Tag: Tourist Health
- Symptom Guides5 min read
Red Eye or Conjunctivitis While Travelling
Conjunctivitis while travelling is common and usually clears on its own. How to care for a red eye, protect others, and spot signs that need urgent help.
- Symptom Guides5 min read
Sunburn and Heat Stroke in Istanbul: When It's Serious
Sunburn and heat stroke in Istanbul: how to care for sunburn, how to spot heat exhaustion early, and the heatstroke signs that need 112 straight away.
- 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.
- 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.
- Health in Istanbul6 min read
Is Tap Water Safe to Drink in Istanbul?
Is tap water safe in Istanbul? Why most residents drink bottled or filtered water, what about ice, tea and brushing your teeth, and tips for children.