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Medical treatment in Turkey
Healthcare grade
AA
sourced · 7/10 indices
Median entry
≈ $452
from ≈ $1
Avg hospital rating
3.8★
across 49 hospitals
Avg reviews / hospital
2,981
Google · across 49 hospitals
Hospitals
49 · 49 sourced
Procedures priced
137
JCI-accredited
39%
19 of 49 profiled
The #1 hospital in Turkey · World's Best Hospitals 2026
#1 Koç University Hospital 3.5★
Koç University Hospital is a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey · operating since 2014 · 371 beds. 55 ICU beds, 24 operating theatres. Clinical departments include Algoloji (Ağrı Ünitesi), Acil Servis, Adli Tıp, Alerji ve İmmunoloji. Profile compiled from the hospital's own published pages (see sources).
How we collect & verify prices What it costs ↓
In plain words · Turkey is a medical-travel destination — the prices, hospitals and travel facts below are what our registry holds for it.
- Procedures priced
- 137
- across 6 cities
- Treatment from
- ≈ $1
- cheapest entry
- Median entry
- ≈ $452
- across procedures
- Hospitals
- 49
- 49 sourced
Top hospitals in Turkey
Our indexThe Newsweek World's Best national top 10 in rank order, then everyone else by our transparent grade — a score nobody can pay to raise. Every row opens the hospital's full profile with its prices. 49 of 49 have fully sourced profiles.
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- Health Sciences University İzmir Tepecik Education And Research Hospital #26 Sourced profile
JCI 3.0 Google 910 beds
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Why care costs what it does here
Sourced macro factorsLower local costs are why care is cheaper in Turkey — not lower quality. These are the underlying inputs: what clinicians earn, what tax applies to care, and the country's income level.
Specialist salary survey-based estimate · Nurse salary survey-based estimate · Healthcare VAT estimate · GDP per capita official.
KDV 10% domestic; medical services to intl health-tourism patients VAT-EXEMPT (ancillary 20%) | Reduced KDV rate (%10) applies to preventive/diagnostic/treatment/rehabilitation services at licensed private hospitals, clinics, dental practices, physiotherapy, psychiatry/psychology, home-care, ambulance. Public/university hospital treatment is KDV-EXEMPT. Purely aesthetic/non-medically-necessary pro
What treatment costs in Turkey
VerifiedThe cheapest published entries across the country — each links to its full comparison page. US baselines shown where we hold one (modeled), never invented.
Cheapest entries · sorted by USD · bar = relative cost
Every priced procedure in Turkey
VerifiedThe complete menu by field, in local currency with USD approximations. Each row links to its full comparison page.
Anti-Aging & Wellness 10
- Botox Verified TRY 15,000–TRY 15,000 from ≈ $318
- Chemical Peel Verified TRY 6,375–TRY 6,375 from ≈ $135
- Dermal Fillers Verified TRY 7,950–TRY 7,950 from ≈ $169
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- Facial Rejuvenation Laser Verified TRY 21,300–TRY 21,300 from ≈ $452
- Laser Hair Removal Verified TRY 1,740–TRY 1,740 from ≈ $37
- Mesotherapy Verified TRY 4,200–TRY 4,200 from ≈ $89
- Microneedling (Dermapen) Verified TRY 4,200–TRY 4,200 from ≈ $89
- Ozone Therapy Verified TRY 465–TRY 465 from ≈ $10
- PRP Therapy (Vampire Facial) Verified TRY 3,750–TRY 3,750 from ≈ $80
- RF Skin Tightening Verified TRY 4,275–TRY 4,275 from ≈ $91
Cancer Treatment (Oncology) 17
- Brachytherapy (Internal Radiation Therapy) Verified TRY 5,805–TRY 5,805 from ≈ $123
- Breast Reconstruction Surgery Verified TRY 71,160–TRY 71,160 from ≈ $1,510
- Chemotherapy Verified TRY 1,185–TRY 1,185 from ≈ $25
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- Colorectal Surgery Verified TRY 198,000–TRY 198,000 from ≈ $4,200
- Gastrectomy (for stomach cancer) Verified TRY 339,893–TRY 339,893 from ≈ $7,210
- Hysterectomy (for uterine cancer) Verified TRY 243,188–TRY 243,188 from ≈ $5,160
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Verified TRY 2,805–TRY 2,805 from ≈ $59
- Mastectomy Verified TRY 35,055–TRY 35,055 from ≈ $744
- Nephrectomy Verified TRY 230,460–TRY 230,460 from ≈ $4,890
- Oophorectomy (for ovarian cancer) Verified TRY 14,183–TRY 14,183 from ≈ $301
- Orchiectomy (for testicular cancer) Verified TRY 8,993–TRY 8,993 from ≈ $191
- Prostatectomy Verified TRY 244,560–TRY 244,560 from ≈ $5,190
- Radiation Therapy Verified TRY 465–TRY 465 from ≈ $10
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Verified TRY 190,515–TRY 190,515 from ≈ $4,040
- Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Verified TRY 4,748–TRY 4,748 from ≈ $101
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) Verified TRY 158,760–TRY 158,760 from ≈ $3,370
- Whipple’s Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy) Verified TRY 424,868–TRY 424,868 from ≈ $9,010
Cardiology & Heart Surgery 18
- Ablation Therapy Verified TRY 61,875–TRY 61,875 from ≈ $1,310
- Angioplasty & Stenting Verified TRY 25,313–TRY 25,313 from ≈ $537
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair Verified TRY 176,993–TRY 176,993 from ≈ $3,750
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- ASD Closure Verified TRY 23,828–TRY 23,828 from ≈ $505
- Balloon Valvuloplasty Verified TRY 54,518–TRY 54,518 from ≈ $1,160
- Bypass Surgery (CABG) Verified TRY 191,543–TRY 191,543 from ≈ $4,060
- Coronary Angiography Verified TRY 10,200–TRY 10,200 from ≈ $216
- Echocardiogram (Echo) Verified TRY 300–TRY 300 from ≈ $6
- ECMO Support Verified TRY 53,408–TRY 53,408 from ≈ $1,130
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) Verified TRY 218–TRY 218 from ≈ $5
- Electrophysiology Study Verified TRY 16,035–TRY 16,035 from ≈ $340
- Heart Transplant Verified TRY 1,248,750–TRY 1,248,750 from ≈ $26,500
- Holter Monitoring Verified TRY 698–TRY 698 from ≈ $15
- PDA Closure Verified TRY 94,410–TRY 94,410 from ≈ $2,000
- Stress Test (Treadmill Test) Verified TRY 488–TRY 488 from ≈ $10
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Verified TRY 76,155–TRY 76,155 from ≈ $1,620
- Valve Repair Surgery Verified TRY 342,345–TRY 342,345 from ≈ $7,260
- Valve Replacement Surgery Verified TRY 338,303–TRY 338,303 from ≈ $7,180
Dental 15
- Braces Verified TRY 11,393–TRY 11,393 from ≈ $242
- Dental Checkup Verified TRY 240–TRY 240 from ≈ $5
- Dental Crowns Verified TRY 5,250–TRY 5,250 from ≈ $111
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- Dental Fillings Verified TRY 750–TRY 750 from ≈ $16
- Dental Implants Verified TRY 4,260–TRY 4,260 from ≈ $90
- Dentures Verified TRY 6,195–TRY 6,195 from ≈ $131
- Gum Surgery Verified TRY 2,132–TRY 2,132 from ≈ $45
- Porcelain Veneers Verified TRY 8,813–TRY 8,813 from ≈ $187
- Root Canal Treatment Verified TRY 1,800–TRY 1,800 from ≈ $38
- Sinus Lift Verified TRY 2,303–TRY 2,303 from ≈ $49
- Teeth Cleaning Verified TRY 450–TRY 450 from ≈ $10
- Teeth Whitening Verified TRY 3,150–TRY 3,150 from ≈ $67
- TMJ Treatment Verified TRY 1,193–TRY 1,193 from ≈ $25
- Tooth Extraction Verified TRY 750–TRY 750 from ≈ $16
- Wisdom Tooth Removal Verified TRY 2,475–TRY 2,475 from ≈ $52
Eye Care (Ophthalmology) 11
- Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery) Verified TRY 4,995–TRY 4,995 from ≈ $106
- Cataract Surgery Verified TRY 20,550–TRY 20,550 from ≈ $436
- Corneal Transplant Verified TRY 40,350–TRY 40,350 from ≈ $856
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- Glaucoma Surgery Verified TRY 18,540–TRY 18,540 from ≈ $393
- LASEK Eye Surgery Verified TRY 13,500–TRY 13,500 from ≈ $286
- LASIK Eye Surgery Verified TRY 13,500–TRY 13,500 from ≈ $286
- PRK Eye Surgery Verified TRY 17,250–TRY 17,250 from ≈ $366
- Pterygium Surgery Verified TRY 2,618–TRY 2,618 from ≈ $56
- ReLEx SMILE Surgery Verified TRY 60,000–TRY 60,000 from ≈ $1,270
- Retinal Detachment Surgery Verified TRY 12,728–TRY 12,728 from ≈ $270
- Strabismus Surgery Verified TRY 41,213–TRY 41,213 from ≈ $874
Fertility & IVF 10
- Caesarean Section (C-Section) Verified TRY 12,000–TRY 12,000 from ≈ $255
- Embryo Freezing Verified TRY 2,528–TRY 2,528 from ≈ $54
- Embryo Transfer (FET) Verified TRY 1,965–TRY 1,965 from ≈ $42
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- Hysterectomy (Benign) Verified TRY 34,215–TRY 34,215 from ≈ $726
- Hysteroscopy Verified TRY 3,435–TRY 3,435 from ≈ $73
- ICSI Treatment Verified TRY 3,435–TRY 3,435 from ≈ $73
- IVF Treatment Verified TRY 84,825–TRY 84,825 from ≈ $1,800
- Male Infertility Surgery Verified TRY 8,438–TRY 8,438 from ≈ $179
- Normal Delivery (Vaginal Birth) Verified TRY 30,360–TRY 30,360 from ≈ $644
- Vasectomy Reversal Verified TRY 13,785–TRY 13,785 from ≈ $292
Multi-specialty 17
- Appendectomy Verified TRY 21,593–TRY 21,593 from ≈ $458
- Bariatric Surgery Verified TRY 123,038–TRY 123,038 from ≈ $2,610
- Capsule Endoscopy Verified TRY 6,173–TRY 6,173 from ≈ $131
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- Colonoscopy Verified TRY 1,830–TRY 1,830 from ≈ $39
- Comprehensive Health Screening Verified TRY 11,000–TRY 11,000 from ≈ $233
- Erectile Dysfunction Treatment Verified TRY 47,093–TRY 47,093 from ≈ $999
- ESWL (Kidney Stone Lithotripsy) Verified TRY 3,405–TRY 3,405 from ≈ $72
- Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy) Verified TRY 33,750–TRY 33,750 from ≈ $716
- Gastroscopy (Upper GI Endoscopy) Verified TRY 1,005–TRY 1,005 from ≈ $21
- Hemorrhoidectomy Verified TRY 14,363–TRY 14,363 from ≈ $305
- Hernia Repair (Inguinal) Verified TRY 24,765–TRY 24,765 from ≈ $525
- Myomectomy Verified TRY 26,543–TRY 26,543 from ≈ $563
- Septoplasty Verified TRY 26,625–TRY 26,625 from ≈ $565
- Specialist Consultation Verified TRY 400–TRY 400 from ≈ $8
- Thyroidectomy Verified TRY 46,193–TRY 46,193 from ≈ $980
- Tonsillectomy Verified TRY 18,165–TRY 18,165 from ≈ $385
- Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) Verified TRY 28,365–TRY 28,365 from ≈ $602
Orthopedics 6
Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery 33
- 360° Liposuction Verified TRY 51,225–TRY 51,225 from ≈ $1,090
- Arm Lift Verified TRY 42,675–TRY 42,675 from ≈ $905
- Body Lift Verified TRY 102,450–TRY 102,450 from ≈ $2,170
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- Breast Asymmetry Correction Verified TRY 60,000–TRY 60,000 from ≈ $1,270
- Breast Augmentation Verified TRY 50,000–TRY 50,000 from ≈ $1,060
- Breast Implant Removal Verified TRY 25,575–TRY 25,575 from ≈ $542
- Breast Lift Verified TRY 64,125–TRY 64,125 from ≈ $1,360
- Breast Lift with Augmentation Verified TRY 81,075–TRY 81,075 from ≈ $1,720
- Breast Reconstruction Verified TRY 71,160–TRY 71,160 from ≈ $1,510
- Breast Reduction Verified TRY 37,553–TRY 37,553 from ≈ $796
- Brow Lift Verified TRY 32,025–TRY 32,025 from ≈ $679
- Eyebrow Transplant Verified TRY 32,025–TRY 32,025 from ≈ $679
- Eyelid Surgery Verified TRY 4,995–TRY 4,995 from ≈ $106
- Facelift Verified TRY 106,725–TRY 106,725 from ≈ $2,260
- Facial Implants Verified TRY 64,125–TRY 64,125 from ≈ $1,360
- Fat Transfer Verified TRY 10,590–TRY 10,590 from ≈ $225
- Hair Transplant Verified TRY 30–TRY 30 from ≈ $1
- Inverted Nipple Correction Verified TRY 17,070–TRY 17,070 from ≈ $362
- Labiaplasty Verified TRY 25,575–TRY 25,575 from ≈ $542
- Lip Surgery Verified TRY 21,300–TRY 21,300 from ≈ $452
- Liposuction Verified TRY 42,675–TRY 42,675 from ≈ $905
- Male Breast Reduction Verified TRY 21,960–TRY 21,960 from ≈ $466
- Mini Tummy Tuck Verified TRY 36,300–TRY 36,300 from ≈ $770
- Neck Lift Verified TRY 64,125–TRY 64,125 from ≈ $1,360
- Otoplasty Verified TRY 11,723–TRY 11,723 from ≈ $249
- Rhinoplasty Verified TRY 31,275–TRY 31,275 from ≈ $663
- Scar Revision Verified TRY 5,370–TRY 5,370 from ≈ $114
- Skin Resurfacing Verified TRY 10,680–TRY 10,680 from ≈ $227
- Thigh Lift Verified TRY 53,325–TRY 53,325 from ≈ $1,130
- Total or Partial Mastectomy Verified TRY 27,248–TRY 27,248 from ≈ $578
- Tummy Tuck Verified TRY 50,070–TRY 50,070 from ≈ $1,060
- Vaginal Tightening Verified TRY 34,125–TRY 34,125 from ≈ $724
- Vaser Liposuction Verified TRY 72,600–TRY 72,600 from ≈ $1,540
Cities
DirectoryEvery city in Turkey where we list hospitals — each city page grades the local market: prices, consult fees, competition and getting around.
Getting to Turkey
SourcedVisa, arrival & money — plus the safety, recourse & doctor-verification most sites skip.
Getting there
Visa
Turkey's e-Visa / visa-on-arrival system (evisa.gov.tr) is valid ONLY for tourism or commerce; work, study and other purposes require a visa issued by a Turkish embassy or consulate. Confirm your nationality's current rule before travelling.
Medical / long-stay visa
There is no separate medical/health-tourism visa — international patients enter on the standard e-Visa or visa-free tourist route like any other visitor. The health-tourism-specific control sits on the FACILITY side instead: treating providers must hold the Ministry of Health's 'Uluslararası Sağlık Turizmi Yetki Belgesi' authorization.
Safety, recourse & verifying the doctor
Traveller safety
Generally safe
Legal recourse (malpractice)
Limited recourse — use a medical-travel insurer
Insurance environment
Medical-travel & complication cover widely available
Market data — our own metrics
MDI · Method 1.3 Methodology →Our six market-data factors — price, depth, providers, trust signals, evidence and access — on one public formula. Not the healthcare grade (that's sourced from external indices, up top).
Market-data score
100% of the factors backed by data
- Price competitiveness 63 Imported cheaper than 63% of countries · median entry price vs 8 priced countries · 63th percentile
- Market depth 45 Imported 137 procedures priced · share of the 303-procedure priced registry
- Provider base 100 ✓ Verified 49 hospitals · 49 sourced profiles · listed providers + sourced-profile share
- Trust & accreditation 87 Our index 87/100 top trust · best provider's Trust Index + country JCI organizations
- Evidence & research 50 Our index 100% verified prices · verified price share + ClinicalTrials.gov recruiting studies
- Access & travel 80 ✓ Verified visa guide sourced · medical visa · sourced visa/arrival guide, medical-visa route, recourse framework
How healthcare works in Turkey
SourcedThe system a traveller is entering — who insures, who provides, and how a foreign patient actually pays. Sourced facts only, each with its origin.
- System
- Turkey's state health insurer, the Social Security Institution (SGK), pays providers through a national fee schedule (SUT — Sağlık Uygulama Tebliği) that prices procedures in points (puan) converted to lira via a published coefficient (katsayı = 0.593 as of the 01.07.2026 consolidated bundle) — a domestic-insurance floor, not what a private hospital charges a cash-pay international patient.
- SGK (Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu) — consolidated Sağlık Uygulama Tebliği (SUT), 01.07.2026 bundle · 2026 ↗
- How foreigners pay
- International health-tourism patients are outside SGK; treating them requires the provider to hold the Ministry of Health's 'Uluslararası Sağlık Turizmi Yetki Belgesi' facility authorization, and since a 16.02.2026 amendment the Ministry's TRY-denominated 'Kamu Sağlık Hizmetleri Fiyat Tarifesi' (EK-2, ~9,236 procedure codes) doubles as the official minimum-price tariff for health-tourism care at both public and private facilities. There is no separate medical visa — patients enter on the standard e-Visa or visa-free tourist route.
- Turkish Ministry of Health — Kamu Sağlık Hizmetleri Fiyat Tarifesi, EK-1 usul ve esaslar (amendment 16.02.2026) · 2026 ↗
- Out-of-pocket
- Out-of-pocket spending covers about 19.0% of current health expenditure nationally — but that domestic average doesn't describe what an international patient pays: foreigners sit outside SGK and self-pay per the Ministry's health-tourism tariff or the facility's own private prices.
- World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS) · 2023 ↗
- Quality & outcomes
- Life expectancy at birth is about 77.2 years, and the WHO/World Bank UHC service coverage index stood at 77 out of 100, both as of 2023 — solid middle-of-the-pack fundamentals against the leading medical-travel destinations this directory tracks.
- World Bank / WHO Global Health Observatory · 2023 ↗
Turkey's medical system in numbers
World Bank / WHOThe countable size of the system — averages across our sourced hospital profiles, what our registry holds, and national statistics from named sources (WHO, World Bank, ministry registries).
The country's system · WHO / World Bank
2.2
World Bank (SH.MED.PHYS.ZS) · 2022 · US 3.7
3.5
World Bank (SH.MED.NUMW.P3) · 2022 · US 13.4
3.0
World Bank (SH.MED.BEDS.ZS) · 2023 · US 2.7
118
YÖK Higher Education Statistics 2025-26 — 118 medical faculties (tıp fakültesi) · 2025
77.4 yrs
World Bank (SP.DYN.LE00.IN) · 2024 · US 78.9 yrs
—
4.3% GDP
World Bank Open Data — Current health expenditure (% of GDP) · 2023 · US 16.7% GDP
19%
World Bank Open Data — Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) · 2023 · US 11%
77/100
WHO GHO — UHC service coverage index (UHC_INDEX_REPORTED) · 2023 · US 86/100
Hospital averages · our sourced profiles
3.8★
across 49 hospitals
2,981
across 49 hospitals
438
across 38 hospitals
28 yrs
across 31 hospitals
39%
19 of 49 profiled
In our registry · live counts
49
49
137
293
6
Turkey vs the 9 markets we track
Our dataEvery measure against the cross-market median and the cheapest↔priciest range across the 9 destinations we price — our peer set, live across the registry.
| Measure | Turkey | vs median | Registry median | Cheapest ↔ priciest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical procedure pricemedian across priced procedures | $452 | ≈ median | $452 | Vietnam $227 ↔ Singapore $3,640 |
| Procedures pricedof 326 in the registry | 137 | 41% below median | 231 | taiwan 74 ↔ India 275 |
| Hospitals listedin the directory | 49 | ≈ median | 49 | Singapore 12 ↔ South Korea 138 |
| Verified pricesshare corroborated | 100% | 133% above median | 43% | India 26% ↔ turkey 100% |
Explore Turkey by condition or specialist
DirectoryThe demand lenses, priced for Istanbul — start from your diagnosis or the doctor type you need.
By condition 5
Common questions
Sourced + modeledShort answers built from the numbers on this page — costs, hospitals, visa and safety.
What does medical treatment cost in Turkey?
137 procedures are priced across 6 cities, starting from ≈ $1 with a median entry price of ≈ $452. Every price links to its own comparison page with sources.
Which hospitals should I look at in Turkey?
49 hospitals are listed, led by Newsweek's World's Best national top 10 in rank order, then by our transparent Medical Travel Cost grade (top Trust score 87/100); 49 have fully sourced profiles. Open a profile for accreditations, reviews and published prices.
Do I need a visa for medical treatment in Turkey?
Turkey's e-Visa / visa-on-arrival system (evisa.gov.tr) is valid ONLY for tourism or commerce; work, study and other purposes require a visa issued by a Turkish embassy or consulate. Confirm your nationality's current rule before travelling. For longer treatment: There is no separate medical/health-tourism visa — international patients enter on the standard e-Visa or visa-free tourist route like any other visitor. The health-tourism-specific control sits on the FACILITY side instead: treating providers must hold the Ministry of Health's 'Uluslararası Sağlık Turizmi Yetki Belgesi' authorization.
Is it safe — and what if something goes wrong?
Generally safe for visitors, and limited recourse — use a medical-travel insurer. The official doctor-license registry for this country is being sourced. Hospital-level signals live on each profile.
Data & sources
56% verified · 67% filled Methodology →56% of this page's 9 data facets are verified against a primary source, 67% carry at least imported data. Every section shows where its numbers come from; empty slots stay empty.
All 9 data fields — what's verified, imported or modeled Show more Hide
- Procedure prices· 137 procedures ✓ Verified
- Hospital directory· 49 listed · 49 sourced ✓ Verified
- Specialist consultation fees· 293 on file Imported
- Visa & arrival guide ✓ Verified
- Safety & recourse framework ✓ Verified
- JCI accreditation count Not yet collected
- Clinical research activity Not yet collected
- Doctor license registry Not yet collected
- National system statistics· 8 of 6 sourced (World Bank / WHO) ✓ Verified
Every field is tagged by source state. "Verified" = sourced and checked; "Imported" = real data pending re-verification; "Modeled" = deterministic placeholder for this preview; "Not yet collected" = on our roadmap. Confidence feeds the Medical Travel Cost Index.