Emergencies in Marmaris: Hospital, Duty Pharmacy, 112 and Travel Insurance

What to Do in an Emergency: Quick Table

We put the most common situations and the first thing to do in one table. The details are in the sections below.

What to Say When You Call 112

In Turkey the ambulance, police, gendarmerie and fire brigade are all reached on one number: 112. The call is free.

• First say where you are: the hotel's name, the neighbourhood or a well-known place nearby. Turn on your location in your phone's map.
• Briefly say what happened: how many people, injured or ill, conscious or not.
• If you don't speak Turkish, ask the hotel reception or someone nearby for help.
• Don't hang up first; answer the questions you are asked.

Hospitals and Clinics in Marmaris

• Marmaris State Hospital (Marmaris Devlet Hastanesi) is the district's public hospital and works from its new building; its emergency department is open day and night.
• Marmaris also has private hospitals and clinics. If you have travel insurance, call its emergency assistance line first; they will send you to a hospital they work with.
• For visitors without Turkish social security, treatment may be charged. Carry your policy, your passport and a list of the medicines you take.
• In a serious case don't drive yourself; call 112.

Duty Pharmacy: Medicine at Night and at Weekends

• Pharmacies are open during the day on weekdays. In the evening, at night and at weekends they take turns on duty (nöbetçi eczane).
• A closed pharmacy shows the names and addresses of that day's duty pharmacies on its door.
• The Muğla Chamber of Pharmacists publishes the duty list, and your hotel reception can tell you the nearest one.
• Pharmacists help with minor problems, but some medicines need a prescription. If you take your own medicine, show the box or the name of the active ingredient.

Travel Insurance: What to Check

• The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and the UK's GHIC are not valid in Turkey; take out travel insurance.
• Save your policy's emergency assistance number in your phone; you may be asked to call them before going to hospital.
• Check whether diving, boat trips, water sports or riding a motorbike are covered in your policy.
• If you pay for treatment or medicine, keep the invoices and reports; you'll need them to claim the money back.

Sun, Heat and Sea: Small Precautions

For temperatures and sea water month by month see our weather and sea guide; for money, phones and daily life see our first-timers guide.

Accident or Breakdown in a Hire Car

• Safety first: put the hazard lights on, move the car somewhere safe if you can and place the warning triangle behind it.
• If anyone is hurt or the road is blocked, call 112. Official procedures (the police or gendarmerie report) come before everything else.
• Then call us or write on WhatsApp. We'll guide you through the report and the next steps.
• Take photos of the scene, the cars and the number plates; get the other driver's name, phone number and insurance details.
• If the car breaks down, move it somewhere safe and call us; send us your location.

Frequently asked questions