What are emergency services like in Turkey?
When we asked members about emergency services in Turkey, they wrote...
"In Turkey, emergency services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To call for an ambulance, you can dial 112 from any phone. This number is free of charge and connects you to the emergency services. The operator will ask for your location and the nature of the emergency, and will then dispatch an ambulance to the scene," remarked another expat in Turkey.
"There are several hospitals near where I live. These however are private ones. I myself use Baskent University hospital, which I have found very good. Also their prices are more reasonable than some of the others. The care I received there has been first class. Also there is no long waiting time if you require an operation. As for emergency services, my wife received treatment with only a short wait to see a doctor, apart from that I cannot say," said a member in Istanbul, Turkey.
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What are emergency services like in Turkey?
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