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Turkish individuals migrating to European countries are aging, they retire and spent more time in Turkey. Once in Turkey, they use health care services in case of emergencies, routine checks and investigations difficult to obtain in their host countries. This practice has turned into routine with increasing number of retired immigrants.  We therefore aimed to evaluate older Turkish immigrant's perceptions of health care services in Turkey and their host countries. This descriptive qualitative study was conducted with individuals over the age of 50, who have migrated from Turkey into Britain, Denmark and Germany. A semi-structured questionnaire was conducted on 67 participants. Overall there was a high level of satisfaction with the provision of health care services in the host countries in terms of quality and patient centered care but concerns were raised about access to specialist care and language barriers.The structure of health systems, financial and politic conditions shaping those structures and the advantages and disadvantages of the health systems in both countries were affecting perceptions of health care services and pragmatically determine preferences. Respondents agreed there had been a decrease in quality of health services in their host countries and an opposite trend for Turkey.

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