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UK govt issues Turkey travel warning after 22 ‘medical tourism’ deaths

Saturday, December 24, 2022

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Low costs and availability of treatments may lure you to consider Turkey as an option to travel for medical tourism. But beware! Amidst death of 22 British nationals in Turkey since January 2019 following medical tourism visits, the UK government has issued a travel warning to the country regarding medical tourism.


“We are aware of 22 British nationals who have died in Turkey since January 2019 following medical tourism visits,” reads its travel advice page for the country. Tourists are advised to stick to medical providers who are approved by Turkey’s Ministry of Health.


Euronews reported about a woman from Manchester in the UK who spoke out earlier this year after travelling to Turkey for tooth implants.


Sharing her horrific experience, Rida Azeem said, “After waking up from the procedure, I had big gaps underneath my gums, and you could see all the metal bits (of the implants). It was done so badly it was unbelievable.” Five implants was the deal with the dentist but to her surprise she was told just before the procedure that they would have to remove all the teeth.


Over 640,000 health tourists visited Turkey in 2021, bringing in almost €1 billion in revenue. Turkey is also one of the world’s leading destinations for dental tourism with 150,000 to 250,000 foreign patients flocking to the country every year for dental treatment, according to the Turkish Dental Association.


The term ‘medical tourism’, sometimes called ‘health tourism’, refers to tourists heading abroad for medical treatment. Cosmetic surgery, dental procedures and cardiac surgery are among the most common procedures.

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