I want to enter the health tourism business as an agency. What do I need to do?

First: even if you hold a Group A agency licence, you absolutely must obtain a separate authorisation — check the USHAŞ (International Health Services) page for this. Before operating, you must sign protocols with at least 3 healthcare institutions, and not just any clinics — they must meet specific criteria. If you skip these steps, the consequences include: suspension of your health-tourism activities, referral to the Ministry of Trade, ministry-level inspections with all the administrative sanctions consumer law provides, and an administrative fine of up to half of the previous month's gross service revenue, with a floor of 250,000 Turkish lira — and that's just for starters.