Fahrettin Koca

The Turkish delegation, who arrived in Gaza for the feasibility study on a planned field hospital, has concluded their investigations, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced.

A Turkish delegation has arrived in Gaza and started to conduct feasibility studies for a planned field hospital in the strip amid the Israel-Hamas war, Turkish diplomatic sources have said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a visit to cancer patients transferred to Türkiye from Gaza and receiving treatment in Ankara.

Erdoğan arrived at the Oncology Hospital, where patients are being treated, joined by Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, the hospital's Chief Physician, and doctors.

Türkiye is working to position itself as a major destination for global medical tourists, aiming to increase revenues from health tourism to $3 billion.

The country may overtake France as the second most popular European holiday destination after Spain thanks to its booming medical tourism industry, according to experts.

A Turkish ship carrying a large number of health supplies — including field hospitals and ambulances — to Gazans has arrived at an Egyptian port near the besieged strip, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced.

Türkiye, Egypt and Israel have joined forces to create a joint health coordination team aimed at facilitating the transfer of patients from Gaza through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, the only route out of the region not controlled by Israel.

Ankara will soon initiate the transfer process of children with cancer from Gaza to Türkiye for their treatment, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced.

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced a collaborative effort with Egypt to transfer cancer patients and emergency cases from Gaza to Türkiye for urgent medical treatment.

The rate of positive cases detected in COVID-19 tests has risen from 3 to 30 percent in Türkiye, with a significant majority anticipated to be associated with EG.5, a new subvariant unofficially nickname as Eris, a prominent infectious disease expert has revealed.

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced that Türkiye has made extensive preparations to establish 20 field hospitals both in the vicinity of the Rafah border gate, the only way into Gaza not controlled by Israel, and at Egypt's El Arish airport to provide medical aid to the conflict-stricken Gaza.