We welcome patients coming from overseas, and at any time, around 50% of our patients are from other countries.
Please read our guide below for some more information on what you’ll need but as ever, don’t hesitate to give us a call or contact us for more information.
Visas
Visas are required for most nationalities travelling to Turkey, but can be applied for online with instant approval in most cases through the Turkish government’s visa application portal:
Accommodation
ChemoThermia is a fully equipped in-patient clinic; however, as long as medically not required, outpatient care is preferred. Most patients therefore stay in one of a number of carefully selected hotels and apartment complexes, all within convenient distance from the clinic, according to their individual needs and preferences. Patients are of course also welcome to choose their own accommodation for their stay and Istanbul has a variety of diverse neighborhoods to suit every taste.
Our support team will pick patients and their companions up from their accommodation and bring them to our clinic on every treatment day and drop them back when treatment is completed.
In many cases, we have been able to negotiate preferential rates but payment for accommodation needs to be made
directly to the accommodation provider.
Flights
Most patients arrive at one of Istanbul’s two international airports: Istanbul Airport on the European side and Sabiha
Gökçen on the Asian side, both of which are served by multiple major airlines. Regardless of which airport they fly into they will be met on arrival by one of our English-speaking support team members.
Currency
Turkey’s currency is the Turkish Lira. It can be withdrawn directly from ATMs and foreign currency can also be exchanged at any bank. Major credit cards are widely accepted.
Because the currency can be volatile and tends to weaken over time, as a rule we do not suggest purchasing large amounts of Turkish Lira.