“Türkiye has become one of the top 10 countries receiving most foreign patients from around the world,” Elif Ural, board member at the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB), told Anadolu.
“In the ranking of health tourism in countries, the top consists of Mexico, India, Thailand, Brazil, Türkiye, and Singapore,” said Ural.
Ural stated that health tourism in the world is categorized under three sections – medical, thermal, and elderly-disabled tourism.
“As the TURSAB board, we are putting in efforts to work together with our TURSAB Nature and Adventure Tourism Specialized Presidency, as we aim to further develop our work within the scope of ‘the Century of Türkiye’,” she said.
Ural mentioned that there is a rapid growth in the number of hospitals, medical centers, doctors, healthcare personnel, and travel agencies, all of which play active roles in the rise of health tourism, thanks to Türkiye’s tourism infrastructure.
She highlighted that TURSAB carries out…