I also agree with the sentiment, to live here without insurance is risky although the risk isn't for the Turkish system to pay for your treatment, it's the individual who would get a huge bill.
The number of times I hear people say they would go back to UK for treatment, well, if it was a heart attack, stroke etc that would be impossible.
So I totally agree that people should have cover, but... Feel dreadfully sorry for people over 70 and those who cannot get cover due to pre existing conditions.
Those people, need to decide if they take the gamble and stay and examine whether they could afford to pay for their treatment should the worse happen.
I don't believe it's for the Government to make it compulsory. ( although it doesn't say it is compulsory anywhere in the legislation anyway)
What's wrong is that the different areas are making up their own rules or don't know the new rules because the body who should be dealing with it isn't in place yet.
Also I feel sorry for those who've had to surrender their blue books and are technically illegal now and are being told they shouldn't leave the country til it's sorted.
God forbid they had an emergency and needed to fly back.
What worries me most is WHY it's changed to one year, whats the agenda???
What's to say they couldn't stop issuing residency altogether one day, its scary and very unsettling.
What's also bad is all the insurance people jumping on the bandwagon and selling policies without knowing if they're fit for purpose and giving people false hopes.