With approximately 1,080,387 medical travellers visiting Turkey in 2025, the country has captured nearly 5% share of the global medical tourism market. CureTurkey is a leading medical travel platform based in Istanbul, Turkey, allowing patients to compare and book dental, cosmetic, and medical procedures at top-rated clinics and hospitals across the country.
What began as a non-commercial initiative in 2002 has grown into one of Turkey’s booming industries, contributing over 6.1% to the country’s GDP. With revenues exceeding $10 billion in recent years, Turkey has welcomed patients from across the globe, including the UK, Germany, the USA, and Europe. This is largely due to the long waiting times and high costs associated with dental and cosmetic procedures, which drive UK patients to get treatments in Turkey.
CureTurkey, a leading medical and dental tourism company based in Turkey, is already facilitating thousands of patients each year from the UK, Scotland, Ireland, Germany and the USA to explore healthcare services in Turkey. CureTurkey connects them with a network of over 200 JCI- and AACI-accredited clinics and hospitals and more than 1000 internationally trained, board-certified doctors across major Turkish cities i.e. Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, Ankara and Bursa.
CureTurkey provides comprehensive patient coordination services, including online doctor consultations, visa assistance, flight and hotel bookings, surgery scheduling, and pre- and post-treatment follow-ups for International patients. CureTurkey emphasises patient safety and transparency, working exclusively with accredited hospitals and experienced doctors while maintaining clear communication throughout a patient’s treatment process, making it one of the most trusted medical travel agencies in Turkey for UK based patients.
Cosmetic procedures like breast implants and lifts, abdominoplasty, tummy tucks and facelifts are very popular among female patients travelling from the UK to Turkey. Dental procedures like dental implants, Zirconia crowns, and E-max veneers are extremely sought after by patients from the USA and UK travelling to Istanbul and Antalya. Many tourists also opt for eye-related procedures such as Keratopigmentation or eye colour change in Turkey, LASIK, implantable contact lenses, and more. Turkey also offers excellent costs for inflatable penile implants for elderly male patients.
Facilitating this growth, the Turkish ministry has also played an important role with subsidised public hospitals for international UK patients with a 50% reduction on tax on services for patients along with an easy e-visa process. Heavy investments, like $38 billion in public healthcare for 2024, have helped build modern facilities with JCI certifications, elevating medical standards and aiming for $6-12 billion in 2025 revenues from over 2 million patients. Most UK patients are even allowed to enter Turkey without a visa via their official passport, depending on certain terms and conditions. The Turkish government has also supported this sector, with initiatives visible in subsidies for international patients, reduced service fees in public hospitals, and simplified e-visa processes. The medical tourism market in Turkey is currently valued at $4.01 billion and is projected to reach $10.31 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 14.5%.
Speaking on the initiatives, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Minister of Health and Tourism, revealed:
‘Tourism must benefit every community. By bringing travellers to the diverse regions of Turkey, we support not just our economy but also social and cultural cohesion.’
With rising interest from UK based patients, continued government investment, and the support of medical tourism platforms such as CureTurkey, Turkey’s medical tourism sector shows promising momentum. CureTurkey remains central in helping international patients navigate medical, cosmetic and dental treatments safely and effectively.
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