Health Ministry

One third of Turkish adults overweight: Study

Over 30 percent of all adults in Turkey are considered to be "extremely overweight," according to a study conducted by the Health Ministry.

Thousands of Turks, like millions worldwide, experience the physical and emotional impact of obesity, according to professor Nazif Ba?r?aç?k, the president of the Turkish Association for the Study of Obesity.

Turkish restaurants mull banning salt

As Turkey tries to lower daily salt consumption, thousands of restaurants could be preparing to remove the much-maligned condiment from their tables.       

Istanbul-based All Restaurants and Suppliers' Association is planning to discuss this issue during an executive meeting at the end of this month, an industry source said on condition of anonymity.

Traditional cancer treatment methods not 'ideal,' Turkish medics say

Traditional cancer treatment methods like chemotherapy and radiotherapy are not ideal anymore, a Turkish medical oncology specialist has said ahead of World Cancer Day on Feb. 4, underscoring that new ways are being developed to prevent the growth of cancer cells by exploring the "cancer maps" in human genes.

Two Turkish police officers killed in southeastern Turkey

Two police officers have been killed in two southeastern provinces during operations targeting outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants. 

Police officer Erol Aktürk, 43, was killed and five others were injured during a counter-terrorism operation targeting PKK militants in the southeastern province of ??rnak late Dec. 31, 2015.

One policeman killed in PKK attack in Turkey's southeast

One policeman was killed and five others were injured during a counter-terrorism operation targeting outlawed PKK militants in the southeastern province of ??rnak on Dec. 31, 2015.

Security forces were conducting operations to fill in ditches and dissemble barricades in the Cizre district, which is under curfew, security sources said.

Health Ministry urges calm as thousands of flu patients flock to hospitals in Turkey's southeast

Turkey's Health Ministry has urged for calm as over 11,000 people with influenza symptoms flocked to hospitals in southeastern Batman province over the last week and reports of swine flu created panic in nearby Van province. 

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