New regulation statement from Hekim Birliği: Rights must be addressed holistically
Hekim Birliği Union demanded that the new regulations announced by Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu be addressed holistically to include physicians' professional independence and financial rights.
Evaluating Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu's announcement regarding the new regulation on patient and employee rights and the digital application system, the Hekim Birliği Union requested that healthcare workers' rights be guaranteed with concrete and comprehensive regulations.
Hekim Birliği Union made a statement regarding the new patient and employee rights regulation and the digital application and complaint tracking system efforts announced by Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu on October 17, 2026. Drawing attention to the importance of strengthening healthcare workers' mechanisms to seek their rights and increasing their legal guarantees, the union emphasized that existing problems cannot be solved solely through application mechanisms.
Stating that physicians' professional independence, legal guarantees, working conditions, and personal and financial rights should also be addressed with a holistic approach, the union demanded that the prepared draft regulation be shared with professional organizations and unions and shaped by taking the opinions of physicians. Hekim Birliği Union announced that it will closely follow the process and continue to work for concrete regulations protecting physicians' rights.