E111 -EHIC medical card reciprocal agreement

[danceswithwolves]

Talking to my Consultant at Near East ( professor Soner) he informs me that THERE is a reciprocal agreement between Turkey & UK for free medical treatment. As Turkey is a European country, which is nothing too do with EURO zone.
Providing you are in have an up too date E111 medical card.
You do need to have a UK address, how this works for Expats don't know, I am not expat more of a swallow.

This does not apply to TRNC as it does not exist in Europe.
You can renew or apply for your E111 online.

[butterfly]

So you could get treatment in Turkey if needed? So could get referred from here to the mainland?

[ttoli]

I've used the E 111 in the south for emergency treatment before.

[woodspeckie]

I couldn't use it in Turkey, didn't accept it as it is not recognised in Turkey.
I live in the UK and was on holiday.

[ttoli]

Turkey not a European union country ( as yet )

[danceswithwolves]

Its nothing too do with being in EU which Turkey is not, But Turkey is a European country this is where the reciprocal agreement is in place, this was confirmed by a very high medical source in Turkey.
Example anyone requiring Kidney dyalisis it can be done in Turkey using E111.

[woodspeckie]

Gov.uk website latest foreign travel advice says it is not valid in Turkey. It does not have a reciprocal health care agreement. That was the reason I could not use it in Hospital in Cesme Turkey. The Hospital contacted my insurance to make sure they would pay for my treatment which they did.