Doctor Salaries in Turkey
As MDsalaries blog slowly but definitely moves along on its mission of being a resource on doctor incomes all across the globe, I must thank this article from the Turkish Daily News for physician income figures in Turkey.
Turkey that lies sandwiched between the proper European countries on the left and the middle-eastern countries on the right is a pretty rich country and classified as a developed country. As per Wikipedia, it's 2008 Per capita income of $6,670 is equivalent to a 10,380$ in per capita income when principles of purchasing power parity are applied.
The currency of Turkey is called the New Turkish Lira (abbreviated as YTL or TRY ) as of Jan 2008 1 US Dollar = 1.17 YTL
If you look up the map I have posted above, it easy to understand why the eastern regions might be troubled with terrorism and hence would have difficulty in attracting and retaining physicians. Naturally higher salaries would be needed to get doctors to work in dangerous areas - [ "danger pay" is a well known concept ]. Hmmm...The article even has a picture of doctors riding on horsebacks to reach patients in remote eastern areas....I probably love to have such an experience !
Thus, picking up the jewels from this article:
- In big Western Cities of Turkey, doctors are paid approximately YTL 3,500-4,000 per month in the private sector ( i.e. upto US $40,000 per annum) and YTL 1,500 per month in the public sector
- hospitals in eastern and southeastern Anatolia, on the other hand, offer as high as YTL 15,000 per month (i.e. upto US $153,000 Per year). AVerage wages in this regions is YTL 10,000 per month
- Despite the above differences doctors flock to the safer and more developed western side - I think its funny that it;s always the 'west' side thats more developed ;-)
- Often the only doctors the easter region sees is doctors serving their compulsory residency rotations
- Ever since Turkey introduced a General Health Insurance coverage that includes public and private setups, there has been a barrage of private hospital investments and employment opportunities in the health sector.
Turkey that lies sandwiched between the proper European countries on the left and the middle-eastern countries on the right is a pretty rich country and classified as a developed country. As per Wikipedia, it's 2008 Per capita income of $6,670 is equivalent to a 10,380$ in per capita income when principles of purchasing power parity are applied.
The currency of Turkey is called the New Turkish Lira (abbreviated as YTL or TRY ) as of Jan 2008 1 US Dollar = 1.17 YTL
If you look up the map I have posted above, it easy to understand why the eastern regions might be troubled with terrorism and hence would have difficulty in attracting and retaining physicians. Naturally higher salaries would be needed to get doctors to work in dangerous areas - [ "danger pay" is a well known concept ]. Hmmm...The article even has a picture of doctors riding on horsebacks to reach patients in remote eastern areas....I probably love to have such an experience !
Thus, picking up the jewels from this article:
- In big Western Cities of Turkey, doctors are paid approximately YTL 3,500-4,000 per month in the private sector ( i.e. upto US $40,000 per annum) and YTL 1,500 per month in the public sector
- hospitals in eastern and southeastern Anatolia, on the other hand, offer as high as YTL 15,000 per month (i.e. upto US $153,000 Per year). AVerage wages in this regions is YTL 10,000 per month
- Despite the above differences doctors flock to the safer and more developed western side - I think its funny that it;s always the 'west' side thats more developed ;-)
- Often the only doctors the easter region sees is doctors serving their compulsory residency rotations
- Ever since Turkey introduced a General Health Insurance coverage that includes public and private setups, there has been a barrage of private hospital investments and employment opportunities in the health sector.
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posted by Digitaldoc, MD at 3:59 PM
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Anonymous said ... (3/27/2009) :
Post Your Comment !Beyond the normal salary, Turkish doctors are usually paid on performance, which really adds up in state hospitals due to the astonishing number of admitted patients daily. It is also a known tactic for an established public-sector doctor to work nearly half-time (due to lax work hours), referring a portion of the plethora of patients to his private practice. That way, surgeons who can "rent out" an OR in prestigious hospitals can pocket up to $3,000 per operation at the end of the day (after hospital fees and assistant salaries) on top of the public-sector salary and benefits. If someone charted this, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a higher percentage of million dollar doctors in Turkey than the US.
Hi
I think the doctors of Turkey are very genius and great doing great job
then they take this figure of salary.
glad that ill be a dr. in Turkey :)
and yes theyre not bad :D
my sister is gynecologist and gets paid net 225.000 dollars annual,there is a huge demand for female gynecologists especially in the eastern Turkey.