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Turkey has focused on increasing its share of the 100 billion dollar global health tourism pie. Within the scope of the Health Visa Cooperation Protocol signed in cooperation with the Ministries of Health and Trade, the visa procedures of health tourists will be facilitated with the Label Visa Application, which was implemented within the scope of the Service Exporters' Association. Visa procedures will be managed digitally from a single center and illegal immigrants will be prevented.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - Turkey is increasing its health tourism revenues with new models developed in areas with high potential such as sports, aesthetics and ecotourism. According to the data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the number of tourists visiting Turkey for treatment in the 10-month period of 2021 has exceeded 370 thousand. Turkey, which has turned into an application center in many fields ranging from hair transplantation to dental and in vitro fertilization treatment, has earned 705 million dollars in health tourism income in this process. Indicating that many regulations have been made to expand the services provided within the scope of health tourism and to raise the quality bar, Incir Travel Agency CEO Fedakar Günsili said, “The Label put into practice within the scope of the Health Visa Cooperation Protocol, which was signed in cooperation with the Ministries of Health and Trade to provide visa facilitation for foreign tourists. Visa (Online Visa Application) Application has been one of the most important steps taken in this direction. With this system, visa procedures will only be carried out by organizations with International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate, in a faster and safer way. Thus, it will be a great convenience to foreign tourists who want to come to our country for treatment but who experience the difficulties of visa procedures.”

Abuse will be prevented

Pointing out that with the Label Visa Application, the visa procedures of health tourists started to be managed digitally from a single center, Fedakar Günsili said, “By making visa transactions only by institutions authorized by the Service Exporters' Association, abuses in health visas will be prevented. Health tourists coming to our country for treatment will be recorded in a systematic way. By obtaining a health visa, illegal immigrants coming to Turkey for different purposes other than treatment will be prevented. Thus, uncontrolled entries that pose a danger to our national security will be prevented.”

The first step to reach quality service with confidence

Considering the Label Visa Application as the first step for health tourists to safely reach the highest quality service in health facilities in Turkey, İncir Travel Agency CEO Fedakar Günsili said, “The way for Turkey to become a center of attraction in health tourism is through R&D and innovation. The new application will eliminate the obstacles to the development of health tourism by ending the grievances experienced by health tourists during visa procedures. It is estimated that the amount of expenditure per tourist recorded in health tourism is 10 thousand dollars. We will bring added value to the Turkish economy by bringing in health tourists who prefer other countries due to delayed visa procedures.”