The medical tourism in Turkey is one of the most important factors on which Turkey depends on increasing the number of tourists annually, because it possesses important sources based on medical tourism, whether natural or natural springs or medical hospitals and advanced medical centers. As a result, the number of tourists traveling to Turkey for physical therapy or medical treatment has increased, while enjoying Turkey's scenic and scenic spots.

Turkey is very interested in therapeutic tourism for two reasons:

cultural exchange

The awareness of cultural exchange is one of the most important positive effects of therapeutic tourism, due to the desire of many foreign tourists and different countries with different cultures, and this has many benefits to Turkey and the Turkish people including:

• People know the habits and behaviors of different countries.
• Developing social ties among the peoples of the world.
• Supporting the human heritage and widening the cultural circle.
• Mutual respect and cooperation among States.
• Exchange of knowledge and ethical values ​​among the peoples of the world.

Increase national income

The more medical tourism develops, the greater the number of tourists coming to Turkey, and thus the national income will increase and the economy of the country will recover. Where tourists coming for treatment spend more than tourists coming for the landscape of the beautiful cities of Turkey and the areas and museums and archaeological mosques that tell the history of ancient Turkey. For this reason, the Turkish Ministry of Health is striving to increase the number of tourists for treatment to 2 million tourists by 2023, by continuously seeking to develop treatment systems, health facilities and tourism and facilitate access to Turkey. Turkey's revenues from medical tourism reached 4.4 billion dollars over the past five years. According to the Turkish Statistics Agency (Tursab), 2,852.975 people visited Turkey for medical and medical purposes between 2013-2017.

Turkish lira crisis and therapeutic tourism

Despite the recent deterioration of the Turkish lira and the Turkish people's resentment of this crisis, the decline in Turkish lira prices is positive for medical tourism. The decline in the Turkish lira leads to an increase in the number of tourists coming to Turkey due to the low cost for tourists. The Turkish government does not deal with medical tourism at cost. It deals with it as a major source of income. Therefore, medical tourism requires strict discipline and investment, as it is not just ordinary tourism but also health tourism.

In conclusion, we note that the State of Turkey is witnessing a quantum leap in the volume of medical tourism imports amounting to 1.5 billion US dollars, according to statements made by the Turkish Minister of Health, Mr. Fakhruddin Qoga, at the meeting of editors of the Anatolia Agency at the agency headquarters in the Turkish capital of Ankara. The Turkish Minister of Health that his country aspires to increase this figure to five times in 2023, noting that the imports of medical tourism amounted to 1.5 billion US dollars this year.