Health care in Turkey

[1] Known as Universal Health Insurance Genel Sağlık Sigortası, it is funded by a tax surcharge on employers, currently at 5%.

In addition, patients must partially cover the cost of some prescription drugs and outpatient services.

[6] There is a substantial medical tourism business in Turkey, with almost 178 thousand tourists visiting for health purposes in the first six months of 2018.

Most banks and insurance companies offer health plans, and contract with certain hospitals and doctors.

Turkey previously had a scheme called green card (Yeşil Kart), which was developed in order to help low-income social group to get medical help.

[12] Total health spending according to the Turkish Statistical Institute data has exceeded 201 billion pounds in 2019.