Antalya is the capital of what Turks call the Turquoise Coast — a sweep of Mediterranean shore from Marmaris in the west to Anamur in the east. The city itself is large, modern, and sprawling in the way of Turkish provincial capitals. But its heart — Kaleiçi, the old town inside the Roman walls — is something else: two thousand years of uninterrupted habitation, compressed into thirty hectares of Ottoman houses, Byzantine churches, and Roman harbourworks.

The medical infrastructure grew from a different source: Antalya's position as a year-round sun destination for Russian, German, and British tourists created a demand for international-standard healthcare that its hospitals learned to satisfy. The result, by the early 2010s, was a cluster of private JCI-accredited hospitals that rivalled İzmir and approached the quality of Istanbul for most treatment categories.

Our Antalya programme is built around the city's particular combination: serious academic medicine in a city that gives guests somewhere worth being. We use Antalya for oncology second opinions, cardiovascular assessment, orthopaedic surgery, and complex dental work — procedures that benefit from a city with real hotel infrastructure, real restaurants, and direct flights from across Europe.

For guests who want to understand the city they will be spending the most important week of the year in — this guide is for you.