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Physicians reiterate their demand for a law against violence in healthcare
Physicians reiterate their demand for a law against violence in healthcare
The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has reminded the public of its 10 urgent requests and once again announced that they will be on a two-day strike in mid-March if the necessary steps are not taken for their labor, health and future.
25 February 2022
Turkish Medical Association calls 2-day strike in mid-March
Turkish Medical Association calls 2-day strike in mid-March
Protesting for their rights, healthcare workers will be on strike across Turkey on March 14-15, 2022. The TTB has shared its action program with the public.
23 February 2022
Turkish Medical Association meets Parliamentary Human Rights Commission
Turkish Medical Association meets Parliamentary Human Rights Commission
TTB Chair Prof. Korur Fincancı met the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission Chair and Director General of Prisons and Detention Houses about rights violations in prisons, ill prisoners and forensic medical reports given for ill prisoners.
18 February 2022
Protesting in front of Parliament, physicians call strike in Turkey on February 8
Protesting in front of Parliament, physicians call strike in Turkey on February 8
On a “white watch” since January 26, physicians protested in front of the Parliament. Turkish Medical Association Chair Prof. Korur Fincancı asked why the legislative proposal foreseeing better employee personal rights for health workers was withdrawn.
4 February 2022
‘It is a misconception to associate omicron with the expectation for a mild disease'
TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
‘It is a misconception to associate omicron with the expectation for a mild disease'
The TTB has called on people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, underlining that associating the omicron variant with the expectation for a mild disease is a misconception and the vast majority of deaths have occurred in the past six months.
26 January 2022
‘Unsafe working environments pave the way for feminicides as well,' says TTB
FEMINICIDE OF ÖMÜR EREZ
‘Unsafe working environments pave the way for feminicides as well,' says TTB
The Turkish Medical Association has released a statement about the killing of nurse Ömür Erez at a family health center: “She was not only killed by a man. The ones who abolished the İstanbul Convention and misogynist policies massacred her.”
21 January 2022
Turkish Medical Association calls on ministry to ‘penalize violence in healthcare’
Turkish Medical Association calls on ministry to ‘penalize violence in healthcare’
Amid recent incidents of violence against healthcare workers in Turkey, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has written letters to the Ministry of Justice and the Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK).
19 January 2022
‘Physicians ready to halt the healthcare system in Turkey’
TTB AT THE PARLIAMENT
‘Physicians ready to halt the healthcare system in Turkey’
The Turkish Medical Association: “Physicians working in the public sector are forced to work for wages almost as low as the starvation line while the ones working in the private sector are forced to work under a turnover pressure.”
14 January 2022
Bahçeli once again says HDP, Turkish Medical Association should be closed
Bahçeli once again says HDP, Turkish Medical Association should be closed
The MHP leader has accused the HDP of "terrorism" and the TTB of lying about Turkey's domestic coronavirus vaccine.
11 January 2022
Physicians fax their payslips to Parliament in protest: 'Take action'
Physicians fax their payslips to Parliament in protest: 'Take action'
In a statement for the press, physicians have demanded that the legal amendment foreseeing improvements in the salaries and employee personal rights of physicians be brought into the Parliamentary agenda immediately.
5 January 2022
Lack of scientific publications raises questions over Turkey's domestic Covid vaccine
TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Lack of scientific publications raises questions over Turkey's domestic Covid vaccine
No scientific information has been published about Turkovac even though the mass production of the vaccine has begun. The Turkish Medical Association has addressed several questions to the authorities about the issue.
29 December 2021
Healthcare workers go on strike across Turkey, hospital halls remain empty
Healthcare workers go on strike across Turkey, hospital halls remain empty
The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) called a one-day strike in protest against the withdrawal of the legislative proposal foreseeing improvements in the employee personal rights of health workers. Several unions have supported today's strike.
15 December 2021
Turkish Medical Association calls strike on December 15
Turkish Medical Association calls strike on December 15
At the General Assembly of the Parliament, the legislative proposal foreseeing improvements in the employee personal rights of physicians and dentists has been withdrawn. The TTB has decided to halt work for a day in protest.
13 December 2021
COVID-19 | How has the pandemic affected children’s psychology?
TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
COVID-19 | How has the pandemic affected children’s psychology?
Assoc. Prof. Karakoç says that introversion, inability to socially connect with people, anxiety, depression and obsession are observed in pre-school and school-age children, anxiety and pessimism are observed in adolescents during the pandemic.
7 December 2021
White March | ‘Our salaries are below poverty line’
PHYSICIANS ARRIVE IN BURSA
White March | ‘Our salaries are below poverty line’
Bursa Medical Chamber Chair Alpaslan Türkkan has said, “While the number of applications per physician was 3.1 in 2002, this number increased to 9.8 in 2019 after the Transformation in Healthcare Program entered into force.”
26 November 2021
'White March': Turkish Medical Association arrives in Kocaeli
'White March': Turkish Medical Association arrives in Kocaeli
TTB Chair Prof. Korur-Fincancı spoke in Kocaeli on the second day of the “White March”, expressing physicians’ determination to struggle until they get their rights. The Diyarbakır and İzmir Medical Chambers have expressed support for the march.
25 November 2021
Turkish Medical Association's ‘White March’ begins in İstanbul
Turkish Medical Association's ‘White March’ begins in İstanbul
With the Health Ministry not responding to its appointment request on October 1, The TTB decided to protest. Setting off on their “White March” in İstanbul, the TTB members are expected to arrive in the capital city of Ankara on November 27.
24 November 2021
‘Only in 2020, Turkey saw 12 thousand incidents of violence in healthcare'
MEDICAL CHAMBERS PROTEST
‘Only in 2020, Turkey saw 12 thousand incidents of violence in healthcare'
Physicians have demanded a “law against violence in healthcare” by protesting in the provinces of Samsun, İstanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Antep, Batman, Bursa, Balıkesir, Diyarbakır, İzmir, Kocaeli and Muğla.
22 November 2021
Doctor Şeyhmus Gökalp acquitted
Doctor Şeyhmus Gökalp acquitted
Having spent 80 days behind bars based on an informant’s statements, Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp has been acquitted of “terror” charges in the trial where he was facing 7 to 15 years in prison.
19 November 2021
Turkish Medical Association protests Health Ministry’s 2022 budget
Turkish Medical Association protests Health Ministry’s 2022 budget
The TTB has said, “The Ministry of Health should allocate enough budget to university and training-research hospitals, family health centers and preventive medicine, not to the bosses of city/company hospitals.”
19 November 2021
'Health workers pay the price for Turkey’s collapsing healthcare system’
MEDICAL CHAMBERS
'Health workers pay the price for Turkey’s collapsing healthcare system’
Protesting in several provinces including İstanbul, Diyarbakır and Balıkesir, medical chambers said, “We are paying the price for the healthcare system which has collapsed. We don’t want to pay any more prices.”
12 November 2021
International medical organizations express support for Dr. Gökalp
LETTER TO ERDOĞAN, MINISTERS
International medical organizations express support for Dr. Gökalp
The World Medical Association and Standing Committee of European Doctors have addressed an open letter to President Erdoğan and ministers, underlining that Şeyhmus Gökalp is tried “in absence of substantiated, lawfully obtained evidence.”
11 November 2021
‘At least 497 health workers died of COVID-19 in Turkey’
TTB
‘At least 497 health workers died of COVID-19 in Turkey’
Halis Yerlikaya from the Turkish Medical Association says that 35.2 percent of the COVID-19 deaths of healthcare workers were among physicians while 13 percent were among pharmacists and 6.7 percent were among nurses and midwives.
10 November 2021
Assistant physician dies in a car crash: ‘36-hour shift kills’
PHYSICIANS TO PROTEST
Assistant physician dies in a car crash: ‘36-hour shift kills’
Rümeysa Şen, a fresh graduate of medical school and an assistant physician, crashed into a parked lorry on her way back from a 36-hour shift at a public hospital in Ankara. Physicians will protest to demand better working conditions.
25 October 2021
‘Anti-vaccination in Turkey has turned into a form of violence,’ warns Prof. Toker
COVID-19
‘Anti-vaccination in Turkey has turned into a form of violence,’ warns Prof. Toker
According to the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), 26 health workers died of COVID-19 in the last 4 months. While 13 were not vaccinated, 10 had not yet received their booster shots. Prof. Nilgün Toker has also warned against anti-vaccination.
24 September 2021
'Government has no policies to tackle vaccine hesitancy'
TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
'Government has no policies to tackle vaccine hesitancy'
The relations between the medical industry and science cause suspicion and strengthens conspiracy theories, TTB's Assoc. Prof. Öktem has said.
16 September 2021
'Workers infected with COVID-19 three times more'
'Workers infected with COVID-19 three times more'
Dr. Arif Müezzinoğlu from the Turkish Medical Association (TTB): “The fact that the lives of workers go on as before, including during lockdowns, has caused us to see the effects of this disease more among the working class.”
1 September 2021
'Ninety percent of Covid ICU patients in Turkey not fully vaccinated'
'Ninety percent of Covid ICU patients in Turkey not fully vaccinated'
Turkey has seen a drastic increase in the number of Covid cases since the reopening in early July.
19 August 2021
Turkish Medical Association calls on Ministry to vaccinate refugees
Turkish Medical Association calls on Ministry to vaccinate refugees
The TTB has underlined that the lives of migrants have become more difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the biggest trouble is in healthcare.
13 August 2021
‘Women unable to access basic health services during the pandemic’
TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
‘Women unable to access basic health services during the pandemic’
Assoc. Prof. Davas from the TTB Pandemic Working Group says that the poor management of the pandemic has increased women’s social burden and had a negative effect on their health: “They are unable to access the most basic health services.”
11 August 2021
‘COVID-19 is a working class disease’
TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
‘COVID-19 is a working class disease’
The 11th “Pandemic Bulletin” of the TTB has been delivered by TTB Central Council Chair Prof. Korur-Fincancı: “Not managing the pandemic, the government’s shortcomings in tackling the fires and floods are also before the eyes of all of us.”
5 August 2021
Delta variant’s rate of transmission is 225 percent higher than the first strain
TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Delta variant’s rate of transmission is 225 percent higher than the first strain
Drawing attention to the Delta variant’s rate of transmission, Dr. Nesanır from the TTB Pandemic Working Group warns that if measures are not taken and the rate of vaccination is not increased, the Delta will be the dominant variant in Turkey.
29 July 2021
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