Healthcare
Turkey — Healthcare: Major Hospitals
The Turkish Ministry of Health owns over half of hospitals and oversees most secondary and tertiary care; private providers either contract with the Social Security Institution or treat self-paying patients.
VerifiedGovernment / official sourceWHO European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies – Turkey country pageLast reviewed: 2026-10-26
Key facts
- The Ministry of Health oversees most secondary and tertiary care and owns over half of hospitals.
- Most care is delivered by the public system; private providers either contract with the Social Security Institution (SSI) or treat patients who pay directly.
- The universal General Health Insurance Scheme began in 2006 and the SSI is the single payer, setting service tariffs.
- Public sources have covered around 78% of current health expenditure since 2010.