Turkey's hair transplant industry locks in Japanese clients

Affordable prices, high quality on offer but unregistered clinics raise concern

20221228 Sinan Airport Photo

Advertisements for hair transplant treatments are ubiquitous at Istanbul Airport. The city has become a popular destination for foreign visitors seeking the procedure. (Photo by Sinan Tavsan)

SINAN TAVSAN, Nikkei staff writer

ISTANBUL -- The modern gateway to this ancient city has a new nickname these days: Istanbul Hairport.

Turkey's weak exchange rate and medical expertise are increasingly drawing foreign seekers of hair transplants, with Japanese the latest nationality to take advantage of bargain prices for the procedure.

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