Average Turk lives 58 years in good health out of 80 years of life
The average lifetime of a Turkish inhabitant has risen to 80, with one living a healthy life up to the age of 58, a specialist has cautioned the lawmakers in charge of aged health. According to Banu Ekinci, the chief of the Elderly Health section of the Directorate of Community...
Read more100,000 Turkish doctors strike amid global health movement
Eleven organisations representing most physicians and health care workers in Turkey are striking since Wednesday as their demands for improved salary and benefits were turned down. Nurses and other health workers are striking along with the 110,000-member Turkish Medical Association(TTB). Since December 2017, Turkish health care workers have staged the...
Read moreWith a $60 million investment, Gilead begins production of life-saving medications in Turkey
The Turkish Presidency’s Investment Office has supported Gilead Sciences’ first domestic products entering the Turkish market, as reported on Tuesday in a news release from Gilead Sciences. Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly located in Turkey, where they produce some of the world’s most innovative and life-saving medicines. Consequently, the business...
Read moreAll restrictions on international travel to Turkey related to COVID-19 are lifted
On June 9, Turkey abolished all COVID-19-related travel restrictions to foreign countries, but some local restrictions remain. As of yesterday, Turkey relaxed all travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 outbreak. A few simple safety precautions can still be taken at home. For your protection and well-being, follow safety precautions and...
Read moreTurkish government encourages medical tourism in the country
The Turkish Trade Ministry is granting considerable financial incentives to local enterprises to boost medical and health tourism. Those who will profit from the message are given instructions on how to pay for specific expenses to increase international exchange-earning service gains and promote Turkey’s service industries’ international competitiveness. Before you...
Read moreTurkish scientists have created a “one-second” COVID-19 test kit
The new COVID-19 diagnostic kit created by experts at Istanbul Technical University (TÜ) in Istanbul, Turkey, offers results in under a second. Yusuf Yac, an Ege University chemistry professor, worked on the polymeric material kit with Ph.D. student Tuba Elicker and other experts. The kit was created as part of...
Read moreAt Turkish airports, the number of passengers is near that of pre-COVID-19
Turkey’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said the density of airports is nearing pre-coronavirus outbreak levels. Passenger traffic on Turkish airlines grew by approximately 187 percent year-over-year in May, according to Adil Karaismailolu. By Karaismailolu’s count, 57 million people flew domestically and 28.41 million flew internationally between January and...
Read moreVisitors and travelers in Turkey no longer have to comply with COVID-19 entry requirements
Due to a national decrease in COVID-19 cases, Turkey has announced that all COVID-19 entry requirements for foreign tourists will be repealed on June 1, 2022. Visitors to Turkey will no longer be required to show proof of COVID-19 immunization, will not be subjected to pre-or post-entry COVID testing, and...
Read moreTurkey begins publishing weekly COVID-19 case numbers
The Health Ministry of Turkey stopped publishing the daily case count, which had become a part of daily life since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, Minister Fahrettin Koca said that weekly statistics would replace daily statistics on the ministry’s website. The decision comes after a sharp...
Read moreTravelers from abroad can now travel to Turkey without COVID-19 restrictions
The Turkish Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday that foreign tourists will not be subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. It is the most recent action Turkey has taken to relax restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus outbreak, which has been significantly reduced this spring. It does away...
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