Turkish Medical Association

Health professionals in the earthquake zone still experience serious housing problems, as 80 percent of them are unable to find a place of their own, reveals a survey conducted by the Turkish Medical Association (TTB).

An Istanbul court has released the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), who was detained after calling for an investigation into allegations that the Turkish military used chemical weapons in northern Iraq.

Doctors have rallied in Istanbul's Kadıköy to protest against the Private Hospitals Regulation as it "prevents self-employed doctors from doing their jobs.

Police have detained Şebnem Korur Fincancı, the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), after she called for an investigation into allegations that the Turkish military used chemical weapons in northern Iraq.

The citizenship of the chairwoman of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) should be revoked and the body should be closed, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has said, in reaction to claims that the army has used chemical weapons in the fight against terror.

In a bid to detect illegal substances or objects that could endanger the safety of a patient or a doctor, "door security systems" has begun to be installed in hospitals, the Health Ministry has announced.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli criticized a call by the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) for a two-day strike of health workers over the killing of Ekrem Karakaya, a cardiologist at the Konya City Hospital, by a relative of a patient.

Turkish doctors wearing PPE hold placards reading 'you cannot manage, we are exhausted, we die' during a protest in front of the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 15 September 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/TOLGA BOZOGLU

With the number of weekly coronavirus infections, which was 26,635 last week, having surpassed 57,000, experts once again warn citizens to get their booster shots if six to eight months have passed since the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Turkish medical workers staged a strike on Wednesday, demanding better rights, protection and pay.

"Today is a historic day. We are demanding our rights. June 15 is a white day. All medical doctors and workers are striking for their rights," Sebnem Korur Fidanci, President of the Turkish Medical Association, TTB, told the press on Wednesday in parliament.