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The President of the Healthcare Investors Association, Dr. İhsan Şahin, stated that Türkiye ranks among the top five countries in the world in health tourism. Şahin said, “Despite all international competitors and adverse circumstances, Türkiye’s development in this field continues without interruption.”
Pointing to the positive results of investments and promotional activities carried out worldwide for health tourism, Dr. Şahin noted that the number of tourists visiting Türkiye for medical treatment has continued to increase year after year. He emphasized that Türkiye has entered the world’s top five countries in health tourism.
Highlighting the potential of health tourism to help offset the decline in conventional tourism, Dr. Şahin stated that international medical tourists leave approximately $8,000 to $10,000 in foreign-currency revenue per person in Türkiye. He added that the arrival of international health tourists at city hospitals would provide the country with a significant source of foreign-currency income, both in terms of quality and volume.
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ARE THE PREFERRED MONTHS
Recalling that Türkiye generated more than $5 billion in health tourism revenue the previous year, Dr. Şahin stated that this figure was expected to increase further.
According to Şahin, the leading Turkish cities preferred by international health tourists include Istanbul, Antalya, Adana, İzmir, and Bursa. He also noted that September and October are generally among the most preferred months for health tourism.
AMONG THE WORLD’S LEADERS
Dr. Şahin pointed out that health tourists spend significantly more than conventional holidaymakers, stating that a tourist visiting Türkiye for healthcare contributes approximately $10,000 in foreign-currency revenue.
He further emphasized that, according to the assessment of the World Health Tourism Council, Türkiye ranks among the leading countries in the world in health tourism.
2023 TARGET: $20 BILLION
Explaining that Türkiye had raised its health tourism targets with the launch of city hospitals, Dr. Şahin stated that the expectation for the following year was to attract 1 million international health tourists and generate $10 billion in revenue.
He added that Türkiye aimed to increase the number of health tourists to 2 million by 2023 and generate $20 billion in health tourism revenue.
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