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Practical health guidance for visitors in İstanbul — and how our team can help you in your own language.
- Tourist Healthcare Guides6 min read
Is There Urgent Care in Istanbul? Your Options Explained
Urgent care in Istanbul works differently from the US or UK. Your same-day options: emergency departments, clinics, hotel doctors and online advice.
- Tourist Healthcare Guides6 min read
Common Over-the-Counter Medicines and Their Turkish Names
Over the counter medicines in Turkey go by different names. Turkish spellings of common ingredients, symptom words and phrases to use with the pharmacist.
- Tourist Healthcare Guides6 min read
Antibiotics in Turkey: What Tourists Should Know
Antibiotics in Turkey are prescription medicines. When tourists need them, why pharmacies should not sell them over the counter and how to get help.
- Tourist Healthcare Guides6 min read
Finding a 24-Hour (Nöbetçi) Pharmacy in Istanbul
Need a 24 hour pharmacy in Istanbul? How the nöbetçi eczane rota works, how to find the nearest one at night or on Sunday, and useful Turkish phrases.
- Symptom Guides6 min read
Asthma Flare-Up While Travelling: A Practical Plan
Asthma flare-up while travelling in Istanbul: common triggers, what to pack, what to do if your inhaler runs out and the attack signs that need 112.
- Laboratory Guides6 min read
Cold, Flu or COVID? Testing Options in Istanbul
Cold, flu or COVID? How the symptoms differ, which tests are available in Istanbul, when a test changes your care and when it does not matter.
- Symptom Guides6 min read
Flu Symptoms While Travelling in Istanbul: Rest, Test or Treat?
Flu symptoms while travelling in Istanbul: how flu differs from a cold, how to look after yourself, who should see a doctor early and when to call 112.
- Symptom Guides6 min read
Diarrhoea and Dehydration in Children While Travelling
Diarrhea in children while travelling: how to keep a child hydrated, dehydration signs to watch for and when a doctor or 112 is needed in Istanbul.
- Travel Health Guides6 min read
Street Food Safety in Istanbul: A Practical Checklist
Street food safety in Istanbul: which snacks are low risk, which need more care, a simple stall checklist and what to do if your stomach reacts.