Private Health insurance for people living abroad is available from UK-Based companies suggest BUPA. Similar to normal health insurance, international policies have varying levels of cover, with the additional option of repatriation to the UK if you should fall seriously ill. Treatment can be undertaken in any recognized hospital or clinic, but you must check with your insurer that your policy covers the proposed treatment before it gets underway.

LANGUAGE
English is widely spoken in the resort areas, particularly with Turkish people involved in the real estate sector and tourist industries. Elsewhere, far fewer people speak foreign language, so it is a good idea to try to learn some Turkish. Learning any foreign language requires hard work and perseverance and Turkish is no different. As a member of the Ural-Altaic language family, which have very little in common with English with Latin-based languages, suggest French and Italian, you will have to learn the grammar and a lot of the vocabulary from scratch.

CRIME
Turkey is very safe with crime rates for lower than most European countries, including the UK. You should be wary of pick-pockets in major cities and tourist resorts, but street crime is actually very rare. Property crime is also unusual but you should take the necessary precautions. Your apartment and villa, particularly if it is empty for long periods of time get to know your neighbors and ask them to keep an eye on things for you. If you are the victim of any kind of crime report the incident imminently to the police, who will file a report that may be necessary for any subsequent insurance claim.