1 April 2010 / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL
Turkey’s health tourism sector can earn some $8 billion by attracting people from Eurasia, İbrahim Artukarslan, member of the advisory board of the Turkish Health Tourism Organization (TUHETO), said on Wednesday.
TUHETO has begun promoting Turkish health tourism in Kazakhstan, in conjunction with which representatives from 100 Turkish hotels, all members of TUHETO, together with public relations officers from the Acıbadem, Sema, German and Memorial hospitals gathered in a meeting yesterday in Almaty to provide information on health options in Turkey.
Artukarslan said Turkey is in a good position to compete globally in the health tourism sector. “Turkey can earn up to $8 billion after promotional activities on health tourism,” he said.