New Era of Technologies in Emergency Health Services from the Ministry of Health

Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu announced that the Electronic Case System, Smart Wristband application, and domestic helicopter GÖKBEY have been included in the fleet to increase the capacity of emergency health services across Turkey.

Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu reported that emergency health services across Turkey reach more than 7 million citizens every year. Sharing updated data on his social media account on October 26, 2026, Memişoğlu stated that 3,633 Emergency Health Services Stations and approximately 6,300 land ambulances are on duty nationwide. He also noted that the fleet includes 17 air and 6 sea ambulances. According to the shared data, healthcare services have been provided to 76,414 citizens by air ambulances and 45,418 citizens by sea ambulances to date.

Stating that the technological infrastructure in emergency health services has been strengthened, Memişoğlu expressed that the Electronic Case System aims to carry out intervention processes for cases more rapidly and in a coordinated manner. It was announced that the Smart Wristband application will be used for patient tracking processes in incidents involving multiple injuries, and that the domestic and national helicopter GÖKBEY has also been included in the ambulance fleet.