝŶǀestmeŶts ǁhŝch could comƉete ǁŝth EuroƉeaŶ staŶdards are
ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ daLJ ďLJ daLJ. The cost of these ŝŶǀestmeŶts ŝs ǀerLJ hŝŐh. Thus͕ TurŬeLJ Ŷeeds to head to the
foreŝŐŶ marŬet͕ aŶd must haǀe more ƉromoƟoŶ. Our couŶtrLJ has Őreat adǀaŶtaŐes ŝŶ terms of Health
Tourŝsm. Our couŶtrLJ ŝs ǀerLJ coŶǀeŶŝeŶt ŝŶ terms of ŐeoŐraƉhŝcal locaƟoŶ. The Ŷumďer of FaculƟes
of MedŝcŝŶe has ŝŶcreased aŶd sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt ƉroŐress ŝs made ŝŶ terms of ƋualŝĮed humaŶ resources ŝŶ
Health sector͕ ǁhŝch ǁas aŶ ŝmƉortaŶt shortaŐe.
BLJ the reŐulaƟoŶs ŝssued ŝŶ Noǀemďer 2Ϭ11͕ the MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health has ďecome resƉoŶsŝďle also
from the Health Tourŝsm ǁorŬs aŶd oƉeraƟoŶs aŶd eŶsurŝŶŐ ŝŶterͲaŐeŶcLJ coordŝŶaƟoŶ. UŶder the
MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health a ceŶtral uŶŝt͕ ͞DeƉartmeŶt of Health Tourŝsm͟ ǁas estaďlŝshed to ƉlaŶ͕ moŶŝtor
aŶd staŶdardŝnje the deǀeloƉmeŶt of Health Tourŝsm ŝŶŝƟaƟǀe at the ŶaƟoŶal leǀel. SŝmŝlarlLJ͕ Health
Tourŝsm ǁas oŶe of the ƉrŝorŝtLJ areas ŝdeŶƟĮed ŝŶ the 2Ϭ23 DraŌ ReƉort of Tourŝsm StrateŐLJ of TurŬeLJ
ƉreƉared ďLJ the MŝŶŝstrLJ of Culture aŶd Tourŝsm.
TurŬeLJ ŝŶ Health Tourŝsm͕ esƉecŝallLJ ŝŶ the last 1Ϭ LJears has made sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt ŝmƉroǀemeŶts aŶd
ďeŐaŶ to comƉete ǁŝth couŶtrŝes such as IŶdŝa͕ MalaLJsŝa͕ ThaŝlaŶd͕ aŶd HuŶŐarLJ ǁhŝch are stroŶŐ ŝŶ
the sector. IŶ receŶt LJears͕ the deǀeloƉmeŶt of curreŶt techŶoloŐŝes thaŶŬs to the stateͲsƉoŶsored
Ŷeǁ ŝŶǀestmeŶts ŝŶcreased the ƋualŝtLJ of the ŶaƟoŶal health serǀŝces ŝŶ IstaŶďul͕ AŶŬara aŶd Injmŝr
ƉroǀŝŶces.
The share of ŝŶǀestmeŶts ŝŶ hosƉŝtals aŶd health care ƉersoŶŶel ŝs sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt ŝŶ the deǀeloƉmeŶts ŝŶ
the Įeld of Health Tourŝsm. IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ the Ŷumďer of medŝcal schools ƉroǀŝdŝŶŐ educaƟoŶ ŝŶ EŶŐlŝsh
ŝŶcreased͕ aŶd ƉhLJsŝcŝaŶs haǀe scholarshŝƉ oƉƉortuŶŝƟes to folloǁ closelLJ the deǀeloƉmeŶts ŝŶ other
couŶtrŝes aŶd to coŶduct research ŝŶ deǀeloƉed couŶtrŝes.
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D) REGULATIONS REGARDING HEALTH SECTOR
Health Tourŝsm UŶŝt has ďeeŶ estaďlŝshed to coŶtrol the Tourŝsm health serǀŝces from a sŝŶŐle source
ǁŝth the aƉƉroǀal Ŷo. 1ϴ529͕ dated March 31͕ 2Ϭ1Ϭ͕ of TurŬeLJ GeŶeral Dŝrectorate of PrŝmarLJ Health
Care. IŶ order to carrLJ out acƟǀŝƟes related to Health Tourŝsm͖
S
S
S
S
IŶterŶaƟoŶal CoordŝŶaƟoŶ
Health Tourŝsm͕
Thermal Tourŝsm SƉaͲWellŶess
AdǀaŶced AŐe aŶd DŝsaďŝlŝtLJ Tourŝsm
secƟoŶs haǀe ďeeŶ estaďlŝshed uŶder Health Tourŝsm UŶŝt ǁŝthŝŶ the GeŶeral Dŝrectorate of PrŝmarLJ
Health. Thŝs uŶŝt ǁas traŶsferred to the GeŶeral Dŝrectorate of CuraƟǀe Serǀŝces ŝŶ MaLJ of 2Ϭ11 as the
Health Tourŝsm CoordŝŶator͕ aŶd coŶƟŶues to serǀe as the DeƉartmeŶt of Health Tourŝsm uŶder the
GeŶeral Dŝrectorate of Health Serǀŝces ďLJ the Decree Laǁ No. 663͕ dated 2Ϭ12.
DeƉartmeŶt of Health Tourŝsm͕ esƉecŝallLJ ŝŶ seǀeŶ maũor cŝƟes orŐaŶŝnjed ǁŝthŝŶ the ProǀŝŶcŝal Health
Dŝrectorate. IŶfrastructure ǁorŬs for leŐŝslaƟoŶ ƋuŝcŬlLJ started. BLJ Decree No. 663 EmƉloLJmeŶt of
foreŝŐŶ doctors aŶd Ŷurses has ďeeŶ eŶaďled.
444 47 2ϴ lŝŶe ;IŶterŶaƟoŶal PaƟeŶt SuƉƉort UŶŝt) Őŝǀes ŝŶterƉretaƟoŶ serǀŝces for Health Tourŝsm
ƉaƟeŶts ŝŶ GermaŶ͕ EŶŐlŝsh͕ Araďŝc aŶd RussŝaŶ laŶŐuaŐe for 7ͬ24.
LeŐŝslaƟoŶ ǁorŬs reŐardŝŶŐ Health Free oŶes ŝs uŶderǁaLJ
IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ ďLJ the leŐal reŐulaƟoŶs ŝŶ 2Ϭ12 a 5Ϭй ŝŶcome tadž relŝef for Health Tourŝsm has ďeeŶ
oďtaŝŶed. FŝŶaŶcŝal suƉƉort uƉ to Ψ 3ϬϬ ϬϬϬ Ɖer LJear for oǀerseas ƉromoƟoŶ of health ŝŶsƟtuƟoŶs has
ďeeŶ ŐŝǀeŶ. IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ ĮŶaŶcŝal suƉƉort ŝs ŐŝǀeŶ to research ŝŶ the Įeld of Health Tourŝsm͕ reƉorƟŶŐ͕
oŶlŝŶe adǀerƟsŝŶŐ aŶd ƉlaŶe ƟcŬets of the medŝcal tourŝsts comŝŶŐ to TurŬeLJ for treatmeŶt.
The Laǁ ;Laǁ No. 6322͕ dated Ϭ5.31.2Ϭ12)͕ orŐaŶŝnjed ďLJ the MŝŶŝstrLJ of FŝŶaŶce͕ a 5Ϭй ŝŶcome tadž
relŝef͕ sƉecŝal to the Ɖrŝǀate health ŝŶsƟtuƟoŶs lŝceŶsed ďLJ the MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health͕ for ƉroǀŝsŝoŶ of
health serǀŝces ŝŶ TurŬeLJ to the ƉeoƉle ǁho are resŝdŝŶŐ aďroad came ŝŶto eīect.
TodaLJ ŝŶ TurŬeLJ͕ 47 health care ŝŶsƟtuƟoŶs haǀŝŶŐ :oŝŶt CommŝssŝoŶ IŶterŶaƟoŶal ;:CI) accredŝtaƟoŶ
ǁhŝch ŝs seeŶ as the most ŝmƉortaŶt oŶe amoŶŐ the 5 ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal hosƉŝtal accredŝtaƟoŶ sLJstem
throuŐhout the ǁorld. Thŝs ĮŐure ŝs the hŝŐhest ĮŐure ǁorldǁŝde aŶd corresƉoŶds to aƉƉrodžŝmatelLJ
1Ϭй of the accredŝted hosƉŝtals all oǀer the ǁorld. ComƉared ǁŝth TurŬeLJ͕ ŝŶ IŶdŝa 16͕ ŝŶ ThaŝlaŶd 11͕
ŝŶ SŝŶŐaƉore 16͕ ŝŶ Branjŝl 23͕ aŶd ŝŶ Saudŝ Araďŝa 33 :CI accredŝted hosƉŝtal are ŬŶoǁŶ to edžŝst.
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TmRK7YE MED7KAL TUR7M7 DE)ERLEND7RME RAPORU 2012
E) &IGURES REGARDING THE MEDICAL TOURISM IN TURKEY Ͳ 2012
1 Ͳ OVERALL ASSESSMENT
The ŝŶcrease ŝŶ the Ŷumďer of Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ǁŝth a hŝŐh ƋualŝtLJ of serǀŝce aŶd staŶdards ƉlaLJ aŶ
ŝmƉortaŶt role ŝŶ the ŝŶcrease of moďŝlŝtLJ of Health Tourŝsm.
The maŝŶ coŶtrŝďuƟoŶ of thŝs studLJ ŝs the aŶalLJsŝs aŶd assessmeŶt of data Ɖroǀŝded ďLJ the
DeƉartmeŶt of Health Tourŝsm. There are tǁo ǁaLJs thŝs ŝŶformaƟoŶ reŐarded as ƉrŝmarLJ data are
collected͗
ͻ AŶ oĸcŝal leƩer No. 2Ϭϴ2 dated :aŶuarLJ 16͕ 2Ϭ12 has ďeeŶ seŶt to ϴ1 ƉroǀŝŶcŝal health dŝrectorates
ǁhŝch reƋuested all Ɖuďlŝc aŶd Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝŶ the ƉroǀŝŶces to Ɖroǀŝde data uŶder tǁo
cateŐorŝes͕ ͞Health Tourŝsm͟ aŶd ͞health tourŝsts͖͟
ͻ DeƉartmeŶt of Health Tourŝsm has a ǁeďsŝte ;ǁeďͲďased reŐŝstraƟoŶ sLJstem) called ͞ForeŝŐŶ
NaƟoŶals PaƟeŶt TracŬŝŶŐ SLJstem͟. Thŝs ǁeď reŐŝstraƟoŶ sLJstem reŐŝsters the data related to the
foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts ŝŶ all hosƉŝtals ŝŶ ϴ1 ƉroǀŝŶces. The data stored ŝŶ the sLJstem ŝs oďtaŝŶed as moŶthlLJ
reƉorts.
dĂďůĞϯ͗ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨ&ŽƌĞŝŐŶĞƌƐZĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ,ĞĂůƚŚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞŝŶdƵƌŬĞLJďLJzĞĂƌ
Public Health Establishment
Private Health Establishment
Total
IŶ 2ϬϬϴ͕ 24й of foreŝŐŶ ŶaƟoŶals receŝǀŝŶŐ health care ŝŶ TurŬeLJ Ɖreferred Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals ǁhŝle 76й
Ɖreferred Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals. IŶ 2ϬϬ9͕ 77й of the foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts ǁere treated ŝŶ Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals
ǁhŝle 23й ŝŶ Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals. IŶ 2Ϭ1Ϭ͕ the ƉroƉorƟoŶ of foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts ǁho ǁere treated ŝŶ Ɖuďlŝc
hosƉŝtals ŝŶcreased to 3Ϭй͕ due to the ŝŶcrease ŝŶ the ƋualŝtLJ of serǀŝce aŶd staī at the Ɖuďlŝc
hosƉŝtals. IŶ 2Ϭ11͕ ŝt ǁas oďserǀed that 73й of the ƉaƟeŶts ǁere treated at Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals͕ ǁhŝle
27й ǁere at Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals͕ ;FŝŐure 7).
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&ŝŐƵƌĞϳ͗ZĂƚĞƐŽĨ&ŽƌĞŝŐŶWĂƟĞŶƚƐ͛ZĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ,ĞĂůƚŚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞŝŶdƵƌŬĞLJĂƚWƵďůŝĐͲWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐĂƐŽĨ
2011
PUPLIC PRIVATE
IŶ ŐeŶeral͕ a sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt ŝŶcrease ďLJ aƉƉrodžŝmatelLJ 52й ŝs oďserǀed ŝŶ the Ŷumďer of health tourŝsts
ǁho ǁere treated ŝŶ Ɖuďlŝc aŶd Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ďetǁeeŶ the LJears 2ϬϬϴͲ2Ϭ11 due to the ŝŶcrease
ŝŶ the Ŷumďer of Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals aŶd the ŝŶcrease ŝŶ serǀŝce ƋualŝtLJ of the Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals aŶd theŝr
staī thaŶŬs to the leŐal reŐulaƟoŶs ŝŶ the Įeld of medŝcal tourŝsm.
Number of Patients
&ŝŐƵƌĞϴ͗ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨdŽƵƌŝƐƚƐZĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞĂƚWƵďůŝĐĂŶĚWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐŝŶdƵƌŬĞLJďLJzĞĂƌ
Private
Public
It ŝs oďserǀed that Health Tourŝsm has dŝīereŶt coŶceƉtual deĮŶŝƟoŶs ďoth ŝŶ ƉracƟce aŶd lŝterature.
Tourŝsts ǁho do Ŷot come to our couŶtrLJ for treatmeŶt reasoŶs ;ďut traǀelŝŶŐ for sŝŐhtseeŝŶŐ͕
eŶtertaŝŶmeŶt͕ ďusŝŶess͕ aŶd etc. ƉurƉoses)͕ are treated ŝŶ Ɖrŝǀate or Ɖuďlŝc health care facŝlŝƟes ŝŶ
case of ŝllŶesses or accŝdeŶts. For more relŝaďle results͕ ŝt ǁould ďe ďeƩer to edžamŝŶe the tourŝsts
ŝŶ thŝs coŶtedžt ŝŶ a seƉarate cateŐorLJ. IŶ thŝs studLJ͕ ǁe haǀe edžamŝŶed the tourŝsts ǁho came to our
couŶtrLJ oŶlLJ for medŝcal treatmeŶt uŶder ͞Health Tourŝsm͟ aŶd the tourŝsts ǁho traǀel to our couŶtrLJ
for other ƉurƉoses aŶd receŝǀe medŝcal treatmeŶt ŝŶ case of ŝllŶess the ͞health of the tourŝst͟.
As of 2Ϭ11 a total of 156176 foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts receŝǀŝŶŐ treatmeŶt ŝŶ our couŶtrLJ are shoǁŶ ŝŶ Taďle
1. SŝdžtLJ tǁo ƉerceŶt of those tourŝsts receŝǀed medŝcal treatmeŶt sŝŶce theLJ Őot ŝll durŝŶŐ theŝr traǀel
to TurŬeLJ for ƉurƉoses other thaŶ treatmeŶt ;durŝŶŐ ǀacaƟoŶ). The ƉerceŶtaŐe of the tourŝsts ǁho
traǀeled to TurŬeLJ for treatmeŶt reasoŶs ǁas 3ϴ.
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As LJou caŶ see ǁhŝle oŶlLJ 9й of 59473 health tourŝsts Ɖrefer Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals͕ 91й of health tourŝsts͕
ǁhŝch ŝs a sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt Ŷumďer͕ choose Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ;FŝŐure ϴ). WheŶ ǁe looŬ at the Ŷumďer of
tourŝsts ǁho are coŶsŝdered ǁŝthŝŶ the health of the tourŝst cateŐorLJ͕ the sŝtuaƟoŶ ŝs slŝŐhtlLJ dŝīereŶt.
Of the tourŝsts ǁho come to our couŶtrLJ for reasoŶs other thaŶ medŝcal treatmeŶt͕ aŶd Őet sŝcŬ
durŝŶŐ theŝr ǀacaƟoŶ͕ 3ϴй Ɖrefer Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals͕ ǁhŝle 62й Ɖrefer to ďe treated ŝŶ Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals
;FŝŐure 9͕ FŝŐure 1Ϭ aŶd FŝŐure 11).
NOTE͗ It ŝs esƟmated that arouŶd 1ϬϬ thousaŶd ƉeoƉle receŝǀed health care ŝŶ our couŶtrLJ at haŝr
traŶsƉlaŶtaƟoŶ͕ aestheƟc surŐerLJ͕ deŶtal clŝŶŝcs ďut ǁhose records ǁere Ŷot ŬeƉt. Hoǁeǀer͕ sŝŶce
there are Ŷo records͕ theLJ ǁere Ŷot ŝŶcluded ŝŶ thŝs studLJ.
&ŝŐƵƌĞϵ͗EƵŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵͲ,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚ,ĞĂůƚŚEƵŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐ
ZĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐdƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĂƚWƵďůŝĐͲWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
TOTAL
Health of the Tourist
Health Tourism
TOTAL
&ŝŐƵƌĞϭϬ͗dŚĞZĂƚĞŽĨ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐƚƐZĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐdƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĂƚWƵďůŝĐĂŶĚWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
TOTAL
&ŝŐƵƌĞϭϭ͗dŚĞZĂƚĞŽĨdŽƵƌŝƐƚƐƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĂƚĞŐŽƌLJŽĨ͚,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚ͛ZĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐdƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĂƚ
WƵďůŝĐĂŶĚWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
TOTAL
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2 Ͳ HEALTH TOURISM IN TURKEY BY HOSPITAL
As a result of the Ŷeǁ leŐŝslaƟoŶ͕ the ƋuaŶƟtLJ aŶd ƋualŝtLJ of hosƉŝtals ŝŶ our couŶtrLJ ŝs raƉŝdlLJ
ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ. IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ techŶŝcal eƋuŝƉmeŶt of the medŝcal schools ǁhŝch traŝŶ ƉhLJsŝcŝaŶs ǁho͕
uŶdertaŬŝŶŐ the ǁorld͛s most ŝmƉortaŶt tasŬ ǁŝll taŬe care of humaŶ health aŶd the Ŷumďer of
edžƉerts ŝŶ the Įeld of academŝcs are ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ eǀerLJ daLJ. For thŝs reasoŶ͕ TurŬeLJ made sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt
ƉroŐress ŝŶ medŝcŝŶe ďoth ŝŶ the couŶtrLJ aŶd aďroad͕ aŶd thŝs Ɖrocess ŝs to sustaŝŶ.
HosƉŝtals ŝŶ TurŬeLJ are dŝǀŝded ŝŶto dŝīereŶt cateŐorŝes accordŝŶŐ to the ŝŶsƟtuƟoŶ or orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶ
theLJ are suďordŝŶate to aŶd to the ƉurƉose of theŝr estaďlŝshmeŶt ;FŝŐure 12).
&ŝŐƵƌĞϭϮ͗dLJƉĞƐŽĨ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐŝŶdƵƌŬĞLJ
TYPES
OF THE
HOSPITALS
PUBLIC
HOSPITALS
STATE
HOSPITALS
EDUCATION
AND
RESEARCH
HOSPITALS
PRIVATE
HOSPITALS
UNIVERSITY
HOSPITALS
AccordŝŶŐ to data of 2Ϭ11͕ medŝcal tourŝsts͕ ǁho Ɖreferred to receŝǀe medŝcal treatmeŶt ŝŶ TurŬeLJ͕
Ɖreferred 165 hosƉŝtals ŝŶ the ǀarŝous ƉroǀŝŶces of the couŶtrLJ. Of those hosƉŝtals͕ 72 are state
hosƉŝtals͕ 14 are teachŝŶŐ aŶd research hosƉŝtals͕ 1Ϭ are uŶŝǀersŝtLJ hosƉŝtals͕ aŶd 69 are Ɖrŝǀate
hosƉŝtals ;FŝŐure 13͕ Taďle 4).
&ŝŐƵƌĞϭϯ͗ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚLJƉĞƐŽĨŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐƚƐ
S.H.
E.R.H.
U.H.
P.H.
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The ƉroƉorƟoŶ of the Ŷumďers of the health tourŝsts aŶd the Ŷumďer of the hosƉŝtals theLJ Ɖrefer
ŝŶdŝcates that the Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals are the most Ɖreferred oŶes ǁŝth 754 ƉaƟeŶts Ɖer hosƉŝtal.
Hoǁeǀer͕ ǁŝth 61 ƉaƟeŶts Ɖer hosƉŝtal Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals are Ŷumďer tǁo͕ ǁŝth 6Ϭ ƉaƟeŶts Ɖer hosƉŝtal
the educaƟoŶ aŶd research hosƉŝtals ǁere Ŷumďer three. IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ ŝt has ďeeŶ reǀealed that 19
ƉaƟeŶts Ɖer hosƉŝtal Ɖreferred the uŶŝǀersŝtLJ hosƉŝtals.
dĂďůĞϰ͗EƵŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚƚŽƵƌŝƐƚƐĂŶĚdLJƉĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐdŚĞLJWƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ
PUBLIC
HOSPITALS
Number
of
HosƉitaůs
72
Number
of
PaƟent
1172
EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH
HOSPITALS
Number
of
HosƉitaůs
14
Number
of
PaƟent
ϴ41
UNIVERSITY
HOSPITALS
Number
of
HosƉitaůs
1Ϭ
PRIVATE
HOSPITALS
Number
of
HosƉitaůs
69
Number
of
PaƟent
196
Number
of
PaƟent
52Ϭ43
The hosƉŝtal ƉrefereŶces of the tourŝsts edžamŝŶed uŶder the cateŐorLJ of ͚health of the tourŝst͛ are
slŝŐhtlLJ dŝīereŶt. AccordŝŶŐ to data ŝŶ 2Ϭ11 tourŝsts ŝŶ our couŶtrLJ͕ ŝŶ cases ǁheŶ theLJ suddeŶlLJ
Őet sŝcŬ ŝŶ our couŶtrLJ͕ 2ϴ6 of them Ɖreferred state hosƉŝtals͕ 2ϴ Ɖreferred educaƟoŶ aŶd research
hosƉŝtals͕ 2ϴ Ɖreferred uŶŝǀersŝtLJ hosƉŝtals͕ aŶd 2Ϭ5 Ɖreferred Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ;FŝŐure 14͕ Taďle 5).
&ŝŐƵƌĞϭϰ͗,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚͲŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶdLJƉĞƐŽĨ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐWƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ
S.H.
E.R.H.
U.H.
P.H.
The ƉroƉorƟoŶ of the Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts aŶd Ŷumďer aŶd tLJƉes of hosƉŝtals͕ Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts
Ɖer Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtal ŝs 75͕ of 2ϴ educaƟoŶ aŶd research hosƉŝtal the Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts Ɖer hosƉŝtal ŝs
112͕ aŶd Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals͕ ǁhŝch raŶŬ Įrst ǁŝthŝŶ Health Tourŝsm͕ has the thŝrd Ɖlace ǁŝth 294 ǁŝth
ƉaƟeŶts. UŶder the cateŐorLJ of health of the tourŝst͕ the uŶŝǀersŝtLJ hosƉŝtals admŝt 294 ƉaƟeŶts Ɖer
hosƉŝtal.
dĂďůĞϱ͗EƵŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƚĞŐŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐƚŚĞLJƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ
PUBLIC
HOSPITALS
Number
of
HosƉitaůs
2ϴ6
Number
of
PaƟent
2153Ϭ
EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH
HOSPITALS
Number
of
HosƉitaůs
2ϴ
Number
of
PaƟent
3159
UNIVERSITY
HOSPITALS
Number
of
HosƉitaůs
2ϴ
37
Number
of
PaƟent
9595
PRIVATE
HOSPITALS
Number
of
HosƉitaůs
2Ϭ5
Number
of
PaƟent
6Ϭ333
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ϯ ʹ HOSPITALS WITH HIGHEST ADMISSION &IGURES
FolloǁŝŶŐ ŝs the ŐraƉhŝc of the Įrst 1Ϭ Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals Ɖreferred ďLJ the ƉaƟeŶts of Health Tourŝsm.
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As ŝŶdŝcated ŝŶ the chart͕ the Įrst three Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals Ɖreferred ďLJ the health tourŝsts are the
educaƟoŶ aŶd research hosƉŝtals ŝŶ IstaŶďul aŶd AŶŬara. GeŶerallLJ sƉeaŬŝŶŐ͕ ŝŶ terms of the hosƉŝtals
ŝŶ ǁhŝch the health tourŝsts receŝǀe treatmeŶt͕ the chart ŝŶdŝcates that the Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals ŝŶ our tǁo
metroƉolŝtaŶ cŝƟes of AŶŬara aŶd IstaŶďul come to the foreŐrouŶd comƉared to the hosƉŝtals ŝŶ other
cŝƟes.
dĂďůĞϲ͗dŚĞĮƌƐƚϭϬWƵďůŝĐ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐĂĚŵŝƫŶŐĨŽƌĞŝŐŶƉĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵĂŶĚƚŚĞEƵŵďĞƌŽĨ
WĂƟĞŶƚƐ
THE HOSPITAL
NUMBER OF PATIENTS
TAKS7M EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL ;ERH)
3ϴ3
HASEK7 ERH
321
ANKARA ATATmRK ERH
26Ϭ
BmYmKEKMECE PUBLIC HOSPITAL ;PH)
212
b7bL7 ETFAL HOSPITAL
2ϬϬ
ULUCANLAR EYE ERH
151
KARTAL LmTF7 KIRDAR ERH
114
YED7KULE PULMANORY DISEASES ERH
122
KARADEN7 TEKN7K mN7VERS7TES7 FARAB7 HOSPITAL
75
7STANBUL ERH
6ϴ
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FolloǁŝŶŐ ŝs the ŐraƉhŝc of the Įrst 1Ϭ Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals Ɖreferred ďLJ the ƉaƟeŶts of Health Tourŝsm
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&ŝŐƵƌĞϭϲ͗ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϭϬWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐĂĚŵŝƫŶŐĨŽƌĞŝŐŶƉĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵ
It ŝs oďserǀed that ŝŶ the ŝŶ the cateŐorLJ of Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals Ɖreferred ďLJ the Health Tourŝsts͕ sŝmŝlar
to the dŝstrŝďuƟoŶ of Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals͕ the Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝŶ IstaŶďul͕ AŶŬara aŶd AŶtalLJa͕ come to
the fore ;FŝŐure 16͕ Taďle 7).
dĂďůĞϳ͗dŚĞĮƌƐƚϭϬWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐĂĚŵŝƫŶŐĨŽƌĞŝŐŶƉĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵ
THE HOSPITAL
P. ANADOLU MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL
PRIVATE HOSPITALIUM ÇAMLICA HOSPITAL
PRIVATE DmNYA GP ATAKPY HOSPITAL
PRIVATE MEDICALPARKͲFAT7H HOSPITAL
PRIVATE BAYINDIR HOSPITAL
PRIVATE MEDICAL PARK GPTEPE HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ACIBADEM FULYA HOSPITAL
PRIVATE MEDICAL PARK BAHÇEL7EVLER HOSPITAL
7STANBUL INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL
PRIVATE MEDICAL PARK SAMSUN HOSPITAL
As caŶ ď
ďe seeŶ ŝŝŶ TTaďle
7͕ Kocaelŝ
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Prŝǀate HosƉŝtalŝum Camlŝca admŝƩed almost tǁŝce as much medŝcal Tourŝsm ƉaƟeŶts. DƺŶLJa GƂnj
HosƉŝtal ǁhŝch has a ǁorldǁŝde recoŐŶŝƟoŶ ŝŶ the eLJe dŝsorders ŝs the thŝrd ŝŶ the ǁorld.
NOTE͗ Each hosƉŝtal has ďeeŶ assessed ŝŶdeƉeŶdeŶtlLJ͕ aŶd the ŐrouƉ hosƉŝtals͕ sŝŶce theLJ haǀe a
sƉecŝal sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶce ŝŶ terms of ďraŶdŝŶŐ͕ are eǀaluated also ǁŝthŝŶ themselǀes.
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40
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STATE HOSPITAL
EM7RDA)
STATE HOSPITAL
MARMAR7S
STATE HOSPITAL
AKDEN7
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
KUbADASI
STATE HOSPITAL
MANAVGAT
STATE HOSPITAL
FETHIYE
STATE HOSPITAL
KEMER
STATE HOSPITAL
T.E.V.
SULTANBEYL7
STATE HOSPITAL
ANTALYA ERH
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&ŝŐƵƌĞϭϳ͗ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϭϬWƵďůŝĐ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐĂĚŵŝƫŶŐĨŽƌĞŝŐŶƉĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ
ƚŽƵƌŝƐƚĂƚĞŐŽƌLJ
TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS
EVALUATION REPORT ON MEDICAL TOURISM IN TURKEY 2012
WheŶ ǁe edžamŝŶe the dŝstrŝďuƟoŶ of the Įrst 1Ϭ Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals ǁŝthŝŶ the cateŐorLJ of health of
the tourŝsts͕ ǁe see that the hosƉŝtals at the ƉroǀŝŶces ǁhŝch aƩract the most tourŝsts come to the
foreŐrouŶd ;FŝŐure 17͕ Taďle ϴ). IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ for the treatmeŶt of TurŬŝsh cŝƟnjeŶs ǁho lŝǀe aďroad
aŶd come to TurŬeLJ for medŝcal treatmeŶt Ɖrefer EmŝrdaŐ State HosƉŝtal ǁŝthŝŶ the scoƉe of ďŝlateral
aŐreemeŶts. For thŝs reasoŶ͕ EmŝrdaŐ State HosƉŝtal ŝs ŝŶ the toƉ 1Ϭ lŝst of the most Ɖreferred
hosƉŝtals ǁŝthŝŶ the cateŐorLJ of health of the tourŝst.
dĂďůĞϴ͗dŚĞĮƌƐƚϭϬWƵďůŝĐ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐĂĚŵŝƫŶŐĨŽƌĞŝŐŶƉĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƚĞŐŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ
ƚŽƵƌŝƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞEƵŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐ
THE HOSPITAL
NUMBER OF PATIENTS
ANTALYA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL ;ERH)
22ϴ7
T.E.V. SULTANBEYL7 PUBLIC HOSPITAL
227ϴ
KEMER PUBLIC HOSPITAL
173ϴ
FETH7YE PUBLIC HOSPITAL
1Ϭ66
MANAVGAT PUBLIC HOSPITAL
ϴ6ϴ
KUbADASI PUBLIC HOSPITAL
7Ϭ9
AKDEN7 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
691
MARMAR7S PUBLIC HOSPITAL
67ϴ
EM7RDA) PUBLIC HOSPITAL
522
KAb PUBLIC HOSPITAL
TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS
41
PRIVATE BODRUM
HOSPITAL
PRIVATE KUSADASI
HOSPITAL
PRIVATE AKDENI
HOSPITAL
PRIVATE HAYAT
HOSPITAL
PRIVATE MANAVGAT
SEVGI HOSPITAL
PRIVATE MARMARIS
AHU HETMAN HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ALMAN
HOSPITAL
PRIVATE KEMER YASAM
HOSPITAL
PRIVATE BILGI
HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ASPENDOS
HOSPITAL
FŝŐure ;1ϴ) aŶd Taďle ;9)͕ shoǁ the dŝstrŝďuƟoŶ of Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals Ɖreferred ďLJ the tourŝsts͕ ǁho
come to TurŬeLJ for reasoŶs other thaŶ medŝcal treatmeŶt aŶd Őet sŝcŬ durŝŶŐ theŝr ǀacaƟoŶ͕ aŶd the
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As ƉreǀŝouslLJ meŶƟoŶed͕ the outstaŶdŝŶŐ ďoth Ɖuďlŝc aŶd Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ǁŝthŝŶ the cateŐorLJ of the
health of the tourŝsts are usuallLJ at the reŐŝoŶs that aƩract most tourŝsts.
dĂďůĞϵ͗dŚĞĮƌƐƚϭϬWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐĂĚŵŝƫŶŐĨŽƌĞŝŐŶƉĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƚĞŐŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ
ƚŽƵƌŝƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞEƵŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐ
HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ASPENDOS HOSPITAL
PRIVATE B7LG7 HOSPITAL
PRIVATE KEMER YAbAM HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ALMAN HOSPITAL UHG Ͳ TAKS7M
PRIVATE MARMAR7S AHU HETMAN HOSPITAL
PRIVATE MANAVGAT SEVG7 HOSPITAL
PRIVATE HAYAT HOSPITAL
PRIVATE AKDEN7 HOSPITAL
PRIVATE KUbADASI HOSPITAL
PRIVATE BODRUM HOSPITAL
As edžƉected͕ Prŝǀate AsƉeŶdos HosƉŝtal taŬes the Įrst Ɖlace͕ located ŝŶ the Tourŝsm Ɖaradŝse AŶtalLJa.
Prŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝŶ IstaŶďul͕ hosƟŶŐ maŶLJ tourŝsts for ďusŝŶess or ǀacaƟoŶ ƉurƉoses also taŬe theŝr
Ɖlace amoŶŐ the Įrst teŶ hosƉŝtals. The hosƉŝtals located ŝŶ Kusadasŝ aŶd Bodrum͕ the cŝƟes ǁhŝch
the tourŝsts traǀelŝŶŐ to TurŬeLJ for holŝdaLJ esƉecŝallLJ durŝŶŐ the summer moŶths mostlLJ ǀŝsŝt͕ are
also amoŶŐ the toƉ teŶ hosƉŝtals. It must ďe ŬeƉt ŝŶ coŶsŝderaƟoŶ that the health tourŝsts Ɖrefer
the hosƉŝtals accordŝŶŐ to the ďraŶch theLJ ǁould receŝǀe health treatmeŶt. ProďaďlLJ͕ ďefore the
treatmeŶt Ɖerŝod͕ theLJ studLJ ǁhŝch hosƉŝtal Őoes out there oŶ that ďraŶch aŶd choose the hosƉŝtal
ŝŶ accordaŶce. IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ the cŝƟes as ǁell as hosƉŝtals Ɖreferred ǁŝthŝŶ the cateŐorŝes of Health
Tourŝsm aŶd health of the tourŝst are of Őreat ŝmƉortaŶce. IŶ the folloǁŝŶŐ Ɖarts of the studLJ͕
cateŐorŝes of Health Tourŝsm aŶd health of the tourŝst ǁŝll ďe haŶdled ďLJ ďraŶch͕ ƉroǀŝŶce aŶd
couŶtrLJ.
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ϰ Ͳ HEALTH TOURISM BY PROVINCE
ThaŶŬs to stateͲsƉoŶsored aŶd Ɖrŝǀate sector ŝŶǀestmeŶts͕ Ŷumďer of hosƉŝtals aŶd ƋualŝĮed serǀŝce
uŶderstaŶdŝŶŐ ŝs oŶ rŝse ŝŶ our couŶtrLJ ǁhere Health Tourŝsm ŝs raƉŝdlLJ deǀeloƉŝŶŐ. Some of the
ƉroǀŝŶces receŝǀed a larŐer share from thŝs ŝŶcrease ďoth due to theŝr ƉosŝƟoŶs aŶd theŝr socŝoͲ
ƉolŝƟcal sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶce.
CoŶsŝderŝŶŐ the total Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts ŝŶ Health Tourŝsm aŶd health of the tourŝst cateŐorŝes͕ the
data of 2Ϭ11 ŝŶdŝcate that folloǁŝŶŐ are the Įrst teŶ ƉroǀŝŶces͗
ͻ AŶtalLJa
ͻ 7staŶďul
ͻ Kocaelŝ
ͻ AŶŬara
ͻ MuŒla
ͻ 7njmŝr
ͻ AdaŶa
ͻ ALJdŦŶ
ͻ SamsuŶ
ͻ TraďnjoŶ
;FŝŐ. 19͕ 2Ϭ).
&ŝŐƵƌĞϭϵ͗ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϭϬWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĚĂƚĂŽĨϮϬϭϭ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵ
HEALTH TOURISM
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&ŝŐƵƌĞϮϬ͗ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝĞƐŽĨ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵĂŶĚ,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ
ƚŽƵƌŝƐƚďLJƚŚĞĮƌƐƚϭϬWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ
Health of the tourŝst
Health tourŝsm
It ŝs Ŷot surƉrŝsŝŶŐ to see AŶtalLJa͕ the ƉroǀŝŶce ǁhŝch has a hŝŐher tourŝst ƉoteŶƟal comƉared to other
ƉroǀŝŶces esƉecŝallLJ durŝŶŐ summer͕ outstaŶdŝŶŐ ŝŶ terms of health of the tourŝst. Thŝs result caŶ
ďe ŝŶterƉreted as the tourŝsts͛ comŝŶŐ to AŶtalLJa for traǀel aŶd eŶtertaŝŶmeŶt reasoŶs aŶd ŐeƫŶŐ
sŝcŬ uŶedžƉectedlLJ aŶd receŝǀŝŶŐ treatmeŶt ŝŶ hosƉŝtals. It ŝs also Ŷatural for the couŶtrLJ͛s larŐest
metroƉolŝtaŶ cŝtLJ of IstaŶďul to ďe at the forefroŶt of Health Tourŝsm. IstaŶďul ŝs a cŝtLJ ǁhŝch caŶ ďe
Ɖreferred ďLJ the tourŝst for ďusŝŶess͕ eŶtertaŝŶmeŶt aŶd treatmeŶt reasoŶs. IŶ Kocaelŝ͕ sƉecŝal aŶd
ŶoŶstaŶdard Health Tourŝsm eīorts of the Prŝǀate AŶadolu HosƉŝtal are ǀerLJ ŝmƉortaŶt here. The eīorts
of Prŝǀate AŶadolu HosƉŝtal carrŝed Kocaelŝ to thŝrd Ɖlace. Due to ŝts ƉrodžŝmŝtLJ to IstaŶďul͕ strateŐŝc
locaƟoŶ͕ ŝts stroŶŐ ecoŶomLJ for ďeŝŶŐ aŶ ŝŶdustrLJ reŐŝoŶ͕ aŶd the suƉƉort ŐŝǀeŶ ŝŶ receŶt LJears ďLJ
the MuŶŝcŝƉalŝtLJ of Kocaelŝ aŶd the GoǀerŶor͛s Oĸce to the Health Tourŝsm͕ ŝt ŝs a Ŷatural result for
Kocaelŝ to share ǁŝth ϴ й the thŝrd Ɖlace ǁŝth AŶŬara͕ the caƉŝtal cŝtLJ ǁhŝch has maŶLJ medŝcal schools
aŶd hosƉŝtals ǁŝth ƋualŝĮed serǀŝce uŶderstaŶdŝŶŐ aŶd ǁhŝch ŝs aŶ outstaŶdŝŶŐ ƉroǀŝŶce ŝŶ ďusŝŶess
Tourŝsm. As for the other ƉroǀŝŶces͕ Injmŝr͕ MuŐla͕ ALJdŝŶ aŶd TraďnjoŶ are the oŶes ǁhŝch haǀe Őreat
tourŝst ƉoteŶƟal. The ƉroǀŝŶces of AdaŶa aŶd SamsuŶ are ŝmƉortaŶt ŝŶ terms of Tourŝsm aŶd caŶ aƉƉeal
the health tourŝsts aŶd ƉaƟeŶts ŝŶ the health of the tourŝst cateŐorLJ due to theŝr locaƟoŶs. Numďer of
foreŝŐŶ ŶaƟoŶals ǁho traǀel for ďusŝŶess ƉurƉoses to AdaŶa caŶŶot ďe ŝŐŶored. AdaŶa ŝs the ŐateǁaLJ to
the Mŝddle East aŶd the receŶt ŝŶcrease ŝŶ Ɖrŝǀate health orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶs ƉlaLJed aŶ ŝmƉortaŶt role here.
For thŝs reasoŶ͕ ŝt ǁas aŶ edžƉected result for those ƉroǀŝŶces to ďe amoŶŐ the Įrst teŶ.
AccordŝŶŐ to the data of 2Ϭ11͕ the Įrst teŶ ƉroǀŝŶces Ɖreferred ďLJ the health tourŝsts to receŝǀe
treatmeŶt
ͻ 7staŶďul
ͻ Kocaelŝ
ͻ AŶŬara
ͻ AŶtalLJa
ͻ MuŒla
ͻ SamsuŶ
ͻ AdaŶa
ͻ AŬsaraLJ
ͻ 7njmŝr
ͻ NeǀƔehŝr
;FŝŐure 21).
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&ŝŐƵƌĞϮϭ͗EƵŵďĞƌŽĨ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵWĂƟĞŶƚƐďLJWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ
AccordŝŶŐ to the data of 2Ϭ11͕ 25Ϭ73 foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts a LJear are come to IstaŶďul for treatmeŶt. IŶ
IstaŶďul͕ ǁhŝch ŝs a cŝtLJ deǀeloƉŝŶŐ coŶƟŶuouslLJ aŶd leadŝŶŐ maŶLJ ŝŶŶoǀaƟoŶs also ŝŶ the health
sector as ǁell as ŝŶ maŶLJ other sectors͕ ŝŶ 2Ϭ1ϬͲ2Ϭ11 a total of 266 mŝllŝoŶ TL has ďeeŶ ŝŶǀested
ŝŶ health care ;FŝŐure 22). It ŝs ŬŶoǁŶ that health ŝŶǀestmeŶts ŝŶ IstaŶďul accelerated. Health care
facŝlŝƟes ŝŶ IstaŶďul͕ serǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ǁorld staŶdards͕ leadŝŶŐ role ŝŶ ŝs the ƉrotecƟoŶ aŶd ŝmƉroǀemeŶt
of ŝŶdŝǀŝdual aŶd Ɖuďlŝc health. IŶ IstaŶďul͕ ŝŶ Ɖarallel ǁŝth the ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ ƉoƉulaƟoŶ aŶd deǀeloƉŝŶŐ
techŶoloŐLJ͕ health care has ďeeŶ ŐroǁŝŶŐ at the same rate. The most ŝmƉortaŶt ŝŶ IstaŶďul͛s turŶŝŶŐ
ŝŶto aŶ aƩracƟǀe ceŶter of health factor ŝs the ŝŶcrease ŝŶ caƉacŝtLJ aŶd ƋualŝtLJ achŝeǀed ŝŶ hosƉŝtals
aŶd the serǀŝce Ɖroǀŝded ďLJ the hosƉŝtals.
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&ŝŐƵƌĞϮϮ͗ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨWƵďůŝĐͲWƌŝǀĂƚĞŝŶ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵďLJWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ
Puďlŝc
Prŝǀate
OŶ the other haŶd͕ as meŶƟoŶed earlŝer͕ ŝŶ 2Ϭ11 1Ϭ947 ƉeoƉle haǀe Ɖreferred to receŝǀe treatmeŶt ŝŶ
Kocaelŝ͕ the ƉroǀŝŶce that made sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt ďreaŬthrouŐh aŶd that has a coŶǀeŶŝeŶt locaƟoŶ. The ǀast
maũorŝtLJ of thŝs Ŷumďer as oďserǀed ŝŶ other ƉroǀŝŶces Ɖreferred Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals.
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮϯ͗EƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞŚĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚĐĂƚĞŐŽƌLJďLJƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ
WheŶ ǁe looŬ at the raŶŬŝŶŐ of ƉroǀŝŶces the ƉaƟeŶts Ɖreferred to receŝǀe treatmeŶt ŝŶ the cateŐorLJ
of health of the tourŝst͕ TurŬeLJ͛s most ƉoƉular tourŝsƟc ƉroǀŝŶce of AŶtalLJa ŝs ŝŶ the Įrst Ɖlace ;FŝŐure
23). IŶ the health of the tourŝst cateŐorLJ͕ as ŝŶ the Health Tourŝsm͕ IstaŶďul ŝs amoŶŐ the Ɖreferred 1Ϭ
ƉroǀŝŶces rŝch ŝŶ hŝstorŝcal͕ tourŝsƟc aŶd cultural dŝǀersŝtLJ. EǀerLJ LJear͕ MuŐla͕ Injmŝr aŶd ALJdŝŶ receŝǀe
larŐe Ŷumďer of tourŝsts traǀelŝŶŐ for recreaƟoŶ aŶd eŶtertaŝŶmeŶt. Therefore͕ ŝt ǁas aŶ edžƉected
result to see these ƉroǀŝŶces outstaŶdŝŶŐ ŝŶ the cateŐorLJ of health of the tourŝst. AŶŬara͕ due to ŝts
ďeŝŶŐ the caƉŝtal cŝtLJ aŶd strateŐŝc locaƟoŶ͕ ŝs mostlLJ ǀŝsŝted for ďusŝŶess͕ coŶŐresses aŶd scŝeŶƟĮc
acƟǀŝƟes͕ ďut also has a hŝŐh tourŝst ƉoteŶƟal. For thŝs reasoŶ͕ accordŝŶŐ to the data of 2Ϭ11͕ ǁŝth
32Ϭ7 ƉaƟeŶts ŝt has the ĮŌh Ɖlace ŝŶ the cateŐorLJ of health of the tourŝst. TraďnjoŶ͕ ǁŝth ŝts Ŷatural
aŶd cultural rŝchŶess͕ ŝs oŶe of the ǁorldͲreŶoǁŶed ƉroǀŝŶces. Hoǁeǀer͕ Bursa͕ ǁŝth ŝts rŝchŶess
of hŝstorŝcal Tourŝsm aƩracƟoŶs as ǁell as the sŬŝ Tourŝsm͕ has aŶ uŶdŝsƉuted Ɖlace ŝŶ summer aŶd
ǁŝŶter Tourŝsm. Neǀsehŝr͕ due to the Ŷatural ǁealth aŶd Ɖeculŝar cultural structure͕ eǀerLJ LJear aƩracts
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maŶLJ foreŝŐŶ ǀŝsŝtors. KoŶLJa͕ ǁhŝch has a Ɖlace amoŶŐ the 1Ϭ ƉroǀŝŶces ŝŶ terms of Health Tourŝsm
aŶd health of the tourŝst͕ ŝs oŶe of TurŬeLJ͛s maũor cŝƟes. KoŶLJa͕ due to ŝts sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt tourŝsƟc features
aŶd locaƟoŶ͕ ŝs oŶe our outstaŶdŝŶŐ ƉroǀŝŶces ŝŶ terms of Health Tourŝsm.
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮϰ͗ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨWƵďůŝĐͲWƌŝǀĂƚĞŝŶ,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚĂƚĞŐŽƌLJďLJWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ
Puďlŝc
Prŝǀate
As ǁe haǀe seeŶ ŝŶ AŶtalLJa͕ IstaŶďul͕ MuŐla ƉroǀŝŶces ŝŶ terms of emerŐeŶcLJ medŝcal serǀŝces tourŝsts
Ɖreferred to ďe treated ŝŶ Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ;FŝŐure 2Ϭ). Whŝle ŝŶ AŶŬara͕ Injmŝr aŶd TraďnjoŶ Ɖuďlŝc
hosƉŝtals ǁere Ɖreferred͕ ŝŶ ALJdŝŶ Bursa͕ KoŶLJa aŶd Neǀsehŝr͕ the rate of ƉreferrŝŶŐ Ɖrŝǀate or Ɖuďlŝc
hosƉŝtals ŝs almost the same.
ϱ Ͳ HEALTH TOURISM BY BRANCH
TurŬeLJ has reached a ǀerLJ ŝmƉortaŶt ƉoŝŶt reŐardŝŶŐ the ƋualŝtLJ of health care serǀŝces. IŶ some of
the medŝcŝŶe ďraŶches͕ turŬeLJ reached the coŶtemƉorarLJ leǀel of techŶoloŐLJ aŶd caƉacŝtLJ. TurŬeLJ
closelLJ folloǁs aŶd ƋuŝcŬlLJ adaƉts the fastͲŐroǁŝŶŐ techŶoloŐLJ ŝŶ the ǁorld. IŶ medŝcal educaƟoŶ͕
ƋualŝtLJ ŝŶ medŝcal schools has ŝŶcreased aŶd more ŝmƉortaŶce to foreŝŐŶ laŶŐuaŐe educaƟoŶ ŝs ŐŝǀeŶ.
IŶ our couŶtrLJ͕ the Ŷumďer of medŝcal schools tauŐht ŝŶ EŶŐlŝsh ŝŶcreases raƉŝdlLJ͕ thus deǀeloƉmeŶts
ŝŶ the Įeld of medŝcŝŶe caŶ ďe more closelLJ moŶŝtored. At the same Ɵme͕ aŶ ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ Ŷumďer of
Ɖroũects ŝŶ the Įeld of health are ƉroƉosed. The MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health͕ tarŐeƟŶŐ aŶ eĸcŝeŶt͕ hŝŐhͲƋualŝtLJ
aŶd sustaŝŶaďle health care serǀŝces͕ for thŝs ƉurƉose aƉƉlŝes ͞Health TraŶsformaƟoŶ ProŐram͟ the
ŝŶŇueŶce of ǁhŝch ǁas felt at the ŶaƟoŶal leǀel ;hƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ.medŝcalͲtrŝďuŶe.com.tr). IŶ ǀarŝous Ɖarts
of the couŶtrLJ oƉerate maŶLJ Ɖrŝǀate aŶd Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals ǁhŝch haǀe ǁorldǁŝde staŶdards ǁŝth theŝr
hŝŐhͲƋualŝĮed ƉhLJsŝcŝaŶs aŶd other health care ƉersoŶŶel aŶd ǁŝth theŝr techŶoloŐŝcal eƋuŝƉmeŶt.
FolloǁŝŶŐ are the ďraŶches the foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts receŝǀŝŶŐ treatmeŶt ŝŶ TurŬeLJ Ɖreferred ƉrŝmarŝlLJ͖
S CardŝoloŐLJͲCardŝoǀascular SurŐerLJ ;CVS)
S ELJe
S DeŶtal
S OrthoƉedŝcs
S PlasƟc SurŐerLJ
S OŶcoloŐLJ
S BraŝŶ SurŐerLJ
IŶ TurŬeLJ͕ 11й of the foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts receŝǀe treatmeŶt for eLJe dŝsorders ;FŝŐure 25). It ŝs folloǁed
ďLJ OrthoƉedŝcs ǁŝth a raƟo of ϴй aŶd ďLJ CardŝoloŐLJ͕ a ďraŶch that ŝs raƉŝdlLJ ŝmƉroǀŝŶŐ aŶd that has
ǁorldͲreŶoǁŶed ƉhLJsŝcŝaŶs͕ ǁŝth 5й. BraŶches of orthoƉedŝcs͕ ƉlasƟc surŐerLJ aŶd oŶcoloŐLJ are the
oŶes the health tourŝsts comŝŶŐ to TurŬeLJ for treatmeŶt Ɖrefer.
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OTHER
OrthoƉedŝcs
DeŶtal
PlasƟc SurŐerLJ
ELJe
BraŝŶ SurŐerLJ
OŶcoloŐLJ
CardŝoloŐLJͲ
Cardŝoǀascular
SurŐerLJ ;CVS)
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮϱ͗,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵʹŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶďLJďƌĂŶĐŚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚdƵƌŬĞLJ
It ŝs seeŶ that the maũorŝtLJ of foreŝŐŶers Ɖreferred. Prŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝŶ medŝcal ďraŶches meŶƟoŶed
aďoǀe͕ ;FŝŐure 26).
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮϲ͗,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵʹŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨWƵďůŝĐͲWƌŝǀĂƚĞďLJďƌĂŶĐŚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚdƵƌŬĞLJ
Other
ELJe
OŶcoloŐLJ OrthoƉedŝcs CardŝoloŐLJ
;CVS)
BraŝŶ
SurŐerLJ
PlasƟc
SurŐerLJ
DeŶtal
Prŝǀate
Puďlŝc
WheŶ ǁe edžamŝŶe the dŝstrŝďuƟoŶ ďLJ ďraŶch of ƉaƟeŶts ǁho receŝǀe medŝcal treatmeŶt at Ɖuďlŝc
hosƉŝtals ŝŶ the Įrst 1Ϭ outstaŶdŝŶŐ ƉroǀŝŶces͕ ŝt ŝs uŶderstood that CardŝoloŐLJ has the hŝŐhest ĮŐures
;FŝŐure 23͕ Taďle 1Ϭ).
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮϳ͗,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵͲŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶďLJďƌĂŶĐŚŝŶWƵďůŝĐ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐŝŶϭϬWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ
CardŝoloŐLJ ;CVS)
OŶcoloŐLJ
BraŝŶ
SurŐerLJ
ELJe
PlasƟc
SurŐerLJ
DeŶtal
OrthoƉedŝcs
Other
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dĂďůĞϭϬ͗,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵʹEƵŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐdƌĞĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞWƵďůŝĐ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐďLJƌĂŶĐŚ
PROVINCE
L
KARDYOLOJ
CardŝoloŐLJ
KVC;CVS)
OŶcoloŐLJ
ONKOLOJ
BraŝŶ
BEYN
CERRAH
SurŐerLJ
GÖZELJe
PlasƟc
PLASTK
CERRAH
SurŐerLJ
DeŶtal
D
ORTOPED
OrthoƉedŝcs
Other
DER
TOTAL
TOPLAM
STANBUL
KOCAEL
ANKARA
ANTALYA
MULA
SAMSUN
ADANA
AKSARAY
ZMR
NEVEHR
GENEL
GRAND
TOPLAM
TOTAL
WheŶ ǁe edžamŝŶe the aforemeŶƟoŶed outstaŶdŝŶŐ 1Ϭ ƉroǀŝŶces ŝŶ Health Tourŝsm͕ ǁe see that͕
as ǁell as other ďraŶches ŝŶ IstaŶďul͕ the orthoƉedŝc ďraŶch comes to the fore ŝŶ 2Ϭ11 ;FŝŐure 2ϴ͕
Taďle 11). Whŝle 127 ƉaƟeŶts Ɖrefer Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals͕ 317ϴ ƉaƟeŶts Ɖreferred Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals. At
the oŶcoloŐLJ uŶŝt ŝŶ Kocaelŝ͕ oŶlLJ 2 ƉaƟeŶts ǁere treated ŝŶ Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals. Hoǁeǀer͕ ŝŶ Ɖrŝǀate
hosƉŝtals͕ 797Ϭ ƉaƟeŶts haǀe ďeeŶ treated. IŶ thŝs case͕ ŝt seems͕ a larŐe Ɖart of the ƉaƟeŶts comŝŶŐ
to TurŬeLJ to ďe treated ŝŶ the Įeld of oŶcoloŐLJ Ɖrefer Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝŶ Kocaelŝ. As for AŶŬara͕ a
mass ŝs oďserǀed at the other ďraŶches. There ŝs Ŷo ďŝŐ dŝīereŶce ďetǁeeŶ the Ŷumďer aŶd rate of
ƉaƟeŶts ǁho came to AŶŬara reŐardŝŶŐ the ďraŶches ǁe haǀe haŶdled. SŝŶce the DƺŶLJa GƂnj AŶtalLJa
HosƉŝtal ŝs located ŝŶ AŶtalLJa͕ comƉared to other ďraŶches more foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts ǁere treated for eLJe
dŝsorders ŝŶ AŶtalLJa.
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮϴ͗,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵͲŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶďLJďƌĂŶĐŚŝŶWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐŝŶϭϬWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ
CardŝoloŐLJ ;CVS)
OŶcoloŐLJ
ELJe
BraŝŶ
SurŐerLJ
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dĂďůĞϭϭ͗,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵʹEƵŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐdƌĞĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐďLJƌĂŶĐŚ
PROVINCE
L
KARDYOLOJ
CardŝoloŐLJ
KVC ;CVS)
STANBUL
BEYN
BraŝŶ
CERRAH
SurŐerLJ
ELJe
GÖZ
PlasƟc
PLASTK
CERRAH
SurŐerLJ
DeŶtal
Other
OrthoƉedŝcs
D
ORTOPED DER
1
KOCAEL
1
ANKARA
1
ANTALYA
1
1
11
1
1
11
1
1 1
1
1
1
1
1 1
ADANA
TOTAL
TOPLAM
1
1
1
MULA
SAMSUN
OŶcoloŐLJ
ONKOLOJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
AKSARAY
ZMR
NEVEHR
GENEL
GRAND
TOPLAM
TOTAL
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 1
1
FolloǁŝŶŐ are the ďraŶches admŝƫŶŐ tourŝsts͕ ǁho ǀŝsŝt TurŬeLJ for sŝŐhtseeŝŶŐ͕ eŶtertaŝŶmeŶt͕ aŶd
etc.͕ receŝǀe medŝcal treatmeŶt ǁheŶ theLJ Őet sŝcŬ ŝŶ durŝŶŐ theŝr ǀacaƟoŶ͗
S EmerŐeŶcLJ ClŝŶŝc
S IŶterŶal MedŝcŝŶe
S Pedŝatrŝc
S SurŐerLJ SecƟoŶs
S AmďulaŶce
;FŝŐure 29).
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Numďer of PaƟeŶt
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮϵ͗,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚʹŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨEƵŵďĞƌƐŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶWƵďůŝĐͲWƌŝǀĂƚĞďLJďƌĂŶĐŚ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚdƵƌŬĞLJ
OTHER
PATIENT
ADMITTED
TO
EMERGENCY
INTERNAL
DISEASES
PEDIATRIC
HEALTH AND
DISEASES
SURGERY
UNITS
;POLYCLINIC TRANSFER
BY
TO BE
MENTIONED) AMBULANCE
;LANDͬAIR)
Prŝǀate
Puďlŝc
As caŶ ďe seeŶ ;FŝŐure 29) ŝŶ case of emerŐeŶcLJ tourŝsts oŌeŶ Ɖrefer treatmeŶt ŝŶ Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals. At
other secƟoŶs͕ the Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals are ŝŶ the foreŐrouŶd. IŶ thŝs case͕ ŝt ŝs Ɖossŝďle saLJ that edžceƉt
for aŶ emerŐeŶcLJ treatmeŶt͕ that ŝs to saLJ for ƉlaŶŶed treatmeŶts͕ foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts Ɖrefer Ɖrŝǀate
hosƉŝtals. Moreoǀer͕ the data of 2Ϭ11 ŝŶdŝcate that oŶlLJ 69 stateͲoǁŶed amďulaŶces ǁere Ɖreferred͕
ǁhereas 225ϴ Ɖrŝǀate amďulaŶces ǁere Ɖreferred.
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϬ͗,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚʹŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶďLJďƌĂŶĐŚŝŶWƵďůŝĐ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐŝŶϭϬWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ
PATIENT ADMITTED TO EMERGENCY
INTERNAL DISEASES
PEDIATRIC HEALTH AND DISEASES
SURGERY UNITS
OTHER
TRANSFER BY AMBULANCE
;LANDͬAIR)
The Tourŝsm Ɖaradŝse AŶtalLJa ŝs oŶe of the most ƉoƉular cŝƟes ŝŶ terms of the Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts
coǀered ďLJ health of the tourŝst as ǁas meŶƟoŶed ŝŶ the Ɖreǀŝous chaƉters. IŶ thŝs case͕ oŶ the ďasŝs
of the Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals ŝŶ AŶtalLJa͕ the Ŷumďer of tourŝsts admŝƩed to emerŐeŶcLJ ƉolLJclŝŶŝcs ŝs hŝŐher
thaŶ that of other ďraŶches ;FŝŐure 3Ϭ͕ Taďle 12). IŶ IstaŶďul aŶd AŶŬara͕ as ŝŶ the other ƉroǀŝŶces͕
althouŐh the ǀast maũorŝtLJ of the ƉaƟeŶts Ɖrefer emerŐeŶcLJ ƉolLJclŝŶŝcs of Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals͕ some
tourŝsts aƉƉear to receŝǀe treatmeŶt at the ŝŶterŶal medŝcŝŶe aŶd surŐerLJ deƉartmeŶts of the Ɖuďlŝc
hosƉŝtals.
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dĂďůĞϭϮ͗,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚʹEƵŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐdƌĞĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞWƵďůŝĐ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐďLJƌĂŶĐŚ
PROVINCE
L
ACL POLKLNE
PATIENT ADMITTED
BAVURAN
TO EMERGENCY
HASTA
INTERNAL
DISEASES
DAHLYE
PEDIATRIC
ÇOCUK
HEALTH
AND
BÖLÜMÜ
DISEASES
CERRAH
SURGERY
UNITS
BÖLÜMLER
OTHER
DER
;POLYCLINIC
TO BE
(POLKLNK
MENTIONED)
BELRTLECEK)
TRANSFER BY
AMBULANS
AMBULANCE
NAKL
;LANDͬAIR)
(KARA / HAVA)
ANTALYA
6363
288
500
1695
5230
1000
STANBUL
866
1127
118
539
276
3
MULA
1258
81
21
239
252
13
ZMR
1573
104
117
654
293
0
ANKARA
2288
388
29
264
163
0
AYDIN
645
81
70
160
343
4
TRABZON
597
27
77
57
305
0
BURSA
322
15
24
29
178
0
NEVEHR
41
0
0
0
75
0
KONYA
212
87
92
72
304
4
The 2Ϭ11 data oŶ the ďasŝs of Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals ŝŶ the Įeld of health of the tourŝst͕ ǁŝth 6363 ƉaƟeŶts
AŶtalLJa ŝs the ƉroǀŝŶce ǁŝth the hŝŐhest admŝssŝoŶ to the emerŐeŶcLJ ƉolLJclŝŶŝcs ;Taďle 12). IŶ IstaŶďul
ǁŝth 1127 ƉaƟeŶts͕ IŶterŶal MedŝcŝŶe ďraŶches ŝŶ Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals are Ɖreferred more thaŶ the
Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals ŝŶ other ƉroǀŝŶces. Whŝle AŶtalLJa ŝs aŐaŝŶ ŝŶ the Įrst Ɖlace ǁŝth 5ϬϬ ƉaƟeŶts admŝƩed
to the Pedŝatrŝc Health ďraŶches͕ she ŝs leadŝŶŐ aŐaŝŶ ŝŶ the surŐŝcal deƉartmeŶts ǁŝth 1695 ƉaƟeŶts.
As for the amďulaŶce serǀŝces͕ 13 stateͲoǁŶed amďulaŶces ǁere called ďLJ foreŝŐŶ tourŝsts ŝŶ the
ƉroǀŝŶce of MuŐla. IŶ AŶtalLJa aŶd IstaŶďul 3 aŶd ŝŶ ALJdŝŶ 4 stateͲoǁŶed amďulaŶces ǁere Ɖreferred.
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϭ͗,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŽƵƌŝƐƚƐŝŶƚĞŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ͕ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ/ŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐŽĨ
WƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ
PATIENT ADMITTED TO EMERGENCY
INTERNAL DISEASES
PEDIATRIC HEALTH AND DISEASES
SURGERY UNITS
OTHER
TRANSFER BY AMBULANCE
;LANDͬAIR)
From a cateŐorLJ
teŐorLJ of health of the tourŝst ŝŶ Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝŶ the ƉroǀŝŶce of AŶtalLJa ǁhŝle 2ϴй
2 of the
tourŝsts receŝǀed treatmeŶt ŝŶ surŐerLJ deƉartmeŶts͕ aƉƉrodžŝmatelLJ 22й admŝƩed to the emerŐeŶcLJ
ƉolLJclŝŶŝcs ;FŝŐure 31). AƉƉrodžŝmatelLJ 15й Ͳ 16й of the tourŝsts are treated ŝŶ ŝŶterŶal͕ Ɖedŝatrŝc͕ aŶd
other ďraŶches. IŶ IstaŶďul͕ tourŝsts͕ ǁho came to IstaŶďul for ƉurƉoses other thaŶ treatmeŶt͕ mostlLJ
admŝƩed to emerŐeŶcLJ ƉolLJclŝŶŝcs of Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals. IŶ Injmŝr aŶd MuŐla͕ other tourŝsƟc cŝƟes ŝŶ
our couŶtrLJ͕ tourŝsts receŝǀed treatmeŶt maŝŶlLJ ŝŶ surŐerLJ ďraŶches͕ aŶd ŝŶ emerŐeŶcLJ ƉolLJclŝŶŝcs
aŶd ŝŶterŶal medŝcŝŶe ďraŶches. The Ŷumďer of tourŝsts ŝŶ thŝs cateŐorLJ ǁho admŝƩed to Ɖrŝǀate
hosƉŝtals ŝŶ AŶŬara seems to ďe less thaŶ ŝt ŝs ŝŶ other ƉroǀŝŶces. IŶ thŝs case͕ ǁheŶ ǁe haŶdle AŶŬara
ŝŶdeƉeŶdeŶtlLJ͕ ŝt ŝs Ɖossŝďle to saLJ that ŝŶ AŶŬara the Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts admŝƩed to the emerŐeŶcLJ
ƉolLJclŝŶŝcs ŝs slŝŐhtlLJ more that the oŶes ǁho admŝƩed to other ďraŶches. IŶ ALJdŝŶ more tourŝsts admŝt
to ŝŶterŶal medŝcŝŶe deƉartmeŶts ŝŶ Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals͕ ǁhereas ŝŶ Neǀsehŝr͕ Bursa aŶd TraďnjoŶ͕ the
Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts treated ŝŶ the emerŐeŶcLJ ƉolLJclŝŶŝc aŶd other ƉolLJclŝŶŝcs ŝs hŝŐher thaŶ ŝt ŝs ŝŶ the
other deƉartmeŶts.
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dĂďůĞϭϯ͗,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚͲEƵŵďĞƌŽĨdŽƵƌŝƐƚƐZĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐDĞĚŝĐĂůdƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚŝŶWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐďLJ
Branch
ACL POLKLNE
ADMITTED TO
PROVINCE PATIENT
L
BAVURAN
EMERGENCY
HASTA
PEDIATRIC
ÇOCUK
INTERNAL
DÂHLYE HEALTH AND
BÖLÜMÜ
DISEASES
DISEASES
OTHER
DER
CERRAH
SURGERY
;POLYCLINIC
TO BE
(POLKLNK
BÖLÜMLER
UNITS
MENTIONED)
BELRTLECEK)
TRANSFER BY
AMBULANS
AMBULANCE
NAKL
;LANDͬAIR)
( KARA / HAVA)
ANTALYA
7287
5177
5677
9001
5361
1089
STANBUL
3116
1253
554
1916
4619
350
MULA
1842
1696
559
2343
128
593
ZMR
243
121
149
827
398
0
ANKARA
44
10
0
9
11
0
AYDIN
103
491
277
319
315
16
TRABZON
28
7
6
44
102
0
BURSA
82
43
30
16
348
0
NEVEHR
537
35
7
6
0
213
KONYA
29
17
6
24
16
0
IŶ the cateŐorLJ of health of the tourŝst͖ ŝŶ reŐards to the Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts ŝŶ Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals
AŶtalLJa aƉƉears to ďe ǁell ahead of other ƉroǀŝŶces ŝŶ all ďraŶches ;Taďle 13). IŶ the cateŐorLJ of
Health of the tourŝsts͕ ŝt ǁas aŶ edžƉected result that ŝŶ most of the ƉroǀŝŶces the Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts
admŝƫŶŐ to the emerŐeŶcLJ ƉolLJclŝŶŝcs of the Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals ŝs more thaŶ the Ŷumďer of admŝssŝoŶ
to other deƉartmeŶts. Because ŝŶ such cases the tourŝsts eŝther Őet suddeŶlLJ sŝcŬ or haǀe aŶ accŝdeŶt.
GŝǀeŶ the fact that the tourŝsts ǁho admŝt to other ďraŶches do Ŷot haǀe aŶ emerŐeŶcLJ sŝtuaƟoŶ aŶd
ŐeŶerallLJ admŝt to a hosƉŝtal ŝŶ a ƉlaŶŶed ǁaLJ͕ ŝt ŝs Ŷot surƉrŝsŝŶŐ to see the tourŝsts ƉreferrŝŶŐ Ɖrŝǀate
hosƉŝtals.
ϲ Ͳ Heaůth Tourism By Country
IŶ thŝs Ɖart of our studLJ͕ ǁe ǁŝll scruƟŶŝnje ŝŶ the cateŐorLJ of the health tourŝst the dŝstrŝďuƟoŶ of
health tourŝsts ǁho traǀeled to TurŬeLJ ďLJ theŝr couŶtrLJ of orŝŐŝŶ͖ the Ŷumďer of health tourŝsts ďLJ theŝr
ƉrefereŶce of Ɖuďlŝc or Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals͖ ŝŶ the cateŐorLJ of health of the tourŝst͕ the dŝstrŝďuƟoŶ of
the tourŝsts ďLJ theŝr ƉrefereŶce of Ɖuďlŝc or Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals͖ the ďraŶches ŝŶ ǁhŝch the health tourŝsts
receŝǀe treatmeŶt ŝŶ the Ɖuďlŝc aŶd Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals seƉaratelLJ͕ aŶd the dŝstrŝďuƟoŶ of the secƟoŶsͲ
ďraŶches͕ ŝŶ ǁhŝch the tourŝsts comŝŶŐ to TurŬeLJ for reasoŶs other thaŶ receŝǀŝŶŐ treatmeŶt haǀe to
admŝt to ŝŶ our couŶtrLJ͕ are ŐoŝŶŐ to ďe scruƟŶŝnjed ďoth ŝŶ terms of Ɖuďlŝc aŶd Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals.
As of 2Ϭ11͕ 449 ƉaƟeŶts ǁho came from AnjerďaŝũaŶ to TurŬeLJ ǁere treated ŝŶ Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals.
Thŝs Ŷumďer reƉreseŶts 22й of health tourŝsts are treated ŝŶ Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals ŝŶ our couŶtrLJ. Thŝs ŝs
folloǁed ďLJ health tourŝsts from GermaŶLJ ǁŝth 22й. The role of the TurŬŝsh cŝƟnjeŶs lŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ GermaŶLJ
edžƉatrŝates ŝs coŶsŝdered to ďe sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt ŝŶ GermaŶLJ͛s haǀŝŶŐ the secoŶd Ɖlace ;FŝŐure 32͕ 33).
Numďer of PaƟeŶt
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϮ͗,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵʹŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨEƵŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐďLJŽƵŶƚƌLJʹWƵďůŝĐ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ;ĮƌƐƚϭϬ
countries)
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rďa
Anje
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PaƟeŶt
aŶLJ
rm
Ge
AnjerďaŝũaŶ
GermaŶLJ
a
rŝ
lŐa
Bu
BulŐarŝa
ŝa
orŐ
Ge
GeorŐŝa
Ƌ
Ira
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eŶ
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aŶ
SLJ
rŝa
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Ru
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Ŷ
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LJ
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It has ďeeŶ ŝdeŶƟĮed that ǀast maũorŝtLJ of health tourŝsts ǁho Ɖrefer Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals for treatmeŶt
ŝŶ our couŶtrLJ͕ come from GermaŶLJ aŶd BulŐarŝa͕ resƉecƟǀelLJ. At the same Ɵme͕ from deǀeloƉed
couŶtrŝes such as the UŶŝted KŝŶŐdom aŶd UŶŝted States serŝous Ŷumďer of health tourŝsts came to
our couŶtrLJ ;FŝŐure 34͕ 35).
Numďer of PaƟeŶts
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϰ͗,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐŵͲŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐďLJŽƵŶƚƌLJͲWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ;ĮƌƐƚϭϬĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐͿ
aŶLJ
rm
Ge
Numďer of
PaƟeŶt
rŝa
lŐa
Bu
GermaŶLJ
Ƌ
Ira
BulŐarŝa
Ŷŝa
LJa
Lŝď
ma
Ru
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AnjerďaŝũaŶ
LŝďLJa
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It ŝs ŬŶoǁŶ to eǀerLJďodLJ that esƉecŝallLJ durŝŶŐ the summer seasoŶ͕ our couŶtrLJ hosts tourŝsts from
all oǀer the ǁorld couŶtrŝes as a haǀeŶ for ǀacaƟoŶ. ForeŝŐŶ tourŝsts freƋueŶtlLJ ǀŝsŝt our couŶtrLJ
sŝŶce theLJ ǁaŶt to sƉeŶd theŝr holŝdaLJs receŝǀŝŶŐ cheaƉ ďut hŝŐhͲƋualŝtLJ serǀŝce. IŶ ƉarƟcular͕ from
edžƉeŶsŝǀe aŶd cold couŶtrŝes such as GermaŶLJ͕ Russŝa͕ the NetherlaŶds aŶd FraŶce͕ maŶLJ tourŝsts
ŇocŬ to TurŬeLJ ŝŶ the summer. It has ďeeŶ fouŶd out that ǁheŶ the tourŝsts ǁho come to TurŬeLJ for
holŝdaLJ Őet sŝcŬ or haǀe aŶLJ accŝdeŶt͕ 3ϴй of them Ɖrefer Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals. The ǀast maũorŝtLJ of thŝs
rate coŶsŝsts of tourŝsts from GermaŶLJ͕ AnjerďaŝũaŶ͕ GeorŐŝa͕ Russŝa ;FŝŐ. 36͕ 37). SŝŶce AnjerďaŝũaŶ ŝs
a couŶtrLJ that has ďusŝŶess coŶŶecƟoŶs ǁŝth TurŬeLJ for maŶLJ LJears͕ maŶLJ AnjerďaŝũaŶŝ cŝƟnjeŶs come
to our couŶtrLJ for ǀacaƟoŶ aŶd leŝsure͕ as ǁell as for ďusŝŶess ƉurƉoses. Therefore͕ ŝŶ the cateŐorLJ
of the health of the tourŝst͕ ŝt ŝs Ŷo surƉrŝse that AnjerďaŝũaŶ ŝs amoŶŐ the Įrst 1Ϭ couŶtrŝes. SŝmŝlarlLJ͕
2153 ƉaƟeŶts receŝǀŝŶŐ medŝcal treatmeŶt ǁŝthŝŶ the cateŐorLJ of health of the tourŝst ŝŶ Ɖuďlŝc
hosƉŝtals are from GeorŐŝa aŶd the rate ŝs 11й. IŶ receŶt LJears͕ the ƉeoƉle of GeorŐŝa͕ ǁho haǀe
dŝĸcultLJ ŝŶ aīordŝŶŐ theŝr lŝǀes ďecause of the ecoŶomŝc crŝsŝs ŝŶ GeorŐŝa͕ are taŬŝŶŐ care of ƉaƟeŶts͕
the elderlLJ or ďaďŝes ŝŶ our couŶtrLJ ŝŶ order to maŬe moŶeLJ. IŶ thŝs case͕ ǁheŶ those GeorŐŝaŶ ƉeoƉle
ǁŝth Ŷo socŝal securŝtLJ ŝŶ TurŬeLJ͕ Őet sŝcŬ ŝt ŝs ŝŶeǀŝtaďle for them to Ɖrefer Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals. Therefore͕
ǁe caŶ saLJ that the Ŷumďer of GeorŐŝaŶ tourŝsts ǁho come to our couŶtrLJ for ďusŝŶess reasoŶs mŝŐht
ďe aďout 2153. IŶ addŝƟoŶ͕ the ǀŝsaͲfree traŶsŝƟoŶ from GeorŐŝa also helƉed the ŝŶcrease ŝŶ the
Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts comŝŶŐ for treatmeŶt.
Numďer of PaƟeŶts
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϲ͗,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚʹŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨEƵŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐďLJŽƵŶƚƌLJʹWƵďůŝĐ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ;ĮƌƐƚ
10 countries)
aŶLJ
rm
Ge
ŝũaŶ
rďa
Anje
GermaŶLJ
Numďer of
PaƟeŶt
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orŐ
Ge
a
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Ru
AnjerďaŝũaŶ
Russŝa
d
llaŶ
Ho
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GeorŐŝa
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De
arŬ
DeŶmarŬ
ce
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FraŶce
Őla
EŶ
Ŷd
EŶŐlaŶd
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϳ͗,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚʹŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐďLJŽƵŶƚƌLJʹWƵďůŝĐ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ;ĮƌƐƚϭϬ
countries
55
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OŶ the other haŶd͕ ŝŶ the health of the tourŝst cateŐorLJ ǁŝth reŐard to the Ŷumďer of the tourŝsts
ƉreferrŝŶŐ Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals GermaŶLJ͕ ǁŝth a stroŶŐ ecoŶomLJ͕ ŝs ǁell ahead of other couŶtrŝes.
GermaŶLJ ŝs folloǁed ďLJ the RussŝaŶ FederaƟoŶ ǁŝth 29й rate aŶd 1133ϴ ƉaƟeŶts ;FŝŐ. 3ϴ͕ 39).
There are ƉeoƉle comŝŶŐ to TurŬeLJ from AfŐhaŶŝstaŶ͕ oŶe of the Ɖoorest couŶtrŝes ŝŶ the ǁorld͕ aŶd
receŶtlLJ from SLJrŝa͕ ǁhŝch has receŶtlLJ eŶtered ŝŶto a serŝous ecoŶomŝc ďoƩleŶecŬ͕ most of ǁhom
are ďelŝeǀed to haǀe come to ǁorŬ ŝŶ TurŬeLJ. Therefore͕ ŝt ŝs Ŷo surƉrŝse that those ƉeoƉle are ŝŶ the
͞Įrst 1Ϭ͟ lŝst of Ŷot the Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ďut the Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals.
Numďer of PaƟeŶts
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϴ͗,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚʹŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨEƵŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐďLJŽƵŶƚƌLJʹWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ
;ĮƌƐƚϭϬĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐͿ
LJ
aŶ
rm
Ge
Numďer of
PaƟeŶt
a
ssŝ
Ru
GermaŶLJ
d
Ŷ
lla
Ho
Russŝa
HollaŶd
ce
Ŷ
Fra
FraŶce
Ƌ
Ira
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ŝũa
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IraƋ
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taŶ
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Ŭ
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Ka
BelŐŝum
KanjaŬhstaŶ
Be
LJa
Lŝď
LŝďLJa
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯϵ͗,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐƚʹŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐďLJŽƵŶƚƌLJʹWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ;ĮƌƐƚϭϬ
countries)
Our couŶtrLJ has recorded a marŬed ŝmƉroǀemeŶt ŝŶ maŶLJ areas of medŝcŝŶe aŶd traŝŶs ǁorldͲ
reŶoǁŶed ƉhLJsŝcŝaŶs aŶd scŝeŶƟsts. Both ǁŝth ƋualŝtLJ of her ƉhLJsŝcŝaŶs aŶd staī as ǁell as her fullͲ
ŇedŐed hosƉŝtals ǁŝth ǁorldͲclass ƋualŝtLJ of serǀŝce coŶceƉt͕ TurŬeLJ turŶed ŝŶto a couŶtrLJ that ŝs
ŝŶsƉŝred ďLJ most of the couŶtrŝes aŶd that caŶ comƉete ǁŝth the leader couŶtrŝes.
As for the medŝcal ďraŶches Ɖreferred ďLJ the health tourŝsts ŝŶ our couŶtrLJ͕ Ŷumďer of the tourŝsts
from ŶeŝŐhďorŝŶŐ couŶtrŝes of IraŶ aŶd AnjerďaŝũaŶ treated ŝŶ cardŝoloŐLJ deƉartmeŶt are more thaŶ
the Ŷumďer of tourŝsts from other couŶtrŝes. For cardŝoloŐLJ ďraŶch͕ the IraŶŝaŶ aŶd the AnjerďaŝũaŶŝ
health tourŝsts Ɖrefer Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals rather thaŶ Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals. The Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts ŝŶ the
OŶcoloŐLJ secƟoŶ from BulŐarŝa ŝs far ahead of the Ŷumďer of tourŝsts from other couŶtrŝes. For
treatmeŶt͕ the BulŐarŝaŶ tourŝsts Ɖrefer Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals to Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals. We caŶ saLJ that ŝŶ receŶt
LJears TurŬeLJ made a sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt ŝmƉroǀemeŶt ŝŶ eLJe dŝsorders aŶd outƉacŝŶŐ maŶLJ couŶtrŝes ŝŶ thŝs
reŐard Ŷoǁ turŶed ŝŶto a rŝǀal for deǀeloƉed couŶtrŝes. Most of the ƉaƟeŶts comŝŶŐ to TurŬeLJ from
GermaŶLJ͕ AnjerďaŝũaŶ aŶd IraƋ͕ resƉecƟǀelLJ͕ for eLJe dŝsorder treatmeŶt Ɖrefer Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals. The
maũorŝtLJ of health tourŝsts comŝŶŐ for orthoƉedŝc treatmeŶt are from GermaŶLJ theLJ are treated ŝŶ
Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ;FŝŐure 4Ϭ͕ Taďle 14).
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&ŝŐƵƌĞϰϬ͗ƌĂŶĐŚĞƐƚŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐƚƐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ;ĮƌƐƚĮǀĞĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐͿ
GermaŶLJ
ELJe
OrthoƉedŝcs
Prŝǀate
Puďlŝc
Puďlŝc
Prŝǀate
Puďlŝc
Puďlŝc
PlasƟc SurŐerLJ
Russŝa
Prŝǀate
ELJe
AnjerďaŝũaŶ
Prŝǀate
OŶcoloŐLJ
BraŝŶ SurŐerLJ
Prŝǀate
Puďlŝc
Puďlŝc
Prŝǀate
Puďlŝc
CardŝoloŐLJ
Prŝǀate
IraƋ
Prŝǀate
Puďlŝc
BulŐarŝa
Other
GermaŶLJ ŝs ŝŶ Įrst Ɖlace amoŶŐ the couŶtrŝes͕ ǁhere maŶLJ TurŬŝsh cŝƟnjeŶs resŝde. It ŝs Ŷo ŝŶdŝsƉutaďle
that thŝs sŝtuaƟoŶ aīects the Ŷumďer of health tourŝst comŝŶŐ to our couŶtrLJ from GermaŶLJ. The
Ŷumďer of health tourŝsts͕ ǁho come from GermaŶLJ for treatmeŶt of eLJe dŝseases͕ ŝs hŝŐher thaŶ the
other ďraŶches. Moreoǀer͕ the Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts ǁho Ɖrefer Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals to receŝǀe treatmeŶt
for eLJe dŝseases ŝs almost 42 Ɵmes hŝŐher thaŶ the Ŷumďer of tourŝsts ǁho Ɖrefer Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals.
The sŝtuaƟoŶ ŝs Ŷo dŝīereŶt ŝŶ other secƟoŶs. Whŝle the Ŷumďer of the tourŝsts ǁho Ɖreferred
Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝŶ cardŝoloŐLJ ŝs aƉƉrodžŝmatelLJ 1ϴ Ɵmes aŶd ŝŶ orthoƉedŝcs 22 Ɵmes of the health
tourŝsts ǁho Ɖreferred Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals͕ data of 2Ϭ11 ŝŶdŝcate that from GermaŶLJ Ŷo health tourŝst
admŝƩed to Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals for oŶcoloŐLJ ďraŶch. The same sŝtuaƟoŶ also aƉƉlŝes to ƉlasƟc surŐerLJ
aŶd ŶeurosurŐerLJ ďraŶches. IŶ DeŶtal dŝseases͕ there ŝs Ŷo ŐaƉ as larŐe as ŝŶ the other secƟoŶs. The
health tourŝsts comŝŶŐ from GermaŶLJ for deŶtal treatmeŶt Ɖrefer Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals to Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals
aŶd ŝts rate ŝs 5.6.
dĂďůĞϭϰ͗ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨWƵďůŝĐͲWƌŝǀĂƚĞ^ĞĐƚŽƌĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽEƵŵďĞƌŽĨ,ĞĂůƚŚdŽƵƌŝƐƚƐďLJƌĂŶĐŚĞƐ
CardŝoloŐLJ
Kardiyoloji
Puďlŝc
Kamu
11
Öze
l
Puďlŝc
Kamu
207
Prŝǀate
BraŝŶ
Beyin
SurŐerLJ
Cerrahisi
OŶcoloŐLJ
Onkoloji
ELJe
Göz
PlasƟc
Plastik
SurŐerLJ
Cerrahi
DeŶtal
Di
OrthoƉedŝcs
Ortopedi
Öze
l
Puďlŝc
Kamu
Özel
Prŝǀate
Öze
Puďlŝc
Kamu
Prŝǀate
l
Öze
Puďlŝc
Kamu
Prŝǀate
l
Puďlŝc
Kamu
Öze
l
Puďlŝc
Kamu
0
33
0
282
37
1558
0
131
12
68
4
257
75
132
1
48
6
Prŝǀate
Prŝǀate
Other
Dier
Öze
l
Puďlŝc
Kamu
Özel
Prŝǀate
22
514
329
2580
7
70
53
32
64
Prŝǀate
13
301
2
416
9
37
594
10
359
14
225
29
515
2
60
1
51
25
385
66
1668
62
335
10
312
18
83
100
550
0
92
14
29
34
119
211
1132
8
50
5
162
3
32
17
200
2
14
7
42
35
103
76
545
Wŝth reŐard to BulŐarŝa͕ ǁŝth 4169 ƉaƟeŶts͕ oŶcoloŐLJ deƉartmeŶts of Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals admŝt
most of the health tourŝsts from BulŐarŝa. Health tourŝsts from IraƋ͕ AnjerďaŝũaŶ aŶd Russŝa also
Ɖrefer Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals. The Ŷumďer of ƉaƟeŶts admŝƫŶŐ to the ďraŶches of Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝs
madžŝmum 6ϬϬ͕ aŶd oŶlLJ 29 ƉaƟeŶts from AnjerďaŝũaŶ admŝƩed to the Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝŶ TurŬeLJ
for the treatmeŶt of deŶtal dŝseases. Hoǁeǀer͕ 25ϴϬ ƉaƟeŶts from GermaŶLJ͕ 166ϴ ƉaƟeŶts from
IraƋ͕ 1132 ƉaƟeŶts from AnjerďaŝũaŶ ǁere treated ŝŶ other secƟoŶs of Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝŶ TurŬeLJ.
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IŶ Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals͕ the Ŷumďer of health tourŝsts ŝŶ the raŶŐe of 1Ͳ1ϬϬ. The Ŷumďer of health tourŝsts
comŝŶŐ oŶlLJ from GermaŶLJ to the other ďraŶches of Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals ŝs 329
dĂďůĞϭϱ͗ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨWƵďůŝĐͲWƌŝǀĂƚĞ^ĞĐƚŽƌĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽEƵŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƟĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ
ƚŽƵƌŝƐƚƐďLJƌĂŶĐŚĞƐ
EmerŐaŶcLJ
Acil
IŶterŶal
Dahiliye
ChŝldreŶ
Çocuk
Puďlŝc
Kamu
Prŝǀate
Özel
Puďlŝc
Kamu
Prŝǀate
Özel
Puďlŝc
Kamu
Prŝǀate
Özel
Puďlŝc
Kamu
Prŝǀate
Özel
Puďlŝc
Kamu
Prŝǀate
Özel
Puďlŝc
Kamu
Prŝǀate
Özel
GermaŶLJ
Almanya
2451
1819
213
2494
246
1625
831
4419
1278
2358
2
130
Russŝa
Rusya
1454
4018
78
943
64
2827
244
2074
562
1474
0
18
HollaŶd
Hollanda
548
699
89
945
44
386
322
1067
482
861
2
1201
AnjerďaŝũaŶ
Azerbaycan
1122
204
998
224
61
86
477
379
535
741
8
110
FraŶce
Fransa
500
493
22
294
72
197
47
367
77
454
718
142
Dŝseases
SurŐerLJ
Cerrahi
Other
Dier
AmďulaŶce
Ambulans
IŶ the health of the tourŝst cateŐorLJ͕ tǁo thŝrd of the tourŝsts from GermaŶLJ admŝƩed to emerŐeŶcLJ
ƉolLJclŝŶŝcs of Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals as a result of theŝr uŶedžƉected sŝcŬŶess. As for the tourŝsts from FraŶce͕
the Ŷumďer of tourŝsts ǁho Ɖrefer the emerŐeŶcLJ ƉolLJclŝŶŝcs of Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals aŶd Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals
ŝs almost eƋual. As meŶƟoŶed earlŝer͕ ŝf ǁe are to maŬe our esƟmaƟoŶs ďasŝŶŐ oŶ the assumƉƟoŶ
that other thaŶ the suddeŶ sŝcŬŶess cases͕ the admŝssŝoŶs are ƉlaŶŶed ŝŶ adǀaŶce͕ ǁe caŶ saLJ that
the tourŝsts from GermaŶLJ aŶd FraŶce oŌeŶ Ɖrefer Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals ŝŶ ŝŶterŶal͕ Ɖedŝatrŝc͕ surŐerLJ aŶd
other secƟoŶs. At the same Ɵme͕ ǁhŝle 13Ϭ ƉaƟeŶts Ɖrefer Ɖrŝǀate amďulaŶce͕ oŶlLJ 2 ƉaƟeŶts called
a stateͲoǁŶed amďulaŶce ;Taďle 15).
Tourŝsts from Russŝa aŶd the NetherlaŶds ŝŶ case of emerŐeŶcLJ or other outƉaƟeŶt treatmeŶt haǀe
mostlLJ Ɖreferred Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals to Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals.
AƉƉrodžŝmatelLJ ϴ5й of tourŝsts comŝŶŐ from AnjerďaŝũaŶ aŶd admŝƫŶŐ to emerŐeŶcLJ clŝŶŝcs Ɖreferred
Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals Ɖrefer aŶd ǀast maũorŝtLJ of the ƉaƟeŶts haǀŝŶŐ treatmeŶt ŝŶ ŝŶterŶal medŝcŝŶe secƟoŶ
Ɖreferred Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals. IŶ surŐerLJ ďraŶches͕ the rate of ƉreferrŝŶŐ Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals ŝs also hŝŐher.
IŶ Ɖedŝatrŝc ďraŶches͕ other ďraŶches aŶd amďulaŶce serǀŝces͕ tourŝsts comŝŶŐ from AnjerďaŝũaŶ haǀe
choseŶ Ɖrŝǀate hosƉŝtals.
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AŶother ǁaLJ to eǀaluate the curreŶt state of Health Tourŝsm ŝŶ TurŬeLJ ŝs the SWOT aŶalLJsŝs. ThrouŐh
the folloǁŝŶŐ eǀaluaƟoŶ of Health Tourŝsm sector as a ǁhole ǁe ǁŝll trLJ to Őŝǀe a ŐeŶeral ŝdea of the
curreŶt sŝtuaƟoŶ ŝŶ TurŬeLJ. Oǀerall eǀaluaƟoŶ ǁŝll ďe ďLJ taŬŝŶŐ ŝŶto coŶsŝderaƟoŶ the streŶŐths aŶd
ǁeaŬŶesses of the sector͕ as ǁell as the oƉƉortuŶŝƟes aŶd threats ŝt faces.
STRENGTHS
1. IŶ the health sector͕ TurŬeLJ ŝs coŶsŝdered amoŶŐ the leadŝŶŐ couŶtrŝes ŝŶ the ǁorld ;ŝŶ health
sector͕ TurŬeLJ ďoth has ƋualŝĮed humaŶ resources aŶd health ŝŶfrastructure aŶd techŶoloŐLJ)
2. IŶ TurŬeLJ there ŝs a ǁŝde raŶŐe of Tourŝsm oƉƉortuŶŝƟes that could haǀe ƉosŝƟǀe ŝŶŇueŶce oŶ the
demaŶd for health serǀŝces͕ ;cultural Tourŝsm͕ relŝŐŝous Tourŝsm͕ marŝŶe Tourŝsm͕ Ŷature Tourŝsm͕
health aŶd sƉa Tourŝsm͕ etc.)
3. IŶ the serǀŝce sector TurŬeLJ ŝs ŝŶ a Őood sŝtuaƟoŶ aŶd the serǀŝce sector has a hŝŐh ƉosŝƟǀe ŝmƉact
of Health Tourŝsm
4. TurŬeLJ ŝs amoŶŐ the Įrst couŶtrŝes ǁhŝch oīer Health Tourŝsm serǀŝces aŶd haǀe ŐaŝŶed edžƉerŝeŶce
ŝŶ thŝs reŐard
5. Health care ŝs a relaƟǀelLJ ŝŶedžƉeŶsŝǀe comƉared to the adǀaŶced couŶtrŝes sellŝŶŐ health serǀŝces
6. There are ǀarŝous leŐal reŐulaƟoŶs aŶd state suƉƉort for Health Tourŝsm
WEAKNESSES
1. As ŝŶ ŝŶdustrLJ͕ also ŝŶ health serǀŝces͕ ŝŶ ŐeŶeral͕ TurŬeLJ ŝs focused oŶ ƉroducƟoŶ aŶd relaƟǀelLJ
ŶeŐlects marŬeƟŶŐ
2. VerLJ feǁ orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶs ŝŶ ďoth Ɖuďlŝc aŶd Ɖrŝǀate sectors are ŝŶ aŶ acƟǀe eīort reŐardŝŶŐ Health
Tourŝsm
3. WeaŬ ͞cooƉeraƟoŶͲcorƉoraƟoŶ culture͟ ǁhŝch ǁould helƉ the realŝnjaƟoŶ of the ŝŶteŐrated
aƉƉroach ;health aŐeŶcŝes͕ Tourŝsm aŐeŶcŝes͕ marŬeƟŶŐ aŐeŶcŝes͕ loŐŝsƟcs aŶd traŶsƉort
orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶs͕ etc.) Health Tourŝsm reƋuŝre
4. LacŬ of clear ŶaƟoŶal strateŐLJ for the maŶaŐemeŶt of Health Tourŝsm
5. SŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt Ɖart of the hosƉŝtals͕ esƉecŝallLJ Ɖuďlŝc hosƉŝtals are Ŷot readLJ to Ɖroǀŝde Health Tourŝsm
serǀŝce
6. At ƉreseŶt͕ ͞health of the tourŝst͟ serǀŝce ;the health serǀŝce receŝǀed for emerŐeŶcLJ sŝtuaƟoŶs ďLJ
the tourŝsts ǁho come to our couŶtrLJ ǁŝth tourŝsƟc ƉurƉoses) ǁŝth a loǁ addedͲǀalue ŝs ƉreƉoŶderaŶt
aŐaŝŶst ͞Health Tourŝsm͟ serǀŝce ;the health serǀŝce receŝǀed ďLJ the tourŝsts ǁho come to our couŶtrLJ
ǁŝthŝŶ a ƉlaŶ to Őet health serǀŝce) ǁŝth a hŝŐh addedͲǀalue
7. LacŬ of deǀeloƉed aŶd fuŶcƟoŶŝŶŐ comƉreheŶsŝǀe sLJstems aŶd Ɖrocesses to record aŶd suƉerǀŝse
the moďŝlŝtLJ ŝŶ terms of Health Tourŝsm at ŶaƟoŶal leǀel
ϴ. The fact that the health care orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶs lacŬ aƩeŶƟoŶ͕ sƉeed aŶd cooƉeraƟoŶ reƋuŝred to share
data aŶd ŝŶformaƟoŶ ǁŝth the MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health.
OPPORTUNITIES
1. TreŶd ŝŶ the ǁorld ŝŶ carrLJŝŶŐ the health serǀŝce ďeLJoŶd the ŶaƟoŶal ďorders ŝs ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ ;the
ŝmƉact of ŐloďalŝnjaƟoŶ).
2. It ŝs ďecomŝŶŐ easŝer aŶd free of cost to oďtaŝŶ ŝŶformaƟoŶ oŶ health care facŝlŝƟes aŶd serǀŝces ŝŶ
other couŶtrŝes ;throuŐh ǁeď sŝtes͕ eͲmaŝl͕ aŶd so oŶ).
3. TurŬeLJ͛s streŶŐth ŝŶ the ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal areŶa ŝŶcreased aŶd thus the ƉosŝƟǀe ƉerceƉƟoŶ that came
out ŝŶ Ɖarallel.
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4. MŝŶŝstrLJ of EcoŶomŝc Aīaŝrs suƉƉort edžƉorts of health serǀŝces ;suƉƉort ŝŶ research͕ oƉeŶŝŶŐ oĸce
at the oǀerseas͕ aŶd ƉromoƟoŶ͕ etc.).
5. TurŬeLJ ŝs amoŶŐ the toƉ 1Ϭ ŝŶ the ǁorld ŝŶ Tourŝsm aŶd ŝŶ Ɵme she ǁŝll ďe much more seƩled ŝŶ the
froŶt roǁ.
6. CŝƟnjeŶs of maŶLJ couŶtrŝes Ɖrefer to receŝǀe health care serǀŝces ŝŶ TurŬeLJ due to her ŐeoŐraƉhŝcal
aŶd socŝoͲƉolŝƟcal ƉosŝƟoŶ.
7. IŶcreasŝŶŐ domesƟc comƉeƟƟoŶ ŝŶ health care Ɖromotes the edžƉort of health serǀŝces aďroad.
ϴ. FŝŌLJ ƉerceŶt tadž relŝef of Ɖroceeds ŐaŝŶed from treatmeŶt of foreŝŐŶ ƉaƟeŶts has ďeeŶ eŶacted.
9. The Ŷumďer of the ƉeoƉle ;from LŝďLJa͕ AfŐhaŶŝstaŶ͕ etc.) ďrouŐht ďLJ the TurŬŝsh ŐoǀerŶmeŶt ŝŶto
our couŶtrLJ as a maƩer of ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal ƉolŝcLJ aŶd the stateͲsuƉƉorted treatmeŶt of those ƉeoƉle
ŝŶcreases. Thŝs causes ƉromoƟoŶ ͬ adǀerƟsemeŶt.
1Ϭ. TurŬeLJ also started to maŬe maŶLJ leŐal reŐulaƟoŶs related to Health Tourŝsm aŶd Health Tourŝsm
started to ďe coordŝŶated ďLJ the MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health ŝŶ accordaŶce ǁŝth the Ŷeǁ orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶ laǁ No.
663 of the MŝŶŝstrLJ of Health.
11. Health Tourŝsm has ďeeŶ coǀered sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶtlLJ ďoth ŝŶ the strateŐŝc acƟoŶ ƉlaŶ of the MŝŶŝstrLJ of
Health aŶd ŝŶ the teŶth deǀeloƉmeŶt ƉlaŶ of TurŬeLJ.
THREATS
1. The ƉolŝƟcal ŝŶstaďŝlŝtLJ ŝŶ ŶeŝŐhďorŝŶŐ couŶtrŝes aŶd ŝt ŝs Ɖossŝďle reŇecƟoŶ to TurŬeLJ
2. The ŐroǁŝŶŐ demaŶd for doctors ŝŶ WesterŶ couŶtrŝes due to the aŐŝŶŐ ƉoƉulaƟoŶ͕ aŶd the charm
created ďLJ thŝs demaŶd to ǁorŬ aďroad ;thus ŝŶcreasŝŶŐ the ƉossŝďŝlŝtLJ of receŝǀŝŶŐ health care
serǀŝces ǁhere theLJ are)
3. FreƋueŶt state ŝŶterǀeŶƟoŶ ŝŶ the health sector ŝŶ terms of leŐŝslaƟoŶ͕ the ŝŶsƟtuƟoŶs of the sector
;Ɖuďlŝc aŶd Ɖrŝǀate) haǀe to sƉeŶd Ɵme aŶd resources ŝŶ order to adaƉt the chaŶŐes reƋuŝred ďLJ these
ŝŶterǀeŶƟoŶs aŶd͕ due to these reasoŶs lacŬŝŶŐ adeƋuate focus oŶ ŝssues reƋuŝrŝŶŐ loŶŐͲterm strateŐŝc
aƉƉroaches such as Health Tourŝsm
4. LacŬŝŶŐ domesƟcallLJ͕ ŝŶsƟtuƟoŶs for accredŝtaƟoŶ oŶ the ďasŝs of ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal staŶdards
5. LacŬŝŶŐ serǀŝce staŶdards ŝŶ Health Tourŝsm͕ ƉossŝďŝlŝtLJ of edžƉerŝeŶcŝŶŐ ďad ŝŶcŝdeŶts aŶd haǀŝŶŐ
ŶeŐaƟǀe ŶaƟoŶal ŝmaŐe as a result.
WheŶ the ŝŶterŶal streŶŐths aŶd ǁeaŬŶesses aŶd edžterŶal oƉƉortuŶŝƟes aŶd threats are eǀaluated as
a ǁhole͕ ŝt ŝs Ɖossŝďle to meŶƟoŶ that ŝŶ terms of Health Tourŝsm TurŬeLJ dŝsƉlaLJs the sƉecŝĮcaƟoŶs of
aŶ actor at the ͞ďeŐŝŶŶer͛s leǀel͟. IŶ order to achŝeǀe a larŐe marŬet share ŝŶ the sector aŶd to ďe a
leader͕ TurŬeLJ Ŷeeds to deǀeloƉ aŶd aƉƉlLJ ǀŝsŝoŶ͕ aƉƉroaches aŶd Ɖroũects ǁhŝch ǁould deǀeloƉ her
streŶŐths aŶd maŬe uƉ her ǁeaŬŶesses oŶ oŶe haŶd aŶd taŬe the adǀaŶtaŐe of the oƉƉortuŶŝƟes aŶd
elŝmŝŶate the threats oŶ the other.
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G) CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
IŶ the lŝŐht of the data collected from health ŝŶsƟtuƟoŶs oŶ the Health Tourŝsm͕ thŝs studLJ maŝŶlLJ
aŶalLJnjed the Ŷumďer of the health tourŝsts͕ theŝr couŶtrŝes of orŝŐŝŶ͕ oŶ ǁhŝch ŝssues theLJ receŝǀed
serǀŝce͕ aŶd so oŶ. IŶ addŝƟoŶ to these͕ hoǁeǀer͕ studŝes must ďe made oŶ ŝssues that ǁould ƉosŝƟoŶ
TurŬeLJ ŝŶ the ǁorld͕ ǁould reǀeal the caƉacŝtLJ of health ŝŶsƟtuƟoŶs aŶd more ŝmƉortaŶtlLJ͕ the couŶtrŝes
ǁhŝch comƉose a ƉoteŶƟal marŬet should ďe researched. Thus͕ aŶalLJsŝs of the ƉreseŶt sŝtuaƟoŶ ǁŝll ďe
aďle to reach the rŝchŶess aŶd deƉth that ǁould ďe estaďlŝshed ďased oŶ deǀeloƉŝŶŐ strateŐŝes.
AŌer aŶalLJsŝs of the curreŶt sŝtuaƟoŶ͕ eīorts oŶ the maŝŶ oďũecƟǀe of strateŐLJ deǀeloƉmeŶt should
coŶƟŶue. These studŝes͕ ŐoŝŶŐ ďeLJoŶd a sŝtuaƟoŶ aŶalLJsŝs͕ ǁould shed lŝŐht oŶ the ƉracƟƟoŶers ŝŶ
case ŐuŝdŝŶŐ strateŐŝes oŶ ǀarŝous leǀels caŶ ďe deǀeloƉed. For thŝs ƉurƉose͕ ƉarƟcularlLJ the MŝŶŝstrLJ
of Health͕ ŝŶcludŝŶŐ other Ɖuďlŝc aŶd Ɖrŝǀate sector orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶs ŝŶ health sector should focus oŶ
deǀeloƉŝŶŐ strateŐŝes.
DetermŝŶŝŶŐ strateŐŝes or master strateŐLJ for Health Tourŝsm͕ esƉecŝallLJ assessmeŶts of the folloǁŝŶŐ
suďͲstrateŐŝes must ďe doŶe at the ŶaƟoŶal leǀel or oŶ the ďasŝs of ŝŶsƟtuƟoŶ ͬ orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶ͕ aŶd ǀŝsŝoŶ͕
Őoals aŶd Ɖroũects should ďe created͗
POSITION STRATEGY͗ The ƉosŝƟoŶ strateŐLJ ǁould eŶaďle to ŝdeŶƟfLJ hoǁ to ƉosŝƟoŶ TurŬeLJ or the
health care eŶƟƟes aŐaŝŶst the actors ;comƉeƟtors͕ customers͕ Ŷeǁ ŝŶǀestors͕ suƉƉlŝers aŶd suďsƟtuƟŶŐ
sectors) of the Health Tourŝsm. GŝǀeŶ the edžŝsƟŶŐ aŶd ƉoteŶƟal comƉeƟtors ŝŶ the ǁorld͕ ǁhat should
ďe the ƉosŝƟoŶ of TurŬeLJ or health care eŶƟtLJ ŝŶ Health Tourŝsm͍ Whŝch areas of health sector should
ďe focused oŶ or haǀe ƉrŝorŝtLJ͍ Whŝle determŝŶŝŶŐ thŝs ƉosŝƟoŶ͕ ǁhat ŝs the ƉosŝƟoŶ of the ƉrŝmarŝlLJ
ŝmƉortaŶt strateŐŝc customers͕ ďarŐaŝŶŝŶŐ Ɖoǁer of suƉƉlŝers of Health Tourŝsm sector ŝŶ the couŶtLJ aŶd
aďroad͕ aŶd the status of the suƉƉorƟŶŐ aŶd suďsƟtuƟŶŐ sectors͍ GŝǀeŶ all thŝs͕ ǁhere aŶd hoǁ should
TurŬeLJ or health care eŶƟƟes ƉosŝƟoŶ themselǀes ŝŶ the sector͍ To thŝs aŝm͕ ŝŶ the Health Tourŝsm
ŝŶdustrLJ͕ ͞ŐeŶerŝc strateŐŝes͟ should ďe deĮŶed͕ aŶd ŝt must ďe determŝŶed͕ ǁhat ŐeŶerŝc strateŐLJ or
strateŐŝes the couŶtrLJ or health care eŶƟƟes should Őŝǀe ƉrŝorŝtLJ. Choŝce of ŐeŶerŝc strateŐLJ ǁŝll clarŝfLJ
the facts such as ǁhŝch customers should ďe focused oŶ͕ ǁhŝch serǀŝce chaŶŶels to use͕ the staŶdard
of serǀŝce͕ ǁhat ŬŝŶd of admŝŶŝstraƟǀe structures are Ŷeeded͕ the ŶecessŝtLJ to haǀe ũoŝŶt marŬeƟŶŐ aŶd
ŝŶformaƟoŶͲsharŝŶŐ ŶetǁorŬs.
BASIC COMPETENCY STRATEGY͗ Basŝc comƉeteŶcLJ strateŐLJ ŝs Ŷeeded to determŝŶe ǁhat must ďe the
resources aŶd caƉaďŝlŝƟes that ǁould eŶaďle TurŬeLJ or the health care eŶƟƟes to ďe dŝsƟŶŐuŝshed
from aŶd suƉerŝor to theŝr comƉeƟtors ŝŶ other couŶtrŝes. The Įrst steƉ ŝs to determŝŶe the strateŐŝc
ƉosŝƟoŶ͕ ǁhereas the determŝŶŝŶŐ the comƉeteŶcŝes or aďŝlŝƟes that ǁould ďe deǀeloƉed ďasŝŶŐ
oŶ the Ɖreferred strateŐŝc ƉosŝƟoŶ ǁŝll ďe the secoŶd steƉ. ComƉeteŶce ďuŝldŝŶŐ ŝs oŶe of the most
ŝmƉortaŶt strateŐŝc studŝes͕ ďecause the source of oďtaŝŶŝŶŐ aŶd maŝŶtaŝŶŝŶŐ comƉeƟƟǀe adǀaŶtaŐe ŝs
the comƉeteŶcŝes. ComƉeteŶcŝes caŶŶot ďe ďuŝlt ŝŶ short term. ComƉeteŶcŝes reƋuŝre ŝŶǀestmeŶt ŝŶ the
loŶŐ term͕ feedŝŶŐ aŶd deǀeloƉmeŶt. IŶ thŝs coŶtedžt͕ the maŝŶ ƋuesƟoŶ to ďe aŶsǁered ŝs ǁhat should
ďe the comƉeteŶcŝes that ǁould eŶaďle TurŬeLJ or the health care eŶƟƟes to ďe dŝsƟŶŐuŝshed from theŝr
comƉeƟtors ŝŶ other couŶtrŝes͕ to ďe Ɖreferred aŶd Ɖroǀŝde a sustaŝŶaďle comƉeƟƟǀe adǀaŶtaŐe͖ aŶd
hoǁ should ŝt ďe ďuŝlt͍
BUSINESS MODEL STRATEGY͗ BusŝŶess model strateŐLJ ǁould helƉ determŝŶŝŶŐ ǁŝth ǁhat ŬŝŶd of
uŶderstaŶdŝŶŐ͕ Ɖrocess͕ sLJstem͕ orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶal stLJle͕ aƉƉroach͕ etc. TurŬeLJ or the health care eŶƟƟes
Ɖroǀŝde the health serǀŝce. Also the ďusŝŶess model aŶd serǀŝce ƉreseŶtaƟoŶ format͕ scoƉe aŶd coŶteŶt
ǁŝll ďe determŝŶed. IŶ terms of customers͕ ďusŝŶess model ŝs a factor ǁhŝch theLJ ǁould aƉƉrecŝate
faster aŶd thus maŬe theŝr ƉrefereŶces ŝŶ accordaŶce. Thŝs ŝs ǁhLJ the ďusŝŶess model strateŐLJ ŝs a
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crŝƟcal strateŐŝc success factor reŐardŝŶŐ aƉƉlŝcaƟoŶ aŶd ŝs oŶe of the most ŝmƉortaŶt comƉoŶeŶts of
the master strateŐLJ. BusŝŶess model also has to ďe dLJŶamŝc. IŶ other ǁords͕ ƉroĮt njoŶes of the medŝcal
Tourŝsm ŝŶdustrLJ ǁŝll chaŶŐe ŝŶ Ɵme. IŶ order to ŝdeŶƟfLJ͕ deǀeloƉ aŶd ďeŶeĮt strateŐŝcallLJ from the
ƉroĮtaďle of suďͲsector areas͕ ŝt ǁŝll ďe ŝŶeǀŝtaďle to moŶŝtor the chaŶŐes oŶ oŶe haŶd aŶd to desŝŐŶ
aŶd ŝmƉlemeŶt Ŷeǁ ďusŝŶess models oŶ the other.
IŶ order to ďe amoŶŐ the leadŝŶŐ couŶtrŝes ŝŶ Health Tourŝsm͕ ŝt ŝs to maŬe ƉroŐress aŶd oďtaŝŶ a
ƉosŝƟoŶ that caŶ comƉete ǁŝth other couŶtrŝes Ŷot oŶlLJ ŝŶ the Įeld of medŝcŝŶe ďut also ŝŶ maŶLJ
other sectors. ParƟcularlLJ ŝŶ terms of hotel serǀŝces͕ aŐeŶcLJ acƟǀŝƟes͕ eŶǀŝroŶmeŶt͕ ŝŶfrastructure͕
archŝtecture͕ traŶsƉortaƟoŶ aŶd so oŶ͕ ŝt ŝs ŝmƉortaŶt to ďe dŝsƟŶŐuŝshed from other couŶtrŝes͕ to
Ɖroǀŝde adǀaŶced serǀŝces aŶd ƉossŝďŝlŝƟes. IŶ order to ďe Ɖreferred ďLJ foreŝŐŶ tourŝsts͕ a couŶtrLJ must
ďe ǁell ŬŶoǁŶ aŶd Ɖromoted ŝŶ maŶLJ areas other thaŶ ŝts success ŝŶ medŝcŝŶe. It ŝs ŶecessarLJ to haǀe
hŝŐh ƋualŝtLJ͕ relŝaďle aŶd ǀŝsuallLJ aƉƉealŝŶŐ tourŝsƟc facŝlŝƟes. The ƉrofessŝoŶal aŐeŶcŝes haǀe sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶt
role ŝŶ Health Tourŝsm sŝŶce theLJ caŶ ŝŶ a dŝscŝƉlŝŶed maŶŶer suƉƉlLJ tourŝsƟc facŝlŝƟes to sƉeŶt leŝsure
Ɵmes as ǁell as the health facŝlŝƟes ƉroǀŝdŝŶŐ medŝcal treatmeŶt.
Hoǁeǀer͕ the eŶǀŝroŶmeŶtal coŶdŝƟoŶs of the couŶtrLJ ǁhere the ƉaƟeŶts are suƉƉosed to receŝǀe
treatmeŶt are ǀerLJ eīecƟǀe ŝŶ terms of ƉaƟeŶts͛ morale. Therefore͕ eŶǀŝroŶmeŶtal aŶd archŝtectural
arraŶŐemeŶts are of Őreat ŝmƉortaŶce.
IŶ order to ďecome a leader ŝŶ Health Tourŝsm͕ ŝŶ lŝŶe ǁŝth the aďoǀeͲmeŶƟoŶed strateŐŝc aƉƉroach͕
TurŬeLJ must taŬe the folloǁŝŶŐ coŶcrete steƉs͗
Focus oŶ MarŬeƟŶŐ͗ Success ŝŶ Health Tourŝsm deƉeŶds to a larŐe edžteŶt oŶ marŬeƟŶŐ. Health Tourŝsm
Ŷecessŝtates focusŝŶŐ marŬeƟŶŐ acƟǀŝƟes aďroad͕ as ǁell as ǀersaƟle aŶd ƉrofessŝoŶal marŬeƟŶŐ eīorts.
EmƉhasŝs oŶ staŶdardŝnjaƟoŶ aŶd accredŝtaƟoŶ͗ ŝdeŶƟĮcaƟoŶ of serǀŝce staŶdards ǁŝth the ŶaƟoŶal aŶd
ŝŶterŶaƟoŶal accredŝtaƟoŶ orŐaŶŝnjaƟoŶs aŶd the ŝmƉlemeŶtaƟoŶ of those staŶdards are of crŝƟcal ŝssues
for the success of medŝcal Tourŝsm. SustaŝŶaďŝlŝtLJ aŶd Ɖroǀŝde hŝŐhͲƋualŝtLJ serǀŝce are ǀerLJ ŝmƉortaŶt.
To start Ɖlaƞorm oƉeraƟŶŐ sLJstem ŝmmedŝatelLJ ďoth ŝŶ Ɖrŝǀate sector aŶd ŝŶ stateͲsƉoŶsored sector͗
Health Tourŝsm maŶaŐemeŶt ŝs maŝŶlLJ carrŝed out ŝŶ Ɖlaƞorm maŶaŐemeŶt stLJle ǁhŝch ŝs carrŝed out
electroŶŝcallLJ aŶd ǁhŝch ŝs ďased oŶ the ŝŶteŐraƟoŶ of maŶLJ ŝŶsƟtuƟoŶs aŶd the suďͲsectors. Plaƞorm
oƉeraƟŶŐ sLJstems ŝs ŝŶeǀŝtaďle for Health Tourŝsm ŝŶ order to ďecome a larŐeͲscale sector.
EstaďlŝshmeŶt͕ suƉerǀŝsŝoŶ aŶd deǀeloƉmeŶt of State sƉoŶsored ͞trust sLJstem͗͟ ͞trust͟ ŝs the ŐrouŶd oŶ
ǁhŝch Health Tourŝsm moďŝlŝtLJ taŬes Ɖlace. It ǁŝll Ŷot ďe Ɖossŝďle to realŝnje or sustaŝŶ Health Tourŝsm ŝŶ a
medŝa or coŶtact ŶetǁorŬ ǁhere trust does Ŷot edžŝst. CoŶĮdeŶceͲďuŝldŝŶŐ aŶd deǀeloƉmeŶt ŝs of crŝƟcal
ŝmƉortaŶce ŝŶ thŝs resƉect.
The estaďlŝshmeŶt of ŝŶteŐrated sLJstems͗ the deǀeloƉmeŶt of the sector to a larŐe edžteŶt ǁŝll deƉeŶd
oŶ the estaďlŝshmeŶt of ŝŶteŐrated sLJstems ;leŐal ŝŶfrastructure͕ ŝŶceŶƟǀes͕ etc.) ďetǁeeŶ the maŝŶ
;hosƉŝtals) aŶd the suƉƉorƟŶŐ ŝŶsƟtuƟoŶs aŶd serǀŝces ;accredŝtaƟoŶ aŐeŶcŝes͕ marŬeƟŶŐ comƉaŶŝes͕
traŶsƉortaƟoŶ comƉaŶŝes͕ ŝŶsuraŶce comƉaŶŝes͕ tour oƉerators͕ etc.)
PromoƟŶŐ aŶd ƉreƉarŝŶŐ for ŶoŶͲmedŝcal serǀŝces͗ SuƉƉorƟŶŐ comƉaŶŝes ;traŶsƉort comƉaŶŝes͕
Tourŝsm comƉaŶŝes͕ ŝŶsuraŶce comƉaŶŝes͕ etc) should ďe eŶcouraŐed aŶd suƉƉorted to ďecome a ƉlaLJer
ŝŶ medŝcal Tourŝsm͕ ǁhŝch reƋuŝres dŝīereŶt stLJle from theŝr tradŝƟoŶal serǀŝces. IŶ terms of suƉƉort
serǀŝces ŝŶterƉretaƟoŶ aŶd hotel serǀŝces haǀe ŝmƉortaŶt Ɖlace ŝŶ Health Tourŝsm.
The ƉreƉaraƟoŶ of the ŶaƟoŶal Health Tourŝsm master ƉlaŶ͗ Both the deǀeloƉmeŶt a comƉreheŶsŝǀe
aŶd loŶŐͲterm ͞ŶaƟoŶal master strateŐLJ͕͟ ǁhŝch ǁould ŝŶclude the suďͲstrateŐŝes such as the aďoǀeͲ
meŶƟoŶed ƉosŝƟoŶ͕ comƉeteŶce aŶd ďusŝŶess model͕ aŶd the ŝmƉlemeŶtaƟoŶ of thŝs master strateŐLJ
ŝŶ a ƉlaŶŶed maŶŶer ǁŝthŝŶ aŶ ŝdeŶƟĮed frameǁorŬ͕ are of Őreat sŝŐŶŝĮcaŶce to oďtaŝŶ aŶd sustaŝŶ
ŶaƟoŶal comƉeƟƟǀe adǀaŶtaŐe.
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