“…Turkey is among the top 10 wellness and medical tourism destinations offering affordable quality of healthcare packages, following India, Cuba, Costa Rica, Thailand, Singapore, and Colombia (Abubakar et al, 2017; Aksu et al, 2016; Connell, 2013; Isikli et al, 2020; Medhekar & Wong, 2020; Uçak, 2016). Approximately 420,000 foreign patients traveled to Turkey for medical treatment in 2018, contributing US $1.5 billion in revenue, which increased to 551,748 patients in 2019, contributing US $2 billion to the economy (Turkeymedicals, 2021).…”