In addition to the hospitals opened in recent months, with its export of masks, hospital beds, respiratory equipment, testing kits, and other medical devices, Istanbul is turning into the medical base of the Afro-Eurasian zone. On account of such investments, Turkey aims to become one of the top three global healthcare tourism countries.

MÜGE BİBER

Turkey made its mark in the health tourism with the recent investments and hosted 1.5 million tourists seeking a cure. The amount spent by these tourists reached $6 billion.

PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE

According to the Ministry of Health records, per capita expenditure of the tourists preferring Turkey for medical services reaches $6-9 thousand. In contrast, the average revenues received from the tourists choosing Turkey for vacation and entertainment remain at the level of $650-1000. The figure expected by the Ministry of Health for the year 2023 is a yearly health tourism revenue of $10 billion.

FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD

Health tourism is on the top of the list of main driving forces capable of boosting tourism among the sectors affected most by the coronavirus pandemic. The first mobilization during the pandemic was launched upon the circular dated May 20, issued by the Ministry of Health, enabling the acceptance of patients from 31 countries. Following this development, the provision envisaging the limit of 31 countries was removed. Thus, tourists seeking a cure from all the corners of the world started to be welcomed to Turkey.

HOW WILL THE TOURISTS ARRIVE TO THE COUNTRY?

Tourists passing the approval procedures shall be able to arrive in our country, by land, air or sea. Patients and their companions will be tested for Covid-19 with PCR swab tests for a fee at the airports, and border gates or samples will be taken for PCR tests. The border gates accepting the tourists arriving for medical services are as follows:

By air: Istanbul, Istanbul Atatürk, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen, Ankara Esenboğa, Antalya, Izmir Adnan Menderes, Adana airports

By land: Kapıkule, Sarp, and Habur border gates.

By sea: Mersin Taşucu Port, Karasu Port.

OBLIGATION TO REGISTER TO THE SYSTEM

Specific requirements have to be fulfilled for the acceptance of the tourists as patients during the pandemic. Initially, the patients and their companions selecting our country within the scope of international health tourism are registered into the patient health monitoring system of the International Health Services Inc. (USHAŞ). In line with the rules on the system’s utilization, these patients primarily create a ‘user account’ on the website of USHAŞ. These accounts will be created under the form of four different categories: The patient, companion, hospital, and intermediary institutions.

MAXIMUM TWO COMPANIONS ARE ALLOWED

The user accounts of the intermediary institutions and hospitals are activated upon the approval of USHAŞ after the execution of required controls. A maximum of two companions can be registered with the patient. The system prevents the overlapping registries when an account has been created (with a passport or ID number).

INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION

The hospitals that shall welcome the patients and their companies are obliged to have the International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate issued by the Ministry of Health. The license and official authorization will include the branches regarding the illnesses to be diagnosed and treated as part of the international health tourism. These hospitals are obliged to allocate an independent floor or a corridor or an independent service to the foreign patients in the country for health tourism to prevent contact with other patients or companions.

500 THOUSAND HAIR TRANSPLANTATION PROCEDURES

According to the sector representatives, the cost of the hair transplantation operations in Turkey varies from €800 to €1000. As for the reconstructive surgery, the prices start from €2 thousand and 500. Every year, 500 thousand hair transplantation procedures and 100 thousand plastic operations are being executed in Turkey. The majority of tourists arrive in Turkey through travel agencies, and their hotel and city tours are included in their payments. Tourists traveling to Turkey for plastic surgery remain in the country 5-7 days on average. On the other hand, foreign tourists choosing Turkey for hair transplantation procedures stay in the country for at least 2-3 days.

NEW TARGET: TOP 3

In 2019, Turkey ranked 4th in the global list on health tourism, and India at the top of the list was Turkey’s then most significant competitor. Malaysia ranked 2nd, and Thailand ranked 3rd in health tourism, and Mexico, as the 5th country in the list, followed Turkey. Turkey is planned to be rendered one of the top three countries in the world in this area with the help of its modern pandemic hospitals built on the Anatolian and European coasts of Istanbul. These new hospitals’ airports are considered as prominent advantages.

RECOVERY WITH A 4 HOURS’ FLIGHT

Turkey enjoys a significant geographical position that attracts nearly 1 billion people and 57 countries within the distance of a 4-hours’ flight. Moreover, on account of the Turkish Airlines that serves the most destinations (120 countries, 299 cities, and 302 airports) and its accessibility, Turkey is considered as the ideal location for health tourism. In addition to its healthcare facilities, physicians and top-level and qualified human resources, country’s advantages such as its geographical position, seasonal benefits, high-quality medical services, technological and medical equipment in world standards, affordable prices (especially compared to the prices in Europe), its thermal springs that remain at the top in the global lists, render Turkey one of the most preferred countries in health tourism. In particular, Istanbul is expected to be more competitive thanks to its new pandemic hospitals containing airports.

COUNTRIES RECEIVING MEDICAL SERVICES FROM TURKEY

(First half of 2019)

Syria
Iraq
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Russia
Germany
Libya

MOSTLY PREFERRED BRANCHES

Reconstructive surgery/hair transplantation
Heart surgery
Orthopedics
Oncology
IVF treatment

03 Eylül 2020 Perşembe

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DİLŞAH KEFLİOĞLU

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan laid the foundation of Atatürk Cultural Center for its reconstruction project on 10 February 2019. The centre was opened after the completion of the project in 2.5 years.

The opera sphere in AKM’s entrance was built with 15 thousand unique handmade red ceramic tiles. The design of the building’s façade aimed maximum benefit from daylight, and a green roof system was applied with an environmental-friendly approach. The opera hall, named the grand hall, features a foyer with nearly 4 thousand 500 square meters and seats 2040 people. The pit in the lobby has sufficient size to host a massive orchestra of 118 people.

A MOVING STAGE

The stage mechanics and systems are built with the world’s leading technologies. They comprise a 65-meter stage depth, four main stage elevators, 13 compensator elevators in the side and backstages, and four mobile wagons that will remain above these. Besides, there is a rotating stage wagon in the main hall. All halls of AKM are furnished with top-level equipment in terms of acoustic, sound, lighting and displaying systems.

COMPRISES OF FIVE BLOCKS

AKM’s halls were designed acoustically, and the built orchestra shell offers an excellent sound quality in plays and concerts asa homage to original AKM’s ceramic artist Sadi Diren. The centre and the spiral staircase in the original centre’s foyer were restored to their original design. The centre comprises five blocks founded over a field of 30 thousand square meters, and AKM has an indoor space of 95 thousand square meters. The natural stone coating over the façade and internal venues of AKM draw attention.

A MODERN DESIGN

There are four basements with a total size of 48 thousand and 705 square meters, a stage, backstage rooms, foyer areas, workshop and storage areas, ballet practice lounges, practice rooms for soloists and orchestras, a recording studio, rehearsal rooms, art galleries and exhibition rooms and coffee shops. Furthermore, the rehearsal halls, recording studio, soloist and orchestra practice rooms were designed in a modern way acoustically.

DESCENDED FROM FATHER TO SON

Architect Hayati Tabanlıoğlu conducted the construction of AKM in 1956-1969, and it is one of the original premises of one of Taksim Square’s symbols. After the big fire in 1970, AKM opened again in 1977. The centre used to seat one thousand and three hundred people; however, it was transformed into a complex after the reconstruction by increasing its capacity and functions. Architect of the new AKM is the son of center’s original architect Hayati Tabanlıoğlu’s son, Murat Tabanlıoğlu.

A CULTURE STREET

As part of the AKM project, Culture Street includes an art gallery, movie theatre, restaurant, café, a book café, arts centre for children, a music platform, library, a design shop, and a multifunctional lounge.

Another significant aspect of the AKM project is that the centre gained a 24-hour living area to the neighbourhood with a connection from the Taksim Square to Istanbul Technical University’s Taşkışla Faculty and Atatürk Library. With the new centre, a second square will be formed in congress valley direction, where Atatürk Library and Istanbul Technical University remain.

22 Şubat 2022 Salı

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HAMİT KARDAŞ

The postgraduate programs designed by the Istanbul Commerce University based on the requirements of the business realm offer career opportunities to international students wishing to come to Türkiye for education. There are postgraduate and PhD programs in the University for those wishing to upgrade their degrees. Expert academicians and special facilities carry out the postgraduate programs. Postgraduate courses are performed in five institutes within the body of COMMERCE.

INSTITUTE OF FINANCE

As Türkiye’s first institute in finance, this institute is structured with an integrated perspective by taking Istanbul’s private and public sector focused finance theory, management and policy, financial economy, and applied finance compatible with Istanbul’s aims to become a global finance centre into consideration. The institute offers four postgraduate and two PhD programs.

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCE AND INTERNET

The first institute focusing on the internet area, the Communication Science and Internet Institute, aims to develop the new theoretical perspectives and research methodology deemed lacking in the area, reveal interdisciplinary research forms, and improve data generation for its implementation in required areas. The institute offers PhD programs and thesis and non-thesis master programs.

FOREIGN TRADE INSTITUTE

With the privilege of being Türkiye’s first Foreign Trade Institute, this institute conducts practices and research on a sectoral basis towards the market and launching academic level postgraduate programs. Thesis and Non-Thesis Master programs are available in the institute. Moreover, PhD programs in two different areas are offered.

SOCIAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE

Social Sciences Institute is carrying out education and research activities with many programs prepared in line with the sector’s requirements. Doyens in the finance and real sector are among the institute’s academic staff.

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

Institute of Science offers postgraduate and PhD programs with eleven different programs. Urban Systems and Transport Management, Conservation and Restoration programs within the structure of this institute are the leading postgraduate programs in this area in Türkiye. The Cyber Security PhD program stands out as well.

For the postgraduate programs of the University: https://international.ticaret.edu.tr

MASTER’S DEGREE IN COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY

Commercial Diplomacy Postgraduate Program is Türkiye’s first and only commercial diplomacy program. The program continues to accept applications. Commercial diplomacy is a vast area where negotiations in multiple aspects are carried out to solve disputes that hamper global trade. Joint solutions are generated, and international cooperation is developed through signing agreements on commerce and investment.

Commercial Diplomacy Department Head Assoc. Prof. Uğur Yasin Asal stated that through the postgraduate program, they aimed to train graduates who has in-depth knowledge of commercial diplomacy terminology, who can build intercultural communication,who attach importance to entrepreneurship and wish to enhance entrepreneurial skills and academic aspect of commerce as commercial diplomacy experts.

MOST PRESTIGIOUS GLOBAL EDUCATION INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR

Istanbul Commerce University was declared as the year’s most prestigious educational institution in the private education institutions category by The ONE Awards, one of the most exceptional standards in its area. For the seventh time, the award ceremony of the ONE Awards was executed with the cooperation of Marketing Türkiye and Akademetre Research and Strategic Planning. In addition to the brands increasing their prestige the most in the year, media, PR, advertising and digital marketing agencies that played a role in this success were awarded. Celebrating its 20th year of establishment, Istanbul Commerce University was awarded as the year’s most prestigious educational institution.

Istanbul Commerce University’s President Prof. Dr. Yücel Oğurlu mentioned that they were proud to receive the award and said, “The momentum gained by our University in the recent period is very pleasing. We will not be satisfied with this and work more to enhance the value of our University’s diplomas.”

THE HIGHEST OCCUPANCY RATE

Istanbul Commerce University achieved a hundred per cent success in this area by launching the online education system in the swiftest during the pandemic. The University remained in the educational institutions to achieve the highest occupancy rate among the foundation universities and filled 95.5% of its capacity this year.

400 ONLINE EVENTS

Istanbul Commerce University is among the most preferred universities for postgraduate degrees. The University carried out its social responsibility projects academic and cultural activities throughout the pandemic and held over 400 online events in the past year.

22 Şubat 2022 Salı

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