Men in Handcuffs and Health Insurance in Turkey
Just a note, the two concepts in the title are very loosely related, very loosely. When we first moved out to live in our apartment over a year ago now, well to be precise 16 months ago, we applied for residency. That is to allow us to stay out here for an unlimited time, well in the first place for two years. It’s an interesting process and best carried out using the services of a Turkish speaker who knows what they are doing and knows their way round the system and a Turkish hospital. Fethiye Nazar tree to ward off evil at aside, as that’s another story for, the first year you have to provide for or pay for your own health insurance. Although treatment at one of the private hospitals is generally quite reasonable if needed, as long as I understand, you don’t need to stay in hospital. Only after one year’s residency can you apply to be part of the Turkish state social security system SGK for short . Naturally you have to pay for this. Additionally if, you decide lik...