Health insurance in Turkey for foreigners is mandatory, especially for those between the ages of eighteen to sixty-five, who wish to reside in Turkey, in addition to the many types of health insurance available to foreigners in cases of tourism, travel, work, treatment or otherwise.


Why do foreigners extract health insurance in Turkey?



On the part of the Turkish government, when it imposes health insurance on foreigners residing on its territory, it guarantees coverage of treatment costs for them in Turkish government hospitals.


As well as for foreign residents, they need to obtain this insurance for many considerations, such as obtaining a new residence or renewing the current residence, as well as to obtain free or reduced medical and treatment services, depending on the type of health insurance.


In general, increasing people's awareness of the importance of health insurance is important, and many modern countries that are interested in developing their health infrastructure are working on it, and are making important steps towards medical and therapeutic development.

Benefits of health insurance in Turkey




Health insurance in Turkey benefits the following points:


  • The health insurance document is mandatory to apply for residence in Turkey, or to renew the current residence, as well as when changing residence from one type to another, this document is required.


  • Obtaining the right to free diagnosis and examination in Turkish government hospitals


  • Obtaining discounts on treatment, operations and drug prices



  • The benefits of health insurance in Turkey also vary according to its type and the company from which you extract the insurance policy, so if you want to obtain comprehensive health benefits and services, you should ask the employee who extracts the insurance for you.


  • Travel health insurance "tourist insurance" entitles you to travel to Turkey, and it can be extracted before entering it, as well as entitles you to travel to many European countries.


Steps to extract health insurance




To obtain health insurance in Turkey, the following steps must be taken:


  • Heading to one of Al-Fanar branches in Istanbul

  • Wait your turn 

  • Then go to the concerned employee and hand him the passport / travel document, the original version and a true copy.


  • Select the insurance period you want “one or two years”

  • If you are looking for specific benefits in health insurance, inform the employee to choose the most appropriate insurance for you. If you only want it to extract insurance, we advise you to choose the lowest priced insurance.

  • Pay the employee’s health insurance fees, see the health insurance rates in Turkey from Al-Fanar (in the last article referred to, you can calculate the insurance value yourself).

  • Within two minutes, the employee will extract the insurance for you, then print the policy and hand it to you.



Notes about health insurance in Turkey





Here are some notes about health insurance:


  • Health insurance must cover the entire length of the required residency, for example if you want a one-year residency, the insurance period must be at least one year.


  • The absence of an insurance contract when submitting a residence application (the first time or renewal) leads to the rejection of the application until obtaining health insurance in Turkey


  • Individual insurance means that there is no insurance for the entire family, but for each individual there is a separate insurance, and each insurance has its own price.


  • Children under the age of 18 do not need health insurance to obtain residency


  • Adults over 65 years of age do not need health insurance to obtain residency


  • Recently, the Immigration Department in Turkey began not to accept granting a tourist residence permit for more than a year, and then it is renewed again after a year, so it may not be feasible to obtain health insurance for a period exceeding a year, especially since the insurance period is sufficient to cover the length of stay only.


  • When renewing residence in Turkey, it is known that you can request the renewal two months before the end of your residence, when you extract health insurance for renewal, specify the start date of the insurance on the day your residence expires and not from the date of registration of the application, to obtain the longest possible period of insurance



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