Cyprus Turkish Tourism and Travel Agencies Association (KITSAB), Cyprus Turkish Hoteliers Association (KITOB) and YAKIN East University Hospital officials held a joint press conference and emphasized the importance of SSI for tourism.

According to the press release issued by the Directorate of Press and Public Relations Office of Near East University (Near East Universty Nicosia Cyprus); KITSAB President Orhan Tolun, KITOB President Hüseyin Aktığ and NEU Hospital Board Member Ahmet Savaşan‘s press conference, it was emphasized that the inclusion of TRNC in the scope of SSI is extremely important for tourism.

Savaşan NEU Hospital started to serve patients with SSI

In the statement Ahmet Savaşan, Following the extension of the scope of the Turkish Social Security Institution (SSI) to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Turkish citizens and their dependents started to be provided with services at the Near East University Hospital within the scope of Turkey's general health insurance.

All Turkish citizens under the age of 18 in the TRNC are covered by SSI...

Savaşan also emphasized that all Turkish citizens under the age of 18 in the TRNC can receive services from NEU Hospital within the scope of SSI, regardless of whether their parents have the right or not.

All students, tourists and employees with SSI are under NEU Hospital Assurance...

In his speech, Savaşan said, “It is a great reform in the field of health that the students, especially the students, who are studying at our universities, which have a very important place for the TRNC economy and whose numbers exceed fifty thousand, as well as the employees and other Turkish citizens, can benefit from the Near East University Hospital (Near East University Hospital) in the TRNC under the same conditions as in Turkey.”.

With the SSI, TRNC Universities will be preferred by more students...

Underlining that thanks to this historical step taken with the SSI agreement, all universities in Northern Cyprus will be preferred by more students Ahmet Savaşan, He added that this step will play an important role in the development of tourism and at the same time, the health of the embassy staff and the staff of other institutions and organizations will be guaranteed.

Tolun With the SSI, the health of Turkish tourists is guaranteed...

In his speech, KITSAB President Orhan Tolun said that the presence of hospitals that provide services at international standards in countries where tourism is made is an important factor that all tourists, especially the third age group, who will go on vacation abroad, demand and have a great influence on determining the countries they will go to, and stated that NEU Hospital meets this need in the best way.

Tolun also said that in addition to European tourists, thanks to the agreement made by NEU Hospital with the Turkish Social Security Institution, the health of Turkish tourists, who come to our country most intensively, is also guaranteed.

TRNC has become a reliable country in terms of Tourist Health....

Tolun emphasized that TRNC has become a reliable country in terms of Tourist Health thanks to the recent agreements made by NEU Hospital both in Europe and with Turkey.

SSI has strengthened the tourism sector...

Tolun stated that NEU Hospital is proud to see that all the health needs of TRNC citizens are met in the best way and that the necessity of the people of the country to go abroad has been eliminated, and added that the fact that people who come to our country from Turkey for education, vacation or any other purpose can receive health services from NEU Hospital with their own social security when an unexpected accident happens to them has added strength to us as tourists.

Aktığ:The most important assurance of developing tourism is the safety and health of the tourist...

“KITOB President Hüseyin Aktığ started his speech by saying that ”The most important assurance of developing tourism in a country is the safety and health of the tourist" and said that tourists want to be safe in the country they are going to. Aktığ also explained that there are different practices in many countries at the point of providing health assurance to tourists and reminded that in developed countries, it is compulsory to be insured while buying a plane ticket.

The SSI agreement is a very important step towards realizing our dreams.

Emphasizing the importance of NEU Hospital's agreement with the Turkish Social Security Institution (SGK) for Northern Cyprus to become a safe tourism destination, Aktığ said, “The agreement with SGK is a very important step in terms of our efforts to create the safe tourism we dream of.”.

All tourists coming to Northern Cyprus should be insured

Emphasizing that all tourists coming to Northern Cyprus should be insured, Aktığ stated that after this important first step taken by NEU Hospital, formulas should be produced to insure all tourists.