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19 Covid-19 Questions to Ministry of Health

19 Covid-19 Questions to Ministry of Health

Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has asked Ministry of Health: What is the distribution of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Turkey by their provinces and districts of residence, age and gender? How many tests have been conducted so far?

Medical Experts Call on Health Ministry to be 'More Transparent' on Covid-19 Pandemic

Medical Experts Call on Health Ministry to be 'More Transparent' on Covid-19 Pandemic

The ministry should be more transparent and eliminate risks faced by healthcare workers, according to a statement by medical experts.

‘If Health Workers Get Sick, Public Cannot Recover’

TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CHAIR ADIYAMAN

‘If Health Workers Get Sick, Public Cannot Recover’

After Internist Prof. Cemil Taşçıoğlu and Pulmonologist Prof. Bülent Tutluoğlu have tested positive for Covid-19, we have consulted with Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Chair Prof. Dr. Sinan Adıyaman about the conditions of health workers.

19 March 2020 Tansu Pişkin

Physicians: ‘Arrest of Selçuk Mızraklı Disrespect for Right to Elect and to be Elected’

Physicians: ‘Arrest of Selçuk Mızraklı Disrespect for Right to Elect and to be Elected’

Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and İstanbul Medical Chamber (İTO) have denounced the arrest of dismissed Metropolitan Co-Mayor of Diyarbakır Dr. Selçuk Mızraklı.

23 October 2019

Turkish Medical Association: Stop Attacks Against Hospitals in Conflict Regions

Turkish Medical Association: Stop Attacks Against Hospitals in Conflict Regions

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has released a statement about the attacks targeting hospitals in conflict-ridden regions around the world, especially Syria’s Idlib. “War is a public health problem”, the TTB has emphasized.

20 September 2019

Turkish Medical Association Appeals to Ministry of Justice

Turkish Medical Association Appeals to Ministry of Justice

After 11 former members of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Central Council have been sentenced to prison for their declaration entitled “War is a Public Health Problem”, the association has appealed to the Ministry of Justice.

İstanbul Chamber of Physicians: 'This Case Does Not End Here'

İstanbul Chamber of Physicians: 'This Case Does Not End Here'

The chamber held a meeting in support of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) doctors who were given prison terms for a statement titled, "Was is a public health problem."

7 May 2019 Hikmet Adal

Doctors' Prison Terms for Criticizing Afrin Operation on Parliamentary Agenda

Doctors' Prison Terms for Criticizing Afrin Operation on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP MP Beştaş has submitted a parliamentary question on the prison sentences given to the Turkish Medical Association members for a declaration they published on Turkey's military operation in Syria's Afrin.

Turkish Medical Association Asks Health Ministry About Cancer Research Results

Turkish Medical Association Asks Health Ministry About Cancer Research Results

The Turkish Medical Association has asked the Ministry of Health why the results of a cancer research were not made public. Academic Bülent Şık, who partly revealed the results, is facing up to 12 years in prison.

Doctors Who Say 'War is a Public Health Problem' Appear Before Judge

Doctors Who Say 'War is a Public Health Problem' Appear Before Judge

The hearing of 11 doctors who are members of the Turkish Medical Association has been adjourned. The doctors, who are tried for the declaration “War is a public health problem”, have stated that they acted in accordance with the Hippocratic Oath.

27 December 2018

Turkish Medical Association Board Member Dr. Yerilkaya Released

Turkish Medical Association Board Member Dr. Yerilkaya Released

Turkish Medical Association Board Member Dr. Yerlikaya has been released on probation after being detained and deposed.

Turkish Medical Association Central Council Member Dr. Yerlikaya Detained

Turkish Medical Association Central Council Member Dr. Yerlikaya Detained

Oncologist Dr. Halis Yerlikaya, who was elected to the Central Council of the Turkish Medical Association two months ago, has been detained in a house raid in Diyarbakır.

11 July 2018 Ayça Söylemez

3 Health Workers Detained in Diyarbakır Released

3 Health Workers Detained in Diyarbakır Released

Three health workers from Diyarbakır Chamber of Medicine and Health Workers’ Union who have been in custody since March 20 due to their statements on Afrin have been released.

Diyarbakır Chamber of Medicine: #ReleaseDrŞerifDemir

Diyarbakır Chamber of Medicine: #ReleaseDrŞerifDemir

Diyarbakır Chamber of Medicine has demanded the release of its Co-Chair, Dr. Şerif Demir, who has been in custody for three days.

Solidarity with Attorney Kemal Aytaç in front of Themis Statue

Solidarity with Attorney Kemal Aytaç in front of Themis Statue

Justice Watch participant Kemal Aytaç deposed at the prosecutor’s office after police searched his house for reading out the Turkish Medical Association’s declaration entitled “War is a Matter of Public Health”.

6 February 2018

Doctors from Turkish Medical Association Released

Doctors from Turkish Medical Association Released

Eight doctors from the Turkish Medical Association have been released on probation. Three of the doctors were released on probation on Friday.

6 February 2018

Doctors Protest Detentions of Turkish Medical Association Members

Doctors Protest Detentions of Turkish Medical Association Members

Detentions of Turkish Medical Association Central Council members have been protested by doctors coming to Ankara from various cities in Turkey.

5 February 2018

3 Doctors from Turkish Medical Association Released

3 Doctors from Turkish Medical Association Released

Three of 11 Turkish Medical Association Central Council members, who are in custody, have been released on probation. The eight doctors are still in the Security Directorate.

2 February 2018

11 Doctors from Turkish Medical Association in Custody, Sealing Order on File

11 Doctors from Turkish Medical Association in Custody, Sealing Order on File

11 Turkish Medical Association Central Council members have been detained in seven different cities, they will all be taken to Ankara. Their lawyers are yet to be informed concerning the charges, there is sealing order on the file.

31 January 2018 Ayça Söylemez

Minister of Health: Declaration of Medical Association Has Legal Responsibility

Minister of Health: Declaration of Medical Association Has Legal Responsibility

Defending the operation launched against the Turkish Medical Association, Minister of Health Demircan has said “This shouldn’t be perceived as a simple statement” concerning the declaration entitled “War is a Matter of Public Health”.

30 January 2018

Statement by World Medical Association for Turkish Medical Association

Statement by World Medical Association for Turkish Medical Association

World Medical Association has released a statement about doctors from the Turkish Medical Association against which an operation has been launched due to its declaration entitled “War is a Matter of Public Health”.

30 January 2018

CHP’s Doctor MPs Denounce Operation Against Launched Medical Association

CHP’s Doctor MPs Denounce Operation Against Launched Medical Association

Reminding that Turkish Medical Association was targeted by President Erdoğan over its declaration opposing Afrin operation, CHP’s doctor MPs Şeker and Kara have emphasized that doctors’ main duty is to keep people alive.

30 January 2018

Turkish Medical Association Raided, Doctors Detained

Turkish Medical Association Raided, Doctors Detained

Police have launched an operation against the Turkish Medical Association, which released a declaration entitled “War is a Matter of Health”. There are detention warrants for 11 doctors. Police search the association’s headquarter and doctor’s clinics.

30 January 2018 Ayça Söylemez

Ministry of Interior to File Criminal Complaint Against Turkish Medical Association

Ministry of Interior to File Criminal Complaint Against Turkish Medical Association

The Ministry of Interior has declared that it will file a criminal complaint against the Turkish Medical Association, which was targeted by President Erdoğan, due to its declaration entitled “War is a Matter of Public Health”.

29 January 2018

Prof. Erez: Standing Against War isn’t ‘Terrorist Loving’

FROM İSTANBUL CHAMBER OF MEDICINE CHAIR TO ERDOĞAN

Prof. Erez: Standing Against War isn’t ‘Terrorist Loving’

Stating that they always favour peace as doctors, İstanbul Chamber of Medicine Chair Erez has said, “Wishing that the children of our country and neighbours don’t die is a patriotic, humanitarian attitude”.

26 January 2018 Ekin Karaca

Turkish Medical Association: 105 Dead and 30 Gravely Wounded

Turkish Medical Association: 105 Dead and 30 Gravely Wounded

TTB President Beyazıt İlhan stated confirmed the death toll is 105 and 30 of 53 people are gravely wounded.

13 October 2015

Health Standards in Turkey Lose in International Comparison

TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Health Standards in Turkey Lose in International Comparison

A research carried out by the Turkish Medical Association revealed that the inequality of income is a significant problem for the people's level of health. A shortage of doctors as put forward by the Ministry of Health apparently does not carry importance for Turkey.

27 October 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

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