Statement on Health Investments in Istanbul by Health Minister Memişoğlu

Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu stated during the Istanbul University Hospital Çapa and Esenyurt Campus Collective Groundbreaking and Collective Opening Ceremony that Turkey is among the countries offering the best healthcare services.

Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the ceremony held at the Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine Campus. Minister Memişoğlu stated that healing people's troubles is one of the most valuable services in their civilization, noting that a strong healthcare network has been established over the past 25 years.

Conveying that modern hospitals have been built across the country and 28 of the city hospitals have been put into service, Memişoğlu reported that Istanbul has gained 26 hospitals with a capacity of approximately 14,000 beds and 5 oral and dental health centers over the last 10 years.

Recalling that the old monoblock building in the Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine campus was evacuated within the scope of earthquake measures, Memişoğlu announced that the new 300-bed state hospital built by the Ministry of Health in Esenyurt has been allocated to Istanbul University. Memişoğlu stated that advanced diagnosis and treatment services are offered in hospitals with the latest technologies, and exemplary work is carried out for the world with domestic health technologies.