Health and Vaccinations
Ailment Special Precautions
Typhoid and Polio: Sometimes as typhoid is a threat in rural areas
Malaria: Sometimes from May to the end of October in the Çukorova/Amikova areas and in southeast Anatolia, Adana and Antalya
Cholera: No
Yellow Fever No
Health sector is fairly well developed in the country with advanced private healthcare centres in main cities. The cost of healthcare is also much less compared to most other European countries. Understandably, the rural areas have a less-developed healthcare sector. Language is no problem while communicating with the doctors in Turkey, as most of them know one foreign language at least.
The authorities in Turkey strongly advise full travel insurance for all travellers to the country.
Travel Advice
From time to time, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK issues Travel Advisories for visits to Turkey. Accordingly, most visits to Turkey are trouble-free but the global threat from international terrorism can never be ruled out. Therefore, the travellers should take adequate precautions while visiting the places of tourists’ interest in Turkey.
At the time of publishing, this information is correct. However, the travel advice is periodically and rapidly updated. Therefore, all the visitors are advised to contact at the following addresses for the latest travel advice:
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Tel - 0845 850 2829
Website - www.fco.gov.uk
US Department of State
Website - http://travel.state.gov/travel |
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