Minister of Health: Declaration of Medical Association Has Legal Responsibility

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Minister of Health Ahmet Demircan has made a statement about Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Central Council members being detained.

Reminding of TTB’s declaration entitled “War is a Matter of Public Health” on Afrin operation, the Minister Demircan said that the TTB doesn’t respect the medical community with this declaration.

Demircan went on:

“This shouldn’t be perceived as a simple statement about the attack that the people are facing. There is a legal responsibility of releasing such a declaration.

“Turkey is governed by rule of law. Beyond this point is a legal process. Medical Association is not at a point where it represents Turkish medics.

“It is unacceptable for an association whose name starts with ‘Turkish’ to such a thing for an attack that Turkey is facing”. (EKN/TK)