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Claim Compensation for your Turkey Holiday Illness or Accident Abroad?


Were you ill or injured in a Turkish hotel during a holiday with a UK tour operator?


If food poisoning or shoddy hygiene conditions at your hotel caused you to become ill or sick while on a holiday in Turkey, our holiday compensation solicitors can help you to make a holiday illness claim. If you were unfortunate enough to have an accident during a holiday in Turkey our specialist team of travel lawyers will be able to offer friendly advice on making a claim.


Holidays are a sacred time when you get to put your feet up, relax or explore foreign places, and experience different cultures. However, if your holiday is ruined because someone else failed to either ensure your safety or your health then your much loved trip will turn into a disaster. What you may not have been aware of is that you can claim compensation from your tour operator through English law specifically the Package Travel Regulations 1992.


Give us a ring on 0808 129 3347
or make an online enquiry

NB: Don't forget to quote "cut out the middleman"
if you are interested in our £250 Bonus offer


Hotel-Watch Illness Blog


Holiday compensation claims for illness and accidents


Turkey holiday illness and accident claims - get £250 Bonus within 7 days if we take on your holiday compensation claim and you quoted 'cut out the middleman'

Our pledge to you:


  • We regain our fees from the defendants to ensure you get 100% of your compensation award
  • We conduct all our holiday illness / sickness, or accident compensation claims for Turkey on "no win no fee" arrangements
  • If our holiday compensation team accept your case we have a unique scheme whereby we will give you £250 within 7 days of your holiday claim being acknowledged and approved (remember you must quote "cut out the middleman" at the outset of your claim to be eligible)
  • Our holiday compensation solicitors have extensive experience relating to holiday travel law claims and you can rest assured you will receive, plain, simple, straightforward legal advice regarding your claim

If your holiday was ruined by a holiday illness or accident, pick up the phone now and make a no-obligation enquiry by speaking to our holiday compensation team on freephone 0808 129 3347 or if you prefer please submit an enquiry via our online enquiry form..


Hotel Illness Group Claim - We are representing over 100 holiday makers in a group action against First Choice Holidays following a serious outbreak of illness at the all-inclusive Holiday Village Turkey in Sarigerme in 2009. A large number of holiday makers contracted bacterial and/or parasitic infections caused by either salmonella food poisoning or cryptosporidium, a waterborne bug contracted from dirty swimming pool water.


Latest News


Holiday makers have been returning from the Holiday Village Turkey ill for a number of years. Simpson Millar is pleased to announce that it has now settled its 2008 action with the tour operator, First Choice.


Mrs Catherine Moore from Hartlepool said, "May I take this opportunity to thank you for all your help in resolving the case and I’m very happy with the final outcome. I cannot believe how quickly you managed to bring my case to a close with a positive outcome……I thought it would take years to settle….Your firm has been very professional throughout and I would recommend you to friends and family."


Health issues in Turkey


Bacterial infections are the most common cause of sickness and are usually caused by consuming contaminated food or water. Some common food poisoning infections are:



See "Hotel-Watch" to find out which hotels in Turkey we are currently receiving enquiries about holiday illness.


Food Poisoning Symptoms


Typically the symptoms of these infections include diarrhoea, vomiting and nausea. If not treated effectively they can sometimes lead to serious secondary complications including:


  • Food intolerance
  • Post infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Reactive Arthritis (RSD)
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Accidents in Turkey


Do any of the accidents listed below sound familiar to you?


  • Slips in bistros, cafeterias or restaurants
  • Falling over due to flights of steps or stairs being wet
  • Injured after falling due to broken and damaged flooring
  • Road accidents involving coaches, mopeds, cars and bikes

If so, then you could be entitled to compensation.


Accident on Holiday in Turkey – Whilst on holiday at a hotel in the Turkish resort of Lara Beach our client slipped and fell on a wet external stairwell near to the hotel’s swimming pool which led to the toilet facilities. Our client sustained multiple injuries including a trimalleolar fracture of her ankle which shattered in three places and has required extensive surgery. The hotel promptly arranged for the steps to be coated in a non-slip coating – something that should have been done before the accident. Our client is now in the process of claiming substantial compensation from the tour operator including a large claim for her loss of earnings.


Turkish Holiday Resorts


Popular holiday resorts in Turkey include:


  • Sarigerme
  • Oludeniz
  • Ovacik
  • Hisaronu
  • Fethiye
  • Calis
  • Gocek
  • Kalkan
  • Marmaris
  • Cesme
  • Foca
  • Dalaman
  • Bodrum
  • Alanya
  • Antalya
  • Side
  • Izmir
  • Altinkum
  • Gumbet
  • Icmeler
  • Kusadasi

Turkish Hotels


For ease you may download a list of hotels in Turkey that are currently listed in the UK’s leading tour operators' brochures eg First Choice Holidays, Thomson Holidays, and Thomas Cook Holidays. Suffered food poisoning at one of the following hotels?




Contact our holiday compensation claims - Turkey


Make sure you receive the compensation you deserve by talking to our holiday compensation solicitors on freephone: 0808 129 3347 or alternatively you can submit an online enquiry.


NB: Don't forget to quote "cut out the middleman"
if you are interested in our £250 Bonus offer




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