Where Does Health Tourism Take Place?

Health tourism is carried out in hospitals, institutions, and organizations that comply with Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation standards. Many countries around the world have invested in healthcare infrastructure and established JCI-accredited facilities to support the growth of health tourism. Similarly, Türkiye offers health tourism services through numerous JCI-accredited hospitals, institutions, and organizations.

In Türkiye, health tourism is widely practiced in cities such as Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, Ankara, Aydın, Afyon, Bursa, Çanakkale, Kütahya, Manisa, and Denizli. While medical tourism is prominent in some of these cities, others specialize in thermal health tourism as well as senior and disabled healthcare tourism. Hospitals, institutions, and organizations providing health tourism services in Türkiye can be reviewed on a city-by-city basis.

Where Is Health Tourism Practiced in Istanbul?

Health tourism in Istanbul is primarily focused on medical tourism. Services are provided in hospitals equipped with advanced technology and staffed by highly specialized physicians. Hospitals such as German Hospital, Acıbadem Hospital, Istanbul Hospital, Medicana Hospital, American Hospital, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Yeditepe University Hospital, Medical Park Hospitals, NP Istanbul Neuropsychiatry Hospital, and Sema Hospital offer medical healthcare services, as well as services for senior and disabled health tourism.

In addition, thermal health services are also available at the Tuzla thermal springs in Istanbul.

Where Is Health Tourism Practiced in Ankara?

Although health tourism services are highly concentrated in Istanbul, the capital city Ankara is also home to many healthcare institutions offering health tourism services. There are 29 accredited hospitals in Ankara, including Medical Park Hospital, Ankara Güven Hospital, and Anıt Hospital, consisting of private, university, and public hospitals.

Furthermore, thermal health tourism is practiced at three thermal spa centers in Ankara.

Where Is Health Tourism Practiced in Izmir?

Izmir is one of the rapidly developing cities in the field of health tourism. The city has 14 public hospitals, 3 university hospitals, and 11 private hospitals, which are planned to be aligned with JCI accreditation standards and opened to health tourism.

In addition to medical tourism, Izmir is also expected to develop further in the fields of wellness and spa health tourism, similar to Istanbul’s progress in medical health tourism.

Where Is Health Tourism Practiced in Antalya?

Antalya is one of the most advanced cities in Türkiye in terms of health tourism. The city is home to 29 private hospitals, 28 public hospitals, and 3 Training and Research Hospitals. Plans are underway to open these hospitals to health tourism and establish Antalya as a major healthcare hub.

Thanks to its natural beauty and coastline, Antalya has also made significant progress in senior health tourism and thermal health tourism.

Where Is Thermal Health Tourism Practiced?

Thermal health tourism, one of the most promising areas of health tourism in Türkiye, continues to develop in many cities rich in natural thermal resources. Afyonkarahisar is the most advanced city in Türkiye for thermal tourism.

Institutions providing thermal health tourism services include Ömer–Gecek Thermal Tourism Center, Sandıklı Hüdai Thermal Tourism Center, İhsaniye Gazlıgöl Thermal Springs, and Bolvadin Heybeli Thermal Springs.

Additionally, thermal health tourism services are offered in cities such as Kayseri, Denizli, Yalova, Bursa, Malatya, Kocaeli, Ankara, Izmir, Aydın, and Antalya.