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Information and Services in Turkey Section => Health & Healthcare => Topic started by: Karennina on June 15, 2015, 07:57:26 AM

Title: SGK or other
Post by: Karennina on June 15, 2015, 07:57:26 AM: Can someone tell me please re the SGK health insurance needed if you take out residency does it have to be this or can you arrange your own policy and ŵoukd an English one suffice? Thanks in advance sorry I do t have the time to search on here I just want someone to tell me if I could do this...
Title: Re: SGK or other
Post by: kayakebab on June 15, 2015, 08:31:24 AM: You can arrange your own Turkish policy, check the wording as most don't cover serious illnesses such as cancer in the first year, many people been caught out...

And it has to be for in and out patients to satisfy the criteria. Policy prices depend on age and are dearer for women.
Sgk is 288tl for a married couple per month, and requires a medical at the Devlet.

For a 6 months residency they're accepting UK travel policies, but not for longer than 6 months.
Title: Re: SGK or other
Post by: WordBird on June 15, 2015, 08:44:10 AM: Wot kayakebab said.....plus make sure that your policy is worth the paper it's written on.
Seen so many posts elsewhere from people who took the 'cheap' option just to satisfy residency requirements and then couldn't claim a single kuruş when they needed it.
Title: Re: SGK or other
Post by: jackstee on June 15, 2015, 10:17:22 AM: Got a policy on Saturday and it cost 2,310 TL.
It covers up to 23,000 of treatment.
Title: Re: SGK or other
Post by: Karennina on June 16, 2015, 09:43:09 AM: Brilliant thsnks all thst replied thst I interesting Linda re the travel policy for 6 months I think I will explore thst avenue first...
Title: Re: SGK or other
Post by: JohnF on June 16, 2015, 11:43:08 AM: Be sure and check the T&C's of the travel policy - often they have a limit on the amount of time (usually 30 or 31 days) per trip. You may get away with it for the RP, but if you had to make a claim...

JF
Title: Re: SGK or other
Post by: jsp51 on June 16, 2015, 13:23:34 PM: Quote from: WordBird on June 15, 2015, 08:44:10 AM
Wot kayakebab said.....plus make sure that your policy is worth the paper it's written on.
Seen so many posts elsewhere from people who took the 'cheap' option just to satisfy residency requirements and then couldn't claim a single kuruş when they needed it.
Wordbird again you mention other posts regarding the "cheap option" can you tell me where you saw these posts as this type of insurance would suit me as I have adequate travel insurance for my stay and would gladly use one of these dodgey ones.
Title: Re: SGK or other
Post by: WordBird on June 19, 2015, 10:57:59 AM: I can't give specifics I'm afraid - I'm referring to posts by other people on Facebook who have lamented choosing cheap policies that simply satisfy RP requirements but which will not pay out for a year/have very low claim amounts etc.

We went straight to an insurance agent who was highly recommended and who found us exactly what we needed - so I'm afraid I can't help with details on others. That said, I didn't consider our policy expensive - for three of us it cost less than we had been quoted in the UK for Mr WB alone!