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Ansat was present in it’s own stand in 3. HESTOUREX World Health Sport Tourism Congress & Exibition held in Antalya on 4-7 April 2019 with participation of 2.000 hosted buyers from varios countries worldwide. During the event we had the oppotunities to demonstrate to our guests coming from Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, from the Middle East innovative and advanced oncology treatment technics performed by our distinguished doctors in Antalya.

ANSAT was present in 1. HESTOUREX World Health Sport Tourism Congress & Exibition held in Antalya on 6-9 April 2017 with participation of 2.500 hosted buyers from varios countries worldwide. In ANSAT stand the Creator ‘’ Tree of Life’’ statue Oleg Kievkiy and his wife specialy invited to the event greet our visitors on behalf of Antalya and promote innovative and advanced medical treatment technics. In the Congress leg of the event our member Prof Mustafa Ozdogan MD , Medical Oncolog made presentation with other distinguished physicians on the topic of ‘’ The Achievements and Abilities of Turkey in Medicine’’. Likewise Prof Akin Yildiz MD , Specialist in Nuklear Medicine conducted his presentation on ‘’ The Innovative and Advanced Medical Treatments in Antalya ‘’

During the event which lasted 2 days in the City Hotel of Tashkent ANSAT stand was visited by distiungushed guest and our Uzbekistan represantative Aziz Abdurakhmanov MD informed all visitors about our achievements and skills in medicine.

During a routine follow up  treatment  after the completition of his wife’s treatment, Oleg Kievsky and Mariia Voytko with participation of Cengiz Yilmaz, President of ANSAT and his wife Tatiana Yilmaz  pay a courtesy  visit to Menderes Turel, mayor of Antalya in his office. During the visit Oleg Kievsky presents the mayor his special gift-a Mini Panther work that Oleg  sculptured   in Moscow in his atelier   for the mayor.  According to belief that Mini Panther  symbolizes success and  courage.

World famous Russian sculptor  Oleg Kievsky, thanks to Antalya with his work  called ‘’ Tree of Life’’   dedicating it  to  the people and city of Antalya in grateful appreciation of the successful health treatment given to  his  wife Mariia Voytko  by our  physicians  and Antalya Health Tourism Association.

For further info about Mariia Voytko’s story please see:

The presentation seromony took place on 24th of 2015 in Mardan Palace Hotel in Antalya with participation of distingushed guests from Turkey  and  Russia. Mayor of Grand Municipality of Antalya  Menderes Turel  accepted ‘’ Tree of Life ‘’ on behalf  of Antalya.

Likewise last year ANSAT, being invited as Bronze Sponsor participated to the 4 th Medical and Health Tourism Mart , Almaty, Kazakistan, in 14-16 April 2015, in 17-18 in Tblisi , Georgia, in 19-20 in Baku, Azerbaijan and promoting ‘’ Innovative Cancer Treatments in Antalya’’ . During the events new cooperate ties with partners from 3 countries have been established in order to refer patients to Antalya for treatment purposes.

ANSAT, being invited as   Bronze Sponsor   participated to the   3 th Medical and Health Tourism Mart ,  Almaty, Kazakistan .,  in  the Oncology Forum  organized  in the 1. day of the event  ANSAT  member Prof Saim Yilmaz MD Interventional Radiologist   performed  a special presentation   on ‘’ Innnovative Cancer Treatments in Antalya’’.   The presentation  attracttad so much  interest that   Prof Yilmaz was specialy invited by the Almaty Cancer Institute  which was the main  organizer of the Oncology Forum   to carry out same presentation for the doctors of the institute in their main hospital the next day.

ANSAT particated  2.time at the 5 th Medshow 2014 Moscow  Overseas Medical Treatment and Wellness Fair held on 20-21th September 2014.  The Fair’s aim was to provide  affluent Russians   treatment opportunities abroad that are not available in Russia or better abroad .  During the 2 days of fair ANSAT emphasized  and promoted Antalya’s new innovative cancer treatment as  our stronges asset.  In previous fairs the traditional foreign  treatment providers have been mainly  from  West Europea  and US and Israel. ANSAT was the first and the only participant from the Antalya region promoting the achievements and abilities  we posses  in medicine. Visitors most of whom are those who seek foreign treatment providers and  professinals and representatives of  Russian  medical institutions  have shown great interest in Antalya and our treatment technics particulary our innovative cancer treatments.

During the fair  specialy invited by  ANSAT   to MedShow  the distingueshed Cancer team members Prof Mustafa Ozdogan  MD Onclogist,   Prof Akin Yildiz MD Nuclear Radiologist and Prof Saim Yilmaz MD Interventional Radiologist  gave a special presentations in  two days  to the   audiences  most of  whom are professianals and medical represantatieves  about  our innovative cancer treatments  in Antalya.

Images of ANSAT stand and Cancer presentation;

ANSAT particated at the 5 th Medshow 2014 Moscow  Overseas Medical Treatment and Wellness Fair held on 1-2 th March 2014.  The Fair’s aim was to provide  affluent Russians   treatment opportunities abroad that are not available in Russia or better abroad .  During the 2 days of fair ANSAT emphasized  and promoted Antalya’s new innovative cancer treatment as  our stronges asset.  In previous fairs the traditional foreign  treatment providers have been mainly  from  West Europea  and US and Israel. ANSAT was the first and the only participant from the Antalya region promoting the achievements and abilities  we posses  in medicine. Visitors most of whom are those who seek foreign treatment providers and  professinals and representatives of  Russian  medical institutions  have shown great interest in Antalya and our treatment technics particulary our innovative cancer treatments.

At the second day of Medshow  ANSAT  gave a special presentation to the   audiences  most of  whom are professianals and medical represantatieves  about  our medical abilites in Antalya  and especialy our innovative cancer treatments performed  by our distingueshed professors. 

ANSAT Antalya Health Tourism Association had for the first time ever all parties and partners involved in health tourism in Antalya region gathered at the brunch.

At the brunch held on 22th of December 2013 , Sunday morning in Duaci AYKA Healty Life Facilities ,the Honorary Chairman of ANSAT , the Governor of Antalya, Sebahattin Ozturk was also present with other distinguashed guests such as from Antalya Provincial Directorate of Health , Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, Akdeniz University Hospital, ATSO Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BAKA West Mediterranean Development Agency , well known physicians from leading hospitals in Antalya, MedStar Cancer Hospital, MedicalPark Hospital, Memorial Hospital,Antalya Life Hospital, DunyaEye Hospital, OFM Hospital , TalyaEye, the represantatives of tourism companies, health insurance companies, local media and many others.

All guests expressed appreciation for the time they spent with their families and children during the brunch.

After one hour of the brunch the list of speeches was set up as follows :

1- Kazim Dogan MD , Chairman of the Board, AYKA Healthy Life Facilities

2- A.Cengiz Yilmaz , Chairman of the Board ,ANSAT Antalya Health Tourism Association

3- Mehmet Karakayali , Chairman of the Board , AKSID , the Association of Private Health Facilities in Antalya

4- Prof Mustafa Melikoglu MD ,ANSAT Antalya Health Tourism Association

5- Prof Mustafa Ozdogan MD , Head of Cancer Department, Antalya MedStar Cancer Hospital

6- Prof Murat Tuncer MD, Depatment of Organ Transplantation , Antalya MedicalPark Hospital

7- Sebahattin Ozturk, Honorary Chairman of ANSAT, Governor of Antalya

Speakers focused on the following vital issues for Antalya health tourism and wowed better cooperation in the future :

1- At the present Antalya has been receiving a considerable number of foreign patients to be treated in our leading hospitals. Top cases are cancer treatment, organ transplantation, IVF, eye treatment, cardiology and others.

2- In the effort to make Antalya an internationaly well known brand in health , we have two main assests; Cancer Treatment, Organ and Tissue Transplantation.

3- Health tourism is a top priority for Antalya economy. Unlike traditonal holiday tourism it provides a great contribution to every level of the city’s economical life.

4- In order to achieve this target Antalya enjoys having well educated and highly gualified and skilled physicians most of whom have gained an outstanding reputation for their most innovative treatment technics they performed and our hospitals at international standards.

5- Coordination between state and private entities , awarness about the importance of health tourism , implementation of juridicial and ethical regulations, upgrading of English infrastructure between institutions and preparing projects to be entitled for govermental grants are amoung the topics we will have to work on at home.

6- Anywhere out of Turkey what we keep facing and will have to overcome is the lack of PR and awarness about our abilities and achievements of Antalya in medicine. For most people in other countries Antalya is known as a popular holiday destination with its top accomadation facilities , but it comes to medicine they can not imagine about the level of our medicine and how medicine in Antalya has gained this strong momentum in recent years . The main task of ANSAT to create this awarness and PR in professional manner about our medicine in all territories surrounding us and worldwide enabling us to attract patients to Antalya.

ANSAT Antalya Health Tourism Association participated in 6th International Health Tourism Exhibition held in Istanbul this year on 22-25 November.

ANSAT was the only one related association from Antalya and amoung those who were officialy invited to the exhibition organized by the Turkish Health Tourism Association, largely supported by the Turkish Ministry of Health.

During the exhibition the level of turkish health tourism that has in recent years gained a remarkable momentum had been focused on and those involved in health tourism worldwide visiting ANSAT stand had been informed about the abilities and achievements of Antalya in medicine with the motto of ‘’ Your new medical destination; Antalya’’ as seen on above picture the Consultant of the Ministry of Health of Sudan Mr Magdi and Representative of medical tourism agency in NY , USA Mrs Taylor.

ANSAT Antalya Health Tourism Association participated as invited partner the 5 th HETEX International Health Tourism Exhibition held in Antalya on 14-16 November.

During the exhibition a great interest was shown to ANSAT stand and we had the opportunity to demonstrate and create awarness about the abilities and achievements of Antalya in medicine as seen above on the picture with the Polish delegation’s visit.

Members of the Board of ANSAT paid a curtesy visit to newly appointed Antalya Governor Mr Sebahattin Ozturk .

During the visit Mr Ozturk emphasized the importance of Health Tourism for Antalya region and promised to provide all kind of support and contribution to create coordination between institutions and parties involved from both private and state sectors.

ANSAT Antalya Health Tourism Association has officialy been invited to the 6 th International World Tourism Congress organized by the Health Tourism Association of Turkey to be held on 22-25 th of November 2013 in Istanbul.

From 100 different countries worldwide 200 and 400 participants from Turkey are expected in the congress whose subject this year is set as ’’Quality and Sustainability in Health Tourism and Human Resourses’’. In the convention center an independent stand area , in the congress book a full page for promotion were granted to our use . During the congress ANSAT will be represented by a powerful delegation and we think we will be able to promote and create awareness about’’ Antalya in Medicine’’ , our medical abilities and achievements with all international delegations worldwide.

For further info please see: www.healthtourismcongress.org

28.02.2013 Russia’s leading national TV channel REN TV invited by ANSAT arrived to Antalya to make a special program about other than the tradional reputation in tourism of Antalya , its new face as an emerging medical center in whole region. The TV program this time specialy focused on the uterus, double arm and face transplantation operations that distinguished Turkish Medical Doctor Prof Omer Ozkan performed . The shooting took place in Dr Ozkan’s clinic , Akdeniz University Hospital, in Face Transplant Patient Turan Colak’s hometown Nazilli with his family.

Additionaly last day of the crew on our proposal to create an important awareness about Antalya’s other medical abilities and successes such as the World Champion team in terms of the number of Organ transplants performed MedicalPark Organ Transplantation Center and the superb Memorial/Medstar Cancer Center were visited and the facilities were prerecorded for further programming to be designed with Channel Management in the near future.

This exclusive program executed was aired on 13 of April under the name of ‘’This week with Marianna Maximovskaya- Operations of 21. Century’’ in REN TV ‘ s prime time Saturday 6.00 PM.

The video of this special program which we think will make an important contribuion to the promotion of Antalya’s medical abilities amoung the channels wiewers in Russia ,ex Soviet Republics and also via Satelite its Russian speaking wiewers in Europe, Australia and the USA can soon be seen on our ANTALYA MEDICINE IN MEDIA column.